Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
IN DEMAND
oN CROP REPORTS
s.. Move Upward,on News Of
~. r'',rtber Good Rains Over
Grain Belt
.v,r WEATHER FORECAST

: n the rraih DC" LUZ
l:lssEsso, this aitsynSSon: followed S"t
sfssss e. asss ts%per%sdH''N n"d 'Nebraska--Partly
[ ss!.,.ht H"sd and wednesday. Not much
h tsmggssrSssrrss' tsmggsnMsrs this afternoon and to-
s.sssmer tonisht south and central' We'd
~ psrtly ,sl,m.sttied s,""sttii tonight. with showers
l1sn1sen encrtt, somewhat warmer southeast'
= Issnersy fair cS9'es and GoTtsgsss. WsSsss
ss-Fsrtly IS, cloudy s,trsms sUnlsn northeast. %
- vyrTsr Tsrrt.oStSa,M.~Unsettied. .SS,.~Ut with thunder
ksrh .IpDinbt east and central; Wednesday
sp isr;, r;,.s%ooal!sn.rsii; cooler ssi fair tonisht and
Ess.Snasyi Es.na warmer t0night west. ,s A..
v.asssssns and Wyomins-Partiy cloudy to-
~ ssi "wednesday.
CHICAGO, Aug Z.
~ :. r,as n good demand for corn today,
Is,v weakness in the early trading
~ pv.r GOOD rains over the belt and
/ y tntnei ..on reports, the market moved
bwFse" shorts covered and offerings in
0vA ascreased. Cash interests bought
~ n appeared as though the recent
r .,os TOO general. Some traders
tpns, ,,r,id about making fresh commit
k,. lending the publication OF the Gov
rsut @ crop report at the close tomorrow
Vrscepts showed some increase, put were
. f-oAo L
fl lnae IN Kansas and Oklahoma had
nop's, late. There was falling of in the
ome w ,o- the cash article, although dis
rs9us', ,,srs still willing to pay them fancy
r r,,xed in the sample crowd was
NJ OK against $2.3662.361a at the end
uuus and No. 2 yellow s2.32k @2.S3,
4 ys.,sS y'1ssS with s2.35a @2.36 yesterday.
Up ~ss market at Liverpool was steady on
~ ..s..a arrivals and scarcity of exports.
- n,oven,ent in Argentina was liberal, but
~ ~ cualty was not good.
w u ras reported that cash corn at Kansas
\ r,iv had sold at 25c to 2Ic over the price
4 ~ y yr.can,ber for shipment late this year
/ = sarly next year , 49,.
- wsather should delay threshing and
a w'sk.,,nr TO some extent. Premiums on
v 4 .ssh article. which showed heavy losses
ur.s,srday. gained ground when 1t was dis
/. !.s.a ,hat offerings in the pit were light.
Z S Sss,t. covered. Tomorrow's Government
ev ssna,, vas expected to indicate a yield of
\ , ssa ooO 600 bushels. The market at Liver
sco vas easy on liberal offers from Argen-
4 ! Trade in wheat was dull and featureless.
NInneapoli reported car OF new spring
vhAat from northern Iowa. Private advices
from North DakOtd Sdiu coiui'iohS tici Z
\ vsre better and predicted yield OF 75,-
:. 10000 bushels for the State. Larger re-
e,Iuts were forecast. The Ohio State report
~ August was bearish, the yield being
placed at 1870 per cent as compared with an
average production against 100 per cent
! animated month ago.
Threshlng returns are exceeding expecta-
\ sons. Good rains were reported in Can
sda The market at Liverpool was dull bu,
| steady.
Bwt prices were not maintained The
AIEh on December corn was s1.17A. the low
h tli5X, and the close u C higher at s1.16N
4 ia; the best on May was $1.14%, the bot
tom i112T, and the final s1.13H @1.13%,
compared with s1.131s, yesterdays last
price,
December wheat closed y C higher and a,
h As top at $2.25& after having sold 1ac be-
low Yesterdays close at s2.24k. -Septem-
bW oats was 59Ac, the low 5Shc and
\ b. close 6S% @5Shc, against sos at the
Z dcet yesterday; December's top was 59kc,
Nsbottom 5sascc and the final 5s& 03S%c.
en)Ared with $3.50. the final quotation of
q yHrday. May high was 62Ac, the low
4 MSs and the close 61Bc, against &c at
h n md yesterday.
h ksdins futures ranged as follows:
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