Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

J., Nebraska-! nsettled with thunder showers
taie 'ouaS ana south, cooler tonight; Thursday
:. kapsas-unsettled tonight. probably thun-
,ar, snomeIs. ,. cooler north and west; Thursday.
Enthusiastically fair tonight; Thursday.
Wsoming-Partly cloudy. cooler tonight.
showers extreme southeast.
CHICAGO, Aug. s.
Reports OF S150 bid for the cash article
for delivery in December and covering by
shorts in advance of the Government re-
port, which was issued at the close,
strengthened the market for corn after it
had started n little lower on further rains
over the belt. Dealings were not large Not
withstandng expectation of an enormous
crop, many traders appeared to be friendly
to the long side on the belief that bearish
conditions had been discontinued.
leading authority sent in some unfav-
orabe reports from southern Kansas
ClearanCes from the seabohrd We're liberal
Spot corn displayed some easiness, the
steadily advancing price, with the excellent
yield outlook in States adjacent to Illinois.
evidently declined supplies of the old grain
in all sections 40. mixed in the sample
crowd was 81 23OH. against S2.33 a.
2.35 yesterday, and No. yellow was
S2.3Oia a 2.3Oat. compared with S2.32la a
2.35 yesterday.
Peoria reported freer offerings from the
Southwest. which buyers were not accept
ing. There were rumors that distiers were
curtailng consumption of corn about 80
per cent.
The market at Liverpool was firm on
light export offers and moderate arrivals,
The weather in Argentina was unfavorable
for grading being warm and unsettled
Brokers in the oats pit declared that
bearish Government report had been dis
counted, and after some hesitation early
the market became firmer, Offerings were
not large. Most traders were short and
expected the official figures to weaken prices.
| The market at Liverpool was dull and
| easier
Trade in wheat was dull and prices
| were easier. The cash situation displayed
! less strength with No. red S2.43; No. ,
| hard was $260G2.6l. Receipts here were
| larger. Good rains were reported in the
| Canadian and the American Northwest. The
| market at Liverpool was steady. The best
on September was S226 at the opening, the
| low S224 and the close q lower at $2.25.
! In the final dealings there were good buy
! ing of December corn for eastern account
! which some authorities thought was for
| export interest Final prices ranged around
| the top The best on December was s1l75s
| the low $l.l6ig and the close S1.17bs a
| 1171a. against S1.167s at the end yesterday
the high on May was $l14ta. the bottom
| $1.13L and the final $1.1ii2 a 1.142s, com
| pared with s1.135s, the final quotation OF
| yesterday.
In oats initial prices were on the low ones
| The high on September was 59lac, the bot
tom 5SSsc and the close &C higher at 59C
bid December was SO &c, the bottom 5Si
and the final %c up at 59lsc, The high OF
May was 62&c, the low 81 %c and the clos'
62I. compared with 617s at the end yes
| terday.
The available supply of wheat in the
| United States, according to Bradstreets
| is II ,692 900 bushels, a decrease of 600,
600 bushels for the week, and compares
with 53.237,O00 bushels year ago; IL
| Canada it is 13,7l1,00 bushels, decreas,
of ,53S,OOO bushels for the week, an'
compares with 30,672.O00 bushels last year
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Va