The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-09
Late Market Quotations
Long Commission Co. Grain Letter.
| FURNISHED by Long Commission Col

Long Commission Co. Grain Letter.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.
/ CHICAGO, Feb. 9.--Wheat aver
Jagged higher, although the total range
was less than that of recent days,
Cash houses bought May and sold
July. and commission houses were
). also working the same spread. The
principal bullish factors are re-
newal of export inquiry and the sys-
tematic effort on the part of foreign
interests to cooperate with our rail.
ilroads in carrying supplies to the sea.
board. Crop reports are mixed, but
the government, in its weekly snow
tand ice bulletin, announced that
! there has doubtless been material
| damage from severe weather and
lack OF snow covering. Barring un-
favorable news, cash conditions are
likely to result in a gradually adj
| vancing market.
Corn-There was good basis for
the belief that the car situation
would show some Improvement. Rail-
roads are disposed to acknowledge
unintentional discrimination against
! grain interests, and have given as
surances that the situation will be
corrected. Good seed quantities are
being loaded into boats for storage
and shipment at the opening of navi-
cation. Good grades are selling at
/ May prices, against liberal dis
count ordinarily at this time of the
year, and elevator stocks are not
piling up. Buy corn on moderate
breaks.
Oats-There was a better commits
sion house demand for oats today
| than for some time. A good portion
of the early buying was credited to
| seaboard interests. Oats In the
sample market were strong and in
good demand. Bear news has been
/ thoroughly advertised and. IL the
! car situation improves as anticipated,
! the principal bear factor-heavy &C
cumulations-will quickly disappear.
Grain Review.
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| CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Wheat opened
quiet and featureless with a slight
upward tendency in prices. Later a
fairly good advance established It
self. Local bulls took advantage OF
the dullness to force an advance. May
opened unchanged, but later gained 7A
to 1898; July opened up 5s, subse
I. quently gaining y to lat. September
opened up n and gained " to 100h.
Oats ruled firm and were higher in
sympathy with corn. May opened I'm.
changed, later gaining y to 55. July
! opened down h but later gained "
to 53B.
Provisions were generally higher
The upward trend in hogs helped in
elevating prices.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
! Furnished by Long Commission Co.
400 Main. Telephone No. 35O-351. ]
Hogs, 21,00e; cattle, TOO; sheep, q.
500: wheat, 81: corn, JOB: cats, S5.
Liverpool Close.
r Wheat, corn, oats, withheld.
CIearances.
!, Wheat and flour, 1,121 600; corn
$1,000; oats. $4,000.
| Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis. 1872 cars; Duluth, II
cars: Winnipeg. 234 cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
] CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Wheat-No.
hard, SLIT; No. 3 hard, sta.
| Corn-No. 8 yellow, $1.01h@
1.01A; No. yellow, 99c@$1.O1: No
3 white, $101h0102: No. 4 white
99Ac@$1.OOA; No. 8 mixed. s1.01h
No. 4 mixed, 98hc@s1.O0A; No. {
mixed. 971sc.
i oats--No. 3 white. 55A @56hc;
standard. 56@57c.
/ Kansas City Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co..
No. 2 hard, new. $1.76@1.7s; No. Z
new, s1.70%; No. 2 red, new, Stag
1.76; No. 8 red. new, s1.7O@1.74; No
4 red. new, $16O@171
Corn-No. 2, 99c@S1.00; No. 3. 9Ssz
] @99c; No. 4, 981ac; No. yellow
$1.00h; No. 8 yellow. S1.00; No. z
white. 99hc@$1.00; No. 8 white, 99@
s91kc.
Oats-No. 2, 56h057c; No. 3, 551s
@56c; No. white. 58c: No. white
56a Oslo.
| st. Louis Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co. ]
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 9.-Wheat-
No. 2 red. new. s1.s4@1.S5; No. 9
red, new. $3.50; No. 2 hard, old
$1.83@1.S6.
I Corn-No. 2. s1.o1; No. 8. s1.ooA a
! 1.oo1z; No. 8 yellow, $1.00h@1.0 OF :
No. 2 white, s1.02k@1.03; No. q
white, $1.02.
oats-No. 2, 56@56Mc: No. 3
55kc; standard, 57@57hc; No. 8
white. 56A@57Ac; No. white, SIC
Peoria Grain.
I PEORIA. ILL.,, Feb 9.-Corn-Mar
iket 1@2c higher. No. white, $10l