Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-04
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CHICAGO, Jan. Announcement that all
priority orders on the railroads had been sus-
pended and that all classes OF freight were no"
on an equality had a bullish influence today on
the corn market. Opening prices, when ranse I
from unchanged figures to Is a Ac higher, WIN
January 81 .269s to S1.E6h and May 81 "a TO
81 .24la, were followed by a sight reaction and
then moderate general advance.
The close was firm SIS to l sc net hlgheE
with January $1.27 and May S1.25 Aa3-S.
Oats paralleled the action of corn.
Increased hog receipts tended to weaken pro,
visions. Besides the monthly statement OF ware
house stocks verified bearsh forecasts
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following were the ruling prices on the
exchange today;
Open. High. Low. Close. Chose.
Jan. :. .... 1908 127k 1861 127 1868
May. 1244Q124h 1858 124h 1855 124h
OATS
Jan. =. 49,. 1855 7sh 1915 7a% 7sh
Mar. rs 1879 ~ Ish ~
Jan. 49,. T.. AGO 1915 AGO 1880 A. rs
May .. -. 44.55 1906 44.55 44.s7 "A. 80
LARD
Jan. 80. =. %. 80 % 90 %. 81 % IS % .45
May .... =. %. so 24.2O 10 24.O5 1881
RIBS
Jan. -. .. 2s.45 % go 1885 $50 %. so
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO.
Estima ted
Today. Tomorrow
Wheat &c. o.. -. see. II cars cars
Corn -. 80. ... -. =. 19S cars 100 cars
Oats ... ... -. 800. 30 cars 40 cars
Hogs &C.. 80. &c. &C.. $1,000 head ..........
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHoCAGO. Jan. 3.-orn, 2 and yellow nom
inal; yellow 170a177h.
oats, 3 white so %as1 4; standard s1Ha
p.
Barley. 14Oa159.
Timothy J00a7J0.
Clover 20O0a 26OO
Pork nominal
Lard 237O
Ribs 2325a2375.
E. W. WAGNER AND CO.'S GRAIN LETTER.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-After an early bulge
absence of export details and news Of larger
corn and oats sales by the country
Corn market dull but firm on further re-
ports of growing sentiment that corn maxium
will be raised.
Further pease talk may have caused some
selling in oats.
many and Russia again preparing to fight.
Oats clearances 245, 900 bushels.
Hogs 25c lower. Cash corn and oats being
unchanged. Cash tone easy.
Arrivals moderate, corn 1CO; cats $50.
Weather forecast, warmer for several days.
In view of the increased corn maxium, late
closing decline.
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS
Harris, Winthrop & Co.: Cora movement
Delayed by very bad weather. There no
inducement TO sell corn.
Bartlett, Frazier & Co.: Would not be sur
prised to see fair reaction in corn prices. We
lCOk for further receSsions in oats.
Simons, Day u Co.: A liberal run of grain
expected when present storm conditions subside.
Ware & Leland: Expect continued strength
in corn until receipts increase.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK. Jan. 3.--F1our, dull.
Pork, quiet; mess, $50. GOA 81 90.
Sugar. raw, steady; centrifugal, &c test,
.05; refined, steady; cut loaf, 9.65; crushed,
.. 40: powdered, S.3GGs.55; graduated, s.15
as SO,
Coffee, Rio No. Z, on spot, Sc.
TallOw, specials. 1T4c; city, lie
Hay, frmer: No. /, 81 5O01 90; No. 5,
81 .O5Gr1 %; clover, 81 .OOGr1 40.
Dressed poultry, quiet; turkeys. 2OG34c;
chickens, 20h@36c; fowls, 1875 q2Sc; ducks,
25d2Sc.
Live poultry, weak; geese. 24G25c: ducks,
246G25c fowls, 20M2Jc; turkeys, 32c; roOst-
ers, 1sc: chickens, broilers 23c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Butter, creamery, ex-
tras, 49c; creamery firsts, 4Sq4S1Rc; firsts, "A
d4Tc; seconds, 396I1015c.
Eggs, ordinaries, 52q54c; frsts. 5Jd56c.
Cheese, twins, 22I9 q BE; Young Americas
Live poultry, fowls, 206I24bc; ducks 230n
24c; geese, 22p23c: springs. PIC: turkeys, 2Ic
Potatoes, cars, -; Minnesota and wlsconsins
81 SJW2.OO; fancy westerns, 50 .00M2. Is.