The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-17

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IA to 141s hands. range. sos!a
( IA to 14k hands, bulk. sog gt
l13 to 1914 hands, range. 2s@.
- - 1's nanus' Duik. -. 300
| Hay and Straw.
I ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July lS-u..
Receipts 26 cars, including 8 timo,s
10 clover mixed, alfalfa ana
prairie. Very quiet demand
movement light. Choice hay se,s
but off grades accommodating for Is
lof demand. Sales:
! Timothy-$26.0O to $4,000.
Glover mixed-$21.00 to s36.Oo
Alfalfa $1,000.
| Liberty Bond Market
| NEW YORK, July 17.--Liber,
bonds were quoted today as follow
t3As, 1896; LIST As, $3.50; End !,
1890; LIST 4As, S5.72; End III,
1902; srd 4As, 1856; Victory AL
ls5.76; Victory ANS, $3.50.
Foreign Exchange Market.
Hunted Press Leased Wire Service
| NEW YORK, July 17.-Foreign !,
change was irregular at the openin,
today. Demand sterling was ouotesI
at $3.871z, off IN; francs 1877. nj
5; Tires 1857, up 8; marks .0sssI
| Canadian dollars 8805.
Demand sterling closed at $3.STs
off IL franc checks 1901, up / cesI
time net; lire demand $685. cabIs|
1897; Canadian dollars receded NJ
i.S8, off 0e05; marks demand .025s,|
cables .0260.
Daily Stock Letter.
NEW YORK, July 17.-The New
York Evening Suns financial reyies|
this afternoon said: 4s
Trading fell to small volume, whis
price movements were uncertain ani|
narrow. The selling movement I'll
yesterday appeared to have prett|
well run its course, yet there was DO
disposition to turn to the buying sids|
and mark up prices, although sucA|
little news as there was over night
was constructive. Railroad stocEs|
were very irregular, with prtaI
changes for the most part inconse
quential and representative of lituaI
more than professional Operations
The steels, equipments and oils ross|
fractionally Crucible Steel respond
ed to the announcement of anothe'|
stock dividend declaration by advaac|
ing 81 points to 1861 in the early
trading, followed by partial rel
action.
stock Market Notes. 4
UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, July 17.-Prices wersi
generally higher at the opening Of
the New York stock exchange today
Opening quotations were:
Retail Stores IA, up "a; General
Motors 241s, up Is: U. S. Steel PIP,
up II; yanadium S51s, up u; Stude
baker 7Gas, up '3s; Reading 50, up n,
international Paper S31A. off "; Bald
win 1175s, up IS, and Crrcible 100, ul
8. M
The jump of points in CruciOls
was the feature of early trading.
Crucible was the most active STOCK
in the early trading. After an earn
high at 155, it dipped to Isl and then
rGgalnSQ ~ VI TIC 1883 $1,000 ".
due to an extra dividend declared a.
a special meeting of the directors III
day s 4.
The market became dull at the ena
of the first hour of trading Ihele
was some evening up of commitments
nv traders but it had little erect on
prices. Invincible Oil at its best priee
was UP points from Fridays .os-
Studebaker held around 70 and Gsf
eraI Motors was firm at 24k.
|. The market closed dull aMexlcs,
Petroleum held all OF its recovery O
Friday afternoon. international r.
per advanced about two points on
turnover of a few hundred shafeS
Wells-Fargo Express was strong. ..
u. S Steel closed at 91ss, up = =.
Crucfble 1914. up Az; Vanadium -
IN IA; Baldwin 117B, UP rs; Amen.
can Locomotive 97Ts, up r.; MeSica.
Petroleum 1872, UP 10 Pan-Amer'csa 81
1os.m, up IS; Invinciblef Oil 44Ha' "
1M; Studebaker 70A, up ~; Gen neS
Motors IS, up Is; U. S. Rubber s-s !.
off "a; International Paper S4H, y.
": Reading 80, up a.; Americas =.
WOODEN s71s. up liz; Retail stores !, =
up IL Southern Raiilway 29A, up IT,
La,lv Springfield 90, off Il.