Evening star., 1909-08-30
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, August 3o.-Grain opening.
Wheat-December. 93k a98h; Septem-
Der. 81 y a97 ": May, 97A a97&.
Enormous shipments OF wheat from
Russia during the last week were the
chief topics among the traders in the
wheat pit at the opening of the grain
prompted heavy selling here at the
start, which caused initial declines of
hax to rs cent. leading elevator
interest was a leading seller. Opening
quotations on September were 9IR a
97z, and on December, 90 u a93h. Later
September touched % and December, r,
93ss. The break in wheat inspired con-
siderable selling Of corn by commission
houses early In the day. which resulted
In moderate weakness. September
opened unchanged to u cent lower, at
65a65 " and declined to 64&.
Oats were weak In sympathy with
wheat and corn. September opened u
to u lower. at 363s a367. and for a
time held within the opening range.
Provisions were inclined to be weak
higher to IN cents lower.
Butter-Ffrmer: receipts. 4,507 packages;
creamery specials. 291lsa3O; creamery ex-
tras. .; creamery third to first, 2Sa2S;
process, first to specials, 2Sa25h: western
factory, aa22; western imitation cream
Close: Wheat--September, a1Ma9Tta
December, 93ss May. 97k:
corn-september. e4*; December. 55ss;
May. 567sa57.
oats--september, sess; December. sss.
May, 39A.
Pork-september, 22.5eh: January: II 80.
Lard-September 1920: October. 12.17,z
November. n.T1s: January. 1O.42is.
Ribs-September, n.75: October, 11.65;
January. $50.
Barley-Cash. 4Sa66.
neutrality-suspicious., 3.51h; October,
800
Clover-Cash, 11.3o: March. 1870.
Cheese-Unsettled: receipts. 116 boxes
state full cream specials. 154a16A: state
large colored fancy, 10; state full cream
common to good, 11kai41s; skins, full to
specials, 4isa121t.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts. 1920 cases;
state. Pennsylvania and nearby fancy hen,
merry white, 30a34; state. Pennsylvania and
nearby fair to choice gathered white.
26a3O: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery brown fancy. 2Sa31; state. Penn
sylvania and nearby fair to choice gath
cred brown. 25a2S: western extra firsts,
24a26; western firsts. 22a23: western Sec
onds, 2Oa21.
Prices continued to sag throughout the
day. the market being bearishly affected
by talk OF a big prospective movement
in the northwest. For September the low
point of the session was reached at 97A
December declined to 923s. The market
closed weak with September off 1a1H. at
97saa97h. December was down iao, at
e34s.
New York Quotations.
NEW YORK, August 3O.-Flour-Re-
ceipts 1902 barrels: quiet and lower to
sell.
wheat-Rece!pts. 6O.4oo bushels. With
news all bearish over Sunday. particularly
the cables. big northwest receipts and
warmer weather in the northwest, wheat
acted weak this morning and on first
sales dropped Mc per bushel. Later 1t
rallied slightly on room covering; septem-
ber. 1.06: December, 1O2 1-16a1.O2 5-l6.
May. 1.0SHe1 .O3&-
Rye-Dull No 2 western, 76 nominal,
fob. New York.
Corn-Receipts, 5,625 bushels.
Beef-Steady.
Pork-Steady
Lard-Steady; middle west, 1240ai2.50.
Sugar-Raw. steady: fair refining, S,61 !;
centrifugal. 96 test, al: molasses sugar,
3.36; refined, steady: crushed, 575; pow
dered. SIS; granulated. sos.
Petroleum-Steady; refined, all ports.
s20aS2x.
coffee-Quiet; No, 2. Rio, 7A; No. 4
Santos. Slaa9
Molasses-Dull: New Orleans, 2Sa42.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL, August 30.-C,losingsWhe
Spot, quiet; No. 2 red western winter,
Is I'D. Futures steady: September. IS
7ssd, December, IS 4%d: Marcht Is 51sd.
Corn--Spot steady: New American mix
ed, IS J1.d new American mixed, old, 6s
I'd. Futures quiet: September. IS 4lsd
October, 5s 41sd.
pe.sranadian steady 1s HID
F'lour-Winter patents, dull. 33s Cd.