Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

N,
with demand quiet: spring patents. 5.65a
Goo Receipts. 2S.O54 barrels.
Rye-Dull; No. 2. western. 81, I. o. +.
New York.
Wheat-As the result OF heavy Broom
hall worlds shipments. reports of fine
and weakness northwest wheat was
easier from the start, with volume OF
business small. September, 1.O9ha1 90 IL
is; December. 1.12A. Receipts. $4,000
bushels.
Corn-Receipts. LIPS bushels.
Beef-Firm.
Pork-Barely steady.
Lard-Firm: middle west, II .90a12OO
Raw sugar-Firm; Muscovado 50 test.
$50; centrifugal 96 test, 4.39; molasses
sugar. 80 test, $50: refined. steady; crush
ed. 5.S5; graduated. SIS; powdered. 5.25.
Petroleum-Steady: refined. barrels, 1855.
Cofee-Spot firm; No. Rio. 0: No. 4
Santos, 9a4.
enthusiastically; New Orleans. open
Butter-Firm. Receipts. 4.79s packages.
Creamery specials. 20: extras. -: third
to first. 24a2S: state dairy. common to
finest. 2211a2S; process. second to special.
22a26: western factory. 22a23h; western
imitation creamery. 24a25.
Cheese-Firm. Receipts. 663 boxes.
State. whole milk, special. 15laa17: do.
fancy. 10; do. average prime. 141a14A;
do, fair to good. 13ha14A: do, common,
lOAa12A; skins. full to special. 1214a12A.
9.423 cases. State. Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery. white. 2Ia32; do. gath
cred. white. 25a26: do. hennery. brown,
25a21; do. gathered. brown. 22a25; fresh
gathered, extra first. 2la22h: do. first.
l91sa20h; do. seconds. 17als1a
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. August 15.-Wheat prices
fell OF in the opening trading here to-
day and values slumped from SaA to
~. later regaining some of the decline.
The controlling factor was q weaker for
eign market, which had little bullish do
nestle competition. Heavy worlds ship
ments and an increased quantity of food
stuffs afoat also contributed to the bear
ish trend at the start. The initial de-
cline, however. invited purchasers. and
though the market in the first hour failed
to recover all the lost ground. September
opened weak, Ha% to IL lower at 1.OoH
to 1.O2ss. and worked back to 1o2ss. De-
cember took a greater plunge at the
start. which at Los to I.O5k was a to
IL below the final quotations Saturday.
The distant option moved up to LOSS in
the frs. hour
Increased offerings of corn from coun-
try holders gave a weak tinge to the mar
ket and opening figures were unchanged
TO 11a& lower. Buying by brokers who
took bullish view Of crop conditions
brought prices back to Saturdays clos
ing level in the first hour. September
opened unchanged to u lower at 81 to GAN
and crept up to 64h The distant futures
followed suit. Oats showed less tendency
TO sag than wheat or corn and opened
generally y to u lower. The market had
moderate support from commission
sources and fluctuations were within mar
row limits. September opened " to Y of
at 38st to 38h
Commission houses ware nrouinent In
the provision pit and absorbed offerings
at the moderate decline with which the
day began.
Pork fell of at the start from 2h to 5,
with the September product selling at
H.7l1. Lard showed a similar decline
at the start with the September product
at 11.Wh; ribs were also of from 2k to
5. September selling at l192al1.05 at the
start. Fluctuations were in q narrow
range In the first hour.