Evening star., 1912-08-26
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. August 26. = Wheat today
failed to bold an early advance. Pre-
dictions of fair, cool weather north
west, favoring better movement of
the newly harvested crop, gave courage to
sellers. Bullish feeling that prevailed
at the outset resulted from the serious
outlook for growing wheat ia Europe,
especially Great Britain. France and Rus
sia. Opening prices were unchanged to u
aA higher. September started at 94Aa
94as. gain of baA to Aass, but reacted
to "a. Lightness Of offerings furnished
only a temporary show of strength to
corn. September opened unchanged to "
up at 72Aa72,s. touched 721z, and then fell
back to 72is.
Oats followed the changes in corn. Sep.
tember started shade off. at 321a, rallied
to 32ss and later declined to 32sss.
Firmness at the yards made provisions
advance. First prices ranged from 2h
lower to ) higher. with January delivery
1915 for pork. 1O.771z to 1880 for lard and
1O.771a to 1880 for ribs.
Cattle receipts. Zoo; top $50; choice to
prime, 9.25a9.JO; good to choice, s. 91Oa9.25;
handy butcher steers, 7.6Oa8.25; common
to fair steers, $50 to 7.25; choice heifers.
100 to 80; choice butcher cows, 500 to
6.25; choice butchers bulls. 5.75 to 625.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000 head; heavy york
ers, O.3C; light workers.. 935: pigs. S25.
Sheep and lambs-Recepts. 5000 head;
top sheep. 4.75; top lambs, 7.2o.
Calves-Receipts, 1000 head; top. Hoo.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. August 26-Flour was
quiet, but firm. Wheat-As the result OF
firm cables. lighter worlds shipments
and continued bad weather in Europe,
wheat was steady this morning within a
narrow price range. December. 1912.
Pork-Firm.
Beef-Firm
I.ard-Firm.
DO
4.11a417; muscovado 80 test, 3.6la3.61;
molasses sugar. 50 test. 1856
Petroleum-Quiet and steady.
Molasses-Steady.
Hay-Firm: prime. LAO; No. l, 1.35; No.
?. 120a1. %: No. 3, 95a1.0J.
Hides-Strong.
Leather-Firm.
Butter-Steady: receipts. 7.2Oo packages
creamery extras, 26Aa231s; firsts. 25a2511;
seconds. 2ia241s: thirds. 22a23: state dairy,
to fair 2la22l2; process extras. 24a2411:
tirsts. 23a231a: seconds, 21a2s; factory.
June make firsts. 22k; factory, current
make. firsts. 2lha22: seconds. 2Olsa2l:
packing stock, current make. No. .. 1917
a2O: No. ;. 1Sal9.
Cheese-Firm: receipts. LII boxes:
state. whole milk, white. specials. 16al6l4:
do. colored. 1874; do. whites, average
fancy, 11s4: do. colored. average fancy.
l6: under grades. 14a151s: daisies. best.
Eggs-Steady: receipts, 12sS9 cases.
Fresh gathered extras. 25a28: do. extras.
frsts. o3a24: first. 2l1sa221s: seconds. .Oa
2l; thirds and poorer, 19al91s; fresh
gathered dirties. No. l. 1S1sa19: do. No. ..
1Ih:1S: inferior. l4a17: checks. good to
fine. l61aa11; poor to fair. 13a16; state
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery. whites
fancy large new laid. 31a32: do, selected
whites. good to prime. 2Sa3O: do. common
to fair, 25a27: western gathered whites,
24aa7: state Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery. browns. 26a27; do. gathered
browns and mixed colors. 22a26
Dressed poultry-Weak: fresh killed
western broilers, 15ao4: fowls, 14a16; tur-
keys, 16a17.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL. August 2S-Closing:
Wheat-Spot steady: No ?. Manitoba. IS
sd; No. 2. Manitoba, IS I'd Futures
firm: October, Is 77sd; December. ss SID;
March. not quoted.
Corn-Spot firm: new American kiln
dried. Is I'd: old American. mixed. Is I'd.
Futures weak: September. 5s 3kd: De-
ccmbcr. 4s lid.
Flour-Winter patents. 20s I'd.