Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 1-flOur-Qulet
Wheat-Wet weather in harvesting Sec
tons. light worlds shipments and
strength at Minneapolis effected high
er opening in wheat but prices sagged
off later in the absence aa o. OF outside ~ sup
Pork-Firm.
Beef-Firm
Lard-Steady.
Raw sugar-Steady muscovado.. 50
test, $685. centrifugal, SO test. 4.O5;
molasses. SO test. 3.30; refined quiet.
Petroleum-Steady.
Molasses-Dull.
Hay-Quiet.
HideS-Firm.
Leather-Firm.
Butter = Easy: receipts, 5.1s9 tubs:
creamery, extras, 26s4a27: do, firsts. 23la
a26A do. seconds. 24aoo: do. thirds, pa
%: state dairy. finest. 26: do. good to
prime, 24a25: do, common to fair. 2la23;
process, extras. AZ; do. firsts, 23a2i;
do. seconds. ollaa22: factory. current
make. firsts. 22a22,s: do, seconds. 2la211.:
packing stock. current make, No. >, 20;
do. No. ;, 19a191a.
Cheese-Firmer: receipts. sos. boxes
State. whole milk white specials. 15Aa
151s: do. colored. 151a: do, white average
fancy, IL: do, colored. 15a15l4; do, under
grades. 12laa14s: daisies best. Is: skins,
3iza3n.
EGGS-F'irmer: receipts. 1856 cases;
fresh gathered extras. 23ao4i1: do. extra
frsts. Da22: do. f1rsts. 1s1ka191a; do.
seconds. 17a1S: do. thirds and poorer. 1oa
16ls: do. dirties. No. |. 13ai6; do. No. =,
14a14ls: do inferior 1Oa13: fresh gather
ed checks. good to fine. l1a13: do. poor
to fair. 7alO; state. Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery whites. fancy large new
laid. 3Oa3l; do. selected whites good to
prime, 27a29: do. common to fair. 23a26:
western gathered whites. 3oa25; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns, 24a25; do. gathered browns and
mixed coors. 2Oa24.
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 5.-Wheat-
Firmer; spot contract 99z spot No. 2
red western. 1.O1h: August. 09A: Septem-
Der. 99A; steamer No. 2 red. 951z. Re-
ceipts, $3.50 bushels. Southern by sam
pie : ssu 7oaso; southern on grade ssAa
Corn-Dull: spot contract, u. Receipts,
500 bushels.
Oats-Quiet; old No. white. 66a66A !:
old standard white. 65a851: old No. 3
white. 64a64H. Receipts, 1929 bushels
Rye-Dull: receipts. 80 bushels.
Hay-Steady; No. ! timothy $500
asked: No. ! clover mixed, 2O.5Oa21.OO
Grain Enthusiastically: steam to Liver
pool. per bushel. none offering; Cork for
orders, per quarter, 80, August.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. August 5.-Heavy rains de-
laying the harvest northwest put frmness
into wheat today. Besides, receipts here
were light and there was a liberal de-
crease shown in the amount on ocean
passage. Russian cables told of the crop
being damaged 10y too much moisture
The opening was Nc lower to nc up. Sep
TENDER started at 92Ac to 931sc. varying
from nc off to isc advance, rose to 034a
a,1x and reacted to 90.
Corn weakened because demand proved
meager September opened lsaA to Las
down. at 61ls to 6Ih. touched 67ss and de-
clined to CTS.
Free selling on account of the big yield
In sight had a depressing effect on oats.
September started u to q lower. at 31ss to
BIN. rallied to Bin and fell back to BIN
Provisions showed some improvement in
consequence Of an upturn in prices at the
yards. First sales were unchanged to
TIC higher. with September 1927 for
pork and 1880 for ribs.