Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-01
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, March although. wheat
showed strength at the outset today on
| account of firm cables, the effect was
soon lost. The Oklahoma crop report
was bearish. and there was additional
rain or snow in the Ohio valley and in
the southwest Opening prices were
unchanged TO 1sa14 up. May started t
921s to IS. a gain of d shade tObaA,
but reacted to a2s4. An additional de-
cline in wheat followed The close was
weak. Las net lower for May at 9212.
Absence Of support allowed corn to
sag. May opened the same as last
night to a sixteenth lower at 53Aa
o33s to 53as and fell to 53ls.
Oats eased off with corn. May. which
started a shade to q down at 34ssa341a
to 341z. touched 34as
Larger receipts of hogs weakened pro-
visions. First sales We're a shade to ~
lower. including May at 20.2Oa2O.271a for
pork. 1850 for lard and 72i2 for ribs.
Butter.F1rm; creameries. 2sa35ls.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. S.161 cases; at
mark. cases included, 1Sa19; refrigerator
firsts. Halls: firsts. 20.
enthusiastically; receipts, 30 cars:
Michigan. 46a4S; Minnesota, 45a4S: Wis
consin. 43a4S.
Poultry-Steady: turkeys dressed. 81 i;
Further corn weakness developed, but
the market closed steady. with May
Aass net lower at 53a531s.
Barley-4Sa70
Timothy. 75a350
Clover-12.00a1S.50; pro. 2O.121a.
Lard-1O.121a: ribs. 10. 212a1O15.
Cattle-Receipts, 800 head steady.
Beeves. 6.s5as.o0: Texas steers. 5.2oas.oo;
stockers and feeders. 6.15aS.1O: cows
and heifers. 3.26a7.5O; calves. 7.0oa1O.50
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: steady
Native. 5.25a6.s5; yearlings, 6.75a7.9o;
lambs. native, 7.40aS.60.
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000 head; slow.
joh M mi
S1OaS.5O: rough, S.1OaS.25; pigs, 6.5Oa
SIS; bulk. s35aS.50.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, March 1.-Flour-Steady,
but quiet; spring patents, 4.4Oa4.65; win
ter straights. 4.5Oa4.GO; winter patents.
4. 7Oa5 10; spring clears. 4,2Oa4.35: winter
extras. No. 1. 3.9Oa4. Is: winter extra. No.
.. 3.SOa3.90; Kansas straights. 4.1oa425.
Wheat was dull early; favorable weather
served to offset steady cables and prices
showed but slight changes; May Goa
80 3-16.
Beef-F'irm; mess. 19.Ooa2O.OO: family,
% OOa4.OO; beef hams. 32.OOa34. 90.
pork-Firm; mess. 20.75a2l %: family,
% 5Oa24.5O; short clear. 21.O0a22:5O.
Lard-F1rm; middle west, 1O. S5a1O9o.
Leather-Firm: hemlock f1rsts. 2Sa23;
seconds, 27a2s; thirds, 24a25; rejects.
19a2O
Raw sugar-Firm muscovado. 50 test
sugar, 50 test. 2.9.
Refined steady: crushed. sos: granu
lated, ABS: powdered. AS.
Petroleum-Steady; refined. barrels $50.
Enthusiastically; New Orleans. open
kettle, 35a55.
Hay-Dull; standard. 971a: No. /. 1.O0a
LOS; No. . S5a95: No 3, 75aS0.
Hides-Quiet: Bogota, 29a4a3OA; Central
America. 3OA.
Coffee-Rio, No. {. 1913; futures, steady;
Nav 1914: July, 1925.
Butter-Firm: receipts, 5,9SS tubs;
creamery, extras. SO: creamery held, ex-
tras 34a34Ia: packing stock current
make, No. @ 2Oa201a; No. g. 16a19.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged; receipts,
1885 boxes: weekly exports, none.
Eggs-Stronger; receipts. SSH cases.
Fresh gathered extras, 24a25: ffrsts. D.
seconds. 21laa2211s thirds. 2oa21 fresh
gathered dirties. 1sa20: fresh gathered
checks. good to prime. 16a1S: under
grades, checks, 1Oa15; refrigerator f1rsts.
17a17ls: seconds. 151.al6l4: thirds and
poorer, sails: state. Pennsylvania and
nearby selected whites. defective in size
or color. 25a29: western gathered whites.
25a29; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery browns, %: do. gathered browns
and mixed colors. 23a24
Live poultry-Firm; western chickens,
Il: fowls. 1871: turkeys, 81.
Dressed poultry-Steady; fresh killed
western chickens. Halls; fowls 15a17; tur-
keys, 14a24.