Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07

| CHICAGO, July 7.-Active buying on
| the part of commission houses swept the
corn market upward again today. Rail
road advices covering large section OF
important producing states were to the
effect that the growing crop was fully
two weeks late. This fact. together with
of corn on hand here tended to give re-
newed strength to the market. Opening
quotations. which ranged from the same
as yesterdays finish to 1a higher, with
September at 1.55 to 1854 and December
at Lag to 1.16M were followed by gains
all around that carried December to
| 1.171a.
Wheat sagged owing to neglect. Trading
was even smaller than has been usual of
| late. After opening lower. with July
at 210 and September nominal, the mar
ket descended to 2.09 for July
Oats were frmer, in sympathy with corn.
Moderate advances, though, brought out
rather free offerings.
Scattered demand for lard and ribs lift
ed provisions a little. However realizing
by holders soon caused reaction.
short clear. 42.ooa43.5o. Lard dull; mid
die west, 1880, nominal Other articles
| unchanged.
| Coffee-Rio No Z, 9%; futures steady:
September. 7.63; December, 7.7e.
| NEW YORK, July 7-Beeves-Receipts,
$50 head; no trading. Calves-Recepts,
$50 head; steady; good to prime veals,
16.ooa16.5o: skim milk calves, HOO.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. 1900 head
steady; common to prime sheep, 7.oOa
! 1900; '-culls, 500; fair to choice lambs,
15.25a16.75.
Hogs-Receipts. 1,435 head no trading.
DAIRY MARKETS.
| CHICAGO. July 7-Butter-No mar
Eggs-Receipts, 1859 cases; no mar
ket.
Potatoes-Higher: receipts. 10 cars:
Oklahoma and Arkansas. 2.25a2.5o; Cal
ifornia, 2.50a2.6O.
Ponltry-Alive. unchanged.
| NEW YORK. July 7-Butter-Firm
receipts. 17,s47 packages; creamery,
higher than extras. 39ha40A: cream
cry extras fs2 score). 3sa39A; firsts,
37& a3S&: seconds, 35ka37h
| Eggs-Firm: receipts, 1888 cases:
fresh gathered extras 37a3s: fresh
gathered storage packed f1rsts 36a36k;
fresh gathered firsts 34ka35h: seconds,
321aa34; state. Pennsylvania and near
by western hennery whites. fine to
fancy. 41a42;. state Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery browns 3Sa40.
| Cheese-Firn: receipts. 1864 boxes
State fresh specials. 24a24A; do. aver
age run. 23Z.
fowls, 20; turkeys. 16.
Dressed Dull: chickens, 19a2s; fowls
19a2ok: turkeys. lsa55.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. July Tho cotton
| market was rather nervous and irregu-
/ lar today after tho big advance of late
| yesterday. Tho opening waA rs points
higher to 3 points lower. near months
being relatively firm on renewal OF
the buying movement.
The general list wac steady after the
call. with October selling at 26.06 and
January at 1924. or Q to 81 points net
higher, Trading Was comparatively
quiet and the buying was attributed
partly to covering on the prospects for
continued dry weather Ia the south
west over Sunday.
Futures opened steady, July, $3.50;
October. $500. December, 1910; Janu-
airy. ge.1Gi March, sd.28,
Futures closed steadyI July, I'd, 40; De-
tober, 26.s7; December, a6.6aj January,
26,l3; March, 1928
Snot-Quiet: middling, 1919,
NEW ORLEANS, July THE cotton
market here was Irregular in the early
| trading today, little business heing
done in the contract department, where
trades were chiefly in October and De-
eember. On a moderate demand, met
by small offerings, prices of these two
months were "a to ga points ever yes
terday's close at the end of the first
| half hour of business
Futures opened quiet; July, g6,a6i
October. 1880 asked; December, 25.40
askedi January. 1858 asked; March.
25.75 asked