Evening star., 1917-03-03
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, March 3.-Active buying
on the part of houses with seaboard
connections carried wheat prices to-
day sharply higher. Improvement in
railway traffic conditions gave en-
couragement to the bulls, and so too
did prospects that the arming of
American ships would soon provide a
greater outlet for the export trade.
Only a transient setback in values re-
suited from reports of heavy snowfalls
in Kansas. Opening quotations. which
ranged from the same as yesterday
finish to y higher, with May at 1.S4A
to 1.S5A, and July at 1.56A to 1855
were followed by a moderate sag and
then substantial advance all around.
New high-record prices quickly ap-
peared in the corn crowd. Fresh ad-
vances in the hog market were re-
sponsible. After opening u to u up
the market dipped on account of profit
taking, but rallied in short order.
Oats ascended with other grain. Trade
showed much more volume than of
late has been the rule.
Provisions mounted to an unpre-
cedented level. Urgency of foreign
needs received special notice, and
there was a continuance of the hog
shortage.
Subsequently estimates that the ex-
portable wheat surplus in the United
States had been reduced to 100000
bushels left the market much higher.
The close was unsettled at 2A to Az
net advance, with May at 1881 to
1854 and July at 1.5S to 1875.
Assertions that domestic farm stocks
were the smallest ever known kept the
corn market later on the upgrade. The
close was strong at gains of rs to 2A
net
Wheat-No. red and No. 3 red, NOM
inal; No. 2 hard, 2.041.; No. hard,
nominal.
Corn-No. 2, nominal; No. 8 yellow,
Ay@ alI
Oats-No. white. 592a61; standard,
60A a61la.
Rye. nominal Barley. LOCAL %.
Timothy. 3.75a5.75. Clover, 12.00a1s.00
Pork. 1918 Lard, 1900. Ribs, 17.ooa
1852.
WHEAT Open. High. Low; Close.
July July :......... ........ 1867. 1871 1855 1885
CORN itK
July ........... 1857 1.0H 1.4a 1.os%
OATS '551sE
5siy SSy ~ sss 81: ses ses sss So: sSs sss
NEW YORK. March 3.-Flour-Un-
settled; spring patents. s.4oas.s5: win
ter patents, 9.05a9.30; winter straights.
s.65as.9O; Kansas straights. 9.40a9.65.
Pork-Strong: mess. "a. 5Oa3600; family.
35.50a36.0O; short clear. 3450a38.O0.
Beef-Firm. LardLstrong; middle d9n 9,
Steady. Hides-Firm. Leather-Firm.
Coffee-Rio, No I. "a. Futures. ir-
regular. March, 7.e5; July, 10.
The market for sugar futures was
movements were irregular. The re-
ports that the British commission had
purchased fully 100000 tons in Cuba
during the past week gave the market
hrm tone early; yu Dat prices iater ,ea
week end Final prices were unchanged
to points net lower. Sales. 10,650 tons.
March. $50: May, 4.5s; July, 4.62; Sep
tember 1866
Raw sugar-Firm: sales, 10000 bags;
molasses. 4.52: centrifugal. 5.39; refined.
steady; fine granulated. 100 to 500.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, March q pm
quotations).-Whe spot. No
2 red. 2.o4H; spot, No, 2 red western
2.OSN; March. No. 2 red. 2.o4 A; April
No. red, 2.o4%: steamer, NO. red
1905; receipts, 1886 bushels.
Corn-Strong; spot, contract, l.loA
receipts. 127,s27 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; standard white, rs Y a
rs; No. 3 white. 75k; receipts, 1860
bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 western export
1852: receipts, 35.711 bushels.
Hay-Quiet; No. 1 timothy and No.
clover. mixed, both unchanged. Grain
freights, no quotation.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, March Butter I'm
changed.
Eggs-Higher; receipts. 6.sos cases;
firsts. 80; ordinary frsts, 2S Ra2S; at
mark. cases included. 27a29.
Potatoes = Receipts. rs cars; un-
changed.
Poultry-Higher: fowls, 20; springs,
~.
NEW YORK. March a. Butter =