Evening star., 1917-03-08

BALTIMORE. Nd. March s. 1 pm
quotations ns.-Wheat-Firmer; spot No
red: 20S; spot No. red western, 2.07
March No. red. 2.os. Steamer. No. {
red. 1888: receipts. 23,s77 bushels; ex-
ports. 64.56S bushels
Corn-Firmer: spot contract. 117A
receipts, s4.sss bushels. Exports. 36.O57
Oats-Steady; standard white, rs: No
white. IAN. Receipts. 6o.s5s bushels
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 western export
1.65a1. .65 u: receipts. 1929 bushels; ex.
ports. 10s.72s bushels.
Hay-Steady; No l timothy. No ]
clover mixed, both unchanged.
Grain freights-No quotation.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, March s-Butter-unset-
tied; creamery, 33a40.
Eggs-Lower: receipts. 7.1ss cases
F1rsts. 21Aaa27A; ordinary firsts, 261sa
26s4: at mark. cases included, 26,sa27k.
|. NEW YORK, March S.-Butter-Easy
receipts. 4.o4o packages: creamery
higher than extras, 41a414 creamery
extras (92-score), 401aa40%; firsts, 37k
a40: seconds. 35a37.
Eggs = Unsettled: receipts. 16,4S4
cases; fresh-gathered extra flrsts, SO;
f1rsts. 32a32k; nearby hennery whites
fine to fancy. 36a37; nearby hennery
browns. 34a35.
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 1905 boxes:
state held specials. 27a271k; do. av-
erage fancy. 26ka26H.
Live poultry-Stronger: reported sales
of average fowls at 22a231s; chickens
and turkeys not quoted.
Dressed weak; chickens, 1Sa23: fowls
1Sa23k; turkeys. 1sa33.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, March s.-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000 head; slow: cents above yester-
days average: bulk, 14.5Oa14s0; light,
14.1Oa14S0: mixed. 14.30a1495: heavy,
I nj
11.25a1365
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; strong:
native beef cattle. s.4oa12.25: stockers
and feeders 660ae.5o: cows and heifers
5.6ca1045: calves, s.50a11.75.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head: firm;
wethers, 1o.9oa12.35; lambs, 12.25a15.o0.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. March s.-The cotton
market opened steady today at de-
cline of points to an advance of I
point, with near months relatively easy
under renewal of scattering liquida
tion. Covering by Wall street houses
and moderate buying by Liverpool
May selling up from 17.4s to 1889. and
October from 1850 to 1866. or about
3 to points net higher. Business was
quiet. however and private wire from
New Orleans claiming that ocean
freight rates to Liverpool had been
withdrawn, was followed by slight re-
actions toward the end of the first hour
Futures opened barely steady: March
1850: May. 1852: July, 1875; October
16 so; December, 1870.
Prices sagged off only few points
and the market was very quiet early ir
the noon hour. with old crop deliveries
ruling close to last nights final figures
while the new crop held 4 or points
net higher.
NEW ORLEANS. March s.-Unfavor-
able weather over the belt and good
cables put the price of cotton to s
points up around the opening here to-
day. but the market soon broke on the
withdrawal of Liverpool freight rates
on cotton. At the end of the first half
hour of business prices were 2 points
under yesterdays close. 1t was pre-
dicted by shipping people that
when Liverpool rates were restored
the price would be 81 per 100 pounds
or $40 bale. about the highest rate
for moving cotton out of this market to
the English port ever quoted. The rate
has been $3.50.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid
March, 17.25; May. 1907; July. 1893;
October. 1920; December. 1852.
At a. level 2 to 4 points down support
was met. but no great activity develop
ed at any time during the morning. At
noon prices showed net rise OF ? to