Evening star., 1917-09-28
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

declines TOOK place IN tne coTii Hial nc.
today, Influenced chiefly by absence of
signs that there had been any serious
damage from frost. Peace gossip was
also a bearish factor. In addition dis
favor which talk of removing the maxi
mum price limit has encountered had
further tendency to weaken the mar
ket. Opening prices, which ranged from
q to l y lower at 1.1S& to 1.19A De-
cember and 1.16A to 116e May, were
followed by a moderate increased set
back.
oats duplicated the action, of corn.
Reports of diminished acreage in Can
ada were ignored.
Sharp breaks that were witnessed in
the provision market seemed to result
from the weakness of grain. Fresh ad-
vances in the value of hogs failed to
check sellers.
CORN Open High. Low. Close.
December w 1s& 1.1sh I17% 1,17A
May ........1 1.16lt 1.16h L14% 1.14M
OATS
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NEW YORK, September 2s.-Pork-
Strong: mess 4S.00a4s.50. Lard-Firm
er; middle west, 25.50a25.60. Other ar
ticles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. September Is
q pm Quotations.)-Wh No.
2 red soft, 2.24; spot No. red winter,
2.26; receipts. 5S,4l3 bushels.
Corn-Firm; spot contract, 2.0S, re-
ceipts, 1851 bushels.
Oats-Steady standard white, 66a66 4 ::
No. 3 white, 651 aa65A; receipts, 96,o45
bushels
Rye-Firm: No. 2 western export, L.
9S: receipts. 1883 bushels.
Hay-Firm.
Grain freights. Not quotable.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. September 2s.-The mar
ket opened easy at an advance of II
points to a decline of IL points and
sold about Q to % points net lower dur
ing the early trading. with October
touching 24.3o and January 23.49. There
was Liverpool and Southern selling on
the decline as well realizing.
Futures opened easy; october, 24.53;
December, 23.90; January, 23.16; March,
2317, and May, 23.S3.
There was covering toward the middle
of the morning. and rallies of 10 to Is
points followed by nervous and irregu-
lar fluctuations with the market ruling
about l to points net higher or around
23SS for December and 23.12 for January
at midday Four private crop reports
were issued. one indicating deteriora-
ton of Sc, and a crop of 12,250.0o0 bales.
excluding 1inters. Another made the
condition 50 and the crop 1890, 900, in
Guiding linters, while the third report
made the condition 63.1, indicating a
crop of 1860, 900 bales. excluding lin
tiers, and the fourth COS, against 65.s
last month.
NEW ORLEANS. September 2s.-only
narrow fluctuations resulted in the
early trading in cotton today. Around
the opening prices were to Z points
up: at the end of the first half hour
of trading they were 10 to 16 points
down, compared with the close of yes
terday. The continued hurricane warn
ines for the middle gulf coast kept
the market nervous and undecided.
Futures opened steady: October.
23.34: December. 22.93; January. 23.0o
asked. March, 23.11, and May, 1922.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. September 2s.-Butter un-
changed.
firsts, 36a361s; at mark, cases included,
Pot Potatoes, higher; receipts. so cars;
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.
Poultry; live, higher; fowls ssass;
springs. "a.
weak: receipts, 1880 tubs; creamery.
higher than extras, 45Aa46R: cream
cry, extras. 90 score, 45Aa451s; firsts.
,44a45: seconds. 4214a43h.
Eggs-Weak; receipts. 15,5ss cases; cases
fresh gathered extras, 45a46: extra frsts.
42a44 firsts, 3sa41; seconds, 31a3s;
state Pennsylvania and nearby hem
nery whites, Hne 10 fancy, oodoor stite'
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns, 4Sa50.
Cheese-Steady; receipts, 5.19S boxes:
state fresh specials, 26A; do, average
run, 251aa26
Dressed poultry. firm; prices un-
changed.
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, September 2S.-The
metal exchange quotes lead dull; spot
S.12; spelter easy: spot, East st. Louis
delivery, S.12as.37.
At London-Lead. spot. f30 los; fu-
tures f29 los; spelter, spot, f54; futures,
ESQ.
Metal exchange quotes tin easy; spot
offered at 62.15. At London-Spot cop
per, f110: futures. f110; electrolytic,
f13O. Spot tin, f245 SIS; futures, f242 5s.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO, September 2s--Hogs.eRe-
ceipts, 1000 head: strong: bulk. S.90a
1855; light. 1S.40a19.60; mixed. 1s.40a1S: 70;
heavy. Is. .4oa1s.S5: rough. 1s.4oa1seo; pigs,
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: weak; ma
tive beef cattle, 7.25a17.75 western steers.
640a15.25; stockers and feeders. 6.25a11-25
cows and heifers. 5.00a12.50; calves. 10.00a
167h