Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK E;S su!y nz..a i5rs ncin,s
higher to II points lower was fol-
break in the cotton market today
(, where October sold of to 24.17. and
December to 24.Os. or a net loss OF -
to So points. Pessimism over the for for.
/ southern selling. and belief ina,
eastern belt damage from rains had
been exaggerated. caused most OF the
i weakness. There was very little TRACE
| buying. while Liverpool sold consid-
cradle cotton around the opening.
Later the market rallied about dozen
points from lowest on covering. ~
1 Futures opened Arm; July. none: Oc-
tober. 245o: December. 24.45; January,
24.42: March. 24.45.
F.: After a reaction from the decline Of
/ about ten points. the market again
pectations of favorable weekly weather
reports. Toward noon the trading
/ months were 38 to As points under the
| final figures of Saturday.
/ Reports that the allies had agreed to
the principle of international ocean
! freight regulations caused slight raj
| lies In The early afternoon. but on the
| idea that such agreement would not
necessarily add to the supply OF ton
mage available. the market turned weak
F., again and sold down to new low levels,
| October touching 1884 and December
! 23.92. or practically SO bale under
saturday 8 close.
| NEW ORLEANS. July 23-Under
general selling for both accounts the
cotton market lost 33 to Al points in
| the first half nour of business today
! Rains in the eastern belt were cons,d-
cred unfavorable. but beyond steady
ing the market at the decline mad no
effect on values.
Futures opened quiet and steady;
october. 23.70: December, 2311; Jan
uary. 1878; March. 23ss.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Corn showed a
| ing largely to the scantiness Of reserve
stocks and to continued urgent demand
, for supplies available for immediate
use. Influential selling on bulges. how
ever. served to check any radical ad-
| vance. Opening prices. which ranged
from the same as Saturdays finish to
"a higher, with September at 1.63 to
1.63A and December at 1.16h to 1.161z,
were followed by something of set
back, but then by a fresh moderate up
turn.
New advances in the price of wheat
resulted from the Senate vote favor
primary centers and from the bullish
crop outlook in North Dakota and Can
ada. After opening ] to IN higher. at
2:56 for July and 2.2s for September.
the market scored further gains.
Heavy rains that interfered with
harvest carried the oats market up
grade. There was much talk of pro-
spective abnormally large substitution
of oats for corn.
Higher quotations on hogs lifted pro-
visions. Arrivals of hogs at western
points were far less numerous than on
the corresponding day last week
The fact that the decrease in the
United States visible wheat supply
total was small did not lead to any
important bearish reaction The close
was unsettled. 81 to cents net higher
with July at 2.5s and September at
2.311z.
Wheat-No. red. No. red, No. .
hard and No. hard, nominal
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 2.2oa225; No. 8
yellow, 222a2.25; No. yellow, 2.23h.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close
ss1s s ss $sa rs 81
CORN
f Ssss%S:s Ia 49, LIZ Is: La:
OATS
September ss's , 49,: s ss s. 81 g; ;ss *
NEW YORK, July 23.-Flour-Firmly
held; spring patents. 12s0a1315; win
ter patents: 12.26a12.5o; winter
straights. 11.s5a11.so; Kansas straights.
Pork-steady: mess. 425oa4s. 90; fam
lily. 4s.o0a44oo; short clear. COCOA
Lard-steady; middle west, 1000
nominal.
Hides-ouiet; Bogota. 4sA: Central
America. III. Leather arm; hemlock
| frsts. 81: seconds. SIS.
Raw sugar-Steady: centrifugal. e5s:
molasses. SO: refined firm. 10 points
higher; cut loaf. 9.25: crushed, 800;
| mold A. s,25: cubes, $50: xxx
| powdered, 7.s5; powdered. 7s0; hne
graduated and diamond A, IT'S: con-
fecttoners' A. 1853; No 1. $50.
Futures opened steady on covering
n Oh
Fridays closing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. July %. q p.m.
| quotations). -Wheat-Strong; spot No.
red soft, 2.4o: receipts. 1888 bushels;
exports, 1886 bushels
Corn-Strong: spot contract, 210: re-
ceipts. $3.50 bushels; exports, 100000
bushels.
oats-strong; standard white, s2ass;
| No. white. 9oas1. Receipts, 1880
Rye-No quotations.; receipts, SIS
bushels.
Hay-Easier; No. 1 timothy. 1s.5oa
1000.
Clover-Mixed 1850
Grain freight-Not quotable
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. July 23.-Hogs-Receipts
$1,000 head; strong: bulk, 146Oa15 so:
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