Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-06
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, July 6.-Attempts to curb
high prices by stopping all trade in the
July delivery of corn resulted today In
general rush to buy the September
consequence was a fresh jump in val
ues to new high record levels for the
season. Scarcity of offerings caused
the advance to be rapid. with no signs
Of halt until the market was up
cents from yesterdays finish. rise of
8 cents since the close Monday. Re-
ports of urgent export and distillery
demand and of virtual exhaustion OF
country reserve supplies did much to
stir up bullish sentiment. Opening
prices. which ranged from u off to 2A
advance. with September at 1855 to
1.57 and December at 1.15R to 1.16A,
were followed by a slight reaction. and
then sharp upturn.
Wheat assembled with corn. The July
option especially showed strength. but
business continued to have but little
volume. After opening l to u higher.
with July at 2.10 and September at 1.91
to 1.92, further gains were made that
carried July to 2.19.
Oats were firmer at first on account
Of seaboard buying. Later. however.
leading firms turned to the selling side.
Provisions reflected the advance In
corn. 1t was said that shipping call
for ribs had improved.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close
saly 3. 10 1 2ss 2.a9 3 3a2
,np.eihper '--'. I.oi i''o i."i A.'-
December ..:.:: L1SB iis% 1:14R liz
s September 100: 81: 81 g.: ~ ~ s 81
NEW YORK. July Gard Dull;
middle west, 20.40a20.50. Other articles
unchanged.
Raw sugar steady: centrifugal. e33;
molasses, 5,45; refined steady; fine
granulated, 75OaSOO
Sugar futures, after showing slight
losses under scattered selling. hrmed
up on covering and buying by COM
mission houses. At noon prices were
to s points higher.
BALTIMORE, Md. July Il pm. quo
tations).- Wheat-inactive and steady.
Old spot No. red soft, $50; old spot
No. red winter. 2.30. Receipts, 134,75
bushels.
Corn-Quiet but firmer; spot contract,
1888: receipts, 9s,616 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; standard white, 79ha
80; No. 3 white, 70. sales; receipts, 1880
bushels.
export, 2.40. Receipts. 1888 bushels.
Rye-Firmer but quiet; No. western
clover mixed. both unchanged.
Grain freights-Not quotable.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. July 6.-Butter-Higher:
creamery. 32a37.
Eggs-Receipts. 21,s75 cases; I'M
changed.
Potatoes-Lower: receipts, 20 cars;
Arkansas and Oklahoma. 2.10a2.40: Cali
fornia. 2.00a2.35; Virginia, barrels, 6.00a
$50.
Poultry-Alive, unsettled; fowls, 20;
springs, 22a2S.
NEW YORK. July s.-Butter-Firm;
receipts. 1896 tubs. Creamery, higher
than extras, 39ha40k; creamery ex-
tras t92 score), 39a391a: firsts, 37Na
3SA; seconds, 35ka37h.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 433 cases
Fresh gathered extras, 37ass. Fresh
gathered, storage packed f1rsts. 36a
36k; fresh gathered firsts, 34ha35k:
seconds. 32ha34. State, Pennsylvania
and nearby western hennery whites.
fine to fancy. 41a42. State, Pennsylva-
MIA and nearby hennery browns. 3Sa40
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 1929 boxes;
state fresh specials. 24a24A; do, aver
age run, 23A.
Dressed poultry-Dull: chickens. goa
20: fowls. 1Sa251 "; turkeys. 1Sa35.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, July 6.-There was a
renewal of scattering liquidation at the
and first prices showed a decline of 2
to 10 points. Liverpool, however. seem
ed to be the chief seller. and as soon as
the initial offerings had been absorbed.
the market turned firm on reports that
the rains in the southeast had not been
sufficient. October contracts quickly
rallied from 24.43 to 2472, while De-
cember sold up from 24.60 to 24.Ss.
with the active months selling some 10
to 20 points above last nights closing.
Covering for over the weekend was
factor on the advance, while there also
appeared to be a moderate demand
from trade sources, and offerings were
comparatively light after the over
night orders had been executed.
Cotton futures opened steady; July,
24.90; October. 24.45; December, 24.61;
January. 24.73. and March. 24S3.
The early bulge was followed by re-
actions Of several points under re-
newed liquidation. but offerings soon
tapered off again and the market was
steady around midday, with active
months ruling about Is to 20 points net
higher.
NEW ORLEANS, July 6.-Scattered
showers in the belt caused selling on
the opening of the cotton market here
today, under which prices fell to 10
points, but soon after the opening call
good demand was met, coming to
large extent from short sellers Of the
early part of the week. At the end Of
the first half hour of trading the de-
cline had been recovered and replaced
by a net advance of 16 to rs points.
Futures opened steady; July. 1880;
October. 1854; December, 23.SS: jan
uary. 24.06 asked. and March. 24.20.
Around the middle of the morning
the market fell off 10 to Is points. but