Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


pool Cotton Association.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO. June 25.-Material de-
ciines took place in the wheat market
today. owing. more or less. to prospects
mat the food bill, including prohibition
or the use of foodstuffs for the manu-
facture Of alcoholic beverages would
pass the Senate Good rains in the dry
section of North Dakota tended further
10 weaken prices. and so. too. did lib
eral world shipments The opening.
which varied from to lower. with
July at 2.09 and September at 1.S3 to
lS4. was followed by moderate addi-
tional sag.
Breaking of the drought in southern
Oklahoma gave setback to corn after
an early advance. At first the marke,
hardened. owing to the fact that offer
| ings were light. Opening prices rang
ed from 4 off to like advance. and
there was slight upturn. but a sharp
descent all around to we'll below Satur-
days finish.
oats mirrored the action OF corn.
tirmness prevailed at the start. but
later the selling side became popular
Lower quotations on hogs eased down
provisions. On the break. however. de-
mand improved, and rallies were in
order.
Likelihood of the enactment of the
rood control bill acted as bearish corn
i'''to ->ptlce was likewise taken Oh
the Kansas state report. showing the
largest acreage on record. Brisk de-
mand from the seaboard. though. final
ly proved more than an offset The
close was firm at Z off to z net adj
vance.
Encouraging wheat crop reports from
Canada tended to prevent any decided
recovery. Besides there were increased
offerings of new wheat. The close was
steady. . to 4 net lower. with July at
,. 10 and September at 1S5
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
september 80: 1.ss 1sS 1851 1.s5
CORN
s sss'enbsi l is 1 1iss 1 11ss 1ss
OATS
September g 81 81. g.: ss"
NEW YORK. June 27-Flour-steady;
spring patents. 12.90a13.15; winter pat
ients. 1200a12.20; winter straiehts.
11.65a11-so; Kansas straights. 1265a
|13lJ.
Pork-,steady: mess. 4l:5o: family,
Lard-Steady; middle west, 21O5a
i2115.
Hides-ouiet; Boeota, 1917; Central
America. 42l1.
Leather-Firm: hemlock frsts. So:
Raw sugar-Centrifugal, 5.ss: mo-
lasses. sos: refined steady: cut loaf
800; crushed. s.75: mold A. 500: cubes
go; AXXx powdered. ITO: pow
dered. 7.65: fine graduated, $50; dia-
mond A. $50; confectioners' A, TAO;
No. l, 7.35.
Sugar futures opened quiet, and at
noon prices were about unchanged from
saturdays closing, with the exception
Of July. which showed a decline OF 2
points on liquidation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd June 25 q pm
).-Wheat-Inactive; spot No
: red. 2.45; spot No. red western. $50:
receipts. l14.534 bushels; exports, 40,o2s
Corn-Firm: spot contract, 1915.
exports, 544sl bushels.
oats-Cnscttied; standard white. 49,
No. 3 white. 7212. sales: receipts, 2s5. o56
bushels: exports, 343,1s6 bushels.
Rye-Firm: No. western export 237
sales; receipts, $3.50 bushels.
Hay--Steady: No. l timothy, COCOA
loo; No. clover mixed. 17.5oa1S00
Gram freights-Not quotable.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CAIcAGo; June 25.-Butter firm;
Eggs steady. receipts 1886 cases;
1 npsts. Zsha3ols ordinary f1rsts. 27ka
fotatoes. steady: new. receipts rs
cars: Arkansas and Oklahoma, 3.i5a3 90
old. receipts cars, no sales
sn rGul.ry ss. alive. firm; fowls. 1917;
Steady: receipts. 1o.s2s packages:
creameries higher than extras. 3sHa
4oA creamery extras coz score), asa
SSA frsts, S7&a3SA: seconds. 36a37h.
fresh gathered extras, 35a3s: fresh
gathered storage packed flrsts. "a
a34 y: fresh gathered firsts. 32a33; state,
pennsylvania and nearby western hem
merry whites. fine to fancy. 4Oa41: state,
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns, 37a39.
Enthusiastically; receipts. 1859 boxes;
state fresh specials. 23a231 Y: do, aver
age fancy. 22Ra22%.
Dressed - Quiet: chickens. 20a2S:
fowls. 1ssa25k; turkeys. 1sa35-
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. June 25.-Conflicting
weather and crop news restricted the
volume Of business in the cotton market
early today and caused irregular f1uctua-
tons. The market opened easy at de-
cline Of 10 to q points, with october
selling at 1851 and January at 1858. Of
ferngs were absorbed around this level,
with buying encouraged by private con-
dition report of 701. compared with 72.8
or ~ points from the lowest during the
early trading. Private cables reported
limited liquidation with good trade call
ing.
Futures opened easy; July. $3.50: Octo-
Der. 26.48: December. $3.50; January,
$3.50; March, 26.S5.
Selling on the Texas rain news be-
came little more active during the
middle of the morning, with October
declining to 26.18 and December to
$3.50, or about 40 to As points net lower
on the active deliveries. Prices stead
led around this level on covering and
buying by trade interests, with later
fluctuations irregular. The detailed re-
ports showed rain at 20 points out of
so in the Houston district. with seven
stations showing precipitation of over
an inch.
Trading was quiet during the middle
of the afternoon, with October ruling
around 1925. and December. 1886. or
about 81 points net lower.
NEW ORLEANS. June 25-Good rains
in the western belt over Sunday caused
heavy selling Of cotton here today. and
in the first half hour of business prices
fell off 20 to 48 points under the pres
sure Texas reported rains which bear
ish traders considered effectually ended
the drought.