Evening star., 1917-10-24
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
CRAZY AND PROVISIONS.

CRAZY AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO. October 24.-Action by
board Of trade directors banning all
new purchases of November and De-
at least temporarily, to hold down
prices. The announced purpose OF the
directors was to aid the government in
preventing the existing scarcity OF
elevator stocks here from hosting
values. but the most noticeable inn
mediate effect of tho measures taken
was to Increase the urgency Of demand
from shorts. who desired to Iquldate
contracts. Forecasts of unfavoraoie
weather tended also to harden values
Opening quotations, which ranged from
u off. to a like advance, with Decem-
ber 1.14$4 to l.151a and May 1.OsH to
1.1Ob. We're followed by sharp up
turn all around.
Oats sympathized with the advance
of corn. Besides, opinions were current
that conditions were not auspicious Tor
enlarged arrivals.
Provisions rose briskly in response
TO higher prices on hogs and corn.
Lard especially developed sudden
strength.
Corn-No yellow, 2.04a2.o61a; No.
% yellow. ..o5a2.oa; No 4 yellow, NOM
inal
oats-No. white. soaa6l; standard:
6la611. Rye-No. .. 1.S1i2. Barley. 1.1b
a1.37. Timothy, 6.50aS.35. Glover, ls,oo
aa4.0o. Pork-Nominal; lard, 2a.eoa
4.UO
Report of husking delays due to labor
scarcity counted somewhat as bull1sh
factor and 80, too. did adVlces that IN
dicated unusual slowness in the drying
of new corn. Corn prices closed nerN-
Gus, Il. to y net higher. with Decem-
ber 1IG24 to l.l6Ts and May 1-1l3a to
11l4s.
CORN open. High Low Close.
December ...... t.i4a. 1.1o3. 1.14.& f.1e'A
May ........... 1.oa7s LIE, 1os't i.ll]a
OATS
Hs SssenSet s.. s 49,. 49,. g. 81. ss,. ss,.
NEW YORK. October @4.-Lard-
Weak: middle west, 25.90a24.o0. Other
articles unchanged.
Raw sugar-Steady; centrifugal $50
molasses 6o2 Refined. steady: fine
granulated. S.35.
Special Dispatch TO The Siar
BALTIMORE, Md. Octeber - Il pm.
quotations).- Spot No. . red. soft, 2.22:
spot No. red western, PA, receipts,
s5.5ss bushels; exports, $500 bushels.
OatS-Firm; standard white, 65 X No.
white, G5, sales: receipts, 5000
bushels
Rye-Steady: No. > western export,
1s7. sales: receipts, 1854 bushels.
Hay firm. Grain freights not quot
able.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. October 24.-There ap-
d
selling orders at the opening of the
cotton market today and first prices
were unchanged to points lower
Prices soon rallied. with october SELL
ing up to 2S.25. making new high rec
ord for the season. December ad-
vanced from 1850 to 27.so and Jsnu-
ary from 21.IS to 2I.S3. or about 10 to
10 points net higher.
Futures opened steady; October,
Fuurss closed steady. October. 900;
December. 27.92: January, 21.30: March,
2701: May, $3.50.
Buying was stimulated by the bullish
character of later weather advices with
October selling up to $3.50. December
to IS. 90 and January to 27.4o during the
second hour. This made net advances OF
20 to 40 points on the general list. al
positions this side of March MAKING
new high records for the season. At 100
points over December. october was sold
more freely, however, with the price
breaking to 1900. and there were "oo
crate reactions on later deliveries, with
the close barely steady net ~ polnts
lower to SO points higher.
NEW ORLEANS, October "a. The
cotton market here was irregular and
excited early today, cold weather over
the belt encouraging buying. Whlle
against this was liquidation from re-
cent buyers who wanted their pronts
Tomorrow census bureau report on
ginning and closing of the exchange at
II o'clock today complicated matters
Around the opening prices were to
IS points up, but there was a quick
fall to a level to l3 points under yes
terday's close. At the end of the first
half hour the market stood at a net
rise of to is points.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
October, ego: December. 1855; Jam
uary. 2610: March. 26.04; May. 25.sl.
Futures closed steady at an advance
of to Is points, except on october,
which was IS points up. October.
$500: December. 1862: January, 1926;
March, 26.1S; May. 26.12.
Spot cotton, firm, % points up. Sales
on the spot. 1880 bales: 10 arrive. 6.o.
Low middling. 26.S1; middling, 27.76;
good middling. 2S.25.
Efforts of shorts to liquidate Octo-
Der contracts. the bullish showing of
the weekly weather reports and eX-
pectations of small ginning returns to-
late in the session were 19 to So points
up. except on october, the spot posi-
tion. which was 10 points up at IS
cents. the highest future quotations
ever recorded in this market
NEW YORK. October 24-Butter-
Firm: receipts, 6.419 packages Cream
cry higher than extras. ASK a4S;
creamery extras ts2 score). 44a a4o;
frsts. 43a4+M; seconds. Al 1aa42E.
cases: fresh gathered extras, 45a4S; s1-
ira flrsts. 43a44i.; frsts, 3sa42 sec
ontls, 37a3SAc: state. Pennsylvania
and nearby western hennery whites,
fine to fancy, 6saI0: state. Pennsyl-
vania and nearby hennery browns,
50a57.
Cheese = Unsettled; receipts, 1,S2s
packages; state. fresh specials, o3Ma
% q; do. average run. c2isa23.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. October 24.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 10000 head: strong: 10 cents
above yesterdays average: bulk, 14.s0a
1870: light. 14.25a1645; mixed. 14.60a
1870: heavy. 14.55a1s.65; rough. Hasa
1880; pigs. 10.25al3.s5.
( Cattle-Receipts. 10000 head: firm;
native steers, 6.s5a1I.0O: western steers,
6.o0alS.S5: stockers and feeders, Coca
li.40: cows and heifers, 4.15al1.s0;
calves S.50al550
heep-Receipts. $4,000 head; weak;
wethers, S.S0a1e.15: lambs, 12.50a17.76.
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.
LONDON, October 24.-Bar silver,
Al 1sd per ounce. Money, 4 per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills, SIS per
cent; three-month bills, A.. per cent.
FLYING SQUADRON FOR BONDS.