Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
GRAIN AND PRov1s1oNs.

tor said Il hope that a satisfactory
Explanation will be made soon'
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO, July 16.-Corn prices aver
aged higher today. Influenced by
Weather conditions unfavorabie to
crop as a whole was already so late
that chances of damage from early
autumn frosts had been greatly en-
peace talk hindered aggressiveness on
| the part of bulls. Opening prices,
which ranged from the same as Satur-
days finish to u higher. with Septem-
1.12A to 1.12R. were followed by ma
| terial advance all around. and then
reaction that wiped out most OF the
| gains.
brought under absolute government
! control kept trade in that cereal at a
minimum, with prices showing no
great change. First transactions va
ried from u decline to l cent advance.
with July at 2.O5, and September at
1876.
Promising field advices made oats
relatively easy. What buying there
was seemed to be inspired by the
Selling Of lard on the part Of satur-
days leading buyers weakened all OF
the provision list.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
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NEW YORK, July 1s.-FIour-Firm;
patents. 11.55a1Iso; winter straights.
/ 11.15a11.4o; Kansas straights, 11soa
family, 4s.ooa44.oo; short clear, 4o.ooa
4250 Lard-Dull: middle west. 19.90a
1000: nominal. Hides-Quiet Bogota.
43k: Central America, 42k. Leather
Firm; hemlock firsts. 81 cents; seconds
Raw sugar-Ffrm; centrifugal. $50: mo.
lasses, 5.64. Refined-Steady; cut loaf.
900; crushed. s75: mold A, 500; cubes
1885, fine graduated. $50: diamond A,
7.50 confectioners A, 7.40: No. !, 7.35.
Sugar futures opened active and hrm,
land at noon prices were three TO ten polnts
higher on covering.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, July 1e Il pm. quo
soft, 2os; receipts. 1924 bushels; exports.
$4,000 bushels.
ceipts. $3.50 bushels.
1 ,
No. 3 white, S0haS1; receipts. 1881
bushels.
Rye-Nominal; no western: exports not
quoted; receipts, 5.5S1 bushels:
1000: No. / clover mixed. 1900 asked.
Grain freights-Not quotable.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, July 16.-There was a
severe break in the cotton market
early today. with the exception of
July, which opened unchanged be-
cause Of strong local conditions. the
Saturdays close. The break resulted
largely from reports of good rains
over the belt. particularly in the south
| west. where they were badly needed.
showed very good rains. and it was
believed that these would be followed
by increasingly favorable crop reports
from that section. A less optimistic
cal conditions also operated against
the early market. October later sold
off to 25.25 and December to $3.50, rep
resenting net declines of 81 to 81
ing continued heavy around the lowest
figures.
Futures opened steady; July. 1880;
October: $3.50; DECEMBER. 2S.4i; Janu-
! Later selling operations carried Oc-
tober down to 25.10, or a net loss of II
points, but rallies occurred from this
figure based on reports that the Texas
rains were mostly in sections outside
| Of the drought district. October sold up
to 1884. and was steady at noon. with
shorts chief buyers, partly on further
indefinite peace reports.
NEW ORLEANS, July 18.-Rains in
| Texas and Oklahoma created a wave
of selling in the cotton market here
| today, under which prices fell 81 to IS
points in the first half hour of business.
The tone on the opening was weak and
| the market had little or no support
from any source. Foreign political
news had an unsettling effect.
Futures opened weak; July. $3.50; Oc-
tober. 24.5o; December. 24.5s; January.
| PASS; March, 24.90.
The decline on the active months was
widened to rs to 80 points. but toward
noon a steadier feeling and increased
demand developed. Prices recovered
partially and stood 81 to 81 points un :.
der Saturdays finals.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, July 16.-Eutter-steady:
Eggs-steady: receipts II. 1s1 cases;
at mark. cases included. 27a33.
Potatoes-Weak; receipts, 100 cars:
Illinois sacks.1 .85a1.90; Kentucky and
| Tennessee, 1.85a19O -,
Poultry-Alive. steady: fowls, 1871;
I6pring5, 22a24.
NEW YORK, July 16-Butter-
Weaker: receipts. 1927 tubs; creamery.
higher than extras. 39a39A: creamery
extras (s2 score). s8S: f1rsts. 37H ass;
seconds. 55ha371d.
Eggs-Irregular: receipts, 1925
cases: fresh gathered extras. 37ha
BIZ: extra firsts. 36a37; flrsts. s4a35 y !;
seconds. 32a33h; state, Pennsylvania
and nearby western hennery whites, Al
AS: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
| hennery browns, 39a41.
Cheese-Weak; receipts, 1904 boxes;
state. fresh specials. 23ha24; do. aver
age run, 23a231h.
Dressed poultry-Dull and weak;
| chickens. 1Sa25; fouls. 16a25; turkeys,
| 1Sa32.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
| CHICAGO, July 16.-Hogs-Receipts