Evening star., 1917-03-19
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO. March 19.-Moderate strength
developed in the wheat market today
as a result of the railway strike settle
ment. Bullish sentiment was restrain.
ed. however, by the continuance of
traffic embargoes. due to congested
checked also by uncertainty over, pos
sible outcomes of the increasing de-
struction Of American shipping in the
submarine war zone. Opening prices,
which ranged from the same as sat
urday's finish to 1s higher, with May
at 1.S4A to 1.S5h. and July at 155 h
to 1.55 II. were followed by limited gen.
eral gains and then slight reaction.
In corn, as in wheat, firmnesS resulted
from the strike settlement. but ad-
vances were not of a radical sort. The
upturns appeared to be due to scarcity
of offerings. rather than to any un-
usual expansion of buying. After open
ing u to 1aa% higher, the market con-
tinued to harden.
Oats sympathized with the upward
tendency of other cereals. Business,
though, was small
Provisions. as we'll as grain. advanced
on account of the disappearance of the
strike danger. Higher quotations on
hogs counted also as a bullish factor
Wheat-No. red nominal; No. red.
1877; No. 9 hard, 1872; No. hard, 1.S0a
1ssas.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 1.1oAa1.1o x No.
3 yellow, 1.09a1.11 y; No. 4 yellow, 1.06a
Oats-No. 8 white. 5skasoA; stand
ard. 59a6Oa4. Rye-Nominal. Barley
1.OOa132. Timothy-3.75a5.75. Clover
12.00a1s.00. Pork-3440. Lard-196O.
Ribs-17. .5Oa1S.12.
WHEAT Open. High. Low Close
July .......... 1.55% 1.5sls 1916 15sk
CORN
May .......... 1.O9S LIP 1.09B Liz
July .......... LO7S 1.1o,s 1o7ss 10
CATS
Sa;y H;y :::::: ssls sss 81. ~ s53s s5$ s. SIS
NEW YORK. March 9.-Flour-Firm;
spring patents. 9.4Oa9.65: winter pat
ents. 9.05a9.3O: winter straights, 8.65a
$50: Kansas straights. 9.40a965.
Pork-Strong; mess, 35.50a36.00; fam
lily. 37.00a3s.00; short clear. 37.00a39.OO.
Beef-Steady; mess. 24.0Oa25.00: fam
lily. 260oa2S.00.
Lard-Strong; middle west, 19.soa
1890.
Molasses--Firm; New Orleans open
kettle, 40a50.
Hay-Steady: No. 1. Ito; No. 2, 1.00a
LOS; No. 3. 9oas5; shipping. 7OasO
Hides-Quiet; Bogota. "A; Central
America. Az
Leather-Firm: hemlock frsts. 81;
seconds, 55
Raw sugar Steady Centrifugal,
sac; molasses. 4.52 Refined, steady
Cut loaf, SIS; crushed. 500: mold A and
cubes. 7.50; XXXX powdered, 7.15; pow
dered, 10: fine granulated, 200: dia-
mond A, 700; confectioners' A, $50; No.
!. 6.S5.
A more optimistic feeling prevailed in
the market for sugar futures owing to
the settlement of the railroad strike,
and prices at midday showed net ad-
.vances of to II points on covering and
buying for outside account.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. March 19.-Butter-Steady.
Creamery, 33a40.
Eggs-Lower; receipts. 5,937 cases;
mark. cases included, 25a26lk.
Potatoes-Lower; receipts, 81 cars:
Wisconsin and Michigan white, 2.25a
2.35: Idaho. Colorado, Washington and
Oregon. 2.40a2.50.
Poultry. alive-Lower; fowls. 21h.
springs, 211a
NEW YORK, March 1s.-Butter-
higher than extras, 421a a43: creamery,
extras (92 score). 41ka42: frsts, ASIA
Al; seconds. 35 y ass
Eggs-Irregular; receipts. 1921
tti'eo, II eSil SdlneTtu nrStS, ZS lp
frsts. 27ka2S; nearby hennery white,
fine to fancy, 33a34; nearby hennery
browns, 80.
Cheese-Irregular; receipts. 59O4
boxes; state held specials, 27a271s
do. average fancy, 261aa27
Dressed poultry-Firm; chickens, lSa
~; fowls. 112a23 Y; turkeys, 1Sa34
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 10 Il nm.
quotations) s).-Wheat-Dull and lower:
spot No. 2 red. 199; spot No. 2 red west
ern. 2.03; March No. 2 red. 199: April
No. 2 red. 1.99; steamer No 2 red,
!:S4 z receipts. 24,00S bushels; exports,
1860 bushels.
Corn Quiet but firm: spot contract,
1.1SS: March. 1.1S%; April, 1.1SM; re-
ceipts. 1850 bushels
oats - Easier; standard white, 74h:
No 3 white, "A; receipts, 16,51s bushels.
Rye-F'irm; No. 2 western export,
1.6S; receipts. 42,7S0 bushels
Hay-Steady: No. l timothy, so; No.
clover mixed, 1900 asked
Grain freights-No quotation
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO, March 1e.-Hogs- Receipts.
5000 head: weak, early advance of 15c
lost. Bulk, 14.65a15.Oo; light. 142Oa14so; !;
mixed, 14:5oa15.00: heavy, 14.5Oa15. 05 /:
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; strong.
Native beef cattle, 9.15a1265; stockers
and feeders. 6.70a9.S0; cows and heifers.
3. 75a1oS5 calves, 1025a14.25
Sheep-Recepts, 5000 head; strong.
Wethers, 11.10a12.65: lambs, 1250a14.9O.
COTTON MARKETS,
NEW YORK. March 19-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance of
to IL points in response to firm cables
and over Sunday buying orders attract
ed by the strength of Saturday. May
contracts sold at 1900 on the call, and
October at 1924. making an advance of
about 45 to so points from the low level
of last week. Considerable realizing
was encountered at these figures, how
ever, coming partly from people who
had bought Saturday in anticipation
that the railroad troubles would be set
tied, and prices eased off or points
toward the middle of the morning.
Private cables attributed the strength
in Liverpool to higher ocean freight
and insurance rates This naturally
tended to modify their influence around
the local ring, and sentiment may have
been somewhat unsettled by the re-
ported sinking of three American ves-
sells.
Futures opened steady; May. 1895;
July. 1886: October, 1920; December,
1874; January, 1888
The ear)y reactions were foIlouad b,,