Evening star., 1917-03-15
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
| CHICAGO. March 15.-wheat prices
developed considerable strength today,
largely because Of assumptions that the
railway strike outlook was less threat
ening. Bullish crop reports from south
western Kansas tended also to stimu-
| late buying. Offerings were light. Open
| ing quotations, which ranged from A
off to u up, with May at LII to 1.77ss.
and July at 1.52 to 1:52 Is, were follow
ed by substantial gains all around.
| Absence Of selling pressure allowed
corn to ascend. The chief impetus
came from wheat strength. After open
ing unchanged to !. lower. the market
made a general rise to well above yes
| terdays finish
| Oats hardened with other grain.
Trade was light.
| Sharp advances took place in provi-
| sions. Higher quotations on hogs gave
an advantage to the bulls.
! Signs of export buying led subse-
| quently to additional wheat upturns.
and so too did further optimism in re-
gard to the outcome of the strike con-
| ference The close was strong, 21s to
3ts net higher, with May at 1.S0is to
1904. and July at 1.55S4 to 1.56.
Continued lightness of corn receipts
helped to prevent any sharp setback. The
Wheat-Nos. and red, nominal; /;
| No 2 hard, nominal; No. 3 hard 1.S6A
Corn-No. yellow, los Il 90; No.
| 3 yellow. 1.07 1aa1.OS1a; No. yellow.
| Locales.
oats-No. , white. 5s1aa57H; stand-
ard, 59a61i2.
Rye. nominal; barley. 1.13a1,32; Glow
| er. 12.00a1S.00: timothy, 3.75ao.15: pork
| nominal; lard. 1a.05a1s.o7, and ribs,
17.17a17.62.
WHEAT Open. High. Low Close
july ,h, .:......... ~ M i.5a ~ 1855.
CORN
MAY ........... 1.oess LOSS Loss 1,o1.<
| July .......... lo5i2 1.o1 lo'ia l."'s
OATS
sniy Msy ~ .:::: ss's ss's sss s.: S S. sa'' 81
NEW YORK. March Is. Flour
Easy. Spring patents. s40a9.65; win
| ter patents. 9.05a9.S0; winter straights,
| S.65aS.9o: Kansas straights, 9.40a965.
| Pork. firm. Beef, firm. Lard. easy;
middle west. 19.s0a1s.4O. Molasses,
! firm. Hay. steady. Hides, steady.
Leather. firm.
Raw Sugar-Steady: centrifugal. $50;
molasses. 4.52: refined. steady; sranu-
| lated, 200 to 500.
| Futures quiet with operators inclined
to hold off and await developments.
At noon prices were about unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The star.
BALT,>AORE. March Is q pm. quo
tations) ).-Wheat-F'irmer; spot No. ?
red. 1.94S spot No 2 red western.
| 1.9S%: March No. red, 1.94 q; April.
1.9i&s; steamer No. red, 1.79S: re-
ceipts, 1928 bushels.
Corn-Firmer; spot contract, 1.16 y !:
March. 1.16ls; April. 1.l6h; receipts.
61,194 bushels; exports. 265.S00 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; standard white, 70; No.
3 white. 74l9 receipts. 21.3S4 bushels.
Rye-Firmer: No. 2 western export,
,, 1.66a1.67; receipts. 2.sss bushels.
Hay-Steady.
Grain freightS-No quotation.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, March 15.-Butter-Un-
changed
Eggs-Higher; receipts, s.43o cases;
firsts. 2714a271a; ordinary firsts 2Sl@a27;
at mark, cases included, 26a21.
Potatoes-Higher; receipts, thirty cars;
Wisconsin and Michigan, 2.15a2.25; Idaho,
| Oregon, Washington and Colorado, 230a
$50.
Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls and
springs, %.
NEW YORK. March 15.-Butter-
Firrner; receipts. 2,699 tubs: creamery,
higher than extras. 41s.a42A: extras t92
scorel. 4la41l2; firsts, SSa4012; seconds.
35a371a
Eggs-Frm: receipts. 22,o16 cases; fresh
gathered extra fine. 29a2912; extra firsts,
2S1sa2sa4; firsts. 2sa2sA; seconds and
lower grades, 26Ea27i9: nearby hennery
| white, fine to fancy, 32a34; do, brown ana
mixed colors. 2sa29.
Cheese-Irregular, receipts. 2,b3o DoXes,
state whole milk flats held special. 27ha
2712: do, average fancy, 26a4a2I.
Poultry-Live, firm; fowls, 23a2412;
chickens, 90: turkeys, %.
Dressed-ouet: chickens. 1Sa2s; fowls.
II 12a2312: turkeys. 1sa31.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
c.
ceipts. $1,000 head; strong: 1ec above
Yesterdays average. Bulk, 14.50al 80 !;
| light, 13.9oa14.S0. mixed, 14.25a14 80;
| heavy, 14.25a149o; rough, 1i.25a1 4. 40.
Pigs. 1O.50a13.00. -
Cattle-Receipts, 900 head; firm; ma
tive beef. 9.ooa12.s5; stockers and feed
| ers 6SOa9.15: cows and heifers, 5.SOa
1915; calves, 915al3.5O.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; firm;
| wethers. II .00a12. 40; lambs, l.. so.
COTTON MARKETS..
| NEW YORK, March ia.--The cotton
market showed renewed irregularity
at the opening today, with near months
relatively easy under further scattering
| liquidation. First prices were steady.
at :. decline of 4 points to an advance
| of points, with May selling off to II So.
| or . points net lower. while october
| touched 1915, or within point of last
nights close after tse call. Liverpool
was a buyer here, however, while the
| census figures domestic mill con-
sumption were rather more bullish
| than expected. and the market soon
| turned f1rmer, with old crop deliveries
selling Z to 8 points and the new crop
| 8 to IL points net higher before the
| end of the first hour. This advance
carried May up to 1870. while October
| sold at 1851 Buying may also have
| been encouraged by the weekly state
ment on submarine activities. showing
| a smaller number of vessels destroyed
| than during the previous week, and the
! relatively firm ruling of the Liverpool
market.
| Futures opened steady; May. 1851:
July. 17.49; October, 1915: December.
1859.
| A more optimistic view Of the railroad
labor situation probably accounted for