Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-18
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. May 1s.-Forced restric-
ton of buying of future deliveries
ence in the option pit. Opening prices
of futures ranged from 2 to lower,
with July at 2.15 to PIT and Septem-
Der at 1876 to 1877. There was slight
further subsequent setback, but then
moderate rally.
Seasonable weather had only tran
sient bearish effect on the corn market.
Reports of car scarcity and of urgent
domestic and foreign demand for corn
products soon led to gains all around.
After opening q to lower, the market
rallied to well above yesterdays finish.
Oats showed Independent strength on
account of seaboard advices of lib
eral export inquiry. General business
here was about as active as under nor
| NAL conditions.
steadiness of the hog market upheld
provisions Changes in quotation
we've slight. but mainly upward.
Word of liberal export buying of
wheat and barley on the Pacific coast
gave 2 decided upswing later to wheat
prices of future deliveries. 1t was said
the grain was going forward to Europe
from the Pacific coast on rush orders.
The market closed strong, 6 to 9 net
higher, with July at FPS and September
at 2.05.
wheat-No. . red. 200: No. 3 red,
273; No hard and No. hard nominal.
Corn-No. > yellow, 1.67 1aa1.6sa; No. 3
elbow. 1.67 14a1.6s; No. yellow. nomi
a
ard, 711&a7212. Rye. nominal Barley,
1.25a1.60. Timothy, 5.75aS.oO.
WHEAT Open. High. Low Close
September 5ss 49,: is rs rs IT, Is =: Is
| corn
September 10 1 LIS: liz liz II
OATS
September 5ss 81 81. CO.. CO. 81 g.: s sss
CT
spring patents, 14.soa15.15: winter pat
ents. 14.40a14.65; winter straights.
13.90a14.25; Kansas straights. 14.40a
1915. Lard dull; middle west, 22.6oa
22.70. Hay steady; No. 1. LEO. Other
articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May Isl pm.
quotations.) Wheat = Inactive, but
firmer: spot No. red. sos; spot No.
red western, 3.07; May No. red, sos;
steamer No. red, 2.sS. Receipts. ST.
500 bushels.
May. 175As. Receipts, 146,S29 bushels.
Oats-Steady: standard white, 771a:
No. 3 white, II, sales. Receipts, 9.527
bushels.
a.25 bid. Receipts, ss.sos bushels.
Grain freights-No quotations.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, May 1s.-Butter I'm
changed.
Eggs-Lower: receipts. ee.954 cases.
Firsts, S3 1aa34 4: ordinary firsts. 31a
80: at mark cases included, 31a34.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6 cars; unchanged.
Poultry. alive-Unsettled; fowls, o019:
springs, @Sa32.
NEW YORK. May 1s.-Butter-Un-
settled: receipts. $500 packages: cream
cry, higher than extras. 391za40:
-froS &c
3Sa3ss.; seconds, 33a371a.
Eggs-Steady; receipts. 23.744 cases:
fresh gathered extras. 371Aa3s; fresh
sathered. storage-packed firsts. ASIA
81; fresh-gathered firsts, 35a36h;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby west
ern hennery whites. fine to fancy, 37k
a3S: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery browns. 371aa3S.
Cheese-Irreg ular; receipts. 1871
boxes; state fresh specials, 26Aa27;
do. average run. 2612.
Dressed poultry-Irregular chickens.
a4aso; fowls. 1914a25; turkeys, 1sas5.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. May IS Hogs-Receipts.
$4,000 head: slow at yesterdays aver
age: bulk. 15S5a1625: light. 15.1Oa
1925 mixed. 15.6oa16.35: heavy, 1850
a164o; rough. 15.6oal5.75; pigs. 1850
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; steady
native beef cattle. 9.60a1370: stockers
and feeders. 7.Goa1o.4o: cows and heifers.
66!a1 go: calves, 10.00a1475.
sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: steady:
wethers. 12.75a15-75; lambs. 15.75a21 90.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. May 1s.-The cotton
market showed renewed strength early
today, with all positions making new
nigh ground for the present movement
and with new crop selling into new
high records for the season The start
was barely steady. at decline of 10
points on May. but unchanged to
points higher on later months, and the
active positions soon sold to IL points
above last nights closing figures. July
contracts sold up to 20.33 and October
to 1899 or 119 to 1872 points above the
low level of last week.
Futures opened barely steady; May,
2o.15; July. 2o.1s; October, 1885; De-
cember. POOP. and January, 2O.03.
excited late in the morning. with heavy
realizing sales readily absorbed and
with active months selling 81 to 81
points net higher. The advance was
halted around 20.53 for July and 2O24
for October by the appearance Of press
advices limiting at truce between Rus
sia and Germany. Urgent liquidation
followed. July broke to 2O25 and Oc-
tober sold back to 1000 within ten or
fifteen minutes, but the market almost
as rapidly recovered on fresh buying
orders.
NEW ORLEANS. May 1s.-After mo-
mentary hesitation on the opening, dur
ing which July lost points, the cotton
moved to high levels today, chiefly
under the influence Of good cable news
At the end Of the first half hour Of
business the trading months were 8 to
Futures opened steady May, POLO;
July, 1853: October. 1929. Decemhar