Evening star., 1917-04-13
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


| CHICAGO, April 13.-Considerable
| weakness developed in the wheat mar
ket today. owing to assertions that
high prices had more than discounted
damage to the new crop. Brisk de-
seaboard and milling interests, and
gave the May option relative firmness.
as compared with later deliveries.
| Speculative trade was rather light
Opening q quotations. which ran, ranged ed
2.1S to 2.191s and July at 1.sS to 1.SSA.
were followed by some upturns, but
then a material setback all around.
| Lightness of offerings put strength
I into corn. New high record prices for
| the season were attained. After open
| ing unchanged to IA up, the market
| underwent a general sag, but then began
| to soar.
Buying orders were numerous. though
mainly for small quantities.
| Scattered selling was sufficient to ease
| down provisions. Lard led the decline.
Butter firm; creamery, 40a45. Eggs
| higher: receipts, 1898 cases; firsts. 32a
| 33: ordinary firsts, 31a32; at mark, cases
included. 291aa321a. Potatoes higher:
| receipts, Is cars; Idaho. Colorado. Ore
gon and Washington, 3.00a3.25; Wis
consin and Michigan. 275a2.sO. Poultry,
alive. higher; fowls, %; spring. 23.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close
july july :::::.::::: iss s 1914 @ 1s7ss 1.ssa.
CORN s
aaiy h1y 1sss 1ssss 1sss 1sls 1sas 1sss. 1sss
OATS
May ....... e5a esn az sH
July :..:.; ;.:.:. sals sS sls ss7s
NEW YORK. April 1s-Flour--
wnfer pates eprng SO
| straights, 1O.15a10.4O; Kansas straights,
10.90a11.15. Pork, strong; short clear,
4o.000a42.0o. Lard. firm; middle west,
2l.55a21.65. Other articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star
| BALTIMORE. April 13 q pm. quota
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; spot No. 2 red,
l2.44A spot No. 2 red western. 2.491s;
April No. red, 2.441e: steamer No. 2
red, 2.261a: receipts, 107,516 bushels;
exports, 375.519 bushels.
| Corn-Strong; spot contract, 1.471s ;
exports, s5,714 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; standard white, 761s :;
No. 3 white. 76 sales; receipts. 1914
bushels.
Rye-strong; No western export,
17.s2S bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. timothy and No.
clover mixed: unchanged.
Grain freights-No quotations.
NEW YORK DAIRY MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 13.-Butter-
Firm: receipts. 6,3S4 tubs; creamery
higher than extras. 47a47k; creamery
extras (92 score). 46A atty; f1rsts
44Aa46; seconds, 43a44h.
Eggs-Firm; receipts. 40,377 cases
fresh gathered extras. 35la fresh gath
cred, storage packed. firsts. 34ka35;
fresh gathered firsts. 33ka34: state
Pennsylvania and nearby western hem
merry whites, fine to fancy, So; state
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns. 35a35N.
Cheese-Firm; receipts, 3.s77 boxes;
state fresh specials, 25a25k Y; do. av-
erage fancy, 241aa25.
Live poultry-Weak: no prices quot
ed Dressed very strong; chickens, 23a
80; fowls. 21a27; turkeys. 1Sa34.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, April 13.-Hogs-Receipts
10000 head; weak, 10 under yesterdays
average; bulk, 15.s0a16a0: light. Is. asa
1915; mixed, 15.60a16.3o: heavy, 60a
1885: rough, 15.60a15.75; pigs, 11.75a
i14.60.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head slow; ma
tive beef cattle. 9.30a13.25: stockers and
feeders, 7.30a10.00: cows and heifers
5. .75a11.00; calves. 9.00a13.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: strong
wethers, 1o..0a13.10; Embs, Il. 0oal6o0
i COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. April 13.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady; May, 2o.6o; July,
| EVou, oClOUeT, 1870, DeCem Der, 1919
! January, 1918.
further advance encountered in
creased offerings in the cotton market
early today. Cables were hardly up to
expectations, but the trade took an un-
favorable view of the. weather map
| while buying was also encouraged by
peace talk and after opening steady al
an advance of to IL points the mar
ket sold 13 to 81 points net higher.
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
| Open. High. Low. 115
May ............ 20.60 2n.i 20.41 20 a
July ............. 20.30 20.47 20.04 20 II
October ....-..... 1905 10 IT 1892 1S.9
NEW ORLEANS, April 13.-The cot
ton market opened steady. May. 1872
July. 1919; October. 1856; December
1854: January, 1874.
| Dry weather in Texas and showerS
weather in the eastern belt caused buy
ing in the early trading in cotton to
day, on which prices rose 12 to /!
points. The supply of contracts wa!
small and the market rose easily
. LONDON STOCK MARKET.
LONDON. April 13.-NIoney was i,
good supply and discount rates wer,
harder today.
| With the issue of the prospectuses O.
a commonwealth loan and an offer o
exchequer bonds the stock market.
surplus funds have a momentaril,