Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-19
COTTON OIL MARKET.

Tone, steady; sales, 2S,0OO.
COTTON SEED OIL OPINIONS.
Aspegren a. Co.: With Europe buying such
heavy quantities OF oil, and the prospects Of
late as well as short cotton crop, we are
likely to further sharp advances.
Oryis Bros. & CO.-With the technical posi-
ton OF the market in a very healthy condition,
any purchases around levels now ruling should
prove ultimately very profitable.
Williams Commission Co.: DO not believe
present levels OF new crop options likely 70
continue when crop crude is more freely
offered and begins moving toward Septembe-.
JOHN T. CLARK &sCo.'s COTTON LETTER.
NEW ORLEANS, June lS.-The drastic ac-
tiOn OF Liverpool again shows that improve
ment in traffic conditions is still prospective.
That market this morning showed 100 to 1913
English points advance, closing at the best,
while spots are quoted 81 up, 1sd for middling,
equal 10 about IS nc.
The loss Of several cotton cargoes is re-
ported, Of the most important losses be-
ing the steamship Mississippi Covering against
these losses and rush buying by the trade In an
ticipatiOn Of government restrictions for OPP
Grating in staple necessities may have been the
chief factors In the frantic advance in Liy-
erpOcl
Russia is better there reports of revO-
lutiOnary moves in China, unrest in Spain
threatened cabinet crisis in Italy.
The senate passed the priority shipping bill
empowering the president to direct shipments
Of commodities essential to the prosecution Of
the war.
so far temperatures have risen closer TO
normal, the map shows no rain in the belt.
Indications are for increasing cloudness west
with a tendency to become unsettled, partly
cloudy in the central and eastern belt; some
scattered showers.
Our market opened 40 points up on July and
20 points up on new crops. eased little and
then experienced another sudden advance which
carried July to PSI and October to PADS.
Trading was rather quiet, but selling has be-
come so intimidated that there is decided
scarcity Of contracts and little buying causes
an advance.
METAL MARKET
NEW YORK, June 1S.-The metal exchange
quotes lead quiet; spot 1lkd12b. Spelter
dull; spot East ST. Louis delivery, 9Ikd99s
At London: Lead, spot, 80 pounds los: fu.
turss. % pounds los; spelter, spot, "a pounds;
futures, 90 pounds.
Copper firm; electrOlytic spot and nearby,
$4,000 90; third quarter and later deliy-
cries, %. 5Od32.OO.
Iron firm; No. 1 northern. 47.Od4sOO; No
?, 46-T5H47.I5; No 1 southern, 46.O0d47.OO;
Metal exchange quotes tin firm; spot 81 IL
bid.
At london: Spot copper, 100 pounds; fu-
spot tin. 241 pounds; futures, go pounds.
BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS
NEW YORK. June 1s.-Butter. firm; re-
ceipts, s.425 packages.
high scoring points. 3sH q3sc; firsts
IS to % scoring points, S6s4 a 81 nc; seconds IS
10 81 score, 4Ogil 17c; thirds, 35d36c; held,
i5eiJ seconds. ssa4lc; state dairy. finest. 4SSs
L4Ihc; good TO prime, 4ldz3c; renovated eT.
tras. &c.,. nrsts. 5iaG35c; lower grades.
s2saS3he; hrsts; s4AgS5c; lower grades
&c. Packing stOck-No. l, current make. 81
a52Isc; No. =. current make. fine. 81 &c;
current make. lover grades. 30q3Ic.
Cheese. weak: receipts, 2,128 cases. State
fresh specials. 22& q 23c; average run, 22s. q
22Isc; fresh special, 24G ia nc; storage, 2s2t
whole milk All styles held made specials.
26Izc; DO. held made average fancy, 2dd 20 y
fresh specials, 24g24I3c; aver. 23q23%c;
white specials. IS a a25l5c; flats, fresh coored
average run, s4lze; flats. fresh white aver
age run. 24NQ25c; twins, fresh colored spe
25Isc; twins. fresh colorsd average run, 24hc;
fresh white average run. 24+s q25c. wisconsir
while milk: All styles held specials 256l
2Tlsc; twins. white fresh. PAN Q25c: twins
eOlOred fresh. zSh g24e; double dasies. fresh
24z 25c; Young Americas, fresh. 25c. Fai
western-while milk: Oregon, triple daisies
he'd, ZJa26hc; California. double daisies
fresh, 23H24c. State-skims: Flats specials
1874 4 zoe: flats, choice, lsh al9c; cheddars
Specials 1eTl9nc; cheddars. choice. lSMlSLc
fair 10 good. ITsIISc lower grades. 1Od l6Lbc
Eggs. steady; receipts, l5,7ss cases. Fresh
gathered extra. per dozen, 33d35 nc; storag
packed. firsts 81 u d32l7c; fresh gathered frsts
8OrU3l: fresh gathered seconds and lower
], aIuSI Lsc; fresh gathered diTties, No. Z
5Oa3OIsc. fresh gathered checks. 30I% &c
nearby white eggs and duck eggs: State. Penn
and nearby western hennery. white. I1ne u
white. ordinary TO prime. S3g34c; gate, Penn
and nearby gathered whites, as to size and
quality. S3IS4c; western and southern, gain
cred, whites. sass; state, Penn. and nearby
lsarby. gathered brown and mlJed colors
nrsts 10 extra firsts, S2b93She.