Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-22
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, May 22.-Future delivery
trade in wheat today was reduced to
scanty dealings in a single option
September. No business was done in
the July delivery, and it was said that
soon under existing arbitrary rules all
transactions whatever in contracts for
come INTO an automatic stop. The mar
kef, that is, the September delivery.
QRened this morning 8 higher, owing
70 absence of offerings, but afterward
seacted 2. starting at 21a and falling
Corn prices bulged on account of
general buying which developed when
the pit crowd saw that offerings were
shine was a bu1lish factor. After OPEN
ing Wax on to Nan advance. the mar
ket scored moderate gains all around.
I. Oats developed firmness in sympathy
with corn. Trading was light.
Scattered buying hardened the pro-
visions market. A steady tone in the
hog market put sellers at a disad-
vantage.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Lard weak:
middle west. 22.S5a22.75. Other articles
unchanged.
Raw sugar-steady; centrifugal. 5.o2:
molasses, 5.14; refined, steady; fine
gfanuIated, 7.5Oa8.30.
Futures opened easier. and prices at
noon were 2a6 points lower under con-
tfnued liquidation and selling by lead
ing Cuban interests.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, May % q pm.
Observation-Disclosures and lower:
spot No. red. 3.os; spot No. 2 red west
ern, 3.11: May No. red, 500; steamer
No. 2 red. 2.s2: receipts. 145.73s bushels.
sCorn-Firmer; spot contract, 1.791s :;
May. 1.7s1s: receipts, s4.s7o bushels,
oa rs h.: s gsn1sm white. 7sha
T6 bushels.
Rye-Firmer: No. 2 western export.
2;3sa24o; receipts. 5s.4o7 bushels.
Hay-Steady.
Grain freights-No quotation.
DAIRY MARKETS.
+ CHICAGO, May %. = Butter = Higher;
creamery, 33ha39.
EGGS Higher; receipts. s2.41o cases:
nrsts. 345a35h; ordinary firsts, 32a33: at
mark. cases included, 32a35.
,Potatoes-Received, IL cars: unchanged.
Poultry. alive-Higher; fowls. 21h.
NEW YORK. May 2z.-Butter-Firm
g than extras. 4oa41: extras (s2 score),
40; firsts, 3SAa391s; seconds. 37a3sh.
.Eggs-Ffrm; receipts. 35,427 cases.
Fresh gathered extras. 3Sa38k; fresh
s5h; fresh gathered frsts. IS u a36 y !:
seconds and lower grades. 32a34h:
state, Pennsylvania and nearby west
ssn hennery,z white. fine to fancy.
hennery. brown, s7k assn.
Cheese-Easy; receipts. 1927 boxes.
including $3.50 in transit for export.
State fresh specials. 26Aa27; do,
average run, 26a asked.
Poultry-Live. weak; no prices set
tied
Dressed-Easy; chickens. 2sa3o; fowls.
19E AIS: turkeys. 18a35.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO, May 22.-Hogs-Receipts.
1900 head; strong. 5 above yesterdays
average. Bulk, 15.s5a16.45; light, 15.10a
1895: mixed. 15.75a16.50: heavy, 15.70a
1856; rough. 15.70a15.s5: pigs. 10.50a
1859
1cattIe-Receipts, 1000 head; steady.
Native beef cattle. s.5oa13.65: stockers
and feeders. 7.60a10.35; cows and heif-
ers. s.Soa11.5o; calves, 10.ooa14.5o.
ySheep-Receipts, 7,b00 head; steady
Wethers, 12.75a15.75; lambs, 15.70a20.50.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. May 22.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance of
to IL points in response to relatively
firm cables with July selling at 20.78 and
October at 20.50 on the call
Offerings increased after the opening
and the market soon broke under nQuida-
tion and local and southern selling: Stop
orders were uncovered on the decline to
20.40 for July and 20.16 for October, or
. about Is to 20 points under last nights
closing figures.
October, 2o.45; December. 1880; January,
, 20,63.
The early break extended to .2o.4o for
July ana ZU.lo 1OF OCTOBER. OF 20 TO ~
points net lower and practically half a
cent under the high level of yesterday.
The market rallied several points from
the lowest on covering, with the tone
. steady around midday.
NEW ORLEANS. May 22.-After opening
to . points up cotton fell OF sharply
here today under the census bureau repor,
showing a production Of hnters to April 30
& of !. 21O,876 bales. At the end Of the
first half hour of business trading
months were l to points under yester-
days close.
Futures opened steady. Opening bids:
May and July. 20.27; October. 1884: De-
eernber, 1895; January, zoos.
Short selling pressed on the market
and much liquidation Of long cotton
was Induced. At the middle Of the
Morning the active months were 20 to
30 points under the close of yesterday.
Good spot accounts caused something
{ OF a recovery and toward noon prices
showq1 net loss Of u to - points. -,