Evening star., 1917-09-20
COTTON MARKETS.


NEW YORK, September 2o.-Cotton
futures opened steady: October, 21.4s;
December. 21.36: January, 21.26; March,
21.42; May, PISS.
There was a renewal of Liverpool
and Wall street buying at the opening
of the cotton market today and first
prices were 4 to is points higher. with
October selling at 2152 and January at
Z.21- This advance met more southern
selling and realizing than were in evil
dence yesterday, however, and there
appeared to be tendency to pay more
attention to the reduced short interest
and favorable weather for picking in
the south A wire from Texas said
spots were offering more freely, and
prices here sagged off shortly after the
opening. October reacted to 21.40 and
January to 21.44, comparing with 2134
and 21.16 at the close yesterday. The
decline was checked by the report of a
New Orleans banking authority esti-
mating the crop at 13.2S2,0 900 bales, in
Guiding linters.
Business was quiet later in the
morning, with fluctuations irregular.
There were occasional furries of SELL
ing, but the offerings were compare
lively small. and the relative frmness
OF october had a tendency to hold
the later months. Prices at midday
were about net unchanged to IS points
lower.
NEW ORLEANS. September 20.-Cot-
ton opened steady. Opening bid: Oc-
tober. 2O.sS asked; December, 20.64;
January, 20.11: March, 20.s1: May, 21.0o.
A continuation of the buying move
ment of yesterday put the price of cot
ton l i TO IS points up around the open
ing here today. but realizing in volume
from the long side was met and the
rise was soon checked. At the end of
the first half hour trading months were
l point higher to 6 points lower than
yesterdays close.
Offerings of short cotton increased on
reports of a somewhat lower spot basis
In Texas and fear of the effects of the
dock workers strike here. In the trad
ing up TO noon prices went ten to
twelve points below yesterdays close
DAIRY MARKET.
NEW YORK. September 2O.-Butter-
Firm: receipts, 1850 tubs; creamery,
higher than extras, 44a4 a45l.; crea-
merry extras (92 score). AK a441s;
first. 4Sa44; seconds, 41a42l4.
Eggs-lrregular: receipts, 14,961
cases: fresh gathered extras 46a47: ex-
ira frsts, 43a45; first. 40a42: seconds
sSa39; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery whites. fine to fancy, 5Sa60;
state. Pennsylvania and nearby hen
merry browns, 4Sa50.
state. fresh specials, 25&. do. average
run. 25a2512.
Dressed poultry-Firm; chickens. ga
81: fowls, 22a30: turkeys. 2ea33
1880.
\Pork-Strong; short clear. 455oa4s 90
24.40
Other articles unchanged.
Live poultry-Weak: chickens. 24a25:
fowls, 261sa2712; turkeys. 1Sa20
CHICAGO. September 20.-Butter-
Unchanged
-Eggs--Receipts. 7,1os cases; un-
Potatoes-Unsettled: receipts. 35 cars;
Minnesota and Dakota, 115a122; Wis
eonsin and Michigan, I.15a125
-Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls, 221s
springs, 90.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. Septem ber 20.-Hogs-Re-
0ipts, 5000 head; slow: bulk, 17.7Oa
16-Io; light. 11.25a1s.65; mixed. l7.20als so;
heavy: 1I.1Sa1sso: rough. 1115a1s25; !;
fdgs. 13.50a17.50.
.sCattle-Receipts. 5000 head: weak:
hative beef cattle. 7.75a1s.9o; western
steers. s.70a15.75; stockers and feeders
64oa11.15; cows and heifers, 515a1290
caives, II. .50a1600. Sheep-Receipts, 49,
Qo0 head: weak: wethers, 9.00a12 so :
: lambs. 1S.0oa1s.25.
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.
NEW YORK. September 20-Raw
sngar nominal: centrifugal $50; mo-
lassess 6.o2. Refined steady; fine granu-
lated S.i0aS50
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK. September 2O-The
metal exchange quotes lead quiet; spot.
i.sI; spelter. steady; spot East St.
Louis delivery. S.12aS.37
AT London. lead. spot $50, los: fu-
lures. G29, los; spelter. spot. s54 fu-
lures. ESQ.