Evening star., 1917-04-26
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.

II Gram, .FrOduce,
Cotton Markets.
| GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
| CHICAGO, April 26.-New high rec
ord prices for wheat resulted today
| largely from prospects of continued
| sharp competition by exporters and do
| mestic millers. Urgent need OF greater
supplies of breadstuffs was implied: es-
pecialIy by dispatches from Great Brit
ain, and there was official announce
ment from Portugal that owing to the
| exigencies of the food situation all I'M
port duties cereals had. been re-
moved. Stormy weather. involving ad.
ditional delay and curtailment OF
spring wheat seeding in the Dakotas.
Minnesota and Canada. tended 1urther
to lift prices. Trading here. however
| was relatively light.
! Opening quotations. which ranged
from Il to 3A higher, with May az
2531s to 2.54 and July at 2.11 to 2.lS,
were followed by respective advances
to 255 and 221k, and then by a mod
| crate reaction.
| Car scarcity. restricting arrivals,
| gave Independent strength to corn. Inc
i upturns in wheat prices continued also
| to exert a decided bullish influence.
After opening unchanged to Is higher;
| the market scored sharp gains All
around before meeting with any
| back.
| Rushes to buy oats were unchecked
! The basis of the demand appeared TO pc
| largely the comparative cheapness OF
| oats in relation to other grain.
Provisions responded to higher quo
| tations on hogs and cereals. On the
bulge packers were liberal sellers.
WHEAT oren, Hish Low; 1s, eioss. ..,t
July ........... 2.I5 22sa 222sa 2.as asp ~ aap
CORN go
4"y May ....... ........ i.4i i.i i4ss i4ih 1.4Ia
OATS 49,
NEW YORK. April 26.-Flour strong;
spring patents. 12.65a12.so; winter pat
ents 1265a12.90; winter straights'
l225a1250: Kansas straights. 13!5a
13.40 Pork strong: mess. 41.00a41 50;
! family. 4200a44.00: short clear. 42.0Oa
44O0 Beef strong; mess 2s00a2s00;
| family. 81 1.Ooa32.O0. Lard strong; mid
die west 21.S0a21.90. Other articles
| unchanged.
s.27; molasses. 5.39. Refined, steady
fine granulated. 7.5oas.00.
| Sugar futures opened steady on COW
| ering but later eased off under renew
| ed liquidation and at noon prices were
IL to points lower.
| Special Dispatch to The star
| BALTIMORE. Md. April IS Il pm
! Iuuotations)- )-Wheat-Strong: spot No.
| red 2ss: spot No. red western. 2.93;
April No. red. 2.Ss: May. 2.ss: steamer,
No. 2 red. 26s: receipts. s6.527 bushels;
exports. 104 ,022 bushels
Corn-Strong, spot contract, 1884 !,
1 April, 1.69k; receipts, 21,9S4 bushels.
| Oats-Strong: standard white. 1911 a
so: No. 3, white, 79h: receipts. S.424
bushels
/ 2.ooa2.02; receipts, 1929 bushels; ex-
ports 1854 bushels.
| Hay-Firm.
Grain freights-No quotation.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. April 26.-Butter lower;
creamery, 34a3s
Eggs-Higher; receipts. 29.o33 cases;
frsts. 81 1sa321s: ordinary hrsts. goa
30%; at mark, cases included, 30a32
| Potatoes-Receipts. twenty-five cars;
unchanged.
Poultry-Alive. unchanged.
NEW YORK, April 26.-Butter-
Weak: receipts, $500 packages; cream
cry. higher than extras. 4oa40 y: cream
37ka2s1 seconds. 36a37.
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts. 2s.45s
cases; fresh-gathered extras. 35 IN;
fresh-gathered storage packed, frsts
34a35; fresh-gathered frsts. 32a33:
state. Pennsylvania and nearby west
ern hennery whites. fine to fancy, 35a
35h: state, Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery browns, 34k ka35k.
Cheese-Firm; receipts. 1856 boxes;
| state fresh specials, 2612 do, average
| run, 26A.
| Dressed poultry-ouiet: chickens,
23a2s; fowls. 21ha27; turkeys. 2sa35.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. April 2e.-Hogs Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head: strong; 10 above
yesterdays average; bulk. 15.50a15.S5;
light. IA 1465a15.S5; mixed. 15.25a15.95:
pigs. s.s5a13.65.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; steady;
native beef cattle. s.00a13.40; stockers
and feeders. 7.15a10.O0: cows and heif-
| ers. 5.7oa1120: calves. 8.00a12.00.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head: steady;
I wethers, 10-75a13.1o; lambs. 1225a1660
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. April 2S.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance
of to 10 points today on overnight
covering orders and in response to firm
cables: Many thought the advance
abroad had reflected anxiety over
shipping conditions as result of the
large number of vessels reported sunk
during the past week, however while
houses with Liverpool connections were
sellers here and the market soon turned
| easier.
After selling at 1885 on the call
May eased Off to 1880, while July
declined from 1859 to 1851 and Octo-
ber from 1850 to 1854 before the end
of the first hour
Futures opened steady; May, 1885:
July. 1856: October. 1859; December.
| 1857: January. 1870.
Selling was not active or aggressive,
but prices gradually eased of later in
the morning. with May selling down to
1871 and October to 1s.39 or about
| to IL points net lower. There was
| enough covering to steady the market
around this level, but prices held with
ing or points of the lowest shortly
| after midday.
| NEW ORLEANS. April 26-Good
| cables and reports of another decrease
| in the ocean freight rate from here to
/ Liverpool caused moderately baoyv