Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-27

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Lard-Easer: middle west, s20.9oa2l 90.
| Other articles unchanged.
| Raw sugar-Firm: centrifugal. 6.14:
lmolasses. 5.26; refined. firm: unchanged
to IS points higher: fine graduated
I 7.5oa7.75
: Sugar futures opened firm on the con-
tinued strength in the spot market. AT
on covering and demand from outside
| sources.
| Special Dispatch TO Tho Star.
| BALTIMORE. Md. June 81 q pm.
quotations) - Wheat-Dull and lower
spot 2 red. 2.40: spot red western. as
receipts, 13o.5S6 bushels; exports, 4i2.-
| 1896 bushels
Corn-Firmer: spot contract, 1.sl1a ;
June. ISL l2; receipts. 1O2.ss7 bushels.
Oats-Firmer: standard. 74a74i2 No.
| 3 white, 73a73 u; receipts. 106.997 BUSH
/ Rye-Steady No 2 western export.
2.37 bid: receipts, 1,65S bushels.
Grain-Freights not quoted.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. June 81. - Butter - Tn
changed.
Eggs-Higher: receipts. l5.4ss cases;
f1rsts. 301aaS114 ordinary firsts IS 1Ra29l7 ::
/, at mark. cases included. 2sa31A.
J Potatoes-Lower; receipts. 60 cars.
Arkansas and Oklahoma, 2.50a2.6 90; Cali
fornia, 2.50a275.
| Poultry. alive-Lower: fowls. 10.
NEW YORK June -Butter-Unset-
, tied; receipts. 20.l23 tubs: creamery
higher than extras, 3Sa4a39la: creamery
extras t92 score). 3Sl.a3sla creamery.
f1rsts. 37a3s; seconds. 35t2a36iz.
! Eggs-Firm: receipts. l5.111 cases: fresh
gathered extras. 36a27: fresh gathered
storage packed frsts. 3iaa5: fresh gather
ed firsts. 33a33i2: seconds. 3oa32; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western hennery
whites. fine to fancy. 40a41: state. Penn
| sylvania and nearby hennery browns,
37a39
cheese-Firm: receipts. 4,541 boxes;
state. fresh. specials, 23Aa23i2 do.
average run. 23
Live poultry--Weak; no prices quoted.
| Dressed-Quiet: chickens, 20a27:
fowls, 19Ra251a; turkeys. 1Sa35.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO. June 27.-Hogs-Receipts
10000 head: bulk. 14.70a15.50; light.
l14.1Oa15.25: mixed. 14.45a15-75; heavy,
II .00a142O.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head: weak
Native beef cattle. s.60a13.90; stockers
and feeders. 6.9Oa1O00; cows and heif-
| ers. 5.75a11.S0: calves, 11.50a15.75.
| Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; weak.
Wethers. 9.00a1Is5; lambs, 11.00a16.50;
springs, 14.00a1s.60.
| SOIlON MAHhE1S.
NEW YORK. June 27.-Still higher
levels were reached in the cotton mar
ket during today's early trading. The
| failure of the weather map to show
any further rains in the southwest
served to restrict offerings, while there
was scattered covering and a renewed
demand from trade sources. The mar
ket opened firm at an advance of Is to
| % points and sold 30 to A points net
higher during the early trading. with
| all deliveries making new high records.
| July contracts sold at 1856. October at
I26.8S and December at the q cent level
| before the end of the first hour Pri-
vate cables reported rather more liqui-
dation in Liverpool with the offerings
absorbed by fair trade buying.
Futures opened firm; July, $3.50; Oc-
tober, 1850: December. 26.73; January,
$3.50; March. 27.00.
A private report making the condi-
ton 66.5 was followed by another
furry of buying late in the morning.
July sold up to 27.2s and October to
26.96. making net advances of 80 to 50
points. Prices eased off a few points
after midday on a favorable showing
of the weekly weather bureau.
NEW ORLEANS, June 27.-Continued
! dry weather in the western belt stimu-
/. lated buying of cotton on this market
to-day and prices rose % to 40 points
| in the first half hour of business. Of
! ferings came principally from recent
purchasers of contracts who were will
ing to take their profits
! Futures opened steady. Opening
bid: July. 25.45 asked; October. 1852;
December. 26.02: January 1925 asked;
March, 2639 asked.
A private condition report of 66.3 per
cent of the normal and the bullish fea-
lures in the weekly government crop
mand. Toward noon the active months
were at net rise of 43 to SIS points.