Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-27
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
| CHICAGO. April 27-In an excited
| reaction from yesterdays sudden fright
| about peace rumors the wheat market
| today bounded upward in some cases II
| cents a bushel. Ii was found that in
| stead of foreign demand showing any
signs of cessation. export bids this
morning were actually higher than
| ever before. The biggest advance was
| in May delivery. virtually no offerings
| of that option being available except
at jumps of to 3 cents between sales.
| The extraordinary rise of May forced
| July up cents and September cents,
but later half of the gains in May dis
appeared when the urgency of shorts
| had subsidized. Then the late months
| fell back about 3 cents from the top
| figures of the bulge.
Activity of wheat trading was great
| est in the July delivery, but the ma
| joity of transactions were in relatively
small lots compared with previous
record breaking war fiurries. openIng
prices which ranged from "a OFF to
like advance. with May at 2.53 to 2.54.
and July at 2.1s TO o1S. were followed
| by an almost vertical ascent to go for
| May and 2.25 for July. with subsequent
setbacks respectively to 2.5Sl2 and
| 222L.
| Corn went skyward with wheat. Of
ferings were very light and gains ran
| from to nearly cents, most of which
We're held.
| Oats developed only moderate strength
despite the strenfith of other ce
| reals. Tpturns did not exceed cents.
! Provisions kept within a narrow
| range. Gains were checked by liberal
| profit taking sales.
| Raw sugar steady: centrifugal 62l:
molasses. 5.3s: refined steady; fine
graduated. 7.5oas.0o.
| Sugar futures opened very quiet,
! operators awaiting developments in the
prices
about unchanged from Yesterdays close.
| NEW YORK. April 2I-Flour-
strong; spring patents aens. ls15als,to:
straights. - 90a1315: Kansas straights.
| 13.50a1390. Lard-Firm: middle west.
81 90a2200 Other articles unchanged.
| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| BALTIMORE, Md, April 81 q pm.
quotations).-W heat-Strong: spot. No
| .. red, 2.95: spot. No .. red western. 800;
April No. ?, red, 80; May, %: steam m,
err No. red. 2.16 receiots loa,1sl
bushels; exports. 11o.795 bushels.
| Corn-Strong; spot contract. TO;
April, 1.70; receipts. 3l.36S bushels; ex-
ports, 92.145 bushels.
| Oats-Firmer: standard white. ~ =
! so; No. 3 white. 79a79k; receipts. S.1os
| bushels.
| Rye-Strong: No western export 30;
receipts 1920 bushels.
| Hay-F'irmer. No. / timothy, 1900;
| No | clover mixed 15.0oa16 90.
| Grain freights-No quotation.
| DAIRY MARKET.
| CHICAGO. April 27.-Butter-Easier;
Eggs-Firm; receipts. 1867 cases;
frsts. 31A a321a ordinary firsts. 30a31:
at mark, cases included. 30a32.
| Potatoes-Lower; receipts. forty.five
cars; Wisconsin and Michigan white.
| 2.50a275: Idaho. Colorado, Oregon and
Washington. 2.75a2.95.
| Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls. %
| NEW YORK. April 27---Butter--
higher than extras. 4o1aa41: creamery
extras CO.. score). 80 z a4O: firsts, So y a
/ 39ia; seconds, SO 1za3S.
| Eggs-Firmer; receipts. 1880 cases:
| fresh gathered extras, 36E: fresh
gathered storage packed firsts. S5a36;
| fresh gathered frsts. 33a34; state.
| Pennsylvania and nearby western hen
merry whites. fine to fancy, 36a36 Y ::
| state. Pennsylvania and nearby hem
| merry browns, 35l2a361a.
Cheese-Strong; receipts, 4.47S boxes.
| State. flesh specials. 26l2: do. average
fancy. 264a2615
! turkeys, 17a1S. Dressed dull; chickens,
21as1: fowls. 2oAa2s: turkeys, 1sa35.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
| CHICAGO. April 27.-Hogs--Receipts.
| 1000 head: strong: bulk, 15.60a15 30;
light, 1i.75a15.s5. mixed, 15.35a160 90;
heavy. 15.35a1s.oo; rough. 15.s5a155o;
pigs. 10.0oa13.75.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; steady;
| native beef cattle. s.00al3.40 stockers
/ and feeders. 7.i5af0.00: cows and
heifers, 5.70al1.20: calves. s.ooa1e.oo.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; weak:
wethers, 1o.T5af3.lo; lambs, 12.40a
1860
COTTON MARKETS..
NEW YORK, April 27.-rhe cotton
market opened steady today at an adj
vance of one point on May, but gener-
ally to 10 points lower under scattered
selling. inspired by the favorable view
of weather conditions in the south. May
eased off with the rest of the list. SELL
ling down from 1888 to 1877 shortly
after the call. while July sold off to 1860
and October to 1853, or about to 10
points under last nights closing figures.
| Private cables reported little hedge
selling in Liverpool, offset by covering
against cotton sunk an end-month call
ing
Futures opened steady: May. 1885:
July 1860: October. 1858: December,
l1S.5S: January, 1866.
! After selling off to 1858 for July and
t1s.49 for October on the forecast for
showers in the southwest, prices stead
led on scattered covering. Trading was
very quiet later with July ruling around
1866 and October 1887, or about to 8
points net lower.
| NEW ofNltF-<tANS, AEfiil 80 no pi ite
of cotton fell 4 to 10 points in the first
half hour of business on this market to-
day under moderate selling resulting
from poor cables and prospects of rain
| in Texas The forecast of colder wealth
er to follow the rains kept the market
steady.
Futures opened steady Opening bid:
May. 1897: July. 1878. October, 1903;
4 December. 1903: January, 1919.
| Prospects of colder weather over the
| belt caused moderate buying. which
| absorbed everything offered and put
prices in the trading up TO noon to / 8
4 points over yesterdays close.
InNnnM TRADING is LIGHT