Evening star., 1917-09-14
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

! CHICAGO. September 14.-Corn prices
| rallied today after an early decline. The
| initial weakness was due to prevailing
warmth and sunshine, but was later
| offset by forecast of cool. cloudy
weather. unfavorable to the proper de-
velopment of the crop. Every day of
adverse weather at present was regard
/ ed as increasing the chance of severe
damage by frost. Opening prices. which
ranged from Is to = lower, with Decem-
Der at 119i4 to 1.1924 and May at 1.16 !.
| to 1.16z4, were followed by upturns to
we'll above yesterdays finish.
| Oats duplicated the action of corn.
| Bulls had the advantage, owing TO the
| scantiness of the movement from first
! hands.
| Farmers appeared to be sending wheat
| to Minneapolis more literally than has
| recently been the case On the other
| hand. latest estimates of the spring
crop in the Dakotas and Minnesota put
the total at 100000 bushels less than
was suggested by the government Sep
tember report.
Heavy buying of lard put firmness into
the provision list as a whole. Demand
for lard was chiefly for the October de-
livery.
CORN Open High Low. Close
December .,---. 1-lsl4 1.21ls 1.1sls 1.1ss.
May --.-...-.-. 1.i6's 1,lo 1.15s. l.1s1l
OATS
December -,...- 5ss4 80 5sA $751;
May .-....-.... 6ls4 s2a. 61ss 81.
NEW YORK, September 14.-I.ard-
Firm; middle west, 24.10a24.20, nominal
Other articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. September il Il pm.
ouotations).-W spot No. =
red soft, 2.24; receipts. 69,094 bushels.
Corn-t'lrmer: spot contract, 2.16; re-
ceipts S,365 bushels
Oats-Steady: standard white 66I2a
O.: No. white. 66a6Sl2: receipts. 5s.444
bushels; exports. 316,17O bushels.
Rye-Firm: new No. western ex-
port, l.sla1.92: receipts, 1850 bushels.
No. ] clover mixed. 19.0Oa19.5O.
Grain freights-Not quotable
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK
CHICAGO. September 14.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 10000; tomorrow. 5000 slow, 10
TO II under yesterdays average; bulk
17.20als.45; light. 17.1oa1s.5o mixed.
l6. 15alS60: heavy. f6.70alS.60, rough
l670a1s.s5: pigs, 1350a17.25.
Cattle-Receipts 5000: steady; native
beef cattle. 7.40a11.S0; western steers.
65oal5.5o: stockers and feeders. 63oa
1913; cows and heifers, 5.ooa12.S5:
calves, 12.50a16.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900; weak:
wethers. 9.o0a12 20; lambs, l225a1Sl5.
DAIRY MARKETS
CHICAGO, September l4.-Rutter-
Unchanged.
Esgs-Lower; receipts. 6,e52 cases;
frsts. 37a37la; ordinary trsts. 35as5 J.. =;
at mark. cases included. 35a31
Potatoes-Lower receipts, forty cars:
Minnesota, l.3oat.3S; Wisconsin. 130a
l35
Poultry. alive-Lower: fowls. 20aa3;
springs, 2ol2.
NEW YORK September II.
Butter-Easy; receipts. l.. 165 packages:
creamery higher than extras. 44i-a454
4I..A
seconds. 41a42l..
Eggs irregular; receipts. 1856 eases:
fresh gathered extras, 45a4G extra tirsts.
43a44; irsts 40l2a42; seconds, 3sa40:
state, Pennsy ylvania and nearby western
hennery white. fine to fancy 55a5S; do,
brown, 41a5o
Cheese - Firm; receipts. 2.l23 boxes:
state whole milk flats special fresh, o5l. ::
do. average run, 24i2a25.
COTTON MARKETS..
NEW YORK. September i4-There
We're overnight buying orders around
the ring at the opening of the cotton
market today, but the demand respon-
slble for the sharp rally of late yes
| terday afternoon appeared to have been
pretty well supplied. and this morn
IngS weather news concerning the
South Atlantic coast storm was less
threatening than had been apprehend-
ed. First prices We're points higher
to points lower. but the tone was
barely steady. and active months sold
IT to 20 points under last nights clos
ing shortly after the call. with Oc-
tober touching zoos and January 1857.
The census report. showing the Au-
gust domestic mill consumption. was
not a factor. but some Of the early
selling may have been inspired by re-
ports that British interests We're call
ing loans in the south.
Indications for heavy rains in the
eastern belt caused more active cover
ing during the middle of the morning,
with October selling up to 20.44 and
January to zoos or about 10 to 22 points
above last nights closing figures
NEW ORLEANS. September 14-Cot-
ton opened steady. Opening bid: Oc-
toher. 1850; December. 1922; January.
1895 asked; March. 1850: May, 1866.
| The favorable mill statistics for Au-
gust, issued by the census bureau.
caused an upturn of 3 to points on
| the opening of the cotton market here
| today, but heavy selling occurred and
there was a quick break. At the end OF
the first half hour prices We're is to "a
| points under yesterdays close.
The record consumption by American
mills during August. buying by western
| n and -Deace talk resulted in