Evening star., 1917-09-29
Grain. Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, September 29.-Corn de-
veloped strength today, influenced by
in part to investment based on the
feeding value OF corn as compared with
prices for live stock. Unexpected cool
er weather, together with frost indica-
ing quotations. which ranged from the
same as yesterdays finish to q higher.
at Lily to 1.1Sh for December and
1.15A to 1.151a for May. were followed
by a material upturn all around.
Continued demand from export inter
ests gave strength to oats. Besides.
arrivals here remained small
Provisions weakened from lack OF
support. Buyers appeared to have
withdrawn temporarily from the mar
prices.
Toward the last of the session some
rallies in provisions took place as q
result of firmness in the hog market.
Weekend evening-up of corn trades
prevented any important reaction. The
close was unsettled. Y to 1Aa1asc net
higher at 1.1s1sa11s2 to 1.1sAa1.1sB B
December and 115S to 1.15a May.
Corn-No. yellow, 2.O1a2.02; No. 8
yellow. 200; No. 4 yellow nominal.
Oats-No. white, 59k a60: standard.
61A Aa6211. Barley. l.2oa1.43; Rye nom
220o Pork, 45.47. Lard. 2475a24s5.
Ribs. 26.35a26,S0.
CORN Open. High Low. Close.
May ..........1 1.l5I 1.16k 1.15H 1.15&
OATS
Ssy Rsssnesr '....: %: g: AZ az s55ss s5ss si ss
NEW YORK. september 2s.-Lard
easy: middle west, 25.30a25.40. Other
articles unchanged.
Coffee. No. 7 Rio. s*; futures easy;
December, 1853; March 7.69.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. September % q
pm. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS No. 2
red soft. 2.22; spot No. red western.
224; receipts. 45,soO bushels.
Corn-Firmer: spot contract, EOS; re-
ceipts. 1925 bushels.
Oats-Steady; standard white. 66
sales: No. white, ssh sales: receipts.
western export. 1.97; receipts. 5s,77o
bushels. Hay-Firm. unchanged. Grain
freights-Not quotable.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, September 29.-The mar
ket opened steady at an advance of
point to decline of Is points, general
ly lower under liquidation for over the
week end and the approaching govern
ment report Selling otherwise was re-
stricted by the storm uncertainties.
however. and after selling Off from
1910 to 1880 December rallied to 1853,
or couple of points over last nights
closing figures.
Futures opened steady: October, 24.33:
December. 23.70 to $3.50; January, 23.41;
March. 1887; May, 23.74.
Futures closed steady; October, 24.23; !;
December. 1884: January. .46; March,
23. 81; May, 23S1.
Spot-Quiet middling, 25.20.
There were reactions under renewed
liquidation or realizing for over the
week end. with the close barely steady.
at a net loss of to II points.
NEW ORLEANS, September 29.-The
heavy rains in eastern belt stimulated
buying on opening of cotton market
here today. which put prices Z to 12
points over yesterdays close. Week
end liquidation and hedge offerings
met the advance and a break ensued.
Futures opened steady. October. 23.42:
December. 22.91: January. 22.92: March,
23.07: May. 1922.
Reports of better spot demand in the
interior at improved prices steadied the
market. Toward the end of the session
the most active months were I to "a
points over yesterdays final quotations,
October being the strongest month.
Spot cotton steady, unchanged. Sales
on the spot, 295 bales; to arrive. 1850
bales. Low middling. $3.50; middling.
2413: good middling, 24.63.
The cotton market closed steady at a
net advance of Is points to net decline
of 13 points. October. 2345; December.
2274; January, 22.75; March. 22.s9; May.
|23.O4.
DAIRY MARKETS.