Evening star., 1918-03-22

middle west 2s.75a26s5. Other articles
unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. March % q p.mD
--Wheat-Spot No. red. soft. 2.22;
spot No. 2 red winter PA. Receipts,
6.S2S bushels
Corn-Receipts. SOS bushels.
Oats-F'irmer: standard white. l.011a
1.02: No. 3 white, l.001ea1.01. Receipts.
a6.G33
Rye-Quiet:- No. western export,
$50. Receipts. 476S bushels
Hay-Quiet: No. | timothy and No |
clover, mixed. both unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, March 22-The cotton
market was extremely unsettled and r-
regular during today's early trading.
March contracts made q new high rec
ord on the call. selling at S4.10, but i'm
mediately eaSed Off with the general list
opening net unchanged to points lower
on reports of rain in the southwest A
sharp break in March at New Orleans
increased nervousness around the ring.
and active months sold about to IA
points net lower before the end of the
first hour. March reacted to 34.00, while
May sold off to 32.79 and October to
3o.91, but there was considerable buy
ing by houses with Liverpool and domes-
tic trade connections. which steadied
prices at the decline. March notices
were estimated at 5000.
Futures opened steady; March. 3407;
May. 1890; July, se.15; October, 31o2;
January, 1910.
Fluctuations were irregular during the
entire morning. but the western belt fore
cast for generally fair weather was a dis
appointment to some of the early sellers.
May sold off to 32.74 and October to 30.S6,
or about II to 20 points net lower. but
prices showed rallies of s or 0 points from
the lowest at midday. The last sale of
March was at 34.07, compared with 34.10,
the high point of the morning, and 1851,
the low level of last September
NEW ORLEANS, March 22.-Liquida-
ton of long contracts was against values
in the cotton market here today Sell
ing started on the opening, ENCOURAGED
by light rains in Texas At the end of
the first half hour prices were is to 20
points of
Futures opened irregular Opening
bids: March. 31.95; May. 3l75: July,
30.97 asked; October, 1918; December.
1855.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. March 22-Butter-Un-
changed. Eggs-Lower; receipts. 15,461
cases: firsts, "a: ordinary firsts, 33a
33A; at mark, cases included. 33a33h
NEW YORK. March 22.-Butter-
Firm; receipts, 6,347 tubs; creamery
higher than extras, 42a4212; extras. 80
score, 41a411s; frsts, 3sa4a40a4; sec
onds. 3Sa3ah
Eggs-Firmer; receipts. s2.254 cases;
fresh gathered, extras, 401aa41: extra
firsts. 3sia; firsts. 3sh a3S; seconds. 37a
So; state, Pennsylvania and western
hennery., white. fine to fancy. 4Sa45;
39a4O.
Cheese--Irregular: receipts. 2.179
boxes: state whole milk flats held. spe-
cials. 25a251a: do. average run. 24a24E
i've OF
So old, do. -: turkeys. 50. Dressed
quiet and unchanged.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Report of live stock and meat trade
conditions here today by United States
bureau of markets:
Beef-F'resh-Receipt extremely light
IF several delayed cars. expected in. ar
rive they will be unloaded for today's
business; market strong on all grades
but prices unchanged: demand active
Steers-Receipts very light; market
steady to strong; demand good on ac-
count of light supply. Cows-Very few
arrivals: market unchanged; demand
brisk. Bulls-No offerings
Neal-Suppiy heavy: market steady;
demand brisk.
Pork-Supply very light, market
strong: fresh light loins selling at
81 .00a32 90; demand fair
l-amb-Recelpts very light, some cars
expected TO arrive during the day: mar
kct about steady; demand slightly i'm
proved.
Mutton-None on the market
CHICAGO, March 22-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head; weak; bulk. 17.1oa
f17.1o: light, 1T.25a17 30: mixed 16.S5a
1I.sa: heavy. 1635a1755; rough, 1875
a16.55; pigs. 13.25a1715.
Cattle-Reccipts. II 900 head; weak:
native steers. 95oa14 80; stockers and
feeders, "l s.2oal2.lo; cows and heifers,
Sheep-Receipts, 10 600 head strong:
sheep. 1l,ooa13.oo; lambs. l4.50a1s5o.
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Metal ex-
change quotes lead quiet: spot, 7.25a
,;ao. spelter; easy; East st. Louis de-
At London-Copper, spot. f11o; fu-
lures. f1lo: electrolytic, ELS. Tin. spot.
i3l6; futures, f31S. Lead. spot, f2s los:
futures, f2s los. Spelter. spot. f54; fu
lures. $50