Evening star., 1918-08-10
Grain, Produce,
> Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


CHICAGO. August 10.-sharp de-
clines took place in the corn market
today, chiefly as a result of welcome
rains and eeasonable temperatures.
Fresh successes against the Germans
tended alse to n,,n favor the bears Buy
ter, Opening prices. ranging from
y to 1Z lower, with September 1.60h
to 1-61 and October l.61x to 1.s2, were
followed by material further setbacks-
Expected deliveries on contracts had
a weakening influence on oats. Be-
sides, export demand was lacking.
After opening h to H on, with Sep
tember es% to ssx. the market re-
ceded still more.
Ffrmness in hog prices gave strength
NEW YORK, August 10.-Pork un-
settled; mess. 49.00a50.eo. Lard easy;
middle west 26.6oa2s.7o; other ar
ticles unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, August 1o.-There was
a further advance of approximately
$3.50 per bale in the cotton market
during today's early trading. First
prices were firm at an advance of "a
to 3S points on a renewal of the re-
cent buying movement which found
further encouragement in the con-
tinued favorable war news, the failure
Of early weather advices to indicate
ally DTSdh III ltit 1SAdS anu
the reports Of sharp advances in
some Of the southwestern spot mar
kets. There was some scattered
southern selling and realizing, but 1t
was readily absorbed around the
opening figures and before the end
Of the first half hour October con-
tracts were selling at 29.sS and jan
1ary at 2s.7o. or 80 to s5 points net
higher and into new high ground
for the season.
Futures opened firm; October, 2s.zs
to $3.50; December, 2s.07; January. $500
to as,15; March. $500; May. 2s.so.
- Futures closed steady: october,
March. 2s.su; May. 2s.7u.
Spot cotton steady; middling, $500.
NEW ORLEANS, August .1o.-Con-
tinued favorable war accounts stimu-
lated heavy buying OF cotton today,
causing a rise of ~ to 75 points m
the first half hour Of trading, Dry
western belt, and 1t intensified bull
ish feeling. Buyers found only a
kcanty supply OF contracts to work on.
Futures opened steady; October,
as29e: iPecsmber as-os; January.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
United States bureau of markets.
Weekly review Of live stock and meat
trade conditions here for week ending
August Q:
able for the meat trade. Receipts Of
all kinds except veal and pork, were
less than last week, and there has
been o better feeling in the market
than for several weeks. Prices have
ruled steady to higher than last week
With practically no carry over from
the previous week and only moderate
int hA = nf ho haA
better tone than for several weeks
Prices have been one to two dollars
higher on almost everything. offered
Trading has never been active, and
most houses were able to keep their
stocks moving fairly we'll
only about rs per cent OF normal, and
the market was 81 to 81 higher than
last weeks close. western dressed was
offered in very liberal supply. and the
market was very slow and draggy.
with prices about in line with last
weeks close. $12 to SIS.
as last week and a fair demand. prices
ruled about 81 higher on loins while
other cuts were draggy at unchanged
prices.
The lamb market has been very lit.
tie different from last week. Receipts
were about 10 per cent less. The mar
than last weeks close until Friday.
when some concession was made In
order to caeen up.
The market ie going out steady on
bosf, with practically everything sold
Veal and. lambs cleaned up At thu
slight concessions made Pork Is clos
ing at barely steady pricee. with some
late arrivals being carried over.
CHICAGO, August 10.-United
States bureau of markets:
Hogs-Receipts. 1000 head; market
closed strong: 10c higher than yester-
days average; top. 20.0b; butchers'
10. .a6a20.0 90; light, is.5oa20.o5: packing.
Is. 25a19.15; rough. 17.75a1s.25; bulk Of
sales, 1s.50a20.00: pigs. good and
choice, 18.00a18.50.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head: steers
above 1885 and top class Of butcher
cattle with the close last week; others
unevenly lower: middle grade steers,
81. under best time last week: calves
Shecp-Receipts. 5000 head; all
direct; lambs closing IS to SO cents
higher than a. week ago: yearlings
little changed; sheep. strong to CSC
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