Evening star., 1918-06-18

NEW YORK. June 1s.-Lard-Firm
middle west, 24.6oa24.7o. Other ar
ticles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, June 1s q pm.
quotations).- s).-Wheat-Spot No. 2 red.
soft, 2.22; spot. No. 2 red white. 2.24;
receipts. s61 bushels: "
-corn-Receipts. 2,437 bushels.
81: No. 5 white, s5 sales: receipts, 81.
900 bushels: exports. 1858 bushels
Rye Dull: No. 2 western export,
1870; receipts. 1853 bushels:
asked; No. / clover mixed. 23.00a24.OO.
COTTON MARKETS
NEW YORK, June 1s.-The favor
ablei weather and crop news appeared
the cotton market here early today.
The weather map showed showers or
rains in eastern belt sections which
some thought might possibly revive
talk Of boil weevil or grassy fields.
but the more general impression ap-
was favorable after recent clear
weather. A very bearish report was
evidently expected from the weather
bureau tomorrow. and after opening
steady at a decline of to 12 points
active months sold 80 to "A points
under last nights close. July was
relatively easy under realizing, SELL
clined to 24.21.
Futures opened steady: July. 1852;
October. 24.44; December. 24.07; jan
uary, 1892; March. 24.0o.
NEW YORK, June 1s-The early
break extended to ,25.73 for July, while
new crop months sold "a to 40 points
net lower. with October touching PALS.
The Weakness of July in New Orleans
increased the disposition to liquidate
long lines in the near month here, but
Liverpool buying became more active
at the decline. and the market stead
led later. Trading was comparatively
quiet around midday at rallies of some
10 or 20 points from the lowest.
NEW ORLEANS. June 1.-THE cot
ton market felt considerable selling
today. evidently az the result of fa-
vorable crop accounts. In the first
half hour of trading prices fell "a to
81 points under the pressure. A con-
siderable portion Of the offerings ap-
peared to be from liquidating longs.
Futures opened steady. Opening
bid: July, 27.70 asked: October. 1852
asked: December. 23.16 asked; jan
uary, 22.sS; March. 2s.17 asked.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, June 1s-Butter-High-
Ter: creamery. 36a43.
Eggs-Higher: receipts. 81, ,437 cases
firsts, BIN ha33A; ordinary firsts. 2sha
30h; at mark. cases included. 29a32.
springs, 33a40.
NEW YORK. June 1s.-Butter-Firm
receipts. 15.6o5 tubs: creamery higher
than extras, 44%a45A: creamery extras
(ninety-two score), 44A; firsts, 42ha
43x packing stock current make No. 2,
80.
Cheese-Steady: receipts. 12,14s
boxes; state. fresh specials. 23A a24;
do. average run. 231z.
Poultry-Live, unsettled; broilers,
40a50; other prices unquoted. Dressed,
steady: prices unchanged.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Report of. live stock and meat trade
conditions here today by the United
States bureau Of markets:
! Beef-Fresh: receipts very light; sew
eral houses entirely out; market very
strong: demand light.
Steers-Receipts very light, market
strong at yesterdays prices: demand
slow.
ket strong: demand exceeds supply.
Buiis-None on the market
Veal-Western dressed, receipts, lib
eral. Local slaughtered. supply moder-
ate; market steady; demand fair.
Pork-Receipts extremely light:
market unchanged: demand for fresh
exceeds supply.
Lamb-Receipts very light: most Of
the offerings consist Of the poorer
grades: market unchanged; demand
only fair.
.Mutton@-No offerings.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-United States
bureau of markets: Hogs-Receipts,
| $1,000; market early barely steady
with yesterdays close, later packers
SIC. s0a16.s5; butchers, $1e.60a16.95;
| packing. $16.00a16.60; light, $1s.25a
i7.e8; rough. $15.6eal5.s0; pigs, $1S.26a
1876. -. ! - '-vp5
Cattle let--Receipts. $4,000: cattle
above 1.700 steady. others slow2 and
shsap-Rsceipts. 5000: sheen steady