The sun., 1918-07-24
,13O,000,000 Pounds Shipped
Abroad in Eleven Months
Ending May 81.
SAVINGS OF AMERICANS
No Material Increase in Stocks
of Farm Animals This Year
Except in Hogs.

HASCpO Ill llOSbs
Chicago's report Of an order from the
Government for 99560,0O0 pounds of
bacon to be delivered before January 1.
1919. Is decidedly In excess of any stock
on hand at present. The order includes
1S4 ZOO, 900 pounds OF canned meats. At
Chicago on the first OF the month stocks
OF hog products OF all kinds in the way
or meats amounted to only 10000, 900
pounds. and the stocks at the leading
packing points OF the country of all
kinds Of hog products amounted TO only
3S7.000.000 pounds. This order Is, OF
course, in addition to the domestic de-
mand. restricted as it is at present. and
the enormous exports Of hog products
and OF meats.
Packing, however. Is very encourag-
Ing. The packing Of hogs this season to
date has been 1S.604.000 cattle. $780,
900: calves. 1,416,000. and sheep, 4,500.-
600, The product from hogs alone would
be about 2,400. 000. 900 pounds OF meats
Exports this season have been Of
record proportions, amounting to eleven
months to 443.000.00o pounds OF beef.
while exports OF bacon were 1928. zoo. 900
pounds; hams and shoulders. $4,000, 900
pouHuS poIk, ol.uUV,OUV pOuUuf, OF tne
enormous amount OF nearly ], 900, 00o, 900
pounds OF beef and prork products in
the eleven months OF the year. This Ia
sharply In excess OF last year, and
marks the biggest shipments out Of the
savings OF the country. There has been
no material increase In stocks OF farm
animals excepting of hogs. Farmers.
encouraged by the stabilized price OF
hogs, have increased the total tremen-
dously, and this is reflected in the enor-
nous summer packing this season.
The exports have never exceeded
1,000. 100000 pounds OF meats, although
In 1915. the exports amounted TO 910,-
100000 pounds and in 1917 to 722.000,-
600. For the eleven months ended May
81 the exports amounted to 1880. o00. 900
pounds. This immense supply, furnished
largely to the allies, has been saved out
OF the food OF the people, rs the increase
In packing has been only a small per-
centage OF the increase in the shipments.
CHICAGO, July 23 Corn advanced
sharply in value to-day aided by talk of
export demand. Prices closed strong.
~ to 4Ac. net higher. with August
Sl.52h to $l.52N and September sissy
to sL5S%. Oats gained a q Is to INC.
and provisions Is to etc.
Corn traders showed uncertainty the
first hour, but after that the bulls had
everything their own way. Continued
liberal receipts and suspicious weather
had given an advantage temporarily to
the bears until gossip became current OF
the removal of hedges against sales to
tho East Other signs OF improved ship
ring demand were noticeable. and word
was circulated that exporters had in
structions to buy. Besides an impress
sion seemed TO be spreading that the
crop movement was to drop of shortly.
Under such circumstances the brisk up
ward swing Of prices received no impor-
tant check and the finish was at the top
most point Of the day.
Oats sympathized with corn. Hedg-
ing sales were in evidence. but were
largely offset by pessimistic crop advices
from Canada. where despite some rains
the lack OF adequate moisture appeared
to be causing serious apprehension and.
Il was suggested. may have done irrcp-
arabic damage.
Strength OF hogs and corn lifted pro-
visions. Packers were credited with
buying on the advance.
wHEAT-The nrst cars Of the new sea-
sons wheat from the West arrived In New
York yesterday. The wheat came from
Indiana and graded No; and No. soft
grain merchants are increasing steadily
and now seem to have passed the expert
mental stage. The margin of profit Is not
great, but owing to the efforts on tho part
Of the Grain Corporation OF the Food Adj
ministration many difficulties which con-
fronted the trade at tho outset have been
and 1t Is believed that large
business will be done this season. Receipts
at primary points were again heavy, and
the new winter wheat crop is finding Its
way to market at rate very unusual for
so early In the season. Light rains fell In
the Northwest, and reports on the spring
In portions OF western North Dakota and
throughout the Montana districts there has
been quite severe deterioration as result
OF drought. but 1t Is believed that the
as the three big spring wheat States report
a promising outlook In most sections,
CORN-The corn market developed a
hrmer tone during yesterdays operations,
closing at the top of the day with net
gains OF sSc. TO 4Sc. There was active
more or less new buying. In the local cash
market fresh shelled No. 2 yellow was
quoted at sls0&. No. 3 yellow 3l.sOA,
cost and freight New York.
OATs-The oats market was nrm.r on
prompted largely by the strength
;. white, sec. No white, s5TsShc.: No.
white, Sias4hc.: fancy clipped white, |
. u q sec: ordinary clipped white, SihQ
'5hc, all elevator.
RlE-Market easy; No 2 Western tlss |
cost and freight New York.
BARLEY-Market quiet: feeding, 1875
freight New York
HAY-Market Arm; No. l, $50; No, 2.
40. No. 8, 3l.2Oal3o
CHICAGO PRICES.