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NEW YORK. August 2o.-F1our-
Easy; springs, 11.51a11.40: winters
10.40a10.70; Kansas, 11.10a11.35.
Lard-Firm; middle west, 26.8oa
$3.50. Other articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, August 20 q
pm. quotations)-wheat No.
red winter. garlicky.> 2.33 = a2.34; re.
900 bushels.
Corp-Receipts. a7,s7s bushels.
soh asked: No. 3 white old. 50: re-
ceipts. 22.319 bushels-
Rye-Steady; No. 2 western export
1.70: receipts. 1863 bushels.
Hay-Firmer: No. / timothy. $500
asked; No. 1 clover mixed. 23.s0a24.o0
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. August 2o-Better
prospects for a break in the south
western drought and reports that
showers had already fallen at various
Texas points led to q break Of ap-
Il. cont saoa ast DogRs At taaaY sne
Trading WAS not particularly active
or general. but there was hedge SELL
ing as well as good deal of scatter
ing liquidation. and first prices were
irregular at a decline Of IS to 10l
cember to 3o.7o and January to 90. .Ss
during the first few minutes, or IS to
lis points under last nights closing
figures. and in the case Of December
iully cents pound below the high
level of yesterday. There was cover
ing An0nph Stoadv rPicAo nj
quick rallies Of 80 to 65 points as soon
as the initial selling had been alb
sorbed. but later fluctuations were
nervous and irregular.
32.25 to aa.1o: December. lis to 30.75:
January. 1910 to 30.76; March. $3.50
to 30.s5; May. none.
The western belt forecast. which
called for nothing more than showers
in southeast Texas. was a disappoint-
covering enough to rally prices to
$3.50 for December. or IS points from
the low level of the morning This
advance met another hurry of realiz-
ing or local selling, and the market
was vesy irregular late in the fore
day by the detailed weather report.
which failed to show as much pre-
cipitation in Texas az expected.
LIVE SIOCA MAnAEISt
United States bureau Of markets
report of live stock and meat trade
conditions here today:
Beef-Fresh. receipts very light, but
supply moderate: market steady, de-
mand fair. Steers, receipts very light.
market hrm, demand fair. Cows re-
ceipts light, market steady. demand
slow Bulls. no offerings.
Veal-Supply very light. market
strong demand ereeeds sunn,v
Pork-Supply very light. market
strong to higher. demand exceeds
supply.
Lamb-Receipts very light, market
strong. demand fair.
CHICAGO. August 2o.-United
States bureau Of markets: Hoss-Re-
butchers 1s.3oa1s75: medium and
light butchere 1s.soa1s.s5: light hogs.
1s.25a20.10: heavy packing, 1s.00a
1875; medium and mixed packing.
1S-15a1s.z5; roughs, 17.5oa1S.00; bulk,
1S.ooa19.9o; pigs. good and choice.
cattle-Receipts. 1880: steady; a
few going to outsiders at the new
record price Of 1900.
sheep-Receipts. $4,000; lower:
lambs. 1s.25a1s.5o: feeders. 1s.5oa
17.7s: ewes, 11.25a1s.25.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. August 20. Butter
Firm; creamery extras and firsts un-
changed: seconds, 40a41N: standards.
44Aa44Z. Eggs-Unchanged.C Cheese
Steady: daisies, 26ka2Sh; twins, 25h
ASA: Americas, 26z; long horns, 261s
a27: brick. 30a30h-
NEW YORK, August 2o.-Butter-
Firm: receipts. 7.546 cases Creamery,
higher than extras. 46ha47; creamery,
extras (s2-score), IS: firsts, 44a45A |;
packing stock, current make, No. g., 35a
3sh.
EgE-Iregular: receipts. 2o.os4 cases.
extras. 4sa50: fresh
gathered regular packed extra f1rsts. Asa
IS; do, ffrsts, 42a45: state. Pennsyiva-
mia and nearby western hennery. whites.
fine to fancy, sla66: state, Pennsylva-
mia and nearby hennery browns, 52a55;
do, gathered browns and mixed colors.
38a50.
Cheese-Firm; receipts. 1855 tubs.
State fresh specials. 2sa26lk; do, aver
age run. 25ha26.
Poultry-Live. steady: broilers, "a:
fowls, 34a35; old roosters, "a; turkeys,
2sa30 Dressed, firm; chickens, 35a45;
fowls, 29a35; old rooeters. 24a26h.
OIL STOCKS.