Evening star., 1918-07-16

N NEA w 1otths July lO"F
settled; winters and Kansas. Hasa
Ills. Lard, firm; middle west, 26.20a
$3.50. Other articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. July 1s Il p.m.).-
Wheat, spot No. red winter, gar
licky, 2.s4: receipts. ss,22s bushels.
Corn, receipts, 7,463 bushels. Oats,
steady; standard white. SSla; No. 8,
white, SS; receipts, 111,751 bushels.
Rye, firm; No. 2 western, export. LIS:
receipts. 1,435 bushels Hay. quiet;
No. l timothy and No. clover, mixed,
unchanged.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, July 16.-Butter-Firm
creamery. 3Sa4311.
Eggs-Higher: receipts. 21.271 cases;
firsts. 3SA a39h; ordinary f1rsts. 36a
81; at mark, cases included, 35a3S.
Poultry-Alive unchanged.
NEW YORK. July 16.-Butter-
Firm: receipts, 10,T51 packages;
creamery higher than extras. 45Na
46A; creamery extras (s2 score). Asa
45A; firsts, 431k a43A; packing stock
current make. No.. 2, 33.
Eggs+Steady; receipts, 1903 cases;
fresh gathered extras. As; fresh gath
cred regular packed extra firsts. 44a
45; do. firsts, 42a43; state. Pennsyl-
whites to fancy, 52a54; do. browns. Ala
SO; do. gathered browns and mixed
co1ors, 3Sa46.
Cheese-F'irm; receipts. 4.4s2 boxes;
state, fresh specials, 24%a25h; do.
average run, 24A Aa24&.
Poultry-Live irregular: broi1ers,
36a40: fowls. 35a36: ROSTERS. Is;
unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, July 16.-There was
some selling on bearish private condi-
ton figures and talk of rain in Texas
at the opening of the cotton market
today, and first prices were barely
steady at an advance of points on
July, but generally unchanged to 20
points lower. The more active posi-
tions sold 3 to 13 points net lower
right after the call, with October
touching 24.73 and December PAIL.
but the weather map failed to show
any rain in the droughty section. and
the market soon firmed up on cover
ing and trade buying. October rail-
lied to 24.S6 and December to 24.25 be-
fore the end of the first hour, or about
to II points net higher. Business
was not active and the market was
Influenced by comparatively small or
ders.
Futures opened barely steady; July,
$500; October, PATS; December. 24.14;
January, 23.SS; March, 1880.
Reports that the British gov
ernment has been buying cotton
for early fall shipments and avs
inquiring for short staple cotton
the morning. There was also buying
on the favorable war news, and the de-
tailed weather report for the Houston
district showing practically no rain in
Texas. with active months selling some
day. October sold at 24.s4, making an
advance of Fl points from the low level
Of the morning.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
United States bureau Of markets
report. of live stock and meat trade
Beef-Fresh, receipts moderate,
market dull at yesterdays prices de-
manl slow; steers, receipts moderate,
market fairly steady. poor demand
for lightweights; cows. receipts light,
demand poor; bulls. no offerings.
Veal--Western dressed, receipts
liberal, market weak and draggy, de-
mand slow; local slaughtered, supply
moderate. market fairly steady. de-
Pork-Receipts light market steady.
demand good.
Lamb-Receipts heavy. market
steady to strong on good and choice.
demand fair.
Mutton-None on the market.
CHICAGO, July 16 (U. s. bureau OF
markets1. - Hogs - Receipts. $4,000
head; mostly Is to Is higher than yes
terday's average; big packers buying
sparingly at 10 to Is higher prices
bulk, Of sales, 17.50a18.25; butchers
18. .00a1S.30; packing, 17.35a1S.Q0; light
18.15a1S.35: rough. 16.00a17.25; pigs
l7.00a17.76.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900 head; good
to best steers. strong; others slow,
hutcherE stock. slow to lower: calves
strong 70 steady: stoekers and feed.