Evening star., 1918-08-21
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, August 2l-Cott6n fu-
lures opened steady; October. 31.75 to
March, 31.1S: May. none.
Reports of further showers in Texas
and relatively easy cables encouraged
roactionary sentiment at the opening
Of the cotton market today and first
prices were steady at a decline of IL
to Is points. There was considerable
selling. believed to be for Wall street
account. but the offerings were read
lily absorbed by persistent Liverpool
buying with prices soon turning firm
er on the demand from this source and
covering in anticipation of bullish
weekly report from the weather bu-
reau. October sold up from 31.75 to
32.20 before the end of the first hour.
while January rallied from 31.26 to
31.55, or Is to II points net higher.
morning. The weekly report of the
weather bureau indicated continued
deterioration. but had evidently been
discounted and proved the signal for
more realizing than fresh buying for
long account. There also was scat
tered selling by spot house brokers
accompanied by reports of a continued
slack mill demand on the reaction to
31.70 for October and 31.10 for Janu-
ary. or 80 to 80 points under last
nights closing figures.
NEW ORLEANS August 21:-Cot-
ton opened steady: October. 30.76: De-
oember. ao.44; January. $3.50: March.
3048: May. 1880.
The price of cotton was depressed
II to 1S points around the opening to-
day by selling based on reports of rain
in Texas Fear Of unfavorable week
ly crop accounts from the government
caused buying, on which the market
recovered and went to points above
yesterdays close, at the end Of the
first half hour of trading.
The vrarket hAca poruo,,v fo11ov1
| ing the weekly crop reports, at one
time standing II to 16 points over yes
terday's close and 25 to~39 points un-
der yesterdays final prices later. At
noon quotations were 3 points up to
3 points down, net
GRAIN MARKETS.
CHICAGO, August 2l.-Reiteration
Of crop damage reports. particularly
in the weekly summary of an i'm
rise in corn prices today. September
opened Il higher at 1.65. and sold to
1.66. October opened IS up at 1861
and touched 1.S7.
corn, but failed to hold as well as the
coarser cereal. September opened "a
higher at 73t and advanced to 73h,
then back to 73A. October opened y
up at TAN and touched 75A.
Provisions were quiet and slightly
higher.
CORN Open. High. Low. usss.
October 80. 1.esM' 1.e7T Les 1.s5h
ssssssesr Ss'ss:s ~ ~ .ss 5ss 81 81 :a :7ss
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. August 21.-1
pm. quotations.:
Wheat-Spot No. red winter. gar
licky, 2.33% a234. Receipts, 1885
bushels: exports. $4,000 bushels.
Corn-Receipts, 733 bushels.
1 Oats-Steady: standard white. so
asked; No. white, 79h asked. Re-
tceipts. 4.4e4 bushels.
| Rye-Steady, No. western export.
1.76: Receipts. Sc bushels.
Hay-Firm; No. l timothy, un-
changed; No. 1. clover mixed, sun-
changed.
| DAIRY MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 21.-Butte-
Steady; receipts. 13,323 packages;
creamery higher than. extras. 46M q
~: creamery extras ts2 soore). 4s:
| hrsts, 44a45K; packing stock, cur
| rent make, No. Q, IS.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts 19,147
cases; fresh gathered extras, 49a50;
fresh, gathered regular packed extra
| frsts, 46a48; do. firsts, 42a45; state,
| Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery,, whites. fine TO fancy, 66a
| 6S; state, Pennsylvania and nearby
| hennery browns 52a55: do, gath
cred browns and mixed colors, 3Sa50.
| Cheese--Firm; receipts. 3.061 boxes;
state fresh specials. 26Aa26h; do,
1 average run. 26Aa26. s8. IA