Evening star., 1918-08-01

NEW YORK, august 1.-froduce
articles unchanged.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. August q p.m.).
a237: spot. No. 2 red winter. garlicky.
233Aa234: receipts. 1895 bushels.
Corn-Receipts, 2,672 bushels. Oats
Quiet; standard white, "a asked: No. 3
white, SO asked: receipts. 1851 bushels
Rye-Steady: No. western. export Ito:
receipts, 1876 bushels. Hay-Duil: No.
timothy. unchanged; No l clover mixed,
unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, August Cotton mar
ket was little easier at the opening
today, first prices showing 2 to 13 points
decline, which carried October under .
cents Gables were easier, Liverpool
sold. temperatures in the southwest
were cooler and there was further even
the market was about steady, with Oc-
tober at 24.96 and December 24.31, or
to 12 points net lower.
Futures opened steady: October. 24.95;
December, 24.35; January, 24.1t; March,
2i.12.
The government report proved to be
so sensationally bullish that the mar
ket had a perpendicular advance of
50 to IS points, or practically IS
bale, after Ii o'clock. IT made condi-
ton 1875, which was 3.3 points lower
than the average of private estimates
and 3,S under the guess of cotton ex-
change members. 1t also represented
a decline of 1872 points for the month.
which is the greatest for any similar
period on record. Equally sensational
was the drop of % points in Louisiana
and % points in Texas, as compared
with last month. The upturn was
checked near the 2s-cent level for Oc-
tober by reports of showers in the
Houston district, and the market
eased or few points from top under
realizing At the highest October sold
at 25.95 and December. 1882.
NEW ORLEANS. August Heavy
buying and a strong rise in cotton prices
resulted today from the governments $
report on the crop to July %. placing
the condition at 73.6 per cent OF normal.
Shorts rushed to cover and bullish trad
| ers bought in volume, sending prices
| up IS bale in few minutes time
and creating the most sensational ses-
sion in months around the future ring.
Prior to the report the market was
unsettled and prices dropped to 2s
points under yesterdays close; From
points.
Futures opened steady. October,
%. rs: December. 1880: January, 2309;
March, 23.0S; May. 2S.o6.
LIVE srocK MARKETS.
limited States bureau of markets
renoIt Of live stock and meat trade
| conditions here today:
| Bpef-Ffesh, receipts liberal, coolers
filed. market weak at yesterdays s
nricey. demand just fair; steers, re-
ceipts heavy, market weak. poor de-
| mand for poorer grades; cows, re-
! ceipts liberal. market very dull and
dragRy, prices weak, practically all
sales forced, demand very slow: bulls.
receipts very light. market quiet, de-
fi'vsa 'vvsse,-nMarket glutted and demorai-
izsd, prices nnevenly lower, demand
Pcrh-Receipts moderate. market
steady on stun in good condition, de:
fanb~Receipts liberal. market
barely STEADY to lower, demand only
Muttbn--No offerings.
CHICAGO, August limited States
| Bureau Of Markets: Hogs-Receipts.
| "a 900 head. mostly Is to 20 cents
hi,f hss nssrs fs.oeais.s5: light. 1s.soa
1850; packing. ls.ooals.se; rough.
pigs, good and choice 1s.oea1s;15.,
| C1tNs-Receipts. 3.oo0 head; beef
steers and butcher cattle strong; oth-
er GLASSES slow; veal calves. good and
| ch6ice, 16.5U411.00.
ShSsp-Recefpts. 5000 head: steady
| t6 Sff6hg; some prime native lambs
| highaf to local butchers at 17.f5;
fes1ffS Active.