Evening star., 1918-07-23
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO. July 2s.-Big receipts and
continued favorable weather brought
about fresh weakness In the corn mar
ket today. At first there was some
sient scarcity Of offerings. Buying.
however, lacked force. Opening prices.
which varied from the same ~ yester-
days finish to IN higher. with August
L4sh to 1.4sh and September 1.49A to
1.6on. were followed BY decided gen
Liberal offerings to arrive weakened
the oats market. Hedging pressure was
evident. After opening Y to " ad-
vance. with August 67k to 68k. prices
hardened a little and then underwent q
material sag.
Higher quotations on hogs tended to
uphold provisions. Demand though was
checked by the weakness Of grain.
NEW YORK, July zs.-Lard steady.
Middle west. 26.z5a26.35. Other articles
unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. July % q p.m.).-
1iefy.. a.ssxas.s4: receipts. ss,ss7
bushels
oats-Easier; standard white, So
els; exports. 21.112 bushels.
Rye-Quiet and easy: No. western
export. 1.72; receipts. $50 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. L timothy and
|. COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, July 23.-Pfvate re-
ports Of showers in central and east
ern Texas broke cotton prices Is to
80 points at the opening today in face
1,,,1 rI.t - Ry.av,
ern crop-reporting agency. The lat
ter made the preliminary condition
for July 75.5, against S5.S by the gov
ernment as of June Is, and indicated
a deterioration in Texas of 19 points
in the past month.
ber back to 25.54 and December to
24S2. but July suffered from consid-
cradle liquidation and broke TO 2S.z5,
or q net loss Of 40 points
Futures opened easy. July, 28.55:
October. $3.50 to 25.40; December.
24.s3 to PATS; January. 2&s2; March.
24.54.
BY midday the decline in July had
extended to q matter Of IS points
against an extreme break in new crop
positions Of ~ to ~ points Heavy
selling by spot houses was a feature,
crop cotton in the southwest. but after
touching 1928 for October and 24.66
for December, the market rallied
about 15 points at midday on coyAring
due to the Houston weather details
which showed Less rainfall than ex-
pected and continued high tempera-
ture over Texas.
NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-A few
scattered showers in the extreme
western belt caused selling Of cotton
today under which prices lost % to 35
points in the first half hour OF trad-
ing. On the first call July stood
points up, but 1t was the only month
to advance, and the improvement was
quickly wiped out.
Futures opened steady. Opening
bid: July. $3.50; October. 24.62: De-
cember, 24.04: January. 1880; March,
1884.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
United States bureau Of markets
Report of live stock and meat trade
conditions here today:
Beef-Fresh; receipts moderate and
consist mostly of the poorer grades,
market dull at unchanged prices, de-
mand SLOW; steers, receipts moderate.
market fairly steady. demand light:
COWS, receipts moderate, market bare
ly steady. demand poor: bulls. no Of
ferings.
Veai-supply, heavy of both western
dressed and local Slaughtered; market
weak to lower. demand poor.
Pork-Receipts moderate market
strong, demand good for loins. poor
for other cuts.
/ Lamb-Receipts moderate, market
steady. demand fair.
Mutton-None on the market.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, July 22.-Butter steady;
creamery, 38Na4SK Eggs higher; re-
ceipts, 1913 cases; firsts, 38a3Sh;
ordinary firsts, 353aa36h; at mark, cases
included. S51za3s. Poultry. alive, steady;
fowls, Is; springs, "a.
CHICAGO. July 2s.-united States
bureau Of markets. Hogs-Receipts,
Is, 900 head: 10 to 20 cents higher;
big packers slow to start: butchers,
17.75a1s.so; rough. 17.25al7.7o; bulk Of
sales. 18.10a1s.00; pigs. good to choice,
l17.25a18.00.
Cattle $4,000 head: market
| for good and better steers. strong;
other kind and butcher cattle. active
and Arm to higher; calves, steady to
26c, higher; beef cattle, good, choice
and prime, 17.00a18.35; common and
medium. l1.0oa17.00: butcher stock,
cows and heifsrs, 7,saoa1l25; Gamers
feeders, good, choice and fancy. 10.50a
1900 y inferior. common and medium,
ls.26ai0.5e; veal calves, good and choice,
16.50a17.36.
sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; sheep,
Arm; lambs, mostly 25c higher.
NEW YORK July. s2s. - Butter
Steady; receipts. 11.125 packages;
creamery higher than extras, 45ha46;
creamery extras (92 score], IS; cream
cry f1rsts. 433ka44A: packing stock cur
rent make, No. ., 3351a34.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, II, ,956 cases:
fresh gathered extras, 46; fresh gathered
regular packed extra firsts. 44a45; do,
firsts, 41a43; states Pennsylvania and
nearby western hennery whites, fine to
fancy. 50a52; state. Pennsylvania and
nsshsyd nGr hrnssy. Sum M ro,1sd 'o co,or. ou.
SSa46.
Cheese--F1rn1; receipts, 2,71z boxes;
state fresh specias, 75ss; do. average