Evening star., 1918-08-07
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

port of live stock and meat trade con-
ditions here today:
accumulation since first Of the week;
market fairly steady; demand light on
account of unfavorable weather.
Steers. receipts light; market steady;
demand slow. Cows, receipts light;
market barely steady: demand poor.
Veal-Supply liberal, market steady
on western dressed. a shade stronger
on local slaughtered; demand just fair
Pork-Receipts liberal: some ar
rivals in off condition: market barely
steady to shade lower; demand fair.
Lambs-Receipts light: market
steady; demand fair.
CHICAGO. August limited States
bureau Of markets. Hogs-Receipts,
points higher: big packers buying
sparingly and trade very slow in com
mon packing grades; butchers, 1e15a
1890: light. 1s.5oa1s.s5a packing. 1900
a1s.oo; rough; 17.75a1s.oo; bulk of
sales. sales 1s:s5ais;s5' 3s,sso pigs good and
cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: market
very dull: no quctable changes from
yesterday. Calves steady to CSC high
ed fully steady; supply late getting
in; choice native lambs sold 1850.
DAIRY MARKETS.
NEW YORK. August 7.-Butter-
Firm; receipts, 1894 tubs; creamery
higher than extras, 45ka46A; cream
cry, extras (92 score). 45A; firsts
43ha45: packing stock, current make,
No. 2, 34h.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 1896
crates; fresh gathered, extras, 46a47;
oot fro
f1rsts, 44a45; do. firsts, 39a43; state,
Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery. whites, fine to fancy, 57a60;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hem
merry, browns, 4sa52; do. gathered
browns and mixed colors. 3sa47.
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 1894 boxes;
state, fresh. specials, 25A a26; do, aver
age run. 25a25h.
Poultry-Live, unsettled; no prices
quoted: dressed, steady: chikens. 39a
46; fowls, 2sas5; old roosters. 25a261s.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. August There was
very sharp break at the opening
Of the cotton market today. first
prices being weak at a decline of so
to IS points under realizing. Early
weather advices indicated that the
tropical storm had pretty well sub
sided without causing any damage in
the interior. while the lower tempera-
lures in the northwest encouraged
hope Of showers in the western belt
soon. These features probably led to
to cover shorts yesterday and there
was also some selling here for south
ern account. After the initial break
to 2S.10 for October and 2S.06 for
January. however. the market was
extremely irregslar. and there were
pectation Of bu1lish weekly report.
Futures opened weak: October,
1880 to 2s.7s: December, 2S.20 to
$500: January. 27.9o to 2s.o6; March,
$500 to isis: May. none.
Offerings increased on the early raj
" and the market broke very sharp
" after the publication of the week.
" weather report, which read more
favorably than expected. There were
also reports of rain in Texas and for
a time there seemed to be very little
support. with October selling off to
2s.1s. and January to 2755, or ~ to
125 points net lower. The detailed
weather report showed precipitation
at only a few stations along the coast
or in northeast Texas, however, and
prices showed rallies of 10 to 20
points around midday on covering.
NEW ORLEANS, August with
the tropical storm dissipated before
It could move very far into the belt.
the cotton market opened lower to-
day and felt the heavy selling during
the first haIf-hour of trading. Prices
fell 75 to SO points. The reaction was
due in a great measure to liquidation
Of long contracts. and the action OF
the market was considered natural
and logical by most traders, in view
of recent wide advances.
Futures opened easy. Opening bids:
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