Evening star., 1918-02-26

Wheat-Spot No. red soft, 2.22; spot
No. red winter. 2.24. Receipts. 1851
bushels
Corn-Receipts, 3s.1se bushels.
Oats-Firm: standard white. LOS Y :
No white, los sales. Receipts, 43.215
bushels
2s5 Receipts. 11.167 bushels.
Hay-Firm: No. 1 timothy, unchanged;
No. 1 clover mixed, unchanged.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. February 26.-cotton
futures opened steady; March, 31:15;
May. 5000; July, so.45; October, 1928;
December 29.GS.
There was an opening advance of IA
to % points in the cotton market here
today the firm showing Of Liver
pool covering and a renewal of trade
buying. The political news from Ger
many may also have been factor as
tending to revive the talk of peace
relatively firm at the start. with only
one notice reported in circulation. The
demand was by no means general, how
ever. and after selling at 1904 for May,
prices sagged off about 10 points under
scattered realizing. No further rain
was reported in the southwest. but some
of the reports coming in said that good
progress is being made with farm work
in south Texas and that recent precipi-
tation put the soil in good condition in
the central part of the state.
NEW ORLEANS, February 26.-Cot-
ton opened steady Opening bid: March,
|30.43 asked; May. 1898; July, 1854 ask
ed; October, 2S.42; December, 2S.28.
The price of cotton improved 16 to
|23 points in the first half hour Of busi-
ness here on buying encouraged by
dry weather map. further advances in
cotton goods and the statement by
Food Administrator Hoover, which was
taken to mean that the government had
no intention of fixing prices on cotton.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. February 2s.-Butter-Un-
changed.
Firsts, ssass1s: ordinary firsts, ssass;
at mark, cases included, 37a3S.
Potatoes - Receipts, % cars; un-
changed.
Poultry, ,alive-Unchanged
NEW YORK. February 26.-Butter-
Unsettled; receipts. 1858 tubs; cream
cry higher than extras. 50a501a; cream
cry extras (92-score). 49A a491s; frsts.
isaac: seconds. 46a471a.
fresh gathered extras, 54a55; extra
firsts, a31a; firsts. 52a.53; seconds, 50a
81 12; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
western hennery whites. fine to fancy.
J6a57; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery browns. 55a56: mixed colors,
53a54.
Cheese-Irregular: receipts. 3.o42
boxes: state, held specials, 20 ha261.;
do, average. run 25a26.
Live poultry-F'irm: fowls. So; old
roosters. 81; young, 2Sa30; stays. %;
turkeys. 25a33. Dressed firm: chick
ems. 27a39; fowls, 29a35; turkeys, "a
as.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The United States Department of
Agriculture. bureau of markets. re-
ports conditions today in the Wash
ia RI AL
Beef-Fresh, receipts liberal, some
cars arriving in off condition; market
barely steady: demand light. Steers.
receipts heavy, market fairly steady
heavy. market unchanged. demand
Veal-Supply of both western
dressed and local slaughtered liberal;
market unchanged. demand light.
Pork-Receipts moderate. some cars
arriving in off condition: market
steady on stuff in good condition: de-
mand fair.
Lamb-Receipts light. market firm,
demand fair.
Mutton-None on the market.
CHICAGO, February 26.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; market slow; bulk
of sales, 17.15a17.4O; light, 16.s5a17.50;
mixed, 16.90a1745; heavy. 16.65a17.40;
rough, 16.65a16.s0;; pigs. 12.50a16.0O.
native steers, s.soa1415; stockers and
feeders, 7.50a10.90: cows and heifers,
6.75a12.00; calves, S.75a14.25.
Sheep - Receipts, $4,000; market
steady; sheep, 10.25a13.So; lambs, 13,75a
1900.
METAL MARKETS..
NEW YORK, February 26.-Metal ex-
change quotes: Lead firm: spot. 7.25a
$50. Spelter. quiet; East st. Louis de-
livery, spot offered at IT'S.
At London: Spot copper. f110; fu-