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winters. 1o.S5a11.15; Kansas. 1o.5oa
11.25. Pork-Steady: mess. 47.00a
$500: family, 54.0ca55.00; short clear.
45.0Oa52.00. Lard-Firm; middle west,
24.1Ga24.20.
Raw sugar-steady; centrifugal.
steady; cut loaf. sos; crushed. $40;
mold A, 1896; cubes, $40: xxx
powdered, 1865; powdered, 7.60: fine
granulated and diamond A, 7.45; con-
fectioners' A. 7.35; No. 1, 7.30.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. June II q pm.
quotations. ).-Wheat-Spot 2 red soft,
2.22; spot No. red winter, 224; re-
ceipts. leo bushels.
Corn-Receipts, 1882 bushels.
Oats-Firm; standard white, S5%
No. 8 white, IS sales. Receipts. 3D.
412 bushels: exports, 154,S46 bushels.
1.9O: receipts. 9.008 bushels.
Hay-Quiet: No. 1 timothy. 2S.50a
$500; No. l clover mixed, 24.00a25.00.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. June 17.-Butter-steady.
Creamery, 36a42h..
Firsts. 3ohas2A: ordinary frsts. 26k
a30 ": at mark. cases included. 29a32.
Poultry, alive-Steady. Fowls. 27.
NEW YORK. June 17.-Butter-
Firmer: receipts. 10,410 tubs: cream
cry higher than extras. 44Ra45M
creamery extras (92 score), 44a44A
firsts. 42ha4s%; packing stock. cur
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 14.2s7 cases;
fresh gathered extras. 39a4O; fresh
gathered storage packed hrsts. 37a
3S1s; do. regular packed extra firsts,
37a3s1a do. firsts. 34laa36H2 .,
Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery whites. fine to fancy. 47a4s;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hem
merry browns. 4oa42; do. gathered
browns and mixed colors. 31a3sh.
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 1924 boxes;
state, whole milk flats fresh specials,
23Na24: do. average run, 23A.
Peultry-Live; unsettled; broilers;
steady; fowls. 30a3S; turkeys. 25a39.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. June 1.-THE cotton
market was fairly active during to-
days early trading. but sentiment
seemed to be divided between the op-
timistic view Of the crop and the bull
ishness of spot advices. and f1uctua-
was steady at unchanged prices to an
advance of As points. July and August
being 80 to 45 points higher, while
new-crop months were unchanged to
1t points higher.
The more active positions sold some
s to 38 points net higher after the
call, but at 26.73 for July and 24.S3
for October. offerings increased on the
favorable weather news and forecasts.
July sold off to 1855 and October to
24.60 in consequence. but there was
some trade buyins as well as cover
ing. by near month shorts and the un-
dertone was steady.
Futures opened steady: July, 1858;
October, 24.76: December, 24.44; Jam
uary, 24.25; March, 24.37.
The strength of the near months
both here and in New orlenas had q
sustaining influence on later deliv-
cries, but prices gradually sagged off
late in the morning owing to the
continued favorable character Of
weather and crop advices. July re-
acted from 26.73 to 1855 or back to
within 20 points of Saturdays close,
while October sold of from 24.S3 to
24.56, or Is points net lower.
NEW ORLEANS. June ia good
demand was felt on the opening of
the cotton market today. and prices
wera lifted by it 6 to 80 points. After
the call considerable liquidation came
in and caused a reaction. At the end
Of the first half hour of business July
was II points over last weeks close.
and the new crops were to points
under.
Futures opened steady: Opening bid:
July, 1s.l7; OCTOBER ,2s:ss; Decembes.
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