Evening star., 1918-08-26

October 49,. ..... 25.02 24.s2 25.02
NEW YORK. August 2S.-Pork
firm: mess. 4s.00a4s.50: family, $500:
short clear; 45;ooas2:oo; Lard steady;
Raw sugar - Steady; centrifugal.
6.055; refined steady; cut loaf, 900:
crushed, 8.75; mold A, 500; cubes, 8.25;
XxxX powdered. TO; powdered. 7.65:
fine granulated. 7.50; diamond A. 7.5o:
confectioners' A. TAO: No. /. 7.35.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. August al
pm. quotations.)- .)-wheat, spot. No. 2.
red winter. garlicky. 2.33A a2.34; spot.
No. 2 red winter. 2.33A a2.36. Re
ceipts. 1s3.04s bushels. Exports, 2os.o
bushels.
Corn-Receipts, 5s6 bushels.
Oats-Quiet; standard white, old,
7sA asked; No. 3. white. old. 7s asked.
Receipts, aS73 bushels.
new. Ill. Receipts. 1.235 bushels.
Hay-Firm;. No. l timothy. $500
asked; No. /. clover, mixed. 23.5oa24.00.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. August 26.-Reports
that further rains had fallen in Texas
over Sunday caused further scatter
Ing liquidation in the cotton market
at the opening this morning. First
prices were barely steady at q decline
Of 43 points on October and Of 25
months were unehansed to Is points
lower. October sold of to $3.50 and
January to 32.10 on the call, with the
more active months generally show
ing net ...o losses of IT., 20 to 50 points: %
October and $3.50 for January shortly
after the call, or about Is to 80 points
above Saturdays closing figures.
Futures ,s - opened e6 barely steady; oeo e.
March n sS $500 'aoos to says: MAY Nay. ss1s g l0
The early rallies met renewed real
izing and Liverpool turned a seller.
but the western belt forecast for dry
weather in Texas was something of a
disappointment and the market was
steady late in the morning with busi-
ness quiet. October ruled around
33.l2 and January 3240 shortly after
midday or about to 10 points net
higher.
NEW ORLEANS. August 2s.-con-
tinued showery weather in Texas
caused heavy selling on the opening
of the cotton market today. under
which prices fell So to II points. A
private bureau report on condition of
5S.9 per cent of the normal brought
out good support on the decline and
a quick recovery resulted. the mar
ket standing points up to 9 points
down. compared with Saturdays close.
at the end Of the first half hour Of
trading.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
United States bureau. of markets re-
ports of live stock and meat trade
conditions here today:
Beef-Fresh. receipts light: market
steady to strong. asking prices soc
to 81 higher; demand fair Steers,
receipts light: market strong: demand
M srh 80
steady; demand fair. Bulls. no Offer
ings.
veal-supply light; market steady:
demand fair.
PorR-Receipts heavy: market
strong: demand slow.
strong: demand good.
Mutton-Supply light; market dull;
demand slow.
CHICAGO. August 2s.-United States
bureau of markets: Hogs-Receipts,
10000 head: strong: bulk. 17.s5a1ss0;
butchers. 1s.ooa1s.s5: packing. l775a
sssa1ssse 1885, sss' raass aHFs isfsaisso pigs
Cattle-Receipts. 21.000 head; butch
ers' and good steers. steady: western
cattle, slow to lower: veal calves, II IS
a17.75. Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; j;
culls. 10.o0a14.O0: feeders. ls50aI775:
ewes, choice and prime. 12.50a13.oo:
medium and good. 1l.0eal2so. breed
ing. 12,s0a1s.25. 80.
DAIRY. MARKETS.
CHICAGO. Ill.,. August 2S.-Butter
steady; creamery extras, IS: firsts,
42ka44h; seconds, 41a42: standards.
Is. Eggs unchanged: drsts. SASSY
ordinary drsts. 36a37h; at mark. cases
included. ssaa7h.
Cheese unchanged: daisies. 2sAa
zeh: twins. 25H a35A; Americas. 2eh:
long horns. 26ha3. Poultry steady:
fowls, 27a29; springS, %.
NEW YORK. August 2s.-Butter-
Firm; receipts. 7.734 tubs; creamery.
higher than extras. 47a47N: creamery
extras ts2 score). 4sha4sN; frsts.
44h ha46k;: packing stock, current
make, No. 2, IS.
EggsIrregular: receipts, 1874
cases: fresh. gathered. extras, 50a52;
fresh gathered. regular packed, extra
firsts. 47a4s: do. firsts. 43a46; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery. whites. fine to fancy, 66a6S;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hem
merry, browns, Sass; do. gathered
browns and mixed colors, 3Sa52.
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 1888 boxes;
state: fresh specials, 26ka26X; do,
average run, 26a26k. -.
Poultry, live-Weak: broilers,, "a;
fowls, 30a32; old roosters. 25; turkeys,
28a30. Dressed-Firhn: chickens, 34a
a.: fowls, 29a36: turkeys 24Ha26h