New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-17
Cotton Statistics

L mt s hIp'SsIs li,7Si 1856 ls.s5ts
Liverpool cables-spot cotton quiet At
o. od points advance; middiing. 27esd. Sales.
American $4,000. Futures Opened STEADY
at 10 to 20 points advance Closed vary
s st ss at 20 TO- 81 points net advance May.
esnSsi ss janaary oc ssI ps;
Yarns firm; cloths. quiet.
Cereals
Wheat-Ths export demand for wheat
was less active yesterday, but prices We
firmly held and It was rumored that SO
had been paid for one two It
Minneapolis was five cents higher and re-
hected slightly better tone 10 Hour,
although 1t was said that mill workers
in that city were threatening TO go on
strike for higher wages. Exporters here
were inclined to place considerable signif.
icance on the apparent halt IN the export
demand, especially as private cables from
Great Britain said that the British COM
mission was out Of the market az present
price levels. The Modern Miller" say;
that snow and slect storms in Alberta viii
delay seeding fifteen days and that seed
ing In Manitoba and saskatchewan 10
said that reports from Illinois show 90 per
cent of the acreage fly infested. with sim
liar conditions in Indiana, while In Kansas
the crop Is spotted. but shows improves
ment
Corn-New high records were estaS.
lished in the market early IN the day on
active covering prompted by the pro-
nounced strength in rye and on the con-
tinued light receipts. The small arrivals
robbed the market Of hedging operations
and most OF the selling OF late has been
either in tho form Of profit taking ~
technical position, however. looked
upon as somewhat weaker. and when oats
broke late in the day and tho other mar
sad lost most corr oi s ho esly
Strike conditions In the West were fur
Their improved. but there was little in the
to hold out promises OF any
improvement in tho movement In
the immediate future.
Yesterdays Previous Year
Com r.. No; . ,sllovsi.ss SISSY sl'Tss
July ............. Is4I 1855. i6as
Oats-The market was strong early IN
the DAY. With prices At tho highest point
buyers and values felt the influence q
the general strength in other grains
Late in the day. however, the market re.
acted sharply and the May position sold
under the previous close. due to heavy
LIQUIDATION resulting from reports that
Europe was trying to resell os's here.
1t was said that Liverpool was offering
$1.12 delivered. and that France was try
Ing to cancel contracts
Yesterdays Previous Year
No neg t %hi... slHss; : sH's . Sc;
Chicago:
May ........... .ssS .esH .s2H
July ............. .S7a .S77s -
Rye-Market steady.
Yesterdays Previous YesS
No. western. :. ss SIS s2.ss4 .iA
Flour and Meal--Cuotations were:
Yesterdays Previous Year
close. close. ago.
New York
Cornm'l 42B x2oGD as aeoI Acq
Rye nrio.oo9le4o 1o.ooglo4o s.7SSqAs3
Bran. $40 q $500 800 0bs.o0 %6.eS
Cottonseed Oil
The market wa: active and prices dss
veloped pronounced strength on increased
soying. especially for July delivery. y
was thought that part OF tho demand
samc from the South and from rennerN
while there was further buying tnd cow
sring on the strength in cotton and lard
rhere were rumors Of Q better export In
2uiry. and on the whole tho situation
Dhowed moro strength and tho market
closed before the late break in grain ant
tooaflouod a uerf poosN