Evening star., 1924-05-02
COTTON MARKETS.

market was comparatively quiet in
today's early trading. The buying
movement responsible for yesterdays
advances appeared to be checked by
relatively. easy Liverpool cables. a
moro favorable weather map and re-
ports of small sales Of cotton goods
in the Fall River markets for the
week. The opening was point lower
on May. but generally to 10 points
higher on overnight buying orders,
after which prices eased Off under
house selling. May declined from
5000 to 2s.92 and October eased to
?4-4b with the market ruling about 5
ings.
Numerous reports that repianting
would be necessary in the southwest
and that night temperatures were too
low for termination in parts of the
south were received during the morn
ing. They evidently failed to inspire
much fresh buying. but after. easing
October, or Is to % points net lower,
the market recovered the greater
part or the loss on covering: Trad
ing was quiet at midday with active
months to points net lower.
NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-The cot
bOh .OpcilGu LTduCS
showing losses of to z points. main
ly on poor Liverpool advfces. AS New
York opened slightly higher and pri-
Vate crop adviceS were bullish, the
market steadied up slightly immedi
ately after the opening, but prices
soon settled around 27.sl for July and
27.S2 for October, while waiting for
the weather map. Fall River report
ed sales for the week of only 10000
pieces of print cloths and there were
reports of further New England mill
curtailments.
Good middling. 1880: fully rniddling,
1855: middling, 1875; low middling,
$50; good ordinary. 1850; ordinary.
1900. Sales. 5000 bales, including
including $500 American. Futures
closed quiet, but steady. Closing
May (1924), 1903; July. 1850; Octo-
ber.- 1929: December, 1886; January,
1873; March. 1852.
warded to mills, $4,000 bales. of which
American, = $1,000; $1,000. Imports, Import 5000:
American, $4,000. Exports, 1000; all
American.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. May Omitted States
OF
Receipts, $4,000 head: fairly active.
to 10 higher: light weight show
most advance; big packers doing lit
tie; bulk good and choice, ESQ to
525 pound butchers, 7.4oa7.55; top,
7.55; bulk better grades, $50 to 225
pound averages: 7.3oa7.5o: bulk de-
sirable, 14o to $50 pound weight, $50
a7.20: packing sows, mostly 6.70aS.S5: :
killing pigs steady, bulk good and
choice, strong weight, 6.00a6.5o;
heavyweight hogs 7.3oa7.55: me-
dunn. 7.25a7.5o; light, 7.0oa7.50: light
6.75a6.9o: packing sows. rough, $50
a6.T5; slaughter pigs. 4.50a6.50.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: active:
meager supply; fed steers, yearlings,
better grades, fat cows and heifers
and stockers and feeders strong to
fed offerings. s.oOa9.75: few south
western steers. S.25 and below: four
loads choice beef heifers averaging
around $50 pounds. 1925: fat cows
and heifers selling above $50 and
$50. respectively: active; others
eral loads bologna bulls, 450a4.75:
odd head weighty bolognas. 4.S5 and
better; most vealers, 7.0oa9.0o. ac-
cordfng to weight and condition.: 100
head Montana a-bred short-horn steers.
averaging 1.1o0 pounds, on country
stockers and feeders, 6.75as.5o: sew
eral loads meaty weight steers, 800
and better.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; fat
lambs. strong TO 25 higher; sheep
strong to 25 higher: very scarce
ward to 1925 to outsiders; good
wooled lambs. 1925: choice medium
weight wooled ewes, s.75.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Nd. May 2 Especially.
$50 pounds. 1.25a2. SIS: sweets and yams,
barrel, 2.50a7.50; bushel. 1,25a3.5o; new
potatoes, barrel, 5.00a9.5o bushei, 1.50
a3.00. Asparagus. dozen, 2.5oa5. 90.
Beans, bushel, 2.5oa4.50. Beets. hum
dred. 4.o0a6.oo. Kale, bustel. 15a25.
hundred. 4OOa6.oo. CauIifower, crate,
2.5oa3.00. Celery, crate. 2.75a3.25. Gu
cumbers. 5.0oa6.0o. Elephants, crate,
2.5oa4.0o. Horseradish, bushel, 3.00a
$50. Lettuce, crate. 2.5oa5.5O. Onions,
100 pounds, 1.0oa2.00. Spring onions.
Assoc. PEPPERS, crate. 2.O0a5. 90. Spinach.
bushel. 5oas5. Radishes, bushel, 75a1.50.
Squash. crate, 3.5oa4.5o. Tomatoes.
Apples: packed, barrel, 2,ooa4;5o {:
bushel. 5oa1.40; box apples, 19oa2.5O.
1.OUd1I oEdIlSeS. DOA, GEOU
a3.55. Strawberries. quart, 2oa35.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. q red winter, spot,
1.13k; No. 2 red winter. garlicky.
domestic. 1.13&; no quotations on
No. 4 or No. rcd winter. garlicky.
No sales.
Corn-Cob. new. 425a43o per bar
rel for yellow and 4.10a4.15 per bar
rel for white; No. corn, spot, So;
No. corn, sport, 80; track corn,
yellow. No 3, IS. SaIes-56s bushels
No. yellow at Sc. -.
OatS-No. 2 white, 5S1k ka59; No. 3
white, new. 57h ass.
Kye-Nearby, 7oaso; No. 2 rye, spot,
731a. 80 .-.-
Hay-Receipts, 121 tons. The per-
centage of good hay in timothy and
clover mixed is small on spot, and
the market on top grades Of such
hay is firm as quoted. Damaged and
spoiled and low grade hay is still
hard to move and Of uncertain value.
Hay-No. l timothy, 2S.00a2S.5o:
No. 2. 27.50a2S.oo: No. 8 timothy, $500
a26.00: No. ! light clover, mixed, 27.o0
a27. so; No. 2 light, 25.0oa26.00; No. /
clover, mixed, 26.50a27.00; No. 2
clover, mixed, 23.ooa24.00.
. Straw-No. 1 straight rye, 24.00a
%, 90 per ton; No. tangled rye. 1900
a20.o0 No. 1 wheat, 1S.o0a1S.5o; No.