Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-15 | Page 9 | Marked Activity in Cotton Market Shown by March Statement

MARKED ACTIVITY IN COTTON MARKET SHOWN BY MARCH STATEMENT Washington 1 14 Marked H.-Marked Marked activity activity activity ac ac- ac- ac in manufacturing and hea heavy ox- ox ports wore were the features of oC the March cotton colton statement of the census bureau issued today Manufacturers In March larch used l bales exclusive of ot haters which Is fa isa Isa a a. record for monthly consumption boIng boIng bo bo- Ing Ins bales roro than has been beon used In any month since the census bureau beg began n collecting the monthly statistics two to and a half bait years earM ago Cotton exports amounted to bales or almost double what they were In March last year ear The months month's eXports exports eX- eX ex ax- ports lOrtS brought the total for tor the first eight ht months of the cotton year up to bales or bales under last years year's exports for tor the same period Tho wars war's effects on cotton exports is indicated In German Germanys Germany's takings which for tor the eight ht months have ha been bales a against 2 last years year's pe pe- pe nod France has taken less than half haIr the tho quantity she ho took last year eal but Ital Italy has morn moro than doubled her cotton cotton cot cot- ton imports from the United States Great Britain's Imports were bales less than the same period last year car All AU other countries took tool 2199 l bales billes lles a against bales In last years year's period LIVE STOCK Chicago April 11 Receipts Hogs Hogs Receipts market weak to Sc lower bulk light ht mixed 3 heavy rough pigs Cattle Receipts Cattle Receipts market weak native beef steers western steers cows and heifers calves Sheep Sheep Receipts Receipts market steady Sheep lambs 1050 PRODUCE Chicago April 14 Butter H.-Butter Butter lower creamery reamer 22 Eggs higher receipts cases at 31 mark cases Included ed ordinary ordinary or or- firsts firsts Potatoes Receipts Potatoes Receipts 27 cars carIS market unchanged ed Live poultry market unchanged RV EVAPORATED FRUITS New York April 14 Evaporated U.-Evaporated ap apples ap- ap pies ples quiet Prunes ne neglected Apricots and peaches dull and ea easy y Raisins I LINSEED I Duluth April 1 It 11 1 Linseed Linseed Cash Cash 1951 Ma May Ia 1961 July 2 S t S