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Show CM PIES IBP LATE IN THE WEEK Government Crop Report Is Bullish, but Rains in Texas Help Bears. By Leased Wlro to Tho Tribune. NEW YOFK, Aug. 6. Highest prices for cotton contracts beyond August delivery de-livery for the season wero reached on Wednesday, when'the after effects of the bullish crop report Issued by the government gov-ernment were realized by the trade. Bullish Bull-ish sontlmont was checked Thursday, however, owing to timely rains ln Oklahoma, Okla-homa, and yesterday tho markets for all options beyond September were broken 35 to 40 points from the top by general realizing on tho appearance of rain In Texas. The principal features of the government govern-ment report wero that Its estimate o average av-erage condition for the crop of 751 per cent, compared with 80.7 a month ago. and Is 4 per cont below tho average to July 25 for tho last ten years. With a condition of 75 per cent reported in 1907 and a very low average of 71.9 In the crop failure of last year, the present condition of the crop is the lowest reported re-ported at this date ln tho last twenty yoars. When a crop suffers heavy deterioration de-terioration In July it seldom recovers during August, a3 it is that month when tho siaplo usually suffers from heat, drouth, hot winds and boll-weevil. Operations of the so-called bull pool since early last March have made Now York the biggest spot cotton market In the world. Never before In the history of the cotton exchange since It became a chartered Institution ln 1S78 for trading trad-ing ln cotton have such enormous transactions trans-actions In the actual cotton on Its contracts con-tracts for the "future" deliveries been made. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. By Associated Press. CHICAGO, Aug. G. Cattle Receipts estimated es-timated at 1000: market, stoady; beeves, $4.90(5)8.30: Texas steers, $3.50)560; western steers. $1.00j)G.75; stockers and feeders. $L005JG.25; cows and heifers, ?2.705G.20; calves, $6.5008.50. Hogs Receipts estimated at 12,000; market, 10 to 15o lower; light, $S.30f;B.90, mixed, $7.70S.10; hoavy, $7.40(8.25; rough. $7 40$j)S. 10; good to cholco heavy. $7.60(g)S.25; pigs, $S.25S.90; bulk of sales, $7.758.10. Sheep Receipts estimated nt 4000: market, mar-ket, steady; native. $2.-I0g4.G0; western. $2.75(3)4.00: yearlings, $4.50(0)5.75; lambs, native, $i.507.15; western, $4.75(3)715. Omaha. By Associated Press. OMAHA, Aug. 6. Cattle Receipts. 200; market, unchanged; natlvo steers. $4.75 7.75; cows and hoifers, $3.O05.S0; western west-ern steers, ?3.50G.25; range cows and heifers, $2,75(3)4 60; cannors. $2.25g3.25; stockers and feeders, $3.005.G5; calves, $2.50(g)G.50; bulls, stags, etc., $3.00(?ji5.25. Hogs Receipts. 4800; market, stoady; heavy, $7. !0fi)7.90; mixed, $7.G07.S0; light, $7.90S-15; pigs, $7.008.00; bulk of sales, $7.557.90. Sheep Pvecolpts, SOO; market, steady; yearlings, $4.50(ii5. 10; wethers, $3.60J? 4.25;; ewes, $3.001.00; lambs, ?G.253 7.25. Kansas City. By Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Aug. G. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 400: market, steady; native steers. ?4.50(0S.00; native cows and hoifers, $2.25 (5)0.00; stockers and feeders, $.00ifP6.25; bulls, $3. 00 1.50; calves. $3.507.50; western steers, $4.2553)7.25; western cows $2.755.00. Hogs Receipts, 1500: market, 10 cents-lower; cents-lower; bulk of sales, $S.00(QSS.30; hcavv, $7.90(5)8.15; packers and butchers, $S.G0I Sheep Receipts, none; market, unchanged; un-changed; muttons, $,S754.50; lambs. $G.00ri)G.S0; fed wethers and yearlings, $3.505.00; fed western ewes, $3.00(3)4.00. St. Joseph. Special to The Tribune. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Aug. G. Sheep Receipts. 500; prospects stcadv: Idaho-Utrih lambs, $6.0007.10: Idaho-Utah Idaho-Utah feedor lambs, $5.G0(gG.20;' Idaho-Utah Idaho-Utah yearlings, $4.50(fj)5.50; Idaho-Utah feeder yearlings. ?i.50g)5.10; Idaho-Utah wethers, 3.00(4.40; Idaho-Utah feeder wethers, ?3.504.00; Idaho-Utah owes. $3.254.G0. Cattle Receipts, 100; prospects steady; Colorado-Wyoming steers. ?1,50fi.2i; Colorado-Wyoming cows, $3.50(fj4.75; Colorado-Wyoming cannors, $2.75(?'3.50; Colorado-Wyoming feeders, $3.25(55.50. |