Show WEEKLY REVIEW CHICAGO July 24 AP The AP-The The butter markets for the week opened In a a. fairly fairly fair fair- ly position with prices on oms the majority majority ma ma- of grades 44 cent higher than the close of the previous week The not dry weather which prevailed throughout a large portion of producing log ing sections section was In a large measure responsible for the Improved tone of the markets On the strength of time the hot weather operators began anticipating log ing lighter receipts during the coming cornIng corn com ing weeks and asking prices Buying demand during fist two days of the week was sufficient to maintain tha advance but on an Thursday less activity was noted and the eastern east east- em ern markets appeared no more than steady i Statistics Statistic Insofar as the receipts at atthe i ithe the four markets were were- concerned also I Ilent tent lent considerable strength to the situa tion Receipts of butter at tIme the four markets fot us the first four days of the week were tubs lighter than timan tOe corresponding period of the week previous ous but exceeded those of a like period last year by 2292 tubs tuba There lighter receipts lessened the supply on the markets markets mar mar- k-ets k for trailing trading but with the prevalence of extremely hot weather In lbs tha larger consuming centers tradIng trad- trad log Ing was curtailed considerably and price advances were difficult to main main- tab tain Production has shown the expected seasonal decrease with conditions In some sense by by- extremely hut hot weather and lack of moisture VI- VI 1 |