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Show 1 WORLD'S HMKEIS New York, Aug. 14. War specialties, special-ties, chiefly those of minor grades, dominated today's early market to the complete neglect of more representative repre-sentative issues. Pressed Steel Car, American Can, Sloss Shefleld Steel and Bethlehem Steel rose 1 to 2 points and motor stocks were ngain prominent with a new high record for Studebaker. Pacific Mall's -response to the sale of its ships, presumably pre-sumably on profitable terms, was an advance of three points. Crucible Steel was weakest of the specialties soon yielding 8 points. A reminder of the recent anthracite decision was seen in Delaware and Hudson's decline de-cline of 4 1-4. American Woolen common and preferred advanced '1 points on the proposed re-chartering of the company. U. S. Cotton Production. Washington, Aug. 14. Cotton consumption con-sumption in the United States during the cotton year of 1915 which ended Julv 31 amounted to 5,598,798 running bales of lint and 403,389 bales' of lln-ters, lln-ters, the census bureau announced today. to-day. In 1914 the consumption was 5,625,078 bales with 308,675 bales of Unters. Chicago Hog Market. Chicago, Aug. 14. Hogs Receipts 12,000; weak, mostly 10c under yesterday's yes-terday's average; bulk, $6.45(0)7.15; light, $7.00(0)7.80; mixed, $6.306.75; heavy, $6.05(3)7.00; rough, $6.056.3Q; pigs. $6,907.90. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 14. Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 6800; lower; heavy, 56.20(g) 6.(10; light, $6.607.30; pigs. $5.75 7.15; bulk of sales, $6.306.50. Cattle Receipts 100; steady; native na-tive steers, $7.00(g9.75; cows and heifers. $5.85)7.65; western steers, $G.508.75; Texas steers, $6.007.50; cows and heifers, $5.757.25; calves, $7 0010.00. Sheep Receipts 1900; steady; yeaillngB, $6.25(0)7.00; wethers, $5.80 6.40; lambs, $8.35(0)8 60. auj ay Chicago Grain v Chicago, Aug. 14. Large re here and notice of increased co. P ments from first hands had a ish effect today on wheat At! , however, the market showed i V strength, as a result of firmccs ij. the Liverpool market and of & scrtion8 that no appreciable as? f$ of British purchases in America jr j been cancelled. Predictions of ! world shipments tended also to! M en prices at the outset. The ope K which ranged from l-2c off to M up with September at ?1.07 1! 'B $1.07 3-4 and December, $1.05 1 jf $1.07, was followed by a sllgbt eral advance and then a materii J cline all around. Corn eased off when wheat tr $ weak. Trade was confined U f main to transactions between pit! ulators. After opening uncians: . 1-Sc higher, the market undenr: moderate sag. Lnck of buying support as r t ent in oats. Better weather fci ? vesting- seemed to inspire .general ing by commission houses. 'jf Provisions gave way to sod C-tent C-tent under the influence of 1 quotations tor hogs and grain. volume of business was very t f Concerns that generally act Is seaboard were fair buyers oa wheat decline The weattH p' sterling exchange, though, J f to be operating as a decided t jft on exporters. Prices closed c 'p tied, 7-8 to 2c under last nlgtt' w September at $1 05 5-8 and DecsH' $1.00 1-8. h ' No important rally in corn efl - Tho close was steady at 1-4 twr l-2c net decline. j Chicago, Aug. 14. Wheat IV ' $1.081.28; No. 2 hard, $1-1361 f . Corn No. 2 yellow, 80 1-2 flB 1 4 jellow, 8080 l-2c . I ' Oats No. 3 white new, 42 U. f , standard new, 50c, i i RyeNo. 2. $1.03 1-21. : Barley 60SQc. i Timothy $5.50 7 00. Clover $8 5013.25. , Pork $13.90. . : Lard $7.92 , Ribs $8.509.00. |