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Show 4 GRAIN 4) CHICAGO March 20. Wheat turneil downward in price toda- ddrlng the early transaction!, gcnorl selling being induced in-duced by lower Liverpool quotations and tc raVorablS vreather for the domesllc vrlnter Crop, A decided Increase in the amount of wheat on ocean pasaage vas also a bearish factor. It;.rt- tht RYanoe wad buing in Canada and that mllltntr demand here had Improved failed to Nton de llnea. The '.pening. which varied ' j to ISc lower, with Ma SI 374 to i.ft'j and July I1.19H to l 20, were followetl by further setbacks interrupted interrupt-ed ly only transient rallies. Corn and oats were easier with wheat. rter opening to lower. Ma M'? to 1S"- tho corn market continued ac tiats started unchanged to 'i off. May to 3S4?:;8S". nd later we.u a little iowcr. Subsequentiy the wheat market showed better raiding yower. ow'rv; somewhat to bullish Btiropaatl ntw. The close was unsettled with July J).'.'(i7 Id 1.21V In corn, smallness of rural "fferlnRs iei to slight upturns 'aler. The close was unsettled. Mnj fil7i ta (,2c. CHICAGO, March 20. -Wheat No. 2 hard 11.8601.31 c rn No. 2 rulvrd 5J3g0S9c oats No. 2 white ir'H' . Rye Wo. 2 31 .04 6 ' lard $10.?7. MlNNEAPtLlS. M.nn March 2d.--Wheat casn No. 1 northern 31 53(6 l.S;. Ma $1.45. .1 ul ,;Ve. Tlax No. 1 $2.:.r)i.J'5 2.61H. MINNKAPOLlS. Minn . March 20.--Flo tr unchanged. Bran 324.50 2'i.t'O. MONEV MARKET NEW YORK, March 20 Call money eas . iiigli Ut, per cent, low per . ent ruling rate per "nt; closing bid 3 per cent; offered at 3 4 ;tr cent; last loan 8 per ceat. Time loans eay; 10 days 4 per .en $"i das r;; per -'ent. six months 4', jj 44 per r Prime mercantile paper 4't'9J, per cent. POTATO MARKET CHICAGO, March 20 Potatoes weak: receipts 82 cars; total U S. shipment 77: Wisconsin sacked round whites 51.5001.70 cwt.; ditto bulk 11.8001.75 owl : Wlaoonsln sacked kings 31.o' cwt ; Minnesota sacked round whites $l.f0jT 1.60 cwt.; Idaho sacked rurals $1 70 1.80 cwt.. Idaho eacked mixed white arlely 31. 75 cwt. FINAL COTTON KEPORT WAHfllNC.TON, March 20. Cot ton production for 1921 was 7,:7r.."6", running bale, or 7.95&620 euuivain: r.OO-pound bales, the census buveau Hnnounc... t..-day t..-day i-i iIh linal ginning report .if t'r.e season. The 1920 production was 13.-L'Tft.fiTn 13.-L'Tft.fiTn running bales or 18,489,608 equivalent equiv-alent 500-pound bales. METAL MARKET NLW VoP.K. March 20 Copper ! stead : electrolytic, spot and nearby 13c-later 13c-later 133 Mc. Lead steady, spot 4 704.S0c. Zinc quiet; East St Louis soot 4.70 04.75c. LIBERTY BONDS NEW TOItK. .March 20 Liberty bonds closed: , 3'jS ft7.3S: first 4m '.'7.9u. second 4s 1 70; first 4s 97. .to. second i 97. S6; i third 4"4s 93.88; fourth 4V 98 14: Vlc-I Vlc-I tory 3s 100.06: Victory 4is 100. S3, LONDON RATES i . LONDON, Marc i 20. Par sliver j'-'id : per ounce. Money 834 per cent. Discount rate. Short bills 3i per cent; three month bills J V-16 per cent- POULTRY MARKET. CHICAGO, March 20. Poultry alive ......r. f..is 25o; springs 2fic. roosters FOREIGN EXCHANGE nf.w i.irk. March 20. Foreign e.-1 e.-1 . hangc easy. Ureal Krltain 64'37Ti NEW YORK SILVER. NEW YORK Mar.,, : -F-rHk-p bar s Iva c . Mexican dollars 49i'- |