Evening star., 1916-12-11
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO. December 1l--Notwith-
standing that bullish foreign advices
tended at erst today to lift the wheat
market, a material deciihe sooi' 'oon
place. News indicating scarc's VI
supplies In Great Britain ana elsewhere
in Europe was not accompanied W
signs Of a better export demand. On
the contrary. the trade was uncertain
what would be done with wheat al
ready purchased for Greece ano II was
! pointed out that Anglo-frehcn , seu
| tiles had fallen to a new h;o% ~. ranosd
in value Opening prices. Whlcn aamkea keu
from u to 1Ih advance, with December
at 1.77k to l.77X. were followed oy
setback TO well below SATURDAY nm
ish, but then by something OF a laitS'
Stength of Liverpool hat a It was said
a largely increased European demand
for corn had resulted from the sea Ic.ty
and dearness Of other grain. AIter
opening u to y higher 'he MAJ net
held most of the upturn. .u
Oats trade was small. Lack OF call
from the seaboard gave an advantage
to the bears. r.norts
Provisions hardened. owing to reports ;p,,:
that purchases for belglun. GU W m1'e
Raw sugar-rIasy: centrifugal, 5.63
molasses, 4.76; refined, duli; CUT ioaa
S.35: crushed, $50; mold A, 1-ao' cuoes'
40; "XXxX' poWderea. 30. dia-
mond A. 7.eO: confectioners' A, 40; NO
l, 7.05. ,aor
Sugar futures opened easier under
scattered LIQUIDATION pat promp'ea os nonn ,ne
decline in the spot market. AZ hooi'
m < r.
NEW YORK, December 1:-Flour-
Quiet: winter straights, s.25aS.50; Kan
sas straights, S.75a9oo. IN. eo
lily, 3O.0Oa33.00: short clear. SO.OoaSl.oo'
Beef-Steady; mess, 23.OOa23.50; fam
Lard-Firm: middle west, le.eoalo.So.
-Molasses-Steady; New Orleans open
kettle. 40a50 ,oo.
Hay-Easier; No. l. LOS No. 2. l.oo;
No. 3, 80; shipping, 10a75.
Enthusiastically; Bogota, Hats; Central
America 42a43.
| onds. 55.
The coffee and sugar exchange mere
will be closed December %. 25 and 30
and January l.,
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. Md. December IL.
D. m quotations).-Whea spot
red, 1.75A; spot red western. Isl
December red, 1.75A; January. LIS Y
steamer No. red. 1.55A 40. RECEIPTS pts
16O,679 bushels; exports. 440,SS2 pusheis
( Corn-Firm: spot contract, new
| 1.01%: December, new, 1.01 B: receipts
46.S35 bushels.
Oats-Steady; No. 2 white, 62a621s
| standard white. e1a61k; No. white
| 60a6012: receipts. 226.793 bushels; eA-
ports, 551, ,009 bushels.
Rye-Steady; No. western export
| 1.54a1.,5: receipts, 1O1,400; exports
| 242,642 bushels.
Hay-Dull: No. / timothy. 16.5oa17.o0i
No. l clover mixed, 1900.
! Grain freights not quoted.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. December 11.-Hogs-Re'
ceipts, $4,000 head; strong. to 10 above
Saturdays average; bulk. 9.60a10.10
| heavy. 9.5Oa10.20; rough, 9.50a9.7O; pigs
6.75a8.75.
Cattle-Receipts. $4,000 head; steady
native beef steers. 7.00a12.6O; western
steers, 7.O0a1O.50; stockers and feeders
4.6Oa7s5: cows and he:Ssrs, 3.s5a1O.25
| calves, S.50a13.25.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head; steady
! wethers S.50a9.50: lambs, 10.25a13.00.
DAIRY MARKETS.
NEW YORK, December 11.-Butter-
Firmer = Receipts. 4,4s7 packages
| 3Ska39: creamery, extras (92-score)
3s; firsts, 36a37 1a; seconds, 34ha351s.
Eggs-Firmer; receipts. LII cases @
fresh gathered. extra s1f.st firsts' snsaia 4safs
marks. fancy. ss,k refrigerator. sec
onds to firsts, 311aa33; nearby hennery
whites, fine to fancy, 55a5S; nearb,
hennery browns, 50a55.
| Cheese-Steady; receipts, 1888 boxes
state held specials. s4za25; do, av
| eraRe fancy 24a24h.
| Live poultry-Firm; no prices settled
Dressed quiet; chickens, 15a29; fowls
13a21; turkeys. 1Sa2S.
CHICAGO. December 11.-Butter-
| Firm; creamery, 31a37
Eggs-steady: receipts l,4S0 cases
mark, cases included, 32a37.
Potatoes-Steady; receipts, forty-fvt
cars: Wisconsin. 1.50a1:60; Michigan
155a1.62; Minnesota and Dakota, white
| 1.55a1.60; Minnesota and Dakota, ONO
1.50a1.55.
Poultry-Alive higher; fowls, 16k
springs, 17k; turkeys. 20.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE cot.
| ton market showed continued nervous
ness early today and there was further
liquidation with the selling promoted
by lower cables. The opening tone was
| steady at a decline of IL to 19 points
however, and prices rallied shortly
| after the call on covering over the gov.
| ernment's crop estimate this afternoon.
January contracts sold up from 1885 to
1888 and May from 1905 to 1888 before
the end Of the first hour. making ar
advance of some seven to ten points
from Saturdays closing figures.
Futures opened steady: December
1850; January. 1875; March, 1885; May
1903; July. 1912; October, 17.17.
Reports of advancing war risks were
followed by renewal of liquidation
during the middle of the morning anG