Evening star., 1916-12-22

CHICAGO. December 22.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 10000 head. strong. doe los above W
light. 950a1O.2O: mixed. 9.s0a10.40;
heavy. a.9oa10.45; rough. 9.9oa1o.o0;
pigs. 7.75a9.35.
beef cattle. 7.00a11.75; western steers.
7.00a10.00: stockers and feeders, 5.0oa
s10 cows and heifers. s.s5a10.00;
calves. 8.00a1l.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000: strong: weth-
ers, 9.00a1000; lambs, 11.25al3.4o.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. December % q
| D M auotations) s)-Wheat-Strong: spot
No red III: spot No. red western.
| III; December No. 2 red. III; January
No red. 1.72: steamer No. reI. 1.53 {:
receipts. 109.085 bushels.
Corn-strong: spot contract. 1ooa
December, 1.00l2; receipts, 11.415
/, bushels.
Oats-F'irm: standard white. SO; sales.
No. white. So; receipts. 72.o77 bushels.
Rye - Firm: No. western export.
| 1.45: receipts. 2.646 bushels.
/ Hay-Firm; No. / timothy. unchanged
| No. l clover mixed. unchanged.
Grain freights-Steam to Liverpool,
! per bushel no quotations: picked ports.
per quarter. no quotations.
DAIRY MARKETS.
! CHICAGO. December 22-Butter-
| nchanged.
Eggs-keceipts, 2.sOa cases; un-
| changed.
| Potatoes-Receipts. 25 cars; un-
Poultry-Alive weak: fowls. HAIR;
springs. II: turkeys. "a.
| NEW YORK. December 22.-Butter-
Unsettled receipts, 1904 tubs: creamery
higher than extras. a Il aa42; creamery eX-
onds. a4laass. Eggs-Easier receipts.
7.214 cases; fresh gathered extra frsts.
4Sa49: firsts. 46a47: refrigerator special
| marks fancy. s3as3l.; refrigerator, sec
whites. fine to fancy. 63a65 nearby hen
merry browns. 54aJ6
| Cheese-Irreguiar receipts. .909 boxes
state held specials. 2ia24 \, do. average
fancy. 90 .a24.
| Live pouitry-Firm chickens 2oa2l !.
| fowls. 20a2l turkeys. 21a2S.
Dressed = Strong: chickens. 19a29
fowls. 13l.a23 y turkeys. 20a33.
Raw sugar-Quiet: Centrifugal. 5.14:
molasses. AZ. Refined, dull: fine
granulated. I.05.
Sugar futures opened inactive. but
the undertone was steady on covering.
| points higher.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. December 22.-There
| was a very sharp rally in the cotton
! market today Secretary Lansins'S s
! evidently created more cheerful view
! of international conditions, and there
was naturally heavy covering after
| yesterdays big break. Liverpool did
| not fully meet the American decline
| and, the opening here was steady at an
| advance of IA to Al points, with active
(; months selling As to SO points net
! higher right after the call. Held
! over liquidation and Liverpool selling
| was encountered around &c 95 for May.
| however, and about half the advance
! was lost before the end of the first
| hour Southern advices reported that
I spinners had been good buyers on the
| big break of yesterday.
Futures opened steady. December.
| 1906: January. 1920: March. 1910; May.
| Is IS: July. 1892; october. 1850
! The reaction carried January off to
| 1915 and May to 1868 during the mid
die OF the morning, but offerings ere
| by no means heavy urgent they
| were yesterday, and the market soon
! steadied on bullish southern spot ad-
| vices. covering and buying for re-
| action. Trading was much less active.
/ with the market ruling about - to b
| points net higher shortly after midday.
| NEW YORK COTTON.