Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

tional gains.
scantiness of arrivals had a buliish
effect on oats. Sellers were hard to
find.
Provisions assembled rapidly. owing
to advice by the food administration
That farmers hold back hogs. Demand
was chiefly from shorts.
CORN Open. High Low. Close
January ...... LIE 1.2a LIS 1.2fS
May .......... 1.I9s l.is. 1Isss 'l.isss
ass .: 70 80 - 9sS 81.
LARD
, Mss e. g: s 2. s sss: s 81;
RIBS
January .. 1855 1895 2s7s 1895
May .......... a41o e4.4o a4lo e4.s5
NEW YORK. December 1s-Lard-
Easy: middle west 24.50a24.6o; other
articles unchanged.
Raw sugar-Steady; centrifugal 5.s2:
refined, steady; fine graduated, s.15a
s-35. Molasses sugar, nominal
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, December 10 q pm.
quotations) .-Wheat-Spot No. . red soft,
222: spot No. red winter. 2.24; receipts,
1850 bushels; exports. 1856 bushels.
Corn-Receipts, 1891 bushels.
Oats-Firm; standard white, S512: No.
! ; white, 50 sales: receipts, 56,632 bushels.
Rye-Steady: No. western export,
lss receipts. 24,051 bushels; exports. So
900 bushels
Hay-Steady: No ! timothy, unchang-
ed: No. / clover mixed unchanged.
Grain freights-Steam to Liverpool, per
! pushel not quotable; picked ports, per
quarter, not quotable.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
| Report OF live stock and meat trade
conditions today by the bureau of mar
kets. Department of Agriculture:
Beef-Fresh, cars still running late;
receipts very light, but few delayed
| cars will be unlaaded during the day:
| market firm; demand easily taking all
arrivals. Steers-receipts light: market
strong at yesterdays prices. demand
good Cows-Recefpts moderate; market
about steady: demand good. Bulls-No
fresh arrivals.
Veal-Supply light; good local dress
ed selling at 23.0o; market firm; good
demand.
Pork-Receipts moderate; market
continues steady: demand fair.
Lambs-Receipts moderate, market
firm at Yesterdays prices; demand good.
| unchanged; demand light.
CHICAGO, December 19.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; strong; bulk, 15.s0a
1910; light. 15.2oa1s3o; mixed. 15.7oa
1929. heavy, 1s1oa16.55; rough. 15.7oa
1885: pigs, 11.00a14.00.
cattle-Receipts. 1900 head: firm:
native steers. 72sa14s5: stockers and
feeders. 6.25a10.20; cows and heifers,
50oa11.0o; calves. 900a16.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; firm
wethers, 9.0oa1S.1o: lambs. 12.65a16.s5.
DAIRY, MARKETS. f.
CHICAGO. December 1s.-Butter-
Unchanged. Eggs-Lower; receipts,
4,2S7 cases; frsts, SO; ordinary irsts.
44a49: at mark. cases included. 44a5l:
ri fS az
Potatoes--Lower: receipts, fifteen
cars; Wisconsin. Michigan and Mime
sofa bulk, 1-70a1.S5: do. sacks. 1.S0a
1.90.
Poultry-Aiive. steady: fowls. 1sa22:
springs, 20; turkeys. 24a25.
Steady; receipts. 1871 tubs: creamery
higher than extras. 50Aa51: creamery
extras l92 score), SO; firsts, Haas;
seconds, 4Ia43k.
rs ESss gstss1ya r sssIe 3s
firsts. 61a62; firsts. 59a60; seconds. 55a
So; refrigerator special marks, 391aa40;
refrigerator frsts. 3Sa39: state. Penn
whites. fine to fancy. 7oa72: state.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
brown, 64a65.
cheese-steady; receipts. 425 boxes:
average run. 23a23A.
Poultry-Dressed, firm; chickens and
fowls unchanged: turkeys, 25a39.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, December 19-There was
a renewal of scattering Wall street and
local selling in the cotton market early
today. First prices were steady at a
decline of to Is points. and active
months sold about Is to 20 points net
lower after the call. with January touch
ing 29.l5 and March 2S.7S. At this level
the n1arket'was steadfed by covering and
trade-buying rallies following to within
or points of last nights closing.
Futures opened steady; December.
80. 20; January. 29.2S; March. 1854: May,
2s.62; July, 1885.
The bullish southern spot advices and
reports of a good demand from southern
mills led to more active covering toward
the middle of the morning, with January
selling UP to 1888 and March to 30 20, or
10 to 23 points net higher The market
met some scattered southern hedge SELL
points, with trading later less active and
the tone steady
NEW ORLEANS. December 1s.-While
the price OF cotton was depressed to IL
ward movement appeared Immediately
after the first call. the buying being predi-
Gated on expectations of bulIish ginning
returns from the census bureau tornor-
row. At the end Of the first half hour
prices were 20 to % points over yester-
days close.
Cotton futures opened steady Opening
bid: January. 2S.21 March, 2791 Nav.
zf.H July, 21.66 asked; October. 2643.
I NEW YORK METAL MARKETS,
NEW YORK. December 19-Metal ex
change quotes lead steady: spot 662A.
spelter quiet: East st. Louis delivery
spot offered at $50. At London. spot
copper f110; futures. f110; electroIytic
sl2o; spot tin. e20s: futures, e29s los.
LEAD, spot f30 los; futures f2s los
spelter. spot, s54; futures, ESQ.
Farming in Albania.
From the Christian Science Monitor
1t is now just about six months since
the officer in command of the Italian
corps Of occupation in Albania, Gen
Giacinto Ferrero, issued his famous
proclamation declaring the unity and
independence of all Albania under the
! to-