Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02

Weak. nominal; spring patents. s.s5a
$50; winter patents. S35aS.60; winter
straights. S.oOas.25; Kansas straights,
| S.65aS.90. Pork-Unsettled. Beef-Un-
15.soa16.oo. Enthusiastically. Hay
Steady. Hides-Quiet. Leather-Firm.
Raw sugar-Quiet; centrifugal 4s9;
graduated. 6.75.
Sugar-Futures at noon were I'M
| changed to points lower. Operators
were inclined to even up and await de-
velopments.
| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| BALTIMORE. Md, February q pm.
| quotations) -Wheat-Quiet but firmer.
| Spot No red, 1.741a spot No. red
! western. 1.7sk February No red,
LA V. Steamer No. red, 1.62A. Re
ceipts. 123,126 bushels; exports, 207,5s1
| bushels.
| Corn-Quiet but frmer; spot contract,
LOSE. Receipts. 125,137 bushels; ex-
| ports, 147,371.
Oats-Easier: standard white, 65 y
sales. No. 3 white. 65 sales. Receipts,
67,142 bushels; exports, 259.705 bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. western export,
! 1855. Receipts, $3.50 bushels.
Hay-steady; No. 1 timothy, No. 1
clover mixed. both unchanged.
Grain freights-No quotation.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, February 2.-Butter-Un-
changed; receipts, 4,279 tubs:
Eggs-Higher;, receipts. 1924 cases:
| firsts. 44k: ordinary frsts. 42a43: at
mark cases included, 40a44.
Cheese-Unchanged.
Potatoes-Unchanged receipts, fifteen
cars.
Poultry-Unchanged.
| NEW YORK. February 2.
| Butter-Firm; receipts, 1898 tubs:
creamery, higher than extras, 43a43k !:
creamery extras. s2-score, 42a421 " !;
frsts, 37a41k; seconds, 35a36k.
fresh gathered. extra fine. 4sNa4s;
extra firsts. 47ka4s; firsts, 46h a47;
seconds and lower grades. 45a46: re-
| frigerator seconds to firsts, 3S ka40;
nearby, hennery, white, fine to fancy,
so: do, brown and mixed colors. 47a4S.
| Cheese-Steady; receipts, 1.045 boxes;
state. whole milk, flats. held. specials,
25a251a; do. average. fancy. 24ea25.
Poultry-Liye, Irregular chickens,
firm: chickens, 19a29; fowls, 17a24; tur-
| keys, 20a34.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
| CHICAGO. February a.-Hogs-Re-
| ceipts, 5000 head; strong, 10 to Is
| higher: bulk, 1160a11.SO; light, 1115a
11.70; mixed, 11.25a11S5: heavy, 11.30a
| 1875; rough, 11.30a11.45; pigs. 9:50a
| 1915.
| Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; strong;
| native beef cattle 7.75a12.00; western
| steers, 7.75a1015; stockers and feeders
| 6.00a9.10; cows and heifers, 5.00a1O.25;
| calves, 1o.00a14.00.
sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; firm;
| wethers, 10.40a11.75: lambs. 12.15a14 60
COTTON MARKETS.
| NEW YORK, February 2.-While still
very nervous and unsettled the cotton
market was much less active than yes
terday, and excitement seemed to be sub
siding. The opening was steady at an
advance of Is points on March, but gen.
orally unchanged to points lower, and
active months sold 35 to 54 points be-
low last nights closing figures during
the first few minutes. There appeared
to be quite a lot of overnight selling
orders around the ring. and there was
some southern selling is well as further
local liquidation. Houses with Liver
pool connections and trade interests
selling off to 1850, May rallied to 1494
before the end of the first hour, with
| other months showing similar fluctua-
tons.
Futures opened steady: March. 1917
to 1906: May. 1926 to 1897; July. 1910
| to 1907 October. 14.52 to 14.56; Decem-
Der. 14.65.
The market was very much less active
later. with fluctuations irregular, but COM
paratively narrow May contracts held
around 1890 shortly after midday. with
the more active positions generally ruling
about 20 to "a points net lower. There
We're occasional spurts of selling from
southern sources. but Liverpool was a
good buyer during the entire morning.
NEW ORLEANS, February "A
nervous feeling was shown in the
early trading in cotton on this market
today. Around the opening prices lost
10 to 26 points, but this was followed
by recovery which. at the end of
the first half hour of business, amount
ed to IA to 20 points. leaving the most
active months at net loss OF TO
points.
Futures opened irregular. Opening
bid: March. 1875: May. 14:51; July.
1887: October, 1903; December. l4.2S
asked.
While there We're several setbacks
during the morning. the general trend
was upward. especiaI- after reports
from the interior stating that spot
buyers were trying to trade. Toward
noon the strongest months were
points over yesterdays close.