Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21

NEW YORK, December 21.-Lard,
steady; middle west, 24.95a25.05. Other
articles unchanged.
Raw sugar, steady: new Cuban cen
trifugal government price,. 5.92; mo-
lasses, nominal: refined. steady: fine
granulated, S.15a8.35.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December u q pm.
quotations) .--Wheat-Spot 2 red soft,
2.22; spot red winter. 2.24; receipts,
44.506 bushels
Corn-Recepts, 1928 bushels
Oats-Firmer; standard white. s61s i;
No. 3 white, Sc sales: receipts, 26.753
bushels; exports 44s,267 bushels.
Rice-Firrn No. 2 western export, LIS
c.; receipts 7.547 bushels.
Hay = Steady; No. ! timothy, un-
changed No. ! clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights--Steam to Liverpool, per
bushel, not quotable; picked ports, per
quarter, not quotable.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Report of live stock market and meat
trade conditions today by the U. S. bureau
Of markets:
cars being unloaded this morning maxi
ing heavy week end market prices firm
on good grades, weak on common grades;
demand active. Steers-Receipts liberal;
market barely steady at yesterdays
prices; demand fairly brisk. Cows-Re-
ceipts liberal: market weakening: de-
mand fair. Bulls-None on the market.
Veal-Heavy western dressed; receipts
heavy: market barely steady; demand just
fair; local slaughter, supply increasing
market firm at Wednesdays prices; de-
mand good
Pork-Receipts heavy; market barely
steady: demand moderate.
Lamb-Receipts moderate; market very
unsettled; demand brisk
Mutton-Receipts increasing; market
steady; demand fair.
CHICAGO, December 21.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; market strong
bulk of sales, 1610a16.60; light, 5000
1856: mixed. 15.90a16.70; heavy, 15.90a
1870: rough. 15-9oa16-o5: pigs, 11.00a
1925.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; marke,
steady: native steers. 7.25a14s5; west
,ern steers, 6.30a12.75; stockers and
feeders, 6.25a10.25; cows and heifers
5.10a11.2 0;~ calves, 9.00a16.50.
weak; wethers, s.ooa1s.oo; lambs. 12.5os
1856.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, December 21.-The cot
ton market was rather nervous and tr-
regular at the start today. first prices
being points lower to IL points
higher Combined with Liverpool and
moderate southern selling. prices were
off few points right after the open
ing, Win JduudTy SeiiihS ~ 900 dho
March to 29.10. Trade interests were
moderate buyers at the decline, how
ever, while December stfffened up, SELL
ing at 30.67 or into new high ground
for the season before the end of the
first hour. Other months also sold sew
eral points above last nights closing
figures. with January touching 29.70
and March 1921. following reports of
diminishing prospects for separate
peace between Russia and Germany.
Futures opened steady; December,
1880 bid; January 1850; March. 1920:
May. 1884: July. 1881.
The market turned very firm later in
the morning on covering by near month
shorts and SPOT house buying of later
deliveries. The December position led
the advance. selling up to 1914, or "a
points net higher. and into new high
showed net gain of is points, and
later deliveries were s to 9 points above
last nights closing figures at midday.
NEW ORLEANS. December 21.-Nar-
row fluctuations featured the early
trading in cotton here today. Around
the opening moderate selling served to
depress the active months to the ex-
tent of to 9 points, but fresh buying
came in and at the end of the first hall
hour the market stood to 4 points
above yesterdays close.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
January, 2S.45; March. 28.14. asked
May. 27.96. asked: July, 27.81, asked;
October, 1858.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, December 21.-Butter-Un-
settled; creamery, 39a49.
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