Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. January 25.-Wheat ad-
vanced sharply today. Influenced 10 n
considerable extent by the fact that
the British chancellor's speech at Bris-
toll was construed by many traders as a
denial of President Wilson's plea for
peace. Much attention also was given
by the bulls to assertions that the next
few weeks were likely to witness heavy
decreases In domestic stocks of bread
stuffs. Strength of coarse grains tend
ed also to lift the wheat market. Open
ing prices. which ranged from II TO
cents higher. with May at l.s5 TO 1.s6lz
and July at l.5t to LA a were fol-
lowed by a slight reaction. but then
by material fresh upturns.
Highest prices yet this season were
reached in the corn market. Prospects
of big exports formed the chief stimu
lus. The amount of corn left in farm
ers' hands was said to be much less
than the case year ago. AFTER open
ing u to "a higher, the market con-
tinued to advance.
Oats sympathized with corn. Offer
ings were quickly taken. chiefly by
commission houses.
Higher quotations on hogs and grain
carried provisions upgrade. Eastern
interests headed the purchasing. which
was on a broad scale.
NEW YORK, January 25.-Flour. quiet;
pork firm; family. 80 0oa3i 90: beef. frn'
lard steady: middle west. l6. 4oal6.5o: mo-
lasses. steady: hay. steady; hides, quiet
leather, firm.
Haw sugar, easy: centrifugal. SOC:
molasses. 4.15: refined. steady fine gran
ulated. SIS.
The continued unsettled labor situation
and the easier feeling I'm raws led 10 fur-
Their selling in sugar futures. At noon
prices were TO points net lower
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January rs q pm
quotations ).-Wheat-StronE; spot NO.
red. 2.0i2s: spot No. red western, 2oeSs'
January No. red: 2,Sl%; cox Eebrua ps
ceipts. 109, 400 bushels
Corn-Firmer; spot contract. lisa
January. 1.15A. Receipts. 2o,lsS bushels
Oats@Quiet: No. 3 white. IO' normal.
Receipts 2,44S bushels.
Rye-Firm: No. western export LISA
1.57. Receipts. 2s.oo6 bushels
Hay-Steady.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, January 25.--Butter-F1rrn ;
EegEHigher: receipts. 3.146 cases
flrsts, 3sNa40; ordinary firsts. 31a3s: at
mark. cases included. S6a3s, -
Potatoes-Higher; receipts, ~ cars
Wisconsin white. 170als5 Michiga ga,
white. 1soa1.eo; Idaho. washington, Col
orado and Oregon white. 1.90a2o..
Poultry : Alive. higher: fowls 20
springs. 1871
NEW YORK, January 25.-Butter-
Firmer; receipts, 1878 tubs: creamery
higher than extras, Al II a42; creamery
extras. (92 score), 40 sa41: firsts, IS Il
39ls: seconds, 33ka35.
Eggs-Steady: receipts. 6,hlI cases
| fresh gathered extra firsts. Al; nrsts'
| 40a4Oh; refrigerator seconds to hrsts.
| 35ba37Is; nearby hennery whites. hne
to fancy. 47a4S; nearby hennerS
browns. 42a44.
state held specials, "a sa25; DO. average
fancy. 24a24A.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. January 25.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $1,000 head; strong. 20 to 20
| above yesterdays average. Bulk, !!-3Sa
l1.65; light, 11.1Oa11.60; mixed, 1l-Soa
Ills: heavy. 11.25a11S0; rough ii--'a
Catt1esReceipts, 1000 head; esti-
mated tomorrow, 1000: strong: native
| beef cattle, 7.75a11 30: western steers. 40
| a 10. 90: stockers and feeders, 6.OOa?0o
caws and heifers. 5.00a10.25; calves. l1.oOa
1900.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; firm;
wethers, 975al1.00: lambs. 1115a1435
THE COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, January 25.-The cot
ton market opened steady today on
bullish overnight spot advices, with
first prices points lower on January.
but generally / to II points higher
Demand was limited, however, while
Liverpool seemed to be selling here on
the narrower differences, and the mar
ket soon turned easier under scattered
realizing May sold off from 17.23 to
1715 before the end of the first hour, or