Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17


Steady. Pork-Firm. Beef-Firm. Lard
Steady. Hay-Steady. Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
The market for sugar futures was
fairly active today and the undertone
was still unsettled owing to the state
of affairs in Cuba. Rather more favor
able advices were received from some
of the producing sections. however, and
prices reacted slightly under realizing
for the over-the-week-end period, clos
ing unchanged to points net lower.
March. ASS; May. 4.51; July, 4.51; Sep
| TENDER, 4.52.
Raw sugar. firm; molasses. Assault;
centrifugal. 5.52a5.64: refined. firm; fine
graduated, 700 to $50.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. February IT q
pm. ouotations).- Wheat-Firmer;s spot
1.S9: February No. red. 1.S5; March,
1855: steamer No. red. 1.73; receipts
4S.401 bushels.
Corn-Firmer; spot contract. LIS; re-
ceipts, 14S.5S4 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; standard white, 661ka
ST; No. white. 66a66k; receipts, 5000
bushels: exports. 29s,415 bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 western export,
LBS.
Hay-Steady.
Grain freights-No quotations.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, February H. Butter
Firm; creamery, 32a42.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 1896 cases:
firsts, 4314 a44; ordinary f1rsts. 42a42h
at mark. cases included. 4oa43.
Potatoes - Receipts. 35 cars; I'M
| changed.
Pouitry-Alive, lower; fowls. 2ok
springs, 20k.
NEW YORK, February 17.-Butter-
Barely steady; receipts. 1921 tubs:
creamery, higher than extras, 47a4719 +;
creamery extras coz score), 46a461a !;
firsts 3sa45 "; seconds, 36ka3s1z.
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts, 1888 cases;
fresh gathered extra firsts. 45h; firsts,
44a45; refrigerator finest, 42a421a (;
good to average best, 41a411 "; nearby
hennery whites, fine to fancy, 4S; near
by hennery browns. 46a46G.
Cheese-Firm; receipts, 1873 boxes:
state held specials. 26; do. average
fancy. rs 1ka25A.
Live poultry - Easier; chickens, Fla
%; fowls, %; turkeys, nominal.
Dressed - Very quiet; prices I'M
changed.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE cot
ton market was very quiet early today.
Traders evidently found nothing in the
early news to create fresh sentiment
and after opening steady at an advance
of / to points, prices fluctuated with
in range of about points on the ac-
tive deliveries. May contracts, for in
stance. ruled between 1892 and 1896
compared with 1898 at the close of
yesterday.
Futures opened steady; March, 1882;
May. 1892; July. 1902; October, 1854 !;
December offered. 1916.
The market was typical weekend
affair.", with a general disposition shown
t. even up old business and refrain
from new. This disposition was in
creased by the holidays Tuesday and
Thursday of next week. The tone held
steady, and late in the session prices
We're II to IA points above yesterdays
close.
Spot cotton nominal and unchanged
Sales on the spot, 1888 bales; to ar
rive. 500 bales. Good ordinary, 1853;
strict good ordinary. 1919. low mid
ding. 1863: strict low middling. 1884;
middling. 1913; strict middling. 1893,
good middling. 1856; strict good mid
ding, 1881.
Futures steady. at an advance OF to
points Closing bids: March, 1854;
May. 1851; July, 1854; October, 1917;
December, 1929.
Futures closed steady; March, 1888;
May, 1901; July, 1907: October. 1856;
December, 1913. Spot quiet; middling,
1895.
The market improved later on cover
ing for over the week end and firmness
in New Orleans, with May selling up to
1906. and the general list about to Is
points off from the best under realizing,
with the tone steady at a net gain of
4 to IT points.
NEW ORLEANS. February 17.-Week
end conditions were apparent in the
early trading in cotton here today Some
evening up by shorts created a small
demand on which prices rose to
points in the first ,alf hour of business.
Little new business came in and pro-
fessionals did nearly all of the trading
Futures
March, 1851: May. 1856; July, 1850;
October. 1915; December. 1927.