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BALTIMORE, February Is q pm
soft, 222: spot No. red winter. 2.24,
receipts, 1905 bushels.
Corn-Receipts. 4, 1853 bushels.
Oats-Firm; standard white, 1.04; No.
3 white. 1.03; receipts. 1892 bushels;
Rye-Firm; No. western export. 2.15; !;
receipts. 1886 bushels.
changed; No. 1 clover. mixed. un-
changed.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. February 15.-Cotton
futures. opened steady; March, 1890;
May, 2s.47; July, 2s.01: October, $500;
December. 27.75.
The market showed renewed steadi-
ness early today on continued small
volume of business. The cables were a
few points better than due. and first
prices here were points lower on March,
but generally . to 10 points higher:
Further scattering March liquidation
was well enough absorbed to send the
price up or 9 points from the opening
figures, and there was some trades buy
ing of later months. with May selling at
29.57 and July at 29.06 shortly after the
call, or some Z to 10 points above last
nights closing figures.
There was spurt of covering LATER
which sent May up to 29.70 and July to
29.11, or Is to % points net higher
Reports that hostilities might be re-
sumed between Russia and Germany
were probably factor on the advance,
but buying soon tapered Off and reac-
tions of or points followed on pri-
vate reports of rain at Houston.
NEW ORLEANS, February 15.-Cot-
ton opened steady. Opening bid: March.
2912 asked; May, 2s.60; July, 2S.12; Oc-
tober. 27.U7 asked; December, $3.50
asked.
Continued droughfy conditions in
Texas made for higher prices in cotton
here today, the market rising IL to Is
points in the first half hour. Reports
of large government orders for cotton
goods being placed with mills also
helped the market.
Private predictions of rain in Texas
prices sagged to level unchanged to
points up net. but toward noon the
market was back at its highest again.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS..
The United States Department of Ag-
riculture, bureau of markets, reports
meat trade conditions in the Washing
ton market. as follows:
Beef-Fresh, coolers filled and sew
eral cars on the track not unloaded:
market in very bad shape; demand very
poor. Steers-Supply very liberal: mar
ket very weak; demand poor. Cows
Supply very heavy: market weak and
draggy; demand very, slow. Bulls
None on the market
Veal-Supply very liberal; market
weak at yesterdays close: demand poor
Pork-Supply very liberal; market
weak and draggy; many sales forced; !;
demand slow.
Lamb-Receipts liberal; market weak
at yesterdays close; demand very light;
some lambs being frozen.
Mutton-No offerings.
CHICAGO. February I5.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head; strong. Bulk, 1890
a16.30; light, 15.l5a1B.40: mixed, 15.70a
1886 heavy. 15.50a16.25; rough. 15.5Oa
1866; pigs, 12.50a15.25.
cattle-Receipts, 10000 head. steady:
native steers. s.4oal3.s0; stockers and
feeders. '.25as.3o cows and heifers
6.30al 60: calves. S.50a13.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: steady;
sheep. l0.o0a13.:5; lambs 13.75a17 90.
DAIRY MARKETS..
CHICAGO. February 15.-Butter-
Unchanged
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 53S cases.
Firsts, 54a54h: ordinary firsts, 511aa53
at mark. cases included. 5Ilaa531. re-
frigerator firstS not quoted.
Potatoes--Receipts, II cars: un-
changed.
Poultry-Alive. unchanged.
NEW YORK. February 15.-Butter-
Firm; receipts. 1928 tubs: creamery.
higher than extras. 52laa extra t92
score}. 81; tirsts. 49l4a51ls: seconds,
- 1.a49
Eggs-Fiim; receipts, $3.50 cases;
fresh gathered extras 5sa59: extra
firsts, 81 y; tirsts. 81: seconds. 55a561a :;
state, Pennsylvania. and nearby west
ern hennery white fine to fancy. 5Sa60:
do. brown, 59a6O; do. mixed colors. 51a
90.
Cheese-Steady; receipts, s4S boxes:
state. whole milk flats held specials,
26a26La do average run 25Aa26
Poultry-Live. firm; young roosters,
80; old roosters. 27; fowls SO; turkeys.
30. Dressed. strong: chickens. 27a33;
fowls. 23a3a; turkeys. 24a3S.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
LONDON. February IA general re-
duction in money rates today following
the lowering of the rate of interest on
treasury bills, held gilt-edged securi-
in rubber shares. in sympathy with the
tcommodity and strength in the French
loan and shipping stocks, the stock
market was generally dull and unin-
teresting.
Money was easy early. but tighter
later. Discount rates were quiet.
METAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK, February 15.-Metal ex-
change quotes lead firm: spot 7.05a720;
spelter dull; East st. Louis spot Of
fered at 1877.
At London-Copper. spot. f110; fu-
lures. f110: electrolytic. f125; tin. spot.
f323; futures. f319: lead, spot. f2s los;
futures. f28 los.
+ SDalteu-Spot. -f64. fntureA. ESQ