Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-11
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. December 11.-Firmness
| in the nearby deliveries and weakness
in >Ie later ones distinguished trad
ing today in the corn market. Com
mission houses with country connec-
tons were persistent sellers of May.
On the other hand. cash interests
bought January with considerable
freedom. Opening quotations. which
ranged from p off to v advance;
May 1897 to 100, were followed by
moderate general setbacks, and then
by rallies that for December and jan
uary reached well above yesterdays
finish.
Shipping demand was sloY. After
opening q off to a shade up. with
January 72%. the market sagged q
little and later hardened somewhat.
Immense movement of meat to the
sea board gave strength to the pro-
last three days from Chicago have
been more than twice as large as a
year ago.
NEW York, December LIZARD
firmer; middle west, 26.65a26.75. other
articles unchanged
Special Dispatch to irhe Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, December II Il
pm. quotations):
Wheat--spot, No. red winter. gar
lieky. s.ssA; spot Nc g. 2. red winter
Corn-Receipts. 1928 bushels.
Oats-steady; standard white. 81 !;
No. 3. white, 500; receipts. 46,332
bushels: exports. 1s.4O5 bushels.
Rye-Steady. No. 2 western export.
| 1.76A; receipts 42'2ls nusheis:
changed; No. 1 clover mixed, I'M
trhanged.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. December IL Omitted
States bureau of markets) .-Hogs-
Receipts. 10000 head; market strong,
mostly 10c higher than yesterday
general average; butchers. 17.60a17.S5
light, 17.00a17.7O; packing. 16.75a17 so;
throw-outs. 15.O0a15.75; pigs, good to
choice. 14.25a15.50.
Cattle-Receipts. $4,000 head: kill
ing classes, steady to strong; calves:
strong to CSC higher: stockers and
| feeders. slow; beef cattle. good. choice
and prime. 14.90a19.5o;. common and
medium. 9.15a149O; butchers stock,
cows and heifers. 6.50a13.50: Gamers
and cutters: 5.85a6.50; stockers and
feeders, good, choice and fancy. 9.Q0a
1850; inferior, common and medium,
! 7.OOa9.5O: veal calves. good and choice,
! 17.0Oa17.50; western range beef steers,
14.OOa17.50: cows and heifers, 7.75a
|1225.
sheep-Receipts. $1,000 head; mar
! ket generally steady: lambs. choice
and prime, 15.60a15.S5; medium and
good, 14.25a15.60; culls, 10.00a12.50
ewes. choice and prime. 9.50a10. 90
medium and good, S.00a9.50; culls
il00a6.75.
| DAIRY AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO, December 11.-Butter
firm; creamery, 54a67h. Eggs lower
receipts 1850 cases; firsts. 63a64; or
binary f1rsts. SASS; at mark, cases in
cluded, 60a63. Potatoes lower; re-
ceipts. IS cars; Minnesota, Michigan
and Wisconsin sacks, 1.80a1.85; do
bulk, 1.7Oa1.75. Poultry. alive. unset
tied; fowls. 19a25; springs. 231: tur-
keys. 90.
NEW YORK, December 11.-Butter
Easy: receipts. 4.191 packages
Creamery, higher than extras. So
| 20: creamery. extras (92 score). So;
firsts, 63a68; packing stock. current
make. No. 2. 41a411s
EEgs-1rre ss ..,a receipts pxsras ' IA
rs: fresh gathered. regular packed
state. Pennsylvania. and nearby
western hennery whites. fine to fancy
! 94a95: state, Pennsylvania, and near
iby hennery whites. ordinary to prime
1888: state. Pennsylvania. and near
by hennery browns, 7Sa82: do, gath
ernd browns and mixed colors, IVA .
! Cheese-Strong; receipts: l'eoi
average run. 36ls.
Poultry-Lve. firm; chickens. 24s
Is: turkeys. 25; others unchanged
Dressed, quiet: prices unchanged.