Evening star., 1918-02-25


NEW YORK. February 25.-F!our-
1o.25a1o.e0; Kansas. 1o.60a11.oo; Pork
Steady; mess. $500; family. 54.0oa
$780,; short clear. 50.00a56.0O. Lard
Easy: middle west, 2690a27.00. Hides
Steady: Bogota, 34a35; Central Amer
ica. 33a34. Leather-Firm; hemlock
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. February 25.-
Wheat-spot No. red soft. 2.22; spot
bushels; exports, $4,000 bushels.
Corn-Receipts, 1876 bushels.
Oats-Firm; standard white, LOS Y
sales; No. white. LOS. Receipts, 1913
bushels: exports, 10000 bushels.
Rye-Firmer: No. l western export,
2.35. Receipts, 1897 bushels; exports.
127.276 bushels.
Hay-Firm; No. timothy, s1.5Oa3e.O 90;
No. 1 clover mixed. 29.50a30.50.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, February 25.-The cot
ton market opened steady today at an
advance of 9 to 18 points on the firm
ness of Liverpool over the holidays and
a renewal of trade demand. March con-
tracts sold up to 31.01, and May to
ing the early trading, or ~ to 21 points
net higher. The failure of the weather
may to show any further rain in the south
west promoted the advance, and there
deliveries. with early offerings largely
in the way of realizing.
Prices held steady to firm, with active
months working q to "a points net higher
before the end of the morning. May sold
at 30.S9 and October at 1924.
NEW ORLEANS, February 25-Cot-
ton opened steady. Opening bid: March.
30.21; May, 1857; July, 1927; October,
28.t8: December. 27.98.
The cotton futures market opened at
an advance of IL to II points compared
with the close of last Thursday on bet
ter Liverpool cables and bullish cotton
goods advices.
The Unexpectedly good showing of
mill takings for last week-Hester put
ting them at 235.000 bales-held the
trading up to noon prices at their high
est were "a to Al points up.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The United States Department of
Agriculture. bureau of markets, reports
conditions today. in the Washington
meat trade market as follows:
Beef-Fresh, receipts. moderate; mar
ket strong: poorer grades around 81
higher than last week: very little early
trade. Steers-Receipts moderate; mar
ket strengthening: few early sales
,
demand light. Bulls-None on the mar
ket
Veal-Supply liberal: market weak;
good local slaughtered selling at se2
demand slow.
Pork-Receipts moderate; market
steady; demand fair.
Lamb-Receipts moderate: market a
good 81 higher than last week; demand
fair
Mutton-No offerings.
CHICAGO. February oJ.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 53 600 head; strong; bulk, II. .4Oa
1850; light. 17.15a17.e5: mixed, 17.15a
1875: heavy, 16.s5a17. so; rough, 16.S5a
100: pigs. 12.75a16.25.
Catt1e-Receipts. 1000 head: firm;
native steers. S.S5a14.15: stockers and
6.75a12.6O: calves. S.75a1425.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; strong:
sheep, rosa 1880: lambs. 13.75a16SJ.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. February 25.-Butter-
Lower; creamery. 44a4S.
Eggs-Lower; receipts. 5.2o4 cases.
Firsts, Hail e: ordinary f1rsts. 39a40;
at mark, cases included. isaac
Potatoes-Lower; receipts, 50 cars:
Wisconsin. Michigan and Minnesota
bulk, 1.45a1.50; do, sacks, 1.50.
Poultry-Alive. lower; springs, 2S
NEW YORK, February rs. = Butter =
ACCbiplS, 1V,ouO phCkdSeS, cream
cry higher than extras. 51a511z; cream
cry extras. ,92 score. 5Oa501s; firsts, 4ska
49A: seconds. 46a4S
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts. 10,S6s cases;
fresh gathered extras, So: extra firsts.
53lsa54; firsts, SO; seconds, 50a52; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western hen
merry whites. fine to fancy, 56a57; state,
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery browns,
55a56: mixed colors, 53a54
Cheese-Irregular; receipts, 1853 boxes;
cfa TO hall iaIc
run, 25Aa2
Dressed poultry-F'irm; chickens. 25a31;
fowls, not quoted.