Evening star., 1918-01-15

| NEW YORK, January 15.-Produce
| articles unchanged.
! Raw Sugar-Steady. centrifugal. 6.0Oo;
molasses nominal: refined. steady; fine
! granulated. 1.45.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
| BALTIMORE, Md. January Is Il pm.
| quotations. s)-Wheat-Spot No. 2 red,
soft, 2.22: spot No. 2 winter. 2.24: re-
ceipts 26.35s bushels; exports. 4SO,799
| bushels.
Corn-Receipts, 2s.s27 bushels.
| Oats-Firm; standard white. Sc bid:
! No. 3 white. 95 bid; receipts. 1895
| bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 western export.
1.91 sales; receipts, 1885 bushels; eX-
ports. 10000 bushels.
Hay-Strong: No l clover mixed.
2S.50a29.O0.
! Grain freights-Steam to Liverpool.
! per bushel. not quotable; picked ports.
per quarter. not quotable.
j COTTON MARKETS.
| NEW YORK. January 15.-The cotton
| market had quiet opening today, but
| the bearsh census figures. which
showed only 516.5SO bales consumed in
December, against 536.675 in December
! last year, had little effect on sentiment
and first prices We're to II points
higher With spot houses fair buyers,
and reports of continued drouth in the
southwest, March later advanced to
net rise of "a points. Moderate realiz-
| ing caused later reactions, but the mar
ket at the end of the first half hour was
still 10 to IL points net higher. The
| trade was an active buyer of March.
Futures opened steady: January.
31.75; March. 31.4o; May, 31.o3; July.
30.7S: October. 1885.
Improvement in the stock market was
| followed by covering orders in cotton
which rallied March from 31.35 to 31.53
No 100 ,,y-<y
midday. To continued scattered trade
buying was added support from Liver
| pool. but outside interest was light,
owing to poor wire service. Midday
/ prices were about Is to IS points net
/ higher.
nervous and unsettled market was seen
| in the early trading here today. Around
the first call prices were ten to fifteen
points up on overnight buying. but the
consumption for December of 516,5S0
bales were considered sma4ls and there
was a quick drop to a level to 6
points under yesterdays close. New
buying came in. and at the end of the
first half hour of business prices were
II to Is points up, net.
! Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
January, 30.S5; March. 30.47: May. 3016;
July. 2sS7 asked; October. 1882.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
| Report of live stock market and meat
| trade conditions here today by United
States bureau of markets:
| Beef: Fresh-Receipts light: some cars
| expected to be unloaded during the day;
| market very quiet at unchanged prices;
| few buyers out on account of unfa-
| vorable weather. Steers-Receipts
light: market draggy: prices steady;
! demand poor. Cows-Receipts light:
| no change in Mondays prices; few good
| cows offered: demand light. Bulls
None on the market.
| Neal-Supply icnreasing. yet still be-
low normal: prices firm; demand fair.
| Pork-Receipts very light; market
| firm; very little early trade.
Lamb-Receipts moderate; market
steady to higher: few sales made at
prices $1.00 higher than yesterday: de-
mand fair.
Mutton-supply very light: market
quiet; demand poor.
CHICAGO. January 15.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 5000 head; strong. Bulk. 1615a
1850: light. 15.70a16.40; mixed. 15.9oa
hess: heavy. 15.90a16.60; rough. 15.9oa
1905; pigs, 12.50a16.50.
Cattle-S00 head: steady. Native
steers, s.20a13.60; stockers and feeders
6.s0a10.S5; cows and heifers, 5.S0a11.75;
calves, 8.50a15.50.
! Sheep1,0oo head: strong. Wethers.
I9.60a13.25; lambs. 14.00a17.50.