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NEW YORK, January 3.-Flour-Un-
settled and nominal. Lard easy. Mid
die west, 24.00a241O. Other articles un-
changed.
Raw sugar steady; centrifugal. 6.oo5;
molasses, nominal; refined, steady; fine
granulated, S.15a8.35.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. January 3.-U pm.
ns)-Wheat-Spot No. red,
soft, 2.22; spot No. 2 red winter, 2.24;
receipts, 1927 bushels; exports. 100.-
els: exports, 159.942 bushels. Oats
Firmer; standard white, SO; No. white.
ssis; receipts, 41.406 bushels. Rye
Firm: No western export, 1.8S, bid;
receipts. 1857 bushels: exports. 10000
bushels. Hay-Firmer; No. timothy.
29.50a30.00; No. / clover mixed, 2750a
$500. Grain freights-Steam to Liv-
erpooI. per bushel. not quotable; picked
COTTON MARKETS.
a NEM renewal aqh Of 1aasy foreign and " domestic
trade BUYING at the oPsnng st 9f the se
sold up e .s1.55 after the call. and
hsfeh as nsh e @ eosns ta 20
showed even greater strength. selling
at 1850, or 25 points net higher, Liver
pool was a buyer at the opening and
offerings were comparatively light.
Futures opened steady; January, 3140:
March, 1880: May. 1866; July, 30.35;
October, 1850.
Offerings were well enough absorbed
by continued trade buying to give
the market a very steady undertone
on reactions of 15 to 20 point and
business was quiet later in the a.orn-
ing with March holding around 3096,
or about points net higher.
Realizing sales seemed to have been
pretty well absorbed by midday and
the market developed increasing
strength and activity early in the aft
ernoon. Some of the early sellers
seemed to be rebuying their cotton,
while there was continued good trade
demand on the advance to 31.76 for
January, 31.25 for March and 3093 for
May. or about 81 to 40 points above
last nights closing figures. There was
talk of larger clearances in the near
advance appeared to be the presence
OF trade buying, talk of small ginning
returns and reports of firm spots in the
south.
NEW ORLEANS, January 3.-Yester-
days buying movement was carried
over into today's trading in cotton here
and in the first half hour of business
prices rose 15 to IS points. The de-
mand had its foundation in the spot
situation, and in expectations of bull
ish ginning returns to the end of De-
cember.
Futures opened steady. Opening bids:
January. 30.34; March, 29.S0: May.
1888; July, 29.47: October. 1853 asked.
The market was well sustained
throughout the morning, almost wholly
by favorable spot news. and toward
noon active months were II to 18 points
up all months making new high rec
ords.
Spot cotton firm, 25 points up. Sales
on the spot. 3.1s9 bales: to arrive. 2.060
bales. Low middling, 1915; middling.
1868; good middling. BIB. Receipts,
G.42S bales; stock. 365,290 bales.
Reports that Russia was preparing to
resume hostilities caused an increase
in the demand. and in the trading up
to ] o'clock the advance was wfdened
to 30 to 80 points.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
conditions here today by bureau of
markets:
Beef-Fresh. receipts liberal. mar
ket little easier on the poorer grades.
demand light; steers, receipts liberal,
market steady on good cattle, shade
lower on common and medium grades.
demand slow: cows, receipts moderate,
market dull and draggy. prices steady
to a shade lower, demand poor; bulls
none on the market.
Veal-Western dressed in moderate
supply, market steady, prices ranged
from 12.00a15.00 on heavy split veal, de-
mand fair: local dressed. supply very
light. market strong, demand exceeds
supply.
Pork = Receipts increasing. market
5oa1.00 higher on loins, demand good.
Lamb-Receipts liberal. market about
Loo lower. demand just fair.
Mutton-Supply very light, markets
steady. demand light.
CHICAGO. January 3-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $1,000 head; weak; bulk, 1s.10a
1910 light. 154oa1s;so; mixed. 15.soa
1916 heavy, l5soa1S.45; rough. 15.soa
1900; pigs. 12.00a15.00.
Cattle-Receipts. $1,000 head; weak:
native steers, 7.50a13.85; stockers and
feeders. S.60a10.4o: cows and heifers,
5.30a1I.40; calves. 8.50a16.00.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head: weak:
wethers. 9.35a13.20; lambs. 1325a17.25
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, January 3.-Butter-Un-
changed. Eggs-Receipts. 3,112 cases;
unchanged. Potatoes-Higher: receipts.
80 cars; Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan. bulk, 1.90a2.05: do, sacks,
2.o0a2.1o. Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls,
24k; springs, "a.
NEW YORK. January .s.-Butter-
Firm; receipts, 5.644 tubs; creamery,
higher than extras. 52ka53; extras (9s
score), So: firsts. 4Ta51h; seconds. 43a
461a.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, 1887 cases;
fresh gathered extras, 65; extra first,
63a64: firsts. 61h; seconds, 55a60; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western hem
merry whites, fine to fancy. 73a75; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns. 65as6; refrigerator special
marks. 43: flrsts. 42a42k.
Cheese-Steady: receipts. us boxes:
state, whole milk flats fresh special.
- 3iaa24; do. average run, %,
Poultry. dressed-Quiet: chickens. 90
a36; fowls. 19a2sh; turkeys. 30a34.
LONDON BANK STATEMENT.
LONDON. January 3.-The weekly
statement of the Bank of England
shows the following changes: Total re-
serve. increased f214.000; circulation.
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