Evening star., 1919-01-29
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

111iGAtIo, January -S-lOTH 0ef-
eloped fresh strength today as a result
hog prices in February. A general
rush to buy lifted the market in a few
cases as much as 6 cents, but such eN-
tremeS were of only 4 momentary
sort. Profit-taking set in on the bulge
and wiped out nearly all the new
gains Opening quotations, which va
ried from / y to higher, with May
1.21 to 1.22 and July 11Sk to 1.2o.
were followed by an irregular reaction
to about yesterdays finish.
oats were governed by the action OF
corn. After opening 4 to 1 "a higher,
ged to below yesterdays final level.
Maximum advances took place i'm
mediately throughout the entire list
of provisions. There was a decided
scarcity of offerings.
NEW YORK. January 2s.-Lard--
Firm: middle west, 23.3oa23.40. Other
articles unchanged.
LOCAL MEAT MARKET.
Report of meat trade conditions
here today by the United States bu-
reau of markets:
Beef-Fresh: Receipts liberal; heavy
accumulation; market fairly steady;
demand limited.
Veal-Western dressed: Receipts
light: market dull; demand just fair.
Local Slaughtered: Supply very light;
market steady: demand fair.
Pork-Supply liberal; market dull
but no decline in prices; demand fair.
Lambs - Receipts moderate; no
chance from Tuesdays prices, demand
fair.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, January 90 Omitted
States bureau of markets).-Hogs-
Receipts. $4,000 head: market steady
to strong at yesterdays average on
better grades; others slow; pigs, SO
to LOO higher than Monday. Bulk of
sales. 17.35a17.65: butchers. 1755a
17.75: light. 16.5oa17.5o; packing, 1880
a1735; throwouts, 15.75a16.50; pigs,
good to choice. 12.50a15,50.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head: market
opening generally steady on steers
and she stock; bulls and veal calves
strong to 25 higher; stockers and
feeders slow. Beef cattle - Good,
choice and prime, 15.85a20.00: common
and medium, 9.50a15.s5. Butcher stock
Cows and heifers, c.75a1400. Can
ners and cutters. 5.s5a6.75; stockers
and feeders. good, choice and fancy,
1o.50a14.25; inferior, common and me-
dunn, 7.75a10.50. Veal caIves-Good
and choice, 14.25a14.7S.
/ Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; market
strong to firm: higher for lambs
| yedTIHSS mostly 20 niSneF- Lam DS-
| Choice and prime, 16.65a16.90: medium
and good, 15.50a1665: culls, 12.00a
14.25. Ewes-Choice and prime, 10.75
a11.00; medium and good, s.50a10.75;
culls. 5.ooas.oo.
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.
| CHICAGO. January 2s.- Butter
Lower; creamery, 40a45. Eggs-High-
er; receipts, 1886 cases; firsts. 4sa
491a: ordinary firsts, 48a4Sk: at
mark. cases included, 4sa49. Pota-
| toes-Lower; receipts, Sc cars: Wis
! consin, Michigan and Minnesota, bulk
and sacks, 1.60a1.70. Poultry-Alive
higher; fowls, %; springs. 81.
| NEW YORK, January 29.-Butter-
Weak; receipts. S,770 tubs; creamery
higher than extras, 47Aa4S; creamery
/ extras (92 score). 46ka47; firsts, 44a46;
! packing stock, current make No. 2. "a.
/ Eggs--lrregular: receipts. S.794 cases;
fresh gathered extras, 61a62; fresh gath
cred regular packed extra firsts, 59ae0;
| DO, firsts, 571aa5S12; state Pennsylvania
and nearby western hennery whites, fine
| to fancy, 70a71; state Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery white, ordinary to
prime, 64a69; state Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery browns, 64a65; do.
gathered browns and mixed colors, 59a
! G2.
Cheese-Irregular; receipts, 1,2s7
| boxes: state current make specials, 341a
ass; do, average run, "a.
Poultry, dressed-DuIl; chickens, 24a
34h; fowls, 25a35; others unchanged.