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Show CAPTAIN HELD FOR SAFETY VIOLATION NEW YORK, Jan. 12 Captain Parker Par-ker Knowlton of Seaford, Dela , coni-mandtne coni-mandtne "fficer of the Bteamship Westbruok. operated by the Ken 1 Steamship company, was charged In affidavits before United Siates Com-iruisslonrr Com-iruisslonrr McCabe today with taking his ship to sea without wireless and proper life saving equipment He v, ;i., held In $2500 bail for a hearing Frl uay Hjs accuser was Nathan Newman, l ..hose 24 year-old son, Herbert, and j auulli r youth, Thomas NorvolJ, were Washed overboard from the Westbrook October 23, 1921, during a voyage from Hamburg to New York. T,,. ;,!'id;;v Its sworn to by former members of tho crew, alleged that the Bteamship was unsafe for the voyage, and thai Captain Knowlton had disregarded warning of an impending slorni. NEW YORK SUGAR. NT.W YORK, Jan IS. The early raw UKar market was firm and unchanged at 1 15-160 cost and freight, eual to S.fllu for centrifugal. No sales uero reported re-ported to local refiners but Canadians purchased 24.000 bags of Cubas, prompt I loadlner. at i.S2c. f. o. b. ('ui;i The market for raw tugar futures r.as firmer and prices at midday showed an advance of 3 to 6 points on buying by wutMdo Interests an1 some trade demand The market for refined was unchanged at $4 80 to $4.90 for fine granulat.-d with the demand less active There wero no transactions ln refined futures. Sugar futures closed steady; approximate approxi-mate sales 6900 tons; March U."f,r; Mav .46c; July 2.tJ3c. CHICAGO FUTURES. CHICAGO. Jan. 12 Open High Lew Cloje Wheat-May Wheat-May ft. 11 $1 1J" $1 lov $1. Hi-July Hi-July 1.00 1.00, .99C Corn May I .53S f'.'.'a .".3-s .534 Jul G5H uol; i.4H C4 ?a Oats May 38j .38?i 38U agx. July .$ .39(-j .39 3u Pork Jar- 1U 00 M" , 10.30 March 9.15 S.17 a. 12 1 1" May 9 12 9.60 42 ' ik Ribs Jan. S.45 8.45 8.36 s 35 Maj S.40 8.65 8.10 t40 BUTTER AND EGGS. 1 "H ICA '."., bin 12. Butt, r higher' creamery extras 3- . firsts !$$31c: seo-undK seo-undK Z'o.2Cr, standards 30c. iOggM higher: recelpta El 24 cases; tirst.-i ordlnu.-N firsts 28'g'30c miscellaneous 820Mb. I'oultn j'llvf lower; fowls 22i . iTinc-' 23V4c; turkey? 36c; rooster;, 17 METAL MARKET. NTEv YORK, Jan. 12 Copper steady -electrolytic ?uot and nearby ii i&ita' later 14c. 1 Tin firm; .spot and nearby $33 12- fu-turos fu-turos $3.T 78 Ircn Bteads, unchanged. Lead steady upot V 70 4 so Zinc oulet; Kat St. Louis rl"ilvirv '1.60. Antiirion; ;;pot $4 7'i MONEY MARKET NEW YORK, Jan. 12 Call money steady; high per cont; low cw. por I cent; rulinfr rate 34 pr cnt closing bid 2 per cent; offcrnd at 3 per cent' last loan Z per cent Time loans easy; 60 daya 4Vi per cent-90 cent-90 days 4 per cent; six months 44 per cent TTime mercantile paper 14 OS per onL I |