The Markets

THE MARKETS.

Chicago Grain and Produce.

                                           Chicago, Dec. 20.

Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today:

Wheat--      Open.         High.        Low.        Close.

December..$.66 5/8  $.66 5/8  $.65 3/4  $.65 3/4

May.......$.70 3/8        $.70 1/2   $.69 3/8  $.69 1/2

July.......$.70 3/4        $.70 7/8   $.69 3/4  $.69 7/8

Corn--

December..$.30 1/2   $.30 1/2  $.30 1/4  $.30 1/4

January.....$.30 5/8    $.30 3/4  $.30 1/8  $.30 3/8

May............$.32 7/8   $.32 7/8   $.32 7/8  $.32 5/8

Oats--

December..$.22 1/4  $.22 3/8   $.22 1/8  $.22 1/8

May............$.24 1/8   $.24 1/8   $.23 5/8  $.23 5/8

Pork--

December... .. .. ..        .. .. .. ..          .. .. .. ..    $8.75

January....$10.00  $10.02 1/2   $9.87 1/2    $9.90

May..........$10.30  $10.37 1/2   $10.22 1/2  $10.25

Lard--

December..$5.05      $5.05         $5.05         $5.05

January......$5.35      $5.37 1/2   $5.30         $5.30

May............$5.55       $5.60          $5.55         $5.55

Short ribs--

December... .. .. ..       .. .. .. ..        .. .. .. ..      $5.20

January.....$5.27 1/2   $5.30     $5.22 1/2   $5.22 1/2

May...........$5.40         $5.45      $5.37 1/2   $5.37 1/2

Produce: Butter--Extra creamery, $0.25 per lb; extra dairy, $0.22; packing stock, 16@ $0.16 1/2. Eggs--Fresh stock, $0.20 per dozen. Dressed poultry--Turkeys, choice, 9 1/2 @ $0.10 per lb; fair to good, 8 1/2 @ $0.09 1/2 cents; chickens, hens, $0.07; springs, $0.07 1/2 cents; ducks, 8@ $0.08 1/2; geese, 7@ $0.08 1/2. Potatoes--Fair to choice, 40@ $0.45. Sweet potatoes--Illinois, $3.50 @ 3.75 per barrel. Apples--$1.50@ 3.00 per barrel.  Cranberries--Cape Cod, $4.00@ 6.00 per barrel.

Chicago Livestock.

Hogs--Estimated receipts for the day, 42,000. Sales ranged at $3.80 @ 4.00 for pigs, $3.95 @ 4.10 for light, $3.90 @ 4.00 for rough packing, $3.95 @ 4.15 for mixed and $4.00 @ 4.15 for heavy packing and shipping lots.

Cattle--Estimated receipts for the day, 14,500. Quotations ranged at $7.25 @ 8.25 for Christmas beeves, $6.30 @ 7.00 for choice to extra steers, $5.60 @ 6.20 for good to choice, $4.80 @ 5.55 for fair to good, $4.20 @ 4.80 common to medium, $4.00 @ 4.40 butchers' steers, $4.40 @ 6.40 fed western steers, $3.15 @ 4.70 feeding steers, $2.00 @ 4.25 cows, $3.00 @ 5.00 heifers, $2.80 @ 4.40 bulls and oxen, $3.75 @ 4.60 stags, $3.40 @ 4.40 Texas steers, and $5.00 @ 7.50 veal calves.

Sheep--Estimated receipts for the day, 13,000. Quotations ranged at $3.30 @ 4.50 westerns, @2.75 @ 4.60 natives and $4.00 @ 5.60 lambs.

East Buffalo Livestock.

East Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 20. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N.Y., quote as follows: Cattle--Receipts, 3 cars; market steady and pretty well cleared up; veal, $5.00 @ 7.75. Hogs--Receipts, 25 cars; market fairly active for good weights; slow for others; best heavy grades, $4.25 @ 4.30; mixed, $4.15 @ 4.20; Yorkers, $4.10 @ 4.15; pigs, $4.05 @ 4.10; roughs, $3.60 @ 3.80. Sheep--Receipts, 35 cars; market dull at yesterday's decline; top lambs, $5.40 @ 5.50; culls to good, $3.70 @ 3.90; others, $2.00 @ 3.60; wethers and yearlings, $4.00 @ 4.50.

St. Louis Grain.

Milwaukee, Dec 20. Wheat--Dull; No. 1 northern, $0.66 1/2; No. 2 northern, 64@$0.66. Rye--Quiet; No. 1, $0.55 1/2. Barley--Firm; No. 2, $0.44; sample, 36 @ $0.43 1/2. Oats--Lower; No. 2 white, 24 3/4 @ $0.25 1/4.

Detroit Grain.

Wheat--White cash, $0.70 1/2; No. 2 red, December, $0.70 1/2; May, $0.73 1/2. Corn--Cash, $0.32 1/2 asked. Oats--White, $0.27 1/2. Rye--$0.57.