The Markets

Chicago Grain and Produce

Chicago, Dec 27.

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

Wheat - Open. High. Low. Close. December ...$ .66 $ .66 1/8 $.66 $.66 May .69 3/8 .69 3/4 .69 3/8 .69 5/8

July .69 7/8 .701/8 .69 7/8 .70

Corn-

December ... .30 1/2 .30 1/2 .30 1/4 .30 3/8

January .30 1/2 .30 5/8 .30 1/8 .30 3/8

May .33 .33 .32 3/4 .32 3/4

Oats-

December ... .22 1/8 .22 1/8 .22 .22

May .23 3/4 .23 7/8 .23 5/8 .23 5/8

Pork-

December 9.90

January 10.07 1/2 10.22 1/2 10.07 1/2 10.17 1/2

May 10.40 10.55 10.37 1/2 10.47 1/2

Lard -

December 5.45

January 5.50 5.65 5.50 5.62 1/2

May 5.70 5.85 5.70 5.80

Short ribs-

December ... 5.20 5.25 5.20 5.25

January 5.27 1/2 5.35 5.27 1/2 5.32 1/2

May 5.47 1/2 5.55 5.45 5.52 1/2

Produce: Butter - Extra creamery, 25 1/2c per Ib; extra dairy, 22c; packing stock, 16@16 1/2c. Eggs - Fresh stock, 17c per doz. Dressed poultry - Turkeys, choice, 8 1/2@9c per Ib; fair to good, 8 @8 1/2c; chickens, hens, 6 1/2c; springs, 7c; ducks, 7@7 1/2c; geese, 7@8c. Potatoes - Fair to choice, 40@45c. Sweet potatoes -Illinois, $2.50@3.00 per brl. Apples- $1.50@3.00 per brl. Cranberries- Cape Cod, $6.00@6.75.

Chicago Live Stock.

Hogs - Estimated receipts for the day, 24,000. Sales ranged at $3.40@3.95 for pigs, $3.95@4.25 for light, $4.00@4.10 for rough packing, $4.00@4.32 1/2 for mixed, and $4.15@4.35 for heavy packing and shipping lots.

Cattle - Estimated receipts for the day, 18,500. Quotations ranged at $6.25 @6.90 for choice to extra steers. $5.50 6.25 for good to choice do., $4.80@5.45 for fair to good do., $4.10@4.70 common to medium do., $4.00@4.40 butchers' steers, $4.40@6.25 fed western steers, $3.15@4.70 feeding steers, $2.00@4.25 cows, $3.00@ 4.85 heifers, $2.80@4.25 bulls and oxen, $3.75@4.60 stags, $3.40@4.40 Texas steers, and $4.00@7.00 veal calves.

Sheep - Estimated receipts for the day, 20,000. Quotations ranged at $330 @4.75 westerns, $2.75@4.80 natives and $4.00@6.00 lambs.

East Buffalo Live Stock.

East Buffalo,. N. Y., Dec. 27. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle - 2 cars on sale; market fairly steady; no very good here; veals firm; top, $5.50@8.50. Hogs - Receipts, 18 cars; market active and higher; Yorkers, $4.40@4.45; mixed, $4.45 @4.50; mediums and heavy, $4.50; pigs, $4.30@4.40; roughs, $3.80@4.00. Sheep- Receipts, 28 cars; market stronger for lambs; tops, $6.00@6.15; culls to good, $4.75@5.90; sheep, firm; mixed, $2.50 4.25; wethers and yearlings, $4.50@5.00.

St. Louis Grain.

St. Louis, Dec. 27.

Wheat - Higher; No. 2 red cash elevator nominal; track, 71 1/2@72c; December, 68 3/8c; May, 71 1/8c; No. 2 hard, 65 66 1/2c. Corn- Easier; No. 2 cash, 30 1/2c; track, 31 1/2; December, 30 1/2c; May, 31 1/2 @31 5/8c. Oats- Firm; No. 2 cash, 23 3/4c; track, 24 1/4c; December, 23 3/4c; May, 24 7/8c; No. 2 white, 26@26 1/2c. Rye- Firm; 53c.

Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee, Dec. 27.

Wheat- Dull; No. 1 northern, 66@67c; No. 2 northern, 64@65c. Rye- Quiet; No. 1, 55@55 1/2c. Barley- Firm; No. 2, 43 1/2c; sample, 36@43c. Oats- Dull; No. 2 white, 25c.

Detroit Grain.

Detroit, Dec 27.

Wheat- Cash white, 70 3/4c; red, 70 3/4c; December, 70 3/4.c; May, 73 5/8c bid. Corn cash, 33c bid. Oats- 26 3/4c. Rye - 57c bid.