Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-19


the "Kcens' clique in their devil fish mode
of procedure absorbed the substance of the
spring wheat markets there is no life left. The
future is with the elements. A steady cold
winter will bring TO market large deliveries
even though the stimulus of higher prices be
absent. These deliveries the clique must take
from day 10 day without the usual compcnsa-
tion of squeezing the shorts as such dssatis-
fled individuals have concluded to leave the
game alone for a season.
In the face of dull and declining foreign
markets and the prospects of carrying millions
of bushels through the winter at CUnsdera-
BILE cost the New Workers may conclude to un-
load when confidence in the present range oi
values has been fairly established. The rule
against corners governing the Chicago board
of trade would prevent any unnatural forcing
Of the market for settlement, while there is TOT
much wheat in the market yet unmarketed to
allow of two or three parties fixing absolutely
/ the price of bread. We cannot but hope how.
ever that Wall street operators may continue
/ to carry our markets.
/ COrn--ln this market there has been more
/ life during the past week than for many weeks
/ previous. The diScOntents in Chicago, finding
| their occupation gone in wheat, made darl
at corn and put some speculation into it, ad
vancing the price one day fully lc bushcl
| The deal was too unwiclly for them and val
ues have been quietly settling back to theil
old range again. Foreign markets are dul
and lower and stocks still continue large
though somewhat reduced. Lower freights ar,
absolutely necessary to create any Opprecia
tiun in western markets.
Ryc-Whatcyer change has taken place il
this cereal has been in favor of buyers. Th
movement to market has increased and ex
' nnrta gbntV a fnir fnrpirn IptnnpI In nur La
cal market there is an active demand at J..
advance for both No. 2 and rejected.
Oats-No change in this market. Farmer
deliveries have been liberia, and some or
ders for European account have been filled
Choice white is wanted at fair premium owe
mixed.
QUOTATIONS..
KANSAS CuY-trraln; spring wheat, No.
&c bid; No. 3, Gol5c. Winto
wheat, No. 2, cash, 7s'5c bid; No.
7Gc bid: No. cash sales. 72c. Barley
nominal at SOC. Oats No. 2, 1910 Rye No.
3jc bid. Corn, No. 2, mixed, cash, 22i%c bic
LIVE SToCK-ChOice native steers, 1915
si.0O prime native steers, s3.jO@3.sO; GOO
native shipping steers, av 1850 to 1850 lb
:3lO63.6j; fair ligl shipping steers, av. TO-.
to 1850 lbs 53.0O63. fair to good butcher
steers, av. 800 TO 100 lbs, 5265m3.2j; goo
feeding steers, av. 1000 to 1900 D., S2.S0J
800; good stock steer av. $40 to 1000 1b
good flesh. S2.5Od2.6O choice ,ws and hei
crs, S2.j0d3 Coz cows htifers, So
m2.GO; common I, fair G IS and heifer
5l.75M20'; mich cows, Sl5.00@50
Hogs, heavy packers :2.jjd26O; light an
= medium grades, s2iO@2.50. Sheep, priu
natives, S2.7j@3OO; good medium, 5000
$3.50; common stockers and Mexicans, 81.
: @l.75.
PRODUCE MARREr-Apples, s200d2.GO p,
bbl Butter, good to choice, l2T ljc, Eggs, l7t
lsc. Prairie chickens, 5225M2iO per dozeI
Quails, GOA SIC. Chickens sl.5Odl.N per do
Turkeys, Ia SC 2 II dressed. Cheese, fresh Ka,
sas, 7i(@7s ic; choice Eastern SIC. Cranberrie
s5.OO@7OO per bbl. Hides green, 4@5].
E per h.
= st. Louis-Whcat, 9Olsc; JAN. 9Ohc; Eel
9l3sc. Corn, 20l 4c;Jan., 49@c; Feb, Bic.
Milwaukec-Whcat cash, S3Hc Dec; S3Ss
' Jan, "a &c; Feb, Sic.
= Chicago-Whcat, Dec, s3isc; JAN. s3i5
S32.c; Feb, Siis@Ii4. Corn. Dec, 3l]s
Jan, 81 ic; Feb, 81 iGW3l"sc May, 35i4c.
Baltimorc-Whcat, No. western steady
| SlOii3. Corn mixed western, old, lGi4c ne
y 4jiac.
!. New Yurk-Whcat, quiet; No. Chicago, 05
4 NC; No. 2 Milwaukee, gScOt slOO. Corn, qui,
S steamer ijlic; No. ?, i7l,c.
$ Toledo -- Wheat closed firm; No. 2 red W
r bash, cash, 05.4c: JAN. 9Gl4c; Feb, 933a
Corn, firm; cash, Soc; new, 32$lci rejectt
3lAc.
Liverpool-Whcat, unchanged at SIS Cd to
b Id; SPRING Is Cd to 9s Cd. Corn, 23s Sd to 23s