, 1880-12-15
PRODUCE.
A dad NilEAK IN WHEAT.

Special Dlyatch to 7ne Chicago Tribune.
New YoRK, Dec. 14.-A decided pressure
to place supplies, chiefly In tic speculative
interest, led to Il severe break In winter
wheat values on a very lactllhttng market,
declining 2Ga3h cents a hushcj, aud leaving
off barely steady for No. 2 rcd. and quito
heavily for No. white, OIL a FREQ movement,
mostly speculative, the export cali having
been comparatively moderate. Cable ad-
vices arc also Of I'LL unfayorablc tenor.
Spring wheat Inactive and unsettled, though
offered with reserve. Tho sales were: No.
/ rcd at 8l..G@1.oz, mostly Mt s1.a7,
closing ut S1.e7; NJ. =, red. at Sl.1A(Dl. .20A4,
chiefly at Sl.10119sl l.2o, closing ut up to Sl..0
asked, mud S1.10 bid, free OIL board, at S1.1s;
do, December, at $l.10@l.. 20, closing ut SLID;
Sl.aQ4: do. February, ut Sl.@JQ11.2Atsa5, clos
Ing ut st.a3 bid; do, Alay, Mt 81. .a41{ .o4k
asked Inst; No. red, at S1.1U61t.1BL1; un-
graded rcd, ut sl.12@l..G, rs to quality; No.
2 Milwaukee spring choice, ut Sl.2l; No. 8
Milwaukee spring. ut Sl.12
CORN, OATS, 1.yg, AND BAILEY.
Corn was moro active, opening IN tho op-
ton llne somowhat firner, but closing gen.
orally shale weaker. The main cali was
from speculative sources, January options
having been the fnyorit. 1ales Of mixod
Western ungraded, now md old, 55@50 cents,
rs to quality; No. 9, 674@571< cents; Now
York, steamer mixed, 58@5SA cents; No. .
white nominal. Oats again declined about
k@N cUnts o bushci on free and urgent
offering, a1ltl in moderately active demand,
closing weak; tho sales wore, white Western
ungratlesl, ut 4414@i7 cents, rs to quality;
mixed do ut 4t@A cents; No. Chicago, at
AN cents pfloat b{(,'
1tye was firm md wanted about q, ,G00 bush
els ungradel, and Nos. 3 md l at uss19Sh
cents.
Barley was higher, as offered sparlngly,
md In good request
rIsov1sIoNA
HOG products showed n fair degree OF ani-
nation, chiefly in tho line OF Western steam
lard, Which, howovcr, wns quoted lower. A
restricted business was .loho in Western mess
pork for curly delivery Mt S13.75 for old, mid
In the option line Western mess was
Without movement; December options
quoted at S13.e5 asked, and February
at II asked. Cut meats wore quiet, at ul,-
changed rates. bacon lightly dualt In, Will,
long clear quoted at IN cents, and short
clear at ~ cents. A fair inquiry noted for
Western steam lard for enrly delivery, but ut
reduced prices; closing at 3a75@3.771144: anil
In tho option line business has been quilt .
active, opening ut decline Of 10 cents. hut
rally[ng 6 cents with tho closing SaT71<;
January. $a.St1S; February, s8.0.16; March,
S00211; April, ut 1910.
Raw sugars wero inactive, but firm, with
fair to go0d rctinlng Cuba ut 01G&9756
cents. Refined was dull to-day.
In frc1ghts. business to q moderate aggre-
gate was reported to-slny, gruln attracting
moro attention, with tho ratos on berth by
steam for Liverpool showing slight tnl-
| proyoment, For Liverpool, the engagements
reported havo beon, by steam, flour at as 3d@3
80 (u,ostly through freight ui1d forward slip
mcnt). atd by outport ateaners rs low az
ss 3<lQg2s ~; wheat, I'd; 1a,0oo bushels do ut
7t{d. Psoyisions At 27s 0d@tos (,nainly
through freight for forward shlpment), mud
by outpott steamers as low as 2gs 6d@sS0a