The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-31
MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Provisions.
ST. LOUIS. December "a.

ST LOUIS. December "a.
| FL0CR-Dull and unchanged.
! WHEAT-Very dull: No. red cash, &c:
! January, 921G92Sc, closing at 92zic; Febru-
airy, CSC; May Sl.0O1i al OILS, closing at sl.O0S
32Ac; January, S2a<QS%c; May, 36Ik $685. C.
| OATs-Very dull and unchanged; No. 2
mixed, cash, 25Hc; December, &c; May, sic.
| RYE-Steady at 58Hc.
| BARLEY-NOthing doing.
PRoDUCE-Butter dull; creamery. ESQ
&c; dairy, 16G25c. Eggs, dull at 1910 per
/ dozen.
PRovIsIoSs-Qu,et and nominally IN
| changed. Pork, $1,000 for new. Lard, $500
/ SIS. Bulk meats, loose lots, long clear,
S4.15; short ribs, s4.s5; short clear. $500;
| short clear, $505. Bacon-long clear, $3.50;
| short ribs, 81. 50Gi.60; short clear, $3.50
| CATTLE-Steady and firm: export steers,
4.S5: light butchers steers, S3.25B3s5: com
! mon to good COWS and heifers. S2.3j0l3 50;
| feeders, S3.4004.00; stockers. S2-3Ja335.
SHEEP-Active and prices Cc higher on
| good sheep; quiet on common.
| SHOGs-Active and stronger: butchers and
| best heavy, 81. 75Gl3.S5: mixed packing. $3.50
S.TO lights, 50 1893 81.
! CHICAGO. December "a.
FLoUR-In better demand at unchanged
9Esssi @ SGgheTn %iebsaa
s45OG5 20; soft spring wheat 30
04.0O; Minnesota bakers So 50@4 30:
rye flour, 50 35G360: buckwheat flour, S425O
40.
wHEAT-Lower; No. spring. s3SGS41sc;
No. spring. e6G10c; No. red, nominal.
CoRN-Dull and lower: cash. 36ls036Sc;
December, 36Is G36ssc; NAV. 59ll@39Hc.
OATs-Dull and easy; cash, &c; January,
27!sG21Ac; May. 3Oss@3lc.
RYE-Dull; No. 2, soc.
BARLEY-Quiet; No. 9, 60c.
PRODUCE-Butter, quiet, but steady: cream
cry. std35c; dairy, l5G25c Eggs, dull. 2sG2Sc
per dozen.
PRoYIsIoNs-Mess pork. quiet and steady;
cash, x9.7069-s0, according to age; Janu-
airy. s9.15G9S5- Lard, quiet and firm cash.
fhoulders. s3.7503sO; short rib sides. s4.SO0
SEX; short clear sides. S5.20G525.
WHIsKY-Steady at s1.l6.
CATTLE--Steady; shipping steers. $500
SIS: stockers and feeders. <2.506y3.90: COWS,
bulls and mixed. sl-5OGS-50; bulk. s2.0092.75 20:
through Texas cattle, cows, S2.zog3.OO; steers
$2.75@350.
sHEEP-Strong for good grades; natives.
S1.55G3.00; western, s2.000310; Texans. SL75
G3.00: lambs, 50 60G3.75.
Hoes-Steady; rough and mixed. 5000
$50: packing and shipping, S3.6Gg3e5; light.
S3.10G3.70; skips. S2-50G3-l0
NEW YoaK. December "a
FLOUR-Common to good extra western
and state $ 40G3I5: good to choice, x2.SCD
$50; common to good extra Ohio, So s0G5.60:
choice extra St Louis. S5-30G5 50.
WHEAT-Steady; No. 9 spring. 925Sc: I'M
graded red, s6Gss4e; No. red, SIC: No.
red, 9z1tc: No white, a5c: No. red, De-
cember, 9o4@slkc; June: sslk@ssxc.
CoRS-Lower; rejected, 3giic; ungraded,
4saz7c: No. 3 A49lxc; No. December,
iSk94Sxc: May, 47zG47xc.
OATs-Drll: mixed western. 3HG35c;
white western, 36042c.
RYE-Steady.
PRoDUCE-butter firm and in good demand;
Elgin creamery, SS03ec- Eggs, heavy; west
eru. 25126c per dozen
PRovIsroNs-Pork, firm and very quiet,
Cut meats. firm; picked bellies Axe;
picked hams, s5zc- Lard, higher and active;
$65G6.57k.
CArTLE-Common to choice steers. $1,000
GOO; fancy steers at s6-25; Christmas steers,
500: dry cows at 2.606325.
SHEEP-Firmer; extremes, $200G450 for
sheep and S50o66. 20 for lambs.
HoGs-Steady at $a754L0.