The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-06
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Dec. "a.
On the board OF trade to-day the quotations
were as follows: Wheat-No. . January, opened
f8c, closed 7sssc; February, opened 7S34c closed
s9c; May, opened S434c, closed S511c. Corn
No. Janu ary. opened 4S1Ic, closed 49c Febru-
airy, opened 481sc, closed 1850; May, opened
b4c, cossd 549s19c. Oats-No. 2 May, opened
3S5sc. closed S4I4c. Pork-January, opened
$H.s21G-S5, closed $15lO; February opened
$500 closed $3.50; May, opened $3.50, closed
Slos5. Lard-January opened SL7O, closed
$685.
Live stocS-From the Union Stock yards the
following prices were received: Hogs-Market
opened slow, mixed and heavy lots go l0c higher,
light grades unchanged; light grades, $4SOG
6.15; rough packing, S5.05Q52 0 heavy pack.
ing and shipping lots, s615@67O Cattle
Market active; desirable grades 10c higher; few
fancy teeves, $500; poor to choice shipping
grades. S30O@5s5 native butchers stock, 81 80
0sso; stockers and feeders. S230G1a4O Sheep
Market active at 5Gl10c advance; natives, Sc as
@6 40, Texas and Westerns $2.5O@44o; lambs,
S4S5G625.
Produce: Butter Fancy creamery, so0sic
per ID; fancy dairy, 210s4c; roll, Io0Isc; pack
ing stock, 130D15c. Eggs-Fresh zoe psr doz:
ice-house 17Dlsc; picked, i2aloc. Dressed
poultry-Chickens 6I1071ec per 10; turkeys. Sd
&c; ducks, 609c; plucked geese, live, $4.0J per
doz Potatoes-70075c per bu; sweet potatoes,
$a6o04.0o per Dbl Apple Stair to choice
$1.7603.0 per bbl Cranberries-B and cherry,
$3.50 per Dbl; bell and bugle. 5000
New York.
New York, Dec. "a.
Wheat-Quiet; No. red state, 950D95I6c: No.
do. 9sAc; No red winter January, 91Jsc
Corn-Dull; No. mixed cash, 8s34c; do jan
uary, 6lssc; do February, 61zsc. Oats-Steady;
No. white state, 4iGD42c; No. 2 do, 401zc; No. 2
mixed January, sc bid. Rye and Barley-Nomi.
nal Pork-Dull; mess, SI6.6o0l6.0o. Lard
December $3.50; January, $500.
Live Stock: Cattle-No trading in beeves To.
days Liverpool cable quotes American cattle
firm, at 1l1013c y n for the dressed weights
sinking offal, and American.refrige beef at
sHc y D Sheep and Lambs-Firm at full prices;
sheep Sa.75Q5.S5: lambs, $550l7.OO. Hogs
Rather quiet but fairly firm; $5.50d5so.
ST. Louis. =:
ST. LOUIS. Dec e.
whcat-Strong. and higher; cash, sgyxc; Do
cember, SEC; February. $3.50; May, s65S1 seIfc.
Confirm and higher; cash, 4656G147e: hscem
Der, 4656c; January, 41c; February, 4Sc May,
6O9sc. Oats. Higher; cash, 3iSSGl3ly4c; January,
3ls4c; May, s3Is1S3Ac. Porx-Cuiet; irregular
lots $lA75. Lard-Quiet; car-lots, $7.4O17.45.
Whisgy-Steady; Si.O5.
Live stock: Cattle - Market higher; choice
heavy native steers Si4e05.2O; fair to good
native steers S3.900445; butchers steers.
medium to choice, $3.l56p41o; stockers and
feeders fair TO good, $2.0)0s.l5; rangers, ordin-
airy TO good, $2.2o0s4.15. Hogs-Market about
steady on heavier and slow on lighter grades;
choice heavy and butchers selections S5.5005.65;
workers. and packing medium to prime, S5.15@
$50; light grades, ordinary to good, S4.7o6l515.
Sheep and lambs Market firm, fair to choice,
$a15@4.a0.
Detroit.
DErRo T, Mich, Dec g.
Wheat-No. white cash, s616c No. red
cash, e6}1c; January, SIC; February, SS15c bid;
May, 0134c bid. Corn-No 9 SEC Oats-No. Q
34c; No. white. 36c.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. "a.
Wheat-teaiet and higher cash and January,
S6l4c; May, 911sc Corn-Steady; cash, 531bc;
May, 56c. Oats-Steady; cash, acc; May, &c.
Clover seed-Firm and quiet; cash and January,
S4.121s; February, $4221f; March, $3.50
milwaukee,.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. q.
Wheat-Firmer; cash, 7634c; May. $500. Corn
Dull; No. 3, 4'16c. Oats-Higher; No. .
white. 3se. Rye-Strong; No. /, 6S1ac. Barley
Higher; No. 2, 7I11c