Show WORLDS MARKETS holiday trade but wheat gains strength rises about half a cent coarser grain a shade higher sliver lower silver ana lead SILVER 65 LEAD wool DOMESTIC 1623 TEXAS financial bew york dec 21 money on call easy at laa per cent last loan 2 and closing offered at 2 prime mercantile paper 4 per cent bar silver mexican dollars sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers bills at for 60 days and for demand rates commercial bills bonds government arm state dull railroad lower silver at the board steady markets chicago dec 24 the wheat market today was in every respect a typical holiday one very little trading any gossip or news and general 1 ence as to the action being tha main the tone of prices was rather firm a an lvang lv anc of 4 to c over yesterday au limited the t 3 against hi lust Th thardy and year ago and an advance d ove tater day at being the loiter utter wa a yielding coed o 0 ne ascribed to the price currents statement that considerable blending of cornmeal with flour waa taking place and as evidence of that fact reported the shipment of several cars of fine cornmeal irom cincinnati for the purpose mentioned receipts at chicago were 30 cars and bushels were taken from store export clearances were light at bushels closing paris and berlin cables were higher and antwerp unchanged the market firmed after noon on moderate covering purchases and the close was quite strone the liverpool corn trade news furnishing stimulus by predicting a heavy decrease in the amount on ocean passage during the next two weeks mav wheat opened from to 81 sold between 81 and 81 closing at the outside o 0 higher than yesterday estimated receipts for saturday 31 cars corn was steady at gone sound at the opening but soon afterward went the way ol 01 wheat in sympathy with that grain the market was lifeless bu a few scattered small lots being dealt in receipts were cars and bushels were taken from store liverpool cables were quiet and unchanged exports were bushels the close was firm may corn opened at 3 sold between 25 and closing at the top a shade over yesterday estimated receipts for saturday cars oats extreme quiet reigned in the oats market no efforts at trading took place and no news was received receipts were cars there were withdrawals from store hay oats opened at 20 bold at 19 closing at 20 a shade over yesterday estimated receipts for saturday cars flax was steady to firm cash no 1 13 northwestern 76 dec may 77 to 77 receipts 18 cars provisions steadiness prevailed in product the feeling being derived from the hog market the trade was occasionally sio nally moderate but more frequently dull and inactive no feature developed and prices changed but little at the close may pork and lard were each a abade higher may ribe a shade PRICES wheat dec may 81 july 76 corn dec 22 jan may i oats dec 16 ia may 20 pork jan mav lard jan may rag jan may STOCK 8 union stock yards dec 21 the receipts of cattle today were light and the demand brisk prices were firm and generally 10 higher the hog market was steady A moderate run met with a fair demand sheep and lamba were strong and 10 higher the offerings were light and the demand good cattle receipts fancy cattle choice to prime steers rood to choice steers medium steers fair beef steers bood to choice stockers and feeders fair to good stockers and feeders cows common to fair canners texas feed steers texas grass steers other prices unchanged hogs receipts heavy packing and shipping lots common choice mixed choice assorted light pigs inferior to choice lambs 3 AND EG OS chicado Chi cazo dec 24 the butter market continued firm today the demand for ancy grades was brisk and of were light prices were unchanged eaps were in light supply and good demand the feeling was firm and prices unchanged eastern grain and produce new york dec 24 flour dull un changte td southern flour dull unchanged rye flour steady 3 j cornmeal quiet steady unchanged rye dull western 45 delivered balloy quit qui t feeding i f battalo But Talo wheat spot market quiet firmer no 2 red f ob 99 red no 1 northern 92 options were fairly iiii sas active and firm at H advance following the west and on foreign buying with belter cables and local eherts covering slay most active no 2 red january march 1 may 87 auty sa a december 90 corn quiet firmer 2 29 elevator 1 afloat options were dull and firm at advance with tho west with trading only local may only craded in dec ind january 29 may 31 oats quiet linn options dull steady dec and january 29 may 31 oats quiet firm options dull steady december january 23 may spot prices no 2 no 3 white 25 no 2 chicago 23 no 3 no 2 white mixed western 2124 white state and western 2231 hops quiet unchanged wool quiet firm unchanged lard easy firm moderate demand western eleam city dec nominal refined dull continent S A compound al 41 pork steady better demand new feea butter quiet western creamery 1422 do factory elgins 22 imitation creamery cheese quiet steady part skims 3 7 ega steady e bouse western fresh 2023 do case limed tallow firm quiet city 35 country cotton seed oil dull steady crude 20 yellow prime 23 ilce fair demand firm unchanged molasses firm unchanged coffee and sugar coffee 1520 points up dec 9 55 mar may july sept spot no dull steady no 7 10 a dull unchanged metal market pis iron quiet american 1113 copper firm lake lead strong domestic tin firm straits 13 plates quiet spelter dull domestic sugar dull unchanged BONDS yew york dec 24 wall street bureau united associated presses central pacific oregon short abts line cons 5 63 den R U rio grande W lets ests 75 fc l G south pacific of 1 as t gal 1st northern paci texas lets ac do ends 20 northern pad union ests fie northern paci U 8 ag reg 78 do 4 coup northern new 4 rep alc consola 63 52 10 oregon gaviga do do cou uon elsts 83 pons ill short do as 95 line 6 llo i do reg as do coupons 1132 |