People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1895 — [?]AIN MARKETS FIRM [ARTICLE]

[?]AIN MARKETS FIRM

K THE LEADER ON CHI|AGO BOARD OF TRADE. K Goes Up in Sympathy —The SitoaK Is. However. Unchanged —I’rrM>s Dull anti Lower —Wall Street Mag Prices. pago, Feb. 14.—1 t was a limited I in wheat during the morning. I was at the opening a little dip in S'. This was followed by 'Ac imknent in sympathy with corn, | made nearly 1c recovery. Liverrabies were quiet and generally Kged. Continental markets w. re I, with Berlin % mark lower. There ■red to be no good export demand Ip seaboard and as usual no ca.i’i kd here. Exports wheat and flour borts were very light at -06,000 bu. Isupporting influences were the fcth in .corn, the light northwest Its of 157 cars, compared with 312 rear, the shipments of wheat and Exceeding receipts at primary marIthe large flour output at MinneB last week, and the further inKin grinding this week, and bullkßiment of the Price Current. The I price started 53%c and touched [under local selling pressure. The rejry was to 53%c, holding later be- | 53%c and 53 3 /jc bid. Chicago had line ears wheat for the day and only Ears estimated for to-morrow. leat closed with good support and [price at 53%, %c better than last I. It was thought Smith sold it on the hard spot. New York rekl but one boatload wheal sold for Ft. in receipts were over the liberal es[e, reaching 302 cars this morning, scorn which closed 44%@45c yesierppened 44%@44%c. This was the point touched. An hour later the Iprice was at 45%c. There was a ■on to 45c and later the market [between 45%c and 45%c, with less ity in the trade. The up turn was K ..due to the Price Current stateI that the heavy feeding area was |y increased by the recent hard pier. St. Louis —Estimated receipts tomorrow were moderate at 210 Atlantic ports cleared 44,000 bu. [xj’elock May corn was 45%c, less pic changed from yesterday clos-

■ivision traders had a quiet day. ■ started $10.15 to $lO.lO, 10 to 15c Mr last night. There was a rally ■3.17% and later held $10.12%@10.15. M for May sold early at $5.60 and Bjfe’ ribs $5.25 and $5.27%. , ■ata lions were: M CLOSING. v ■lbs. High Low. Feb. 14.|Feb. 13. ■>.. .. » ,sc%i? .50%$ .50%$ .50% O-... ,5 V, 53% .53% .53% *. . -54% *54 .14 54 .54% K.'... 43 .42% »,... .45% ,44V .43%' .44% ■r.... 45% .44% .44% .44% y.. . .45% .44% .45 .44% 27% .37% 8y... .29% .28% .29% .29% ■»«-. .0 20% .28% K... -2=% .37% .27% 27% « 9.90 10.00 Up.... 10.17% 10.10 10.15 10.25 ■1 6.47% 6.50 ■V... 6.62%' 6.60 6.62% 6.65 ■tbs— K. 5.10 5.12% My.... 5.27% 5.25 5.27% 5.32,%

Wheat and Corn. prices of wheat and corn at named cities were: *^^kieat —New York —February. sG'ie; Oft, 57%c; May. 58%e. St. Louis—--57%c; May, 58%c. Minneapolis—--57c, May. 56 %c. Baltimore —FebMay, 5 !•%••. Milwaukee —Cash, 74c. Detroit—Cat-h. 54c; May, —New York—’’: bruary. 4.Fjc: M, 49’,,1e. St. i/rnis -1 February. 40'4- ; 42c. Baltimore— February, 47c; lßw York, Feb. 11. -The stock mark" strong and moderately was a slight improvem*. r up to 10:30, in which N~ - tobacco were the lecder:--of % per cent, that E< a general depreciation i gas receded an ad ,« loss of IVg from the opening l g Northwestern gave way %, sugar %, leather and tobacco % anc of the list figured for smallei The gyne.F:] market, howwas strong on a light volume of The financial situation is still •<-rtain and business i. ■ by reason thereof. 8 Money on ci.ll at ji£<®2 per cent, mere;, r.tiii j,.i. so.-r :-. 1 '2 , '?7> per cent. M'ling ex< 1 ang<- steady to firm, with ; Mtal business in bankers bills 48S% < j) r for <!■ ?;u ,g;•’ 4 k Go7i 457 for six .y r Posted rates 4:.7 ; Ffi 4SS and 48 1 ML a Commercial I ills 485%®456 f'il- ■ certificat. s 59% bid. Bar silver 1.j%. Rsrnmtr.t Lends firm. 2 Mhison 4 > 4 Manhattan OG’.j t Tonne.... >9% Missouri Pae.... 21 Btimore it (> til -; Michigan Cent 94% B. Pacific Northern Pa;: * and Q 7 North Pac pf. 1... 16 tR;C. &5:.!,.. 1.6 N. Y. Central... .. 3%'Northwester.i .. $’ }., MeagoGiis 7 IP, N. Y.&N. E.. .. i" Hudson Omaha 3, & VV 15si' Omaha pfd Be Catl Fd C.. b«4 tint. & West’a.. In 1 ., & K G nfdPacific Mail 22 J , ■ It) * 4 Buhman 155 i Ht’n Illinois ißeading !!■., ißock Island Cl, 6 ; Valley‘Richmond Ter ’ CentrallSilver Cer Bsey Central.. SG’.flStigar Refinery.. B'l% R & Tex pfd.. St. Puil 55*. Bld 29 St Paul pfd RN. A & CTexas & Pacific.. 8% , N 52%.Union Pacific.... 9 , 2 Oil 1S’ C it estern Union. 87,’.; Re Erie & WWabash BE. &W. pfd.. 70 Wabash pfd 12J„ B<e Shore AViscoti’n Cent.. Boverument bonds stand at the foilowing Rjstered 25... 95 1 Currency Cs, ’97.1 < 5 Blistered 45....Uu% Currency 6s, ’98.10k Ripon 4s 110% Currency 6s, 99.1 R) IBrrency Coupon 5s ..,. .115 ißrreney 6s. ’96.KM ustxl.. 115 R Chlrago Produce Market, ■fhicago, Feb. 14.—Butter—Steady. ExB creamery, 23%c perlb; firsts, 21@22c; Bonds, J7OIK; <UUy, firsts, 15©17;;

seconds, packing Btock,'6@9c. Cheese —Steaoy. Full cream Cheddars, new, 9@9%c ptrlb; twins, new, 9%@10c; Young Afnertra, new, 10@10%c; Swiss, new, 10%@ll%c; brick, 9%@9%c; Limburger, new, 9%@10c. Dressed poultry Turkeys, fair to choice, cidckens, fair to good, B@9c; ducks, 10@l?c; geese, poor to per lb, 9@loc. Eggs Active. Firsts, full loss off, case returned, quotable at 19c per dos; cases included, recandled, 20%c. Potatoes—Firm. Rose, per bu, sS@6oc; Burbanks, Wisconsin, 63@65c per bu; Hebrons, 60@63c per bu. Apples—Eastern stock saleable from [email protected] per brl; western, [email protected]; Canada, $2.75@4. Vegetables—Beets, 60@75c per brl; cucumbers, fancy, [email protected] per doz; celery, 15@30c per doz; lettuce, home grown, [email protected] per case of 4 doz; onions, Michigan, [email protected] per brl; sweet potatoes, $1.50;J;2 per brl. Live Stork. Chicago, Feb. 14.—Cattle —Receipts, 7,000; calves, 800. Steers such as dressed beef firms and shippers seek were q?rt-. ,ed at [email protected], cows, heifers an I at $1.50@4, and stockers and feedt .■ <•'. 52.40@4. Texas cattle were in good demand and were strong at [email protected], according to quality. .Hogs—Receipts, 33,00. Most of the , heavy hogs sold at [email protected] and averages of less than 200 lbs went principally at $3.%‘@4.15. A few lots of prime heavy Legs fetched ?4.40@4,45 and sales of prime light .were at [email protected]. The . close was dull and weak. Sheep—Receipts, 13’,C00. There was only a limited demand to-day, and prices were off fully 25c. Holders were slow to accept the lower bids and consequently it was a dull and dragging var- ; ket to the end. Closing quotations were [email protected] for poor to choice sheep,- and [email protected] for lambs. Liverpool. Liverpool, Feb. 14.—Wheat—Spot No. , 2 red winter, 4s 6%d; No. 2 .red spring, 5s B%d; No. 1 hard, Manitoba, 5s 2%d; No. 1 California, stocks exhausted. Corn—Spot American mixed, new, .4.3 %d. Futures: February, 4s; May apd April, 4s; May, 4s %d; June and July, 4s %d. Flour—St. Louis fancy winter, 5s Gd. Peoi ia. Peoria, 111., Feb. 14.—Corn, No. 2, 40%c; No. 3, 40%c, Oats—No. 2 white, J 30%@30%c; No. 3 white, 29%@30c. Rye . 4Xo. 2, 54@55c. Whisky—Highwlnes, $1.22. Receipts—Wheat, 1,330 bu; corn, 65,000 bu; oats, 56,C00 bu; rye, 1,20) bu; barley, 18,000 bu. Shipments Wheat, none; corn, 7,800 bu; oats, 36,203 bu; rye, none;'barley, 3,500 bu. Now York. 1 New York, Feb. 14.—Butter—Receipts, 5,694 rkgs; western dairy, 10@14%c; western creamery, H@2sc; Elgins, 25c. Eggs— Receipts, 2,264 pkgs; western, 25 @ 26e; southern, 23@24c. Coffee —Dull.