Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-17
THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE.
As II CASTS Its Light ON the Chicago Mar
kets. =
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
CHICAGO. ILL.,, May 18.-H the bears had
been waiting for fine weather
the market would have dropped ou
of sight to-day, as we had plenty OF sun balm
etc., l assure you. June and July wheat sold
off 1Xc, but closed up frmer, while Septem
Der and year ruled firm all day. The shipping
| demand is Increasing as the season advances
and don't see how there can be much more
OF a decline for, as told you, yesterday, wheat
Is worth 81 rs to eat, so believe the shorts
are yet left If they don't look out. The curt
fur June Is 81 25N.
Corn was steady at about yesterday g prices
If shippers could get all they want there
wouldn't be any No. 9 left. 50 get on the
bull side and don't get scared TO death if lit
tie drop comes, for it certainly will go higher
On the curb June is worth 73x.
think provisions have had pretty good
bulge and ought to sell off little, but az. the
shipping demand is great think 1t would be
safe TO buy on break. Armour took all the
pork offered on the call to-day but he IS cuss.
ed sly, 80 don't bet on him..
Especial to the Western Associated Press.1
CHICAGO, May 16.-Chicago elevators con.
tain SOL 900 bushels OF wheat, 1,S29,0es OF
corn, 1s5, 900 of oats. 46 900 of barley and i9l,-
600 of rye, making ,752, 900 against ,0.5a2, 00O
the same time last year, and showing q de-
crease since last week OF 10000 bushels. The
amount In store is the smallest on record
since the present elevator capacity was attain
ed and comes about as near exhaustion as 1t
is likely to get. Grain In sight In America
aggregates only 2a,0c0, 900 bushels.
Flour rules barely steady, buyers taking only
enough for immediate want, and talk OF reg.
ular prices is more common as the wheat
market seems more inclined to settle. The
millers protest against any reduction in rates
at present, and say they are obliged to make
all kinds of unheard of shipments to secure
enough wheat to grind.
Wheat to-day was unsettled, irregular and
weaker, opening rather lower and then rally
ing X@lc, then dropping by free Offering, &c
for June, 1Xc for July, and finally closing
x@lXc beluw yesterday, with June the
weakest At one time July sold at about the
same as June. Sales, $l.24A@1 .26X for
June, 81 24X al 2511S for July, $i.l4A @l.15x
for August. On call, sales were only 465, 0oD
bushels and prices were so Nc lower.
Corn was fairly active for speculation and
prices carly aoNduceu 144H " doduG Inc 1AicelIc
Of the session, however, there was a feeling az
weakness and the market was dull, gradually
declining @xc, and ruled steady to the close.
Receipts small; shipments good; sales, 1870
74Xc for June; 73X074xc for July; 1870
74xc for August. On call sales $40 90 bush
els and prices nc lower for July, y lower
for August, and &c for September.
Oats were very quiet, near deliveries aver
aged shade higher. The best prices were
not mentioned. Sales 52@5Sc for June, 46Xc
for July, and SS0sSH for August. On call
sales were 100000 bushels and prices un-
changed, except that May was Il higher.
Pork was quiet active early, and 25QS0c
higher on the whole range, but heavy offer.
ings and an easy grain market caused decline
2O@25c and the closing was easy, Sales
Sl9,17k@19 40 for June, S19S5@t9 6215 for
Jnly, $l0.52@tQ so for August. On call sales
were $3.50 barrels, price Ok lower for June
and July.
Lard has freely offered, and prices ad.
vanced only OK @3c. This was barely MAIN
tanned. Sales: slL57X @sl1.6 for July; s11.72
@sl1.75 for August. On call sales were 5000
tlerces, and prices unchanged, except that
June was 211Sc lswer.