Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-09

celpts e1erted firm feeling to-day and
there was quite lively inquiry from
| shorts. Year was tho favored delivery and
was the most active. For this future and
cash prices advanced 1@11sc over yester-
days closing, and closed strong. Nav
opened lower, but advanced sc or 3ss
over Yesterdays closing prices. Rejected
about S21a 035c, but none offered. Sam
pie lots were steady and firm. The prin-
clpal trade was in the year, but later in the
session buyers appeared for May and large
sales of that future were mnde. The mar
ket was strong and prices firm az above
noted. The feeling did not at all
abate during the afternoon and prices
increased in strength.
Rye il dull, with no shipping demand,
and trade entirely of light local order.
Prices are nominally unchanged.
Barley is dull and lifelees. From an
pearances lower prices would have to be
accepted to sell. Offerings are light, but
the demand to-day was almost nothing.
On the board this morning there was q
falr speculative business reported in the
market for hog products and a compare
lively steady feeling prevailed, prices
showing little change from those current
yesterday. Shipping demand moderately
active, but orders generally for
small quantities. Foreign advices were
rather unfavorable, and lower prices
were quoted for bacon and pork. Dis
patches from the Eastern markets showed
little change. The receipts of the pro-
duct were fair and the shipments of all
kinds were quite large. In the afternoon
the feeling was much improved and an
excellent demand prevailed which had its
effect on prices. On the board the inquiry
for pork was fairly active. Prices were
well sustained and the market ruled firm.
Cash was in good request and steady, De-
cember quiet and the other futures active.
On call the demand was better and
prices firmer and higher. This
morning a good demand prevailed
for lard and the offerings were
fair. Prices we're steady and averaged a
shade higher. Cash in good request and
steady. December was in fair request and
January was in good request, May in act
i've demand and sold freely. In the after
noon an active inquiry caused prices to
advance. Of the $4,000 hogs which ar
rived to-day most were of better quality.
Heavy lots ruled steady, but mixed grades
were weaker. The market is little slow
and unsettled. A good deal of complaint
is made of the condition of dressed hogs
coming in and shippers are the losers
therefrom.
Country shippers cannot be too care
iul in selecting and shipping their lots
They should see that they are
properly dressed and placed in clean cars.
with sufficient straw underneath them to
keep them from being marked. Care
should be taken to ship hogs of nearly an
equal weight, either heavy or light, as such
lots command better prices than mixed,
uneven lots, although the latter may be
we'll fatted. When nice, well fatted and
clean lots are presented for sale, and can
be guaranteed as such by the seller, it
naturally results in competition between
buyers, and finally in their disposal at
their full value They should be marked
with care, so that no trouble will arise on
their arrival here. A test of weights
should be forwarded by mail as early as
convenient, as it's impossible to sell con-
signments as unless saccompaniedwith a list.
buyers will not make bid for them. ri
country shippers will act with care in their
selections, and in their shipments they will
be more than repaid for their trouble. i
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail.
road company has issued the following
notice: 'Notice is hereby given, that in ad-
dition to switching charges, track charge
of two cents per hundred pounds will be
made as follows: First: On all grain de-
livered to teams from our track; Second:
On all grain Except oats) which is
not billed to the elevators (Armour
Dale & Co.'S A. B. G. and d. or which is
not billed through from some point on or
west of our line to eastern points. Third:
On all grain i.(except oats) billed to
| elevator and ordered held on track. or to
other lines. tracks or warehouses. From
the present, and until otherwise ordered.
oats will be exempt from track charges.
except when delivered to teams from our
tracks, in which case two cents per hundred
pounds will be charged"
The Chicago s. Alton Railroad common