Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-31
A Small Squeeze OF the Shorts in the
Oats Deal for December.
GOULD's sCEPTER PASSING AWAY.
He is No Longer the Leader Of the Stock
Market as Of Old.
UNABLE TO COMPLETE HIS PLANS,
Other Hands and Brains Must Take His
Empty Throne.
CHICAGO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

Especial Telegram t0 the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-The business of the
Chicago board Of trade for the year 1882 is
ended. The year ended without excitement
or unusual incident of any kind. Wheat
closed trifle easier than yesterday. Corn
also easier. Oats and provisions both
started out very firm, but eased off before
afternoon. The corner on oats was well
sustained but no attempt was made to
force higher prices. Nearly all trades were
settled in the morning and the pressure re-
moved before adjournment, prices break
ing in consequence. Wheat was moderate
ly active on the board but closed 1&c lower
all around than Yesterday. Spring sand
winter were both quiet and steady. Flour
is as dull as ever and more generally
shaded. There was some export but no
local trade to-day.
Corn was only moderately active and
easier and at the close cash was about half
a cent less than at 1 O'Clock yesterday.
January &c lower, February &c lower and
May was unchanged. Early in . the day
there was moderate degree of frmness
and prices advanced some but afterwards
fell off about 1sc, then fuctuated slightly
and closed quiet.
Oats were excited and holding at high
prices for cash and the year, under the in
fuences of the corner, up to about 1890
p. NJ, when buyers withdrew, and a break
to 39c resulted by l o'clock and free SELL
ers at this price, but with no bids, to more
quiet and easier for the longer futures. No.
cash sold at a range of 4Oh
or mainly at 41c in car lots, up to 1890
p. m., closing dull at soc. Samples we're
slow with all the No. and No. 2 white
going in slow and only rejected offered by
sample, with buyers holding off and de-
mand lower prices. The closing quotation
of the year was 4Oc.
Rye was neglected and slow with fair
call for cash, but no disposition shown to
operate for futures. No. cash sold at
3715c and samples slow and went down to
33c for rejected on track.
In barley hardly trade of any kind was
noted for the day and give same prices
with no offerings in store and all the bust
ness was in the samples entirely. No. 9
cash was about soc and No. at SOC, while
samples were going only fairly and at low
prices.
Provisions opened strong and higher.
but petered out later and closed weak.
Pork early sold at the outside prices of
yesterday, but closed at decline of 1Oe
Lard was moderately active and began the
day firm, but weakened and declined 215
@5c. Ten thousand hogs were received
here to-day, making total for the week
of 136,790 against 1926 for the same
week last year, and 1918 for the same
week in 1880. Received for the month of
December to last evening eS1.732 head
against total of 7S3.341 for the same
month last year, and 724,S57 for the same
month in 1880. Received for
the year 1882, 5.s15,456 against
total Official, last year of 6,474,S44 and
7,059,355 for the same time in 1880. Ship
ments for the week 11,216 against 9,O25
for the same week in 1881, and 12,OS5 for
same week in 1880. Shipments for De-
cember to last evening were 6O,947 head,
against total for December last year of
73. 740, and the same month in 1880 of 4O.
415. Shipments for the year to last even
ing were LAS, 165 head, against total of
1,269,609 head in 1881, and 1894 800 head
for the same timean 1880. Packing since
Nov. 1, about 1,45O,OOO head, against
100000 to date last year, and 100000
for the same time in $780,
This market to-day was frmer and SC
higher. More activity is expected in the
markets during the month beginning next
week. The holidays have very demoral-
lzing effect. Wheat, it is prophesied, will
displace corn in public interest. The lat
ter will probably have season OF
quietude.
The corner rule. which has caused Sc
much trouble, expired to-day. The board
to-day adjourned until next Tuesday.