Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-20
ut the receipts being rather liberal, eased

but the receipts being rather liberal, eased
off.
The provision market was moderately
active and generally lower under very mod
crate offerings of the leading articles for
future delivery, and very moderate receipts
of fair quality of hogs. Shipping de-
mand was moderate. Pork was offered
rather freely for options beyond this
month, and prices were weak and lower.
November selling off 3e@321sc per barrel
and closing at decline on yesterday of
3O@321s per barrel. The longer options
declined 10000. Cash dull and prices
nearly nominal:
Considerable pork is being put into
strips. October sold at $3.50, and closed
dull. On call pork was in good demand,
but very irregular. October sold down to
$22.90@ %, but November, which was in
better request, was 21ac better
than on the board. Lard was also more
freely offered and weaker, selling off 221sc
on November option and closing at a de-
cline of 221s@25c. The longer futures
were not as weak as the near deliveries.
On call the demand was moderate.
The feeling rather frmer.
The receipts of wheat here to-day
were S2.796 and the shipments 1881 bush
els. Hogs continue to come in at the rate
of 10000 day. The decline in products
has caused the price of hogs to fall off so
10c to-day. The quality continues to i'm
prove. Advices from Kansas, southern
Illinois and southwest Missouri are that
new corn is coming in freely, and with a
continuance of the present weather, frost
at night and clear weather during
the day, shippers write that they will have
corn in week or ten days, that willt grade
No. 2. The latest date any Of
them place, is the 18th of
November. The exports of wheat from
this country have become very large, aver
aging 100000 bushels per week for the
past three weeks from the sever Atlantic
ports against an average of 1.000s00o bush.
els last year, but the movement of corn
and other grain is much smaller. Exports
of butter and cheese, bacon and hams.
and lard are still much smaller than they
were year ago.
The building committee of the new
board of trade building have advices from
New England that the first
shipment Of granite will
be sent west in few days, and another viii
follow shortly after. The second shipment
is expected to include the corner stone.
The ceremony of laying the stone will
hob foHo r,1oon ohnrf 4bo 81 Of NJ
vember. The arrangements for the corner
stone laying have not been made, bit they
are expected to be on quite an elevated
scale.
The special arbitration committee ap-
pointed to decide on the question of de.
livering mixed receipts for wheat will meet
this afternoon. A large number of the
September wheat defaults are waiting for
the decision of this committee.
The Chicago grain and provision ex-
change, better known as the call board, is
fast increasing its membership, business
and importance. It's present quarters are
much too small, and on busy day it over
flows and fills the alley. When the new
board of trade building is completed, this
organization will have commodious quar-
te-s therein. and will be no longer
cramped. Its membership includes many
Of the best men on the regu-
lar board and its sessions
from 1880 to $50 P. N. are the scene OF
brisk trading. AL the large commission
houses hold memberships On both boards
Beginning with SIS membership fee i!
has SO increased that the privilege of deal.
ing on the call board is now worth 81 600
1t has surplus Of $4,000 in its treasury
and declares yearly dividend of 500, O,
the-eabouts toget rid of some of its Il oney
This year the premium on the auction sale
of seats alone amounted to over $4,000.
School Lie and the Eye Sight.
The first of series of medical talks te
he o1ve., 6uvinr tho winfar IN tho rooms nj