Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-18
FINANCE il COMMERCE.
On Change.

ST. PAuL, December 10, lS63.-The snow
storm ot yesterday morning with re-
uorts Of its extension through the
numbering districts had tendency :o re-
lieve the general depression upon the graili
and MIL tuf trade. The higher prices repoTts
from Chicago and Milwaukee upon grains as2
had az inHuence III buoying up the narte5.
There wss a fair attendance at the Board OF
Trade and more business transacted than On aay
Torninl for the past week. No. hard wheat
for casa opened at 90 and advanced &c.
Options remained steady Saturdays quoVs-
tions, excepting nay which declined lo 10 buy
No wa firm with upward tendency. fof
present corn SIC was bid: December corn mas
neglected; January, February an i Nay remained
unchanged AS repre- sentative aaIe we quote
l car No. 9 old for Nay 051c. A car OF Few
mixed corn was sold al $40 cash. kilograms
from Chicago showed oats to be little off; the
shipments. however greatly exceede3 the receipts
and this with the present seasonable aud more
5nsoir;nz weather baoyed up the market and, al
though the lower hgu-es at Chicago Induced
buyers to make an effort to depress prices,
sailars were firm aad quotations
generally lc better. No: 2 mixed cats
opened at 27c to sell bat advanced rapidly to
25o and 29c. February opened at SIC aad clos
ed a 81; TO buy. No. 2, white oats, present, ad-
vancsd &c to sell and one car vas sold at Sic.
No. white vas sought after al Sic with no SCI
lers. Bailey was rather weaker at 55c for No. 2.
Rye advanced = and is quoted at 471sc for no.
z. There was q greater demand for ground
feed than there has been for several days and
prices were shade higher and firm. We quote
three cars sold at $50, another at
at 900 R.,Jk nd
meal was SEC off Saturdays quotations. Balel
hsy was much fcmer today, the weather OF
oourse strengthening the market; holders are
not anxious to sell at present prices, We quote,
however, two cars sold at Sc 0 and another at
$6.75. The asking price was 81 90 and e the
weather continues seasonable there must still be
advance. Dressed hogs were in great de-
min at higher figures; Sc was bid and out one car
sold, a.o.iers wanting moro money. Dressed pork
at Chicago was reported ON 'change as advanc-
ing aud d corresponding forward movement was
made here SI3 IS being offered and SIa Is
asked Following are the quotations at the
call
WaEAr--No, hard, Si.0o bid;5aouery, ST. 90
bid; Sc bruary, SI.0l bid; May $l.o6 BID,
SLIP a ken; No / regular 9Jc; No. ha.d
CSC bid; No. 2 regular, Soc.
CoRN-2,o. Z, a6c bid, Csc asked; January,
Sc biz; February, SIC bid; Lay SIC DID,;
new mi<et 54c asked.
OArs-No. 3 mixed, ass bid, s0o asked;
Deceu.1er 30c asked; January 3lc bid; 32c asked;
February, &c bid, 3Sc asked; May SIC bid,
SIC asked; No. 3, 5ec asked; No. : white, SIC
asked; TO. 3 white, Sic asked.
BARiEy-No. Z, S. bad; 10. extra,
45c bid; No. 4tc bid.
E4E-Eo. 2, 471zc bid.
GROUND FEED-S2l askei.
Conn MEAI-8oted SOB so BID.
Bran 90 il bulk; SIC 50 IN sacks asked.
RALED HAY-S7 asked.
FAX S1ED-S1 20 bid.
TIMOTHY BEED-Sl. ~ asked.
GLOVE SEED-s4.F0 bid, %. 20 asked.
DaE,a..D HoGs-sG bid.
PoT4TgEs-35c bid.
.3GGS-lGc asked.
MISS PoRz-Si3 rs BIS, $14,25 asked.