Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-29
Aside from

ing like for some time past. Shipping
orders were light and local maltsters moi
particular about buying, being generally
amply supplied with malt. Sample lots
quiet and not much premium over that in
store since the advance. Other grade;
without change.
Flour continues depressed and there was
little prospect for any improvement, the
advance in wheat seemingly having NO in
fuence on the -four market or helping to
any higher prices. Rye -four quiet. Buck,
wheat -four slow.
Bran and all millstuffs were in light sup
ply and quite firmly held.
! In provisions an active business was re-
ported, but the feeling was greatly IN
settled and prices were subject to frequent
and quite wide fluctuations. The receipts
of hogs were liberal and prices ruled
higher, but the offerings of the product for
future delivery were liberal on behalf of
local and outside parties who desired to re-
alize on recent purchases. A weaker feel
ing was manifested early in the day, &C
companied with sharp re-
duction in prices, though trading
was active at the declining
scale. Later the market exhibited con-
siderable strength in sympathy with the
sharp advance in corn and prices rallied,
but outside prices were not maintained to
the close. The shipping demand was
moderate as buyers were slow to meet the
demands of sellers. The export demand
is comparatively light and the removal of
the French decree prohibiting the impor-
tetion Of American hog meats into France
has had very little effect on the
market, as meats have been in
directly shipped to that country
for some time. Foreign advices indicated
a decidedly stronger feeling in that direc-
ton and quotations were advanced Is on
pork and IS, Sd on bacon. Eastern mar
kets were stronger though prices were
changed little from late quotations of es-
terday. The receipts of the product were
fair and the shipments moderate and not
SO large, as during the previous days Of
the week. For months it has been the
complaint of the packers and great pro-
vision traders that there was not action
enough about the provision pit
to admit even Of manipu-
lation. Property could not be
boughtin big lots without the whole crowd
being let into the secret or sold without
the world knowing all about it. There has
been no room for complaint of this kind
for week past. Trading was active in
the market for mess pork but confined
mainly to contracts for January and Feb
ruary delivery. The market was greatly
unsettled and prices ruled very irregular,
rendering trading unsatisfactory, par
ticularly on outside orders. Offer
ings were free. The market opened
rathsr tame at 15@ 20c decline but
soon rallied 5610c. Later receded
156 20c but rallied again about the middle
of the session. Toward the close the mar
ket settled back to about medium figures
and closed rather steady. The feeling is
rapidly gaining ground that there Is less
mess pork laying around loose than the
shorts cared to acknowledge. This is
especially true of the old goods and very
little new has been made. Some of the
bulls are talking $14 barrel low as about
the proper figure for it. On call the offer
ings we're rather free and the demand only
moderate, hence prices were weak, 56 10c
lower. Trading was light and prinoi-
pally in the May delivery.
There was good trade reported in the
lard market, but prices fuctuated corsid-
erably within moderate range. The de-
mand was mainly for January and Feb
ruary delivery. Prices opened about Sc
lower per 100 pounds and further declined
1061215c under the influence of rather
free offerings. Later they rallied again
1061215c per 100 pounds, but near the
close settled back again to medium figures
and closed steady. On call the market
was only active, and prices 215d5c lower.
Trading was principally in January and
February deliveries.
In short rib sides trading vas moderate
Iy active, but the market was unsettled
and prices huctuated considerably within
a wide range. Early sales were made at
slightly improved prices, but q reduction
of 151 zoe per 100 pounds vas soon sub
mitted to. Later the ma ket was stronger
aud prices rallied again 10c and ruled
comparatively steady to the close. Ship
ping demand moderate. On call the de-
mand was moderate and prices easier.
Sales were confined to January and Feb
ruary.
petition addressed to the governing
committee is being circulated asking for
the reinstatement of "Dick" Rathbone as
caller of the call board instead of Fred
Ackerman.