Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-24
CHICAGO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

pervaded the leading speculative commo-
| dlties.
| Flour was far from active, but there is a
better prospect ahead, and it is thought we
will have heavier selling from this out, and
the home trade picking up about all the
better family and bakers brands and
| shippers have more free orders, and the
difference between the miller and the ex-
porter is SO slight that it will be easier to
get together and bring about sales. Rye
-four was slow sale. Bran and all mill
stuffs were selling at steady prices.
In wheat there was fairly
active business, but prices were
easier and at the close northwest was about
10 lower than at 1 o'clock yesterday,
December 10 lower, and May about 10
lower. Early sales were 4 g decline from
yesterdays closing, ruled easy under free
offerings and high demand, declining
about 38c, then ffrmsd up, the decline call
ing out more buyers and improved 12c,
again weakened, changed slightly and
closed tolerably steady. at no time was
the market quite as high as it closed yester-
day. A fair speculative business was
transacted, and prices were variable with
in small range, and the advance of yes
terday partially lost. The receipts were fair
and shipments lighter. Foreign advioes
quoted wheat steadier. New YORK was
shade higher early but ruled easier later.
The offerings on the market were quite
liberal at times. On call the Inquiry was
moderate and the Offerings fair. Prices
were frac.ionally higher, the shorts cover
ing freely sales of December mostly.
Stocks here are growing larger, and con-
sarvatlve dealing is the rule. Higher
prices are looked for, but not just yet.
Corn was rather quiet but the futures
ranged about the same as yesterday. but
at the close November was about &c low
er, year &c lower and May &c lover. At
the opening the feeling was weak and No
vember was 38c lower than at 1 O'Clock
yesterday, and most of the short futures
H@ &c lower but soon strengthened and
November sold up 56c year 55o and May
&c, again weakened and November
fell 3$c year &c and May 1sc, changed
slightly snd closed tolerably steady. A
fair speculative and pretty good shipping
business was transacted. The market
opened rather easy and quiet, but when
the receipts were posted which showed a
material falling off, the market rallied and
prices were advanced, mostly for the No
vember futures, later receded and finally
closed lower than yesterday. Foreign ad-
quoted better. On call the demand was
rather light and Hutchinson was a free
seller, but prices were &c better, with
sales mostly of May. The trade was largely
local and during the day the Adams crowd
we're free buyers Trading is too small to
advise buying, SO say loading operators.
The market for oats was
slightly strong and ruling about
&c abova yesterday for cash and this
mouths delivery to quiet, and traded into
particularly light quantity for all other
months. No. 2 cash was called for, but
nearly the entire daily arrivals we're going
to the sample market ana dong better on
track or free on cars than could be had in
store. The receipts were just fair. The
demand and supply were well balanced, and
there was a fair trade with prices ruling
steady. There was nothing to influence
tbs market much one way Or the other, so
that prices fuctuated but little. On call
prices showed little change, with dealings
chiefly in May.
Rye was going out more freely and at
an advance of 10 per bushel from
yesterday with an improved demand
for cash and irmer holding for all fu-
lures. On call prices were5 steady, with
sales of January and May.
Barley was quiet for the speculative
market at about yesterdays decline, and
going out qaite readily for the lower
grades in the sample market and particu-
Iarly for the better and brighter samples,
with shipping orders quite free to all points
east and south, and there is little aceumu-
lation at present; No. was not selling in
store at all, and doing much the best in the
sample market, with bright and plump and
clean cars selling we'll, but 1t was the dirty
and dark stock and that which was to be
cleaned, and that was slow and had to go
at lower prices even when any fair bid
could be brought out. The inspection is
largely No. 8.
In provisions less interest was mani
tested, and there was marked falling of
in the speculative trading. Outside oper-
asors were not inclined to follow yester-
days advance to any extent, and local
operators expressed more Indifference
about trading. The offerings were not
very large. The receipts of hogs showed
some improvement, but prices were we'll
maintained. Foreign advices showed
stronger feeling in that quarter, and prices
were advanced Sd on lard and
bacon. Eastern markets without
material change. The receipts of pro-
duct were fair and the shipments
of all kinds quite large. Price on the
whole range showed very little change
averaged slightly lower. The offerings of
mess pork were not very large, and the
demand was moderate. Trading was
mainly in contracts for January delivery.
Prices inclined in sellers favor and aver
sged 215c@5c higher. The shipping de-
mand was light. On call the sales were
chiefly of January and prices were shade