St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-16

Nav selling st S31%@S3$Ic, and closing at
s31%c. Corn e:-sier, No ? for May sold at
O14@4O]Ic. and closed at 4036c. Oats
easier, No for May sold at 0$5@3019c.
Rye was irmer and shade higher. Barley
was quiet and unchanged. Provisions were
weaker Mess pork for May sold at Sl9.l0@
13.17}l, and closed at sl3.l5@lS. ia.
Lard for My sold at S7.15Q7.20, ana closed
at S7.1e. Short ribs for May sold at s6.65@
6721l, and closed at $6.6714@6.70. This
has been
TIE DCLLEST WEEK
witnessed on 'chouge during the past twelve
months. Many pronounce it the slowest for
wears, and to crown all, to-day was more
lethargic than either Of the five preceding
ones and the fluctuations iu values, if slight
changes could be called such, the most mar
row. Wheat was without new, or, in fact,
Rny features, except an increased apathy ac-
leJm panied by a slight decline, and the clos
ing figures show a depreciation of H@Hc
from the last sales q week ago, and are iden-
tical with those Of Saturday, Jan. 81. There
was no outside demand. Liverpool and
London cables quoted those markets weak
and shade lower. Reports Of selling orders
from those cities were again renewed, and
although the price named was slightly
above to-dav's figures, the statements we're
not calculated to increase the faith Of home
buyers for an advance, and the days trans
actions We're mainly between the sealpers,
who were evening up trides. The opening
sales were 1zM4c under yesterdays closing
figures, at 172Ic, February, Use March and
S3$!c May and the moderate selling caused
FURTHER DECLINE
Of a{c for May, at which there was fair de-
mand from the shorts who had small profits
in previous sales ana were disposed to secure
them while in sight. Scalpers took fair
amounts against the puts aud being moder-
ate prices receded to the opening figures, but
closed lower at intermediate prices.
Despite the cold weather and
the snow blockade, which restricted
the weeks business by interfering with the
movement of trains, the arrivals were
larger than for any CORES spending week in
five years. Thers is but one inference from
this fact, that such supplies under adverse
circumstances indicate that good weather
market was such rs is usually expected on
Saturday. There was nothing to sell on,
nothing to buy Oh, no news, no outside trade
and but little scalping. Everybody was
anxious to keep evened up. The pits were
dull and the commission men were unani-
mousy unhappy. The range Of prices was
too narrow to make predictions With any GER
tainty of there being fulfilled, and operators
were exceedingly reticent in giving opinions
as to the probable course Of the market. Both
sides are
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS
before committing themselves heavily. Corn
was about as stagnant as wheat with a range
Of 1uctuation covered by &c. The market
was entirely destitute OF energy, and offer
iugs wcre exceedingly light, with nothing in
deals of more than usual interest The fact
that the weeks receipts were almost entirely
absorbed by shipments is regarded by many
rs o favorable sign, Int not 4 sufficiently
potent factor 10 stimulate trading for any
advance. Indeed, there are many operators
who think prices fur too high
at this time, and are confident
Of a break in prices at no distant
DAY. May corn was quoted slow aud duh At
the close at 403sc seller. Oats dragged all
day at almost unchanged prices. about uomi-
nal. The very moderate speculative trade
s,as confined to May, which only Auctuated
1c, closing unchanged at 30llc.
WAS A DULL SESSION
without auy mistake. with as narrow 4 range
OF prices as was ever experienced. MAY
pork, In which there should bc action il ia
ANYTHING. opened at Sl3.l5, dropped to
Sl3 10 aud closed at $t3. .l5Gl31TJt. II is
no cxnggarlton % say that no more than a
fore OF speculative trades were made during
g c whole tbrce and halt hours session.
Transactions were confined 10 scalpiug
and evening mp deals. Lard was neglected
with small sales, on basis Of S1.I5dG.2O,
MAY closing at s.. - bid. Short ribs were less
active aud a shade lower; opened at 500,
1pld at S6. - \ down to 1865, snd closed at
e. 80 i06.10, May. The receipts OF hogs
for the week aggregated $4,000 head, and
the packing at Chicago since November l,
aggregates >, DIS. 900 head, against ,9l5, 900
head the same ume last year, with an in
crease weight Of l. los per hog.
At THE STOCK YARDS
business was only moderitiycly active, and
receipts OF both cattle and hogs .wcre uucx-
pectedy large, especially for a Saturday.
Fat cattle were quoted l5d2Oc
lower, making decline Of 30g40c
since "Wednesday, So,O00 to $4,000
cattle are expected for the coming week.
Hogs were a strong l0c easier than Yesterday.
For the next week estimates run from l30,-
Ooe 10 1900 The preseut condition Of
the business world, arising mainly from the
continued low temperature aud the blockade
vC snow and ice, IS somewhat remarkable.
oct 10 say phenomenal Practically during
the past week ar two, commerce has been iu
Az ICY QUARANTINE.
For the FIRST time In iis late history the
business Of Chicago "a grain market has
bcen as uear stlpd stUl as &c could be aud
exjs, at ALL Irregular aud late coming mails,
tbe uou-arriyal aud departure Of trains, the
inability OF people getting about have all
continued % make up a set og circumstances
which has not been duplicated E.thin the
memory OF the oldest inhabltant The full
effects or consequences Of this severe winter
will uot be soeu probably much before spring.
r. Casct upon the next Gro? oi winter wheat
vii not be fully known until the plant
eiSsr->s from is winter iGa1tsoomout But
UN cuur,lv safe 10 affirm that this extraOr-
diuary accommodation ot snow and ice upon
IT, for SO long pcr.ei, viii not do it much
goeL There is such = thing rs
saothcrinE the lie cat Of plant
Besiies. It ,his mGss Of frozen water goes
OF q tae Sace OF the earth without injurinS
umo7e or less. twill be quite unusual aud