St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
The Quotations.

Western Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April There was fair degree
OF activity in the markets on change to-day,
with the leading interest in wheat; there were
signs of weakness at the opening, due to the
peaceful tenor of foreign dispatches and a
marked frmness in coHsols, in which it was also
supplemented by an easy feeling in foreign grain
markets. There was decrease in the amount
OF grain, which was also used as bull argument,
and throughout the session bad crop reports
continued to come in from Southwestern points,
a nnmbar of which were very discouraging in
tone. The market opened &c lower, but ad-
vanced steadily &c, broke off 4 C and closed &c
higher than yesterday. The trading in corn was
only fair, but shade better than yesterday. No
feature of any interest was developed in oats,
the market closing without any material change.
There was fairly active trade il provisions, and
the market for both pork and ard was frmer,
with the closing prices higher than on yesterday.
At the afternoon session. under the influence OF
colder weather and report that warlike prepare
tions were going forward steadily in England on
an extensive scale there was boom in wheat, the
market selling up quickly 1c over the O'Clock
close. The other markets were also frmer.
Flour was quiet and unchanged. Wheat
opened a shade lower, prices falling off 4 C, but
under good buying improved &c, receded &c
and closed at medium figures; sales ranged:
April, 74A074%c, closed at 74Ac; May, 19A
@792sc, closed at 1850; June, 01A9e1%c'
closed at 613sc; No. Chicago spring, TAX %
77Ac; No. Chicago spring. 6s06SRc; No.
red, size: No. red, 72A 073c. Corn was
in good shipping demand, but speculative trad
ing vas light; the market opened lower, rose &c
and closed about the same as yesterday; cash,
37A@40Hc; April, 3Tl4 @372ac, closed at 372sc;
May, Az @4156c, closed at 413c; June IL q
@42Ac, closed at 42c. Oats opened shade
lower, but under moderate demand rallied and
the market closed gaze over yesterday cash,
275593OHc; April, 37A @27Ac, closed at p &C;
May, BIZ @31Mc. Rye quiet but steady,
No. 9, 62Hc. Barley was almost nominal,
No. ?, 62963c. Flax seed was quiet; No.
/, S1.39. Pork, was in fair demand, with
prices 1O@l5c higher and the advance well sus-
tanned; cash, S11.75@11.e0: April. S11 .67H
@11.77H, closed at Sl1.75; May, s11.75@>
11.92A, closed at $l1.s5; June, S11.s7H
12.C5, closed at $11.95. Lard, trading was
very light but the market was firm and prices
shade higher; cash and April, S5.75@677H:
May, S6.S2h @6.S5; June, ST. 9O06.9 5, closed
at 56.9O0692H Boxed NESTS steady; dry,
sailed shoulders, 5000 80; short ribs. -: 80
.92H; short clear sides, S6. 40@t6.45. On the
produce exchange butter ruled steady;
creamery, 25@27c; dairy, 25@24Kc. Eggs,
higher at 14Q14Hc.
Receipts, 81, 900 barrels OF -four; $4,000 bush
els OF wheat; 100000 bushels OF corn: 100000
bushels Of oats; 5000 bushels of rye;
81 900 bushels of barley. Shipments, $4,000
barrels of -four; 44 900 bushels Of wheat;
$4,000 bushels OF corn; $1,000 bushels OF
oats; 1900 bushels of rye; $1,000 bushels Of
barley.
$50 IN. On the afternoon board wheat
ruled strong and higher on bad crop news and
foreign war reports, closing X01c higher. Corn
closed ~ higher. Oats advanced h02sc. Pork
advanced 5010c. Lard advanced 2hc.