St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-15
THE TONE WAS HEAVY.
Large Receipts at Chicago Influenced the
Trading on the Board Yester-
day Morning.
The Forenoon Rise Followed in the After
noon by a Small but Steady
Decline.
Provisions Active and stronsoA'
ing to Light Receipts u
Hogs.
sr-soo+,ons in the Financial Circles
OF Wall Street, General
Quotations.

7Cg1cAeo. Dec. 14.-The tone was quite
heavy in wheat at the opening on change
tbie morning. owing to the showing oI
heavy receipts here and at Northwestern
noints. The starting point Tor May ue-
livery was S515c, but cables coming III
strong caused a rally to sec, and the Market
held rather firm about this Inquire until near
I O'clock. when the offerings became HoIe
than usually heavy and STEADY decline 10
S5sSc followed. On the afternood Doaru
values continued to recede. May toucnlng
SAFE. and closed for the day at SOC 1he
feeling was heavy at the close. Ihere was
a moderate shipping inquiry Tor corn' anu
the temper of the market was strong early
in the session, with good speculatlng Duy-
ing and prices advanced sc. but Iell Dack
again with wheat, and closed at aoout
Yesterdays figures. Oats ruled Steauy anu
q trifle stronger early. but 1elI pach anu
closed heavy at yesterday ngureS. Flo-
gisious were active and stronger, owing 10
the light receipts of hogs. Mess pork
onened 5@715c higher, advanced 1Oc addl-
tional. but receded again and closed shade
higher than Yesterday. Lard ruled 272 GOO
higher and short ribs 10000 higher.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wbeat-No. 2 December opened at
F75Ic, closing at T65ac; January opened at
FSc, closing at T715c; February opened at
7S5Sc, closing at 1890; May opened at oo7ac,
closing at s5c. Corn-No. 2 December opened
at 3615c. closing at 3634c: January opened at
$3.50, closing at SIC; February opened at
S7sIc closing at 37$Sc; May opened at 4Z24c,
closing ut 1850. Oats-No. December
opened at 255sc, closing at 25sc; January
opened at 255ac, closing at 251sc; May openeo
at 3O3lc, closing at 30$4c. Mess PorK-Deceu-
Der opened at S11, closing at Sll; January
opened at Sl1.1715, closing at S1l.221a; Feb
ruary opened at S11.30, closing at SlI-3Z7a;
Nav opened at SLIGO, closing at Sl1.6212.
Lard-December opened at S6.lO, closing at
S6.O71l; January opened at S6.15, closing at
S6.l5; February opened at 500, closing at
1921; Nav opened at S6.4713, closing al
S6.47%. Short Ribs-January opened at
at S5.5715, closing at $3.50; February
opened at $3.50, closing at $3.50;
March opened at $5,7T%, closing at 500.
Cash quotations were as 1olloWs'
Flour quiet and unchanged; No. spring
wheat, 765ac; No. spring wheat, fO54c; NO.
3 red. Tic: No. 2 corn. 36$4c; No. 2 oats, 26c;
No. rye, sac; No. 2 barney, 53@5319c; No.
fax seed, 92c: prime timothy seed, S1.6O;
mess pork, 1.i219@I1.25: lard, S6.1e06.l219;
short rib sides, loose, $4,000. TO; dry salted
shoulders, boxed. 81. 75G4S0; short clear sides,
boxed, S.. 9O05. So. Whisky. Sis. Sugars,
cut IOdI, O%S0OIzC' 49,
IA SIZE Receipts-Elour, 10000 bblS;
wheat, I45, 600 bu: corn, 2lO,O0c blu: oats, 1885,
600 bu: re. 5000 bu; barley; 10000 bu.
Shipments-Flour, 21,O0O bbls; wheat, $1,000
bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats. 111,OO0 bu: rye,
5000 bu: barley, 600 blu. On the produce
exchange to-day the butter market ruled dull;
creamery, 2115@27c: DAIRY, 1692179c. Eggs
231%924c for strictly fresh,
PETER BERKEY. Pres. F. W. ANDERSON, Cashier
CIV .GRIGGs, Wires. a. c. ANDERSON, Asst c.
THE ST. PAUL NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL 100000.
Corner Fifth and Jackson streetl