St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-31
IN SPECULATIVE PITS.
On the Chicago Board the Wheat Market
Ruled Easy Early in the
Session,
But Recovered It's Tone Toward the
Close. and Finished a Fraction
Higher.
Large Export Purchases and Buying
Orders Reported From the
Eastern Seaboard.
Transactions in the Financial circles
of Wall straightforward
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-The wheat market rnleo
easy early in the session to-day, but recovered
its tone toward the close and finished &c
higher than yesterday. The starting price Tor
May delivery was &c., but under moderately
free offerings dropped off to S559c, suddenly
turned strong and advanced to S634c anu
closed at S65sc. but on the "curo Id the
afternoon, unofficial sales at SIC were re-
ported. The report was circulated that tue
movement in Dakota would be much smaiier
in the near future. Large export purchases
were reported at the seaboard and large puy-
ing orders came in the board from New YORK.
nil of which had a marked influence in sus-
tanning and advancing values. Corn ruleo
steady without any marked change in prices
Receipts continue to be moderately large,
with a fair shipping inquiry for the lower
grades. Oats were quiet and firm. PROVISIONS
again ruled active and strong the recelpts
of live hogs continue TO be small, whlle re-
ports from the interior indicate llght arrivals;
Mess pork advanced 30l035c per barrel anu
closed firm. Lard advanced 71aG1Oc per lOO
pounds and closed steady Snort rlps ao-
vanced 10@12c.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
wheat-No 2 December opened at iSc, CLOS
ingat 7S5607S34c; January opened at sec
closing at 7S$4c; February opened at i91sc,
closing at 1880; May opened at S6c' CLOS
ing at S65ac. Corn-No. December opened
at 371Sc, closing at 3714c; January opened at
size. closing at 37$sc; February opened
at 373sc, closing at 371sc; May opened
at 1896 closing at 1870. Oats-No. Decem-
Der opened at 2614c, closing at 261zc; January
opened at 2614c, closing at 26Hc; Fepruery
opened at 261l' closing at 267ac; May opened
at 3I1lc, closing at 31$Sc- Mess Pork
December opened at S11.5O, closing at
Sl2IO; January opened at Sll.9O, closing ar
SI220: February opened at Sl2.O11a, closing
at SI2.3215; May opened at Sl2-4O, closing at
So 1919 Lard-December opened at S6.4212,
closing at $3.50; January opened at $6.45,
closing at $500; February opened at S6.527a,
closing at $3.50; May opened at 1913, clos
ing at Sc. ST.. Short Ribs-January opened
at S5.S73a, closing at Sc; February opened
at S5.95, closing at SOLO; March
opened at S6.O5, closing at $500;
Nav opened at S6.221l, closing at S6.31%.
Cash Quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged. No. spring wheat 1890
7S34c: No. 8 spring wheat, lie; No 2 red,
7S34c; No. 2 corn, 3714c; No. 2 oats, 264c;
No. 2 rye, 53c; No. 2 barley, 52g524c; No.
fax seed, 9412c; prime timothy seed, Sl.,S
@I.79 Mess pork, $12.@1225; lard, $3.50;
short ribs, sides, loose, Sc; dry sailed
shoulders boxed. S4.S504. 80; short clear
sides, boxed, $6.3516.40. Whisky, 81. Is.
Sugars-Cut loaf, g aG6$4c; granulated, to 613c;
standard a, 55sc. Receipts-Flour, 10000
bbls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 226,OOe bu;
oats. 10000 bu; rye, 1000 blu; barley,
80. 600 bu, Shipments-Flour, $4,000 bbls;
wheat, $4,000 bu: corn, $4,000 bu; oats, a.
300 bu: rye, 5000 bu: barley, 80, 900 bu. On the
produce exchange to-day the butter market
ruled firm; creamery. 22ID2Sc: dairy, 19025c;
Eggs 25@26c per dozen.
PETER BERKEY. Pres. +. ". ANDERSON, Cashier
CIV .GRIGGs Wires a. c. ANDERSON Asst q
THE ST. PAUL NATIONAL EANk