St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-21
YESTERDAYS MARKET.
It Ruled Quiet and Weaker on the Chicago
Bvard-Light Trade in
Wheat.
Private Gables We're Dull and Easy, and
Northwestern Receipts Continued
Fair.
Depre ssing Effect of the Reported
Increase in the Visible
Supply
financial transactions on the New
York Stock Exchange--Gener
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-There was light
trade in wheat to-day, and the market ruled
quiet and weaker. Public foreign advices
quoted wheat quiet, and private cables were
dull and easy. The receipts continue quite
free, especially in the Northwest. The re-
port of the visible supply disclosing an in
crease OF 1.4T9, 600 bushels during the
week had a depressing influence on values.
The market opened lower at S4Ac for May,
reacted to S45s. but fell off and closed al
S3%c in the afternoon, the lowest price
touched during the day. Trading in corn
was slow and the feeling was easier. Inc
market opened at 4215c for May, fell OH q
and closed at inside figures. The shipping
demand is only moderate, and receipts con-
tinue to be fairly large. There was no
essential change in the prices OF oats. ana
trading was very dull and without any
special feature of interest. Provisions, In
contrast to the grain markets, were strong.
Mess pork opened firm and 1Oc per Dbl
higher. advanced 221Ic additional. and
closed at nearly top figures. Short ribs
advanced ~ 910c, and closed steady.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-No. 2 December opened at
56c, closing at 1890; January opened at
1880, closing at 76Ac; February opened at
7F86c, closing at TIC; May opened at S414c,
closing at S35Sc. Corn-No.2 December opened
at 361lc. closing at Soc: January opened at
$500 closing at 36Ac; February opened at
SIC, closing at $500; May opened at 1910,
closing at 42Zc. Oats-No. 2 December
opened at 257Sc, closing at 253zo; January
opened at 257sc, closing at 25sIc; May opened
at 305Sc, closing at 307sc. Mess Pork-Decem-
Der opened at S11.40, closing at S1l.5O; Jam
uary opened at S11.421@. closing ar S11.55; Feb
ruary opened at S11.5O. closing at s11:10;
May opened at S11.90, closing at S12.07A.
Lard-December opened at $500, closing at
$500; January opened at 1928, closing at
1926; February opened at S6.3T19, closing at
Sc Ma opened at s6.67H, closing at $685..
Short Ribs-January opened at S5.75,
closing at 1913; February opened
at $3.50, closing at $685.; March
opened at S5.S715, closed at s5.92%.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and unchanged; No. spring wheat,
1870; No. spring wheat, zoe; No. 2 red.
zee; No. 2 corn, 36c; No. oats, 26c; No. 2
rye. 53c; No. 2 barley, SIC; No. l fax seed,
93@931Scc; prime timothy seed, Sl.0l. Mess
pork, S11.5O; lard, $500; short rib sides,
loose, S5.7095. 80; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
S4.S0@4.S5; short clear sides, boxed, Sc. 100
els Whisky, $1.1S. Sugars, cut loaf, ego
65sc: granulated, 6061sc; standard "a" SIC.
Receipts-Flour, %, 600 bbls; wheat $4,000
bu; corn, 121,00e blu; oats, 100000 bu; rye.
1900 bu; barley, $1,000 bu. Shipments
Flour, &c, 600 bbls; wheat, 11.000 bu; corn,
100000 bu; oats. $4,000 bu: rye, 1000 bu;
barley, $4,000 bu. On the produce exchange
to-day the butter market was steady: cream
cry. 20026c; dairy, I2@22c. Eggs, 22G25c per
doz for strictly fresh.