St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-08
THE WHEAT MARKET.
It Opened Yesterday Morning on the
Chicago Board at Monday Even
ing's Prices.
The Bears Hammered Prices in the
Afternoon and Long" Property
Was Unloaded.
Toward the Close the Bears Got
Show and scored Inside
Figures.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
OF Wall Street, @ eneral
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE wheat market
opened this morning at last nights prices.
and until IL O'Clock Nav delivery fluctuated
between S53S@S25Sc. then rose Oh good
buying TO S61(c. ruled steady for a short
time and then took q downward plunge.
not STAYING its course until S576c bad
been reached, which was the closing figure
at O'Clock. In the afternoon the bears
continued to hammer prices and c0nSidera-
bic "long" property was unlOaded. The
price of May dropped to 1890, or &c under
the higesi figure of last week. The feeling
became quite beayiSh toward the close of
trading and the market finished at nearly
inside prices. Corn was held up firmly
early in the session. May delivery touching
43JSc but when the weakness in wheat
began to assert itself the option declined to
49, C and closed at that price bid. The re-
ceipts are only moderate. but the shipping
demand continues only moderate. Oats
ruled quiet and easy. declining fraction
and closing at inside figures. Provisions
ruled steady most of the session, May ad-
vancing TO S11.65 with considerable trading
at that figure. but fell off to S11.40 in ap-
parent sympathy with the other markets
and closed easy. Flour was quiet and I'M
changed.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-December opened at T715c,
closing at 1870; January opened at 7S3zc,
closing at 775sc; February opened at 1899,
closing at 7SJ&c; May opened at S5$4c, clos
ing at S475c. Coru-December opened at
3784c. closing at 371Ic: January opened at
SS4c, closing at 375Ic: February opened at
3S15c. closing at 3SHc; May opened at 1870,
closing at 434c. Oats-December opened
at 267sc, closing at 26$4c; January opened
at 2Tc, closing at 261sc: May opened at 3l$sc
closing at BIC. Pork-Decem0er opened
st $1,000. closing at S10.S0; January opened
at $l1.15, closing at SlI; February opened at
SI1.25 closing ct S11.121a; May opened at
81. 521@, closing at Sl1.42M Lard-December
opened ar $500, closing at ST 10; January
opened at $6.25, closing at S6-17M: Feb
ruary opened at S6.3219. closing at 1928.
May opened at S6.40 closing at $685.. Short
Ribs-January opened at S5.5T1a, closing at
S5.521%; February opened at 1855, closing at
s5.5713: May opened at S.. 721. closing at $5.65.
Cash prices: were as follows: No. 2 spring
wheat, 767sc; No. spring wheat, 7007lc;
No. 2 oats 5000; No. ,, rye, sac;
No. 2 barley, sac; No. l fax seed. 921ac. Prime
timothy seed, SI.SO01. So. Mess pork, S1O.S0.
LARD. S615. Short rib Sides loose, S5.50G15. so;
Try sailed shoulders, boxed, 81. 1904. so; short
clear sides, SIS. 90@5.95. Whisky, S1.1S
Sugar unchanged. Receipts-Flour 11,000
Obls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 125,00c blu:
pats, $4,000 bu; re, 1000 bu; barley, $4,000
bu. SbipmentS-FlOur, 1000 bbls; wheat,
26,0G0 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats. $4,000 blu;
rye. 1000 bu; barley, 1000 blu. On the
produce exchange butter ruled easier; cream
cry, 20g26c; dairy, 17Gg23c. Fresh eggs, "A
G26c.