St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-16
HAD THEIR EFFECT.
The Chicago Grain Market Influenced by
the Excitement on the New York
Stock Exchange,
And Also by the Marked and Unexpected
Depression in Prominent Railroad
Securities.
However, There Was a Rally Toward
the Close Are
Higher.
Transactions in Live Stock--Genera1
Markets at Home and
Abroad.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The depression in
railroad stocks and the excitement on the
New York stock exchange had its effect
upon the course of prices for cereals on this
market, but there was rally toward the
close of trading in the afternoon, which
LETT values about the same as yesterday,
while provisions were strong and higher.
The opening in wheat was &c lower. but
rallied sc influenced somewhat by a de-
cline in cOnsolS stronger, European mar
ketS and the advance in provisions. The
amount Of wheat on ocean passage III
creased 400, 600 bushels and the break IN
stocks caused weaker feeling, which
caused May delivery to drop from So Is "a
81 &c. rallied again to S5c, but fell off again
10 size. On the afternoon board there
was sharp rally to SAGE, where the mar
ket rested for the day. The corn market
was influenced somewhat by wheat with
trading light and mainly of a local charac-
ter. May delivery fiuctuated between
421%@425Sc and closed at 42$lc. The re-
ceipts were fairly large and the estimated
receipts for tomorrow were smaller. Oats
were quiet and prices showed little change.
The receipts of live hogs at the stock yards
were smaller than usual and this made
shorts in provisions anxious to cover.
Mess pork opened at S11.15 Tor May deliy-
cry, rose to S12. OH and closed in the lat
est trading at S11.90. Lard advanced so
T55c, but lost the advance. Short ribs adj
vanced 10@15c, receded 5@T%c, and closed
steady.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-No. 2 December opened at
71c, closing at 1910; January opened at
TIC, closing at 771sc; February opened at
7S1sc, closing at 7S1Sc; May opened at 6434c,
closing at S434c. Corn-No. 2 December opened
at $3.50. closing at 5000; January opened at
6e7sc, closing at $500; February opened at
31$sc, closing at size; May opened at 1870,
closing at 1850. Oats-No. December
opened at 255sc, closing at 25s4c; January
opened st 251sc, closing at 253lc; May opened
at 3O$4c, closing at 3034c. Mess Pork-Decem-
Der opened at Sl1.221a, closing at S1I.25;
January opened at $1l.35. closing or S11.40;
February opened at $11.50 closing at $l1.50;
May opened at S11.75, closing at Sl1.90.
Lard-December opened at S6.15, closing at
S6.15; January opened at $500, closing at
$3.50; February opened at S6.2712, closing 1T
$6.273a; MAY opened at S6.55, closing at
S6.5o- Short Ribs-January opened at
ct S5.671a, closing at $50; February
opened at $3.50, closing at s5.771l;
March opened at $5.6T15, closing at $5.SG1%.
Flour unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 7614c;
No. spring VIII 1T, tic; No. = red, T6$4c; No.
corn, $3.50; Nc. oats, 26c; No. rye SAC;
No. , barley, 521S No fax seed. 9315c;
prime timothy seao Sl.S1. Mess pork, s11.2OG
1l.3G; lard, S6.1&1d,1215; short rib sides,
loose, So. 65G5.7O; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
S4.75Q4 so; short clear sides, boxed, Sc 050
Go. Whisky, dstillers' finished goods, $11S.
Sugars, cut loaf, 6asG6$4c; graduated, CSC;
standard "a" 59c. Receipts-Flour, 81, 600
bbls; wheat, lbs, 600 bu; corn 276, O0e bu: oats,
24s, 900 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley; $4,000 bu.
Shipments-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat, 5000
bu; corn, $4,000 Blu; oats. $4,000 bu: rye,
1900 bu; barley, 81, 600 bu. On the produce
exchange to day the butter market was tirmer;
creamery. 22@2715c; dairy, 1S025c. Eggs,
fresh, 23524c.