St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-25
IN SPECULATIVE PITS.
There Was Only Fairly Active Trade
and at the Opening Prices We're
Lower.
They Recovered Somewhat Later in the
Day and Wheat and Provisions
We're Higher.
The Corn Market Was steady, EX-
cept May, Which Was
Weak.
Transactions in Wall street Financial
Circles--General Quota
uonS.
chicago Grain and Provisions.


CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-There was only
fairly active trade in the speculative pits
;o-day. Prices tended lower early in the
session, but recovered somewhat later IN
The day, and wheat and provisions closed
at better figures than yesterday. The OPEN
ing in wheat was about the same as the
close on yesterday, rallied 19c, fell off again
and closed at l o'clock at about yesterday
prices In the afternoon the market rallied
sc on good buying and closed steady. No.
3 spring sold at 73c; No. 8 spring sold at
661Ic; No. red. 7414c; No red, ITO
71l5c. The corn market was steady at the
onening. excepting Nav. which ruled weak
on free offerings, but rallied under fair buy
ing. Later in the session the offerings be-
came larger again, and prices fell OFF &c,
closing for the day &c under yesterday.
No. , sold at S65s@3714c, closing at SIC;
No. , yellow, 373sc; No. 3, Soc.
Oats ruled dull and tame and closed
at about Yesterdays figures; No. sold at
255Ic for car lots; No. , rejected was very
quiet at 4S15c; July was weak and sustained
a sharp decline; No. 2 opened at $3.50 ana
declined to 55c, closing at that figure NO.
8 sold at 4504Sc for common, to 5O@53c
for good TO choice. No. flaXseed S1.OS(@
1.OS15. In a general way the market Tor
hog product exhibited little more Steadl-
ness, and prices averaged higher. Mess
pork opened 215@5c lower, but rallied
100000 and ruled steady to the close. 1here
was stronger feeling in lard, ana the
price for October delivery advanced 10@l5c
and closed steady. Short rib sides were
steady, with sales of cash lots al $4,000
700: boxed dry sailed shoulders S6@61O
al L Il;
Whisky remained steady at Sill for distlll-
srS' finished goods. Sugars were unchanged.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The following is the opening and closing
nrices ON the regular session of the board:
Wheat-Opened, September, 73c, closing at
7S1sc; October 7394c closing at I334c; NoVem-
Der. 1890, closing at 15$4c; May,03a4 icoslng
331I Corn opened, September,3 SIC, closing at oIc
October, 373Ic, closing at 3715c; November,
1899, closing at 391zc; May, 434c, closing at
L31%c Oats oDened, September, $3.50, CLOS
ing at 251sc; October, 25Hc. closing al %o24ci
November. &c. closing at 25c; May, size
closing at 3lJIc. Mess pork opened, Septem-
her. So. 60. closing at 1913; October,
$3.50. closing at $3.50; November, $500.
closing at $9.7712; January, SlO421a,
closing at 5000. Lard opened, September
s. 20. closing at S4.25; october, so.lO'
closing at S6.2715; November, s6.OI12, closing
at So. l215; January, $500, closing ate6-ZU.
Afternoon board-The markets ruled frmer.
The following were the latest prices at 2:3O
D. NJ: neutrality-suspicious., 1890; October
age; November, IS 1-16c; May SAC: Corn
September. 3715c; October, 3734c; Novem-
Der, 1880; May, 1880. Osts-Septem6er'
251Ic; October, 255sc; November, 2Ic; May
size. Pork-September, S9.75: October,
So. ~; November, 1915. Lard-September,
S7.25: October, $3.50; November, S6.12N:
Receipts-Flour, 1900 9bbls; wheat, $1,000
bu;corn, $4,000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye
Invr
Flour. $4,000 bbls; wheat, 10000 bu: corn,
263.OOO bu: oats, 10000 bu; rye. 5000 bu;
barley. 81, 900 bu. On the produce exchange
butter ruled steady and firm; creamery. 10
@26c; dairy, boise; packing stock, 'GSc-
Eggs steady at 15L0l61ac.
PETER BERKEY, Pres. r. W. ANDERSON, Cashier
CIV .GRIGGS, V. Fres. a. c. ANDERSON Asst 9.
THE ST. PAUL NATIONAL BANK,
CAPITAL. 100000