St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-07
Chicago Grain aud Provisions.

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CHICAGO. Oct 6.-The wheat market
,pened this morning at nearly inside figures
or the day. became fairly strong during
he middle session. but before the close of
he afternoon board prices had again
Iropped to the lowest prices current in
many months, and closed at inside figures.
The fear of continued free deliveries in the
Northwest. the posting" OF large
quantity of wheat as being out OF condl-
ion at Milwaukee and light export inquiry,
tended to make the market one OF more
than ordinary weakness. The quantity of
wheat on ocean passage showed a decrease
of 500. OOO bu during the week. a feature
In the corn pit was the buying orders for
Nav. These were very numerous, and
came from all quarters. but principally
from the East This market followed the
general tendency of wheat but closed in
The final trading at about Yesterday closing
figures. 4 suspicion that possibly the
packing houses might shut down next Mon
iav was responsible for an advance OF
about 15c in pork. though other hog pro-
ducts moved within somewhat narrower
,ange. But when. later III the day, it was
declared that packers had decided to go
back to ten hours. the feeling became a
little easier. The markets for provisions
closed shade tirmer than on yesterday.
TIE QUOTATIONS.
Flour was lightly traded in at unchanged
prices The first sales of buckwheat flour were
reported to-day at S.. 5GG2.7 80. The following
we're the current quotations for cash proper
les: No. wheat. 7115G715sc; No. red, 73c;
No. corn, 351s&3514e: No. 2 oats, 2414c; No.
rye 4Sc: No. , barley, $3.50; No. flax seed,
B. OF; fair to choice timothy, 81 .6291. II:
prime timothy, SLIGO. Mess pork-SS. coo
$50. according to quality and weight. Lard,
s5. SGG5.S5. Short rib sides QoOSe), S6.5113;
Try sailed shoulders, S5.7O05-75; short clear
sides, S6.45G65O. Whisky, lis. Su-
follows at the regular session;
Wheat-October opened at 715sc. closing at
7l5sc; November, 1899, closing at 1870;
December. T54c closing at 75Hc;
Mag, S15sc, closing st S19c;
Corn-October. opened at Sc. closing at
651sc; November, 3672c, closing at 36Ac;
December, 371zc, closing at31$4c; May, Age,
closing at 41$4c. Oats-October, opened at
24c closing at 241Ic; November, 253gc, closing
at 255Sc; December, 264c, closing at 26Rc;
May. 305Ec, closing at 3USc. Mess pork
October, opened at $50, closing at $3.50,
November, $40, closing at $3.50: January,
1856, closing at S9S2H. Lard-October,
Der. $40, closing a. S5.72%; January, $3.50,
closing at $5.S5%. Short Ribs-Octo-
Der. opened ats6.25, closing at S637%;
January. S49215, closing at S5.02%.
On the afternoon board grains ruled weak
and closed ut inside figures, while provisions
were steady. The following were the closing
quotations at 2:3O o'clock p M: Wheat
October, TIC; November, 7314c; December,
75Ic; May. size. Corn-October, 35c; No
vember, 365Ec; December, 81 slice; May,
E5sc. Oats-October, 24c; November,
e5 7-l6c; December, 261zc; May, 30 11-16c.
Pork November, SS.621$; January, S9.77h.
Lard-November, S5.72%; January, s5.S714.
Short Ribs-October S6.3715; November,
s5.15; January, SIS. Receipts-Flour, $4,000
Obs; wheat. 131, 900 ba; corn, 354, 600 bu; oats,
.43,O0O bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley, $4,000 blu.
Shipments-Flour, $1,000 bbls; wheat, f., 900
bu; corn, pa, 200 bu; oats, 100000 bu: rye,
5000 bu; barley. $4,000 bu.
PETER BERKEY. Pres r. W, ANDERSON, Cashier.
CIV .GRIGGs, V. Pres A. c. ANDERSON, Asst G.
The ST. PAUL NATIONAL. BANK,
CAPITAL. 100000.