St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-01
Closing Prices Were Higher and Remarka-
bly, Steady for the Last Day Of
the Year.
Crackers Explode on the Board To-day
Hats Are Smashed and the Girls
Delighted.
The Flour Merchants Spoil the Day
BY Carefully Hiding Their
sample Bags.
An Irregular Day in Wall street, she
Changers Still Showing Good
Points.
gpecial 10 BE Globe.

Bpecial 70 the Globe
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-On Change to-day
trading was below the usual average, owing
30 the winding up OF the year. 5iost OF the
business was il the way Of evening mp.
Wheat was I05Ic higher closing at S571c
Tor January 655Ec for February and 9l5s
00lY for May. Corn opened strong but
closed quiet. Year sold at 9655@97Ic
and closed at 36%c. May sold at $500
i0Nc and closed at 40c. Oats were quiet
and steady Rye and barley were dull
Hog products were fairly active and higher.
Mess pork closed at SOLO for February
and Sl0.45 for May. Lard closed at 70. 10
for February and S6.32% for May. Short
ribs closed at S5.O21I for February and
B5.lO tor March. To-day there was band
Of music on the board and singing by the
EOneful cOterie in the provision pit. lhls
forenoon there was noise but no
music The galleries on both sides
the big hall were crowded. There were
several hundred ut the south end, Whefe
The strangers gallery is In the norln Dal-
oc-3- v-trr, +hr members take their friends,
there were enough seals1n jackets 10 STOCK
q furrier. and pretty bonnets and faces TO
the hearts content. Ii was the last session
for The year, ard the crowd was on hand to
trading, and while it lasted
THE BULLS WERE SATISFIED.
A substantial decrease in the amount OF
wheat ahoat, the continuation Of the mild.
oDen weather. and the taking Of few boat
loads OF wheat for export caused the figures
10 advance All the options were
up about &c. Then the monkeying
began. There was pushing and
hauling for awhile. Then followed smash
ing Of hats. The dilap.dated old turbans,
such as are affected by the brokers, went
shying through the air. There was no
throwing Of -four bags for the reason that
there were 40 -four bags 10 throw. The
s0ber-minded operators, remembering the
experience Of last year, after short hour
Of trading, carefully cleared away the Ia
bles, tucked away their sample bags IN
their drawers, put their hands IN their
pockets, bit down their lips and stood
around grumbing at the disturbance 10
trade. The rich fellows in the provision
crowd, who carry the wheat and
who mad not made all their chang
ing over" looked glum, too. But
once started, the rollicking grew more
furious. The long reels of telegraph tape
were shot up into the air, to come down
with their tails after them like rockets.
Heavy fre-crackers were set of under the
chairs OF the lO0-bushel lot and other
antics resorted TO, mainly with view 10
give the galleries what they expected.
When President Blake pounded bis g2Yel IN
the guests gallery there was shout, and
when he eXcltediy told the members that IL
they set off
ANY MORE FTRE-CRACKERs
he would close the hall, there was another
shout But 10 more crackers were shot OFF.
All that happened delighted the telegraph
messengers more than anObody else
When even hat was smashed
they yelled with the Yigor Of
lung for which they excel, and when
cracker exploded they jumped with glee-
The proceedings seemed 10 please the pretty
girls in the gallery, but the boys with the
bell-metal lungs saw the girls and gave
them points. The most furious fun came
after O'Clock, when the band appeared IN
the south gallery. BY this time 1000 men
were on the floor and half as many ladies
looking down on them. There had been
wine dinners in some Of the neighboring
offices, and the guests had dined and wineu
themselves into a spirit Of hilariOusness.
Nothing was above their sport Beavers
whose glossiness had been reserved for
tomorrow were seized and-that was the
last of them A score or more Of members
had decked themselves out in masquerad-
ing costumes. There was an elephant
rugged up out of ali umbrella, couple Of
brokers and some torn muslin. and one
LOYAL member Frustrated himself before it
to allow it TO walk over him. The band
marched abont the floor and a hundred
younger members joined arms and followed
them. AT 3 o'clock the thousands in the
building were still enjoying themselves.
The business Of the day was nil the nten-
lions ditto aud results the same There
viii be 10 session OF the board tomorrow.