St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-22
WHEAT OPENED HEAVY
That Was the Condition of Affairs Oh
the Chicago Board Yesterday
Morning,
An Increase in East Bound Freight
Rates Tended to Restrict
Shipments.
Corn Was Steady and the Business
Transacted Was Rather
Moderate.
Circles of Wall Street,
Cattle.

CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-The wheat market
started in with heavy tone this morning.
The starting figure for May was S33sc, or
nc lower than the closing figure last night.
and dropped off to IS &c. with rather tree
offerings all the way down. The weakness
was attributed in great part TO the increase
in eaSt-bOund freight rates which entered
into effect to-day. and which. 1t is claimed,
had a tendeny to restrict shipments. A
good buying movement set IN toward the
close of the regular session and again in the
afternoon hour on a reported good export
movement and improved feeling in the
stock market May advanced to S31Sc and
closed at outside figures. The corn market
was steady and a moderate business was
transacted. Trading was chiefly Of local
character, but toward the close a wave of
good buying set in which carried prices up
to the best of the day, May touching 4213c,
having dropped to 4215c early in the SEES
sion Oats ruled dull. but closed firm and
a shade higher than yesterday. Provisions
were actively dealt in. The feeling in mess
pork was easy early in the session, but
strengthened toward the close, and the
market closed at nearly top prices and
shade higher than yesterday. Lard and
short ribs ruled firm.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-No. ? December opened at
75$Sc, closing at 7534c; January opened at
&c, closing at 7714c; May opened at S35sc,
closing at S31sc. Corn-No.2 December opened
at 353sc. closing at 3615c: January opened at
$50, closing at 36$sc; February opened 1T
365sc, closing at $500; May opened at 4214c,
closing at 421%c. OatS-No. = December
opened at 2534c, closing at 255sc; January
opened at 25$4c, closing at 257sc; May opened
at 3034c closing at 301sc. Mess Pork-Decem-
Der opened ut SlI.421a, closing at Sll.55; jan
uary opened at Sl1.4712. closing at SILL 80; Feb
ruary opened at SLIGO, closing at S11.10;
May opened at S12.05, closing ut Sl2.O7%.
Lard-December opened at S6.2212, closing at
S6.22b; January opened at 1928, closing at
$6.2715; February opened at ST. 321%, closing at
S6.35; Ma opened at $685., closing at $3.50.
Short Rlbs-January opened at 1913,
at $3.50, closing at S5.s7k: March
opened at S5.92%, closing at 1896.
Cash quotations were as follows: Pork Gull
and unchanged; No. spring wheat, 7554c;
No. spring wheat, CSC; No. red, 1870;
No. corn, 361sc; No. 2 oats, 2Gc; No. 2 rye,
53c; No. 2 barney, SIC; No. l flax seed, csc;
prime timothy seed, S1.7S91.79. Mess pork,
Sl1556I1 90; lard, SG.2219@6 %: short rib
sides, loose, S570G5. so; dry sailed shoulders.
boxed, S4.S0G94-s5; short clear sides, boxed,
Sc. 1906. Is. Whisk,, S1lS. Sugar, cut loaf,
61g@65Ec; granulated, 6961sc; standard "A,
53zc Receipts-Flour, $1,000 bbls; wheat,
I43, 900 bu; corn, 135.OOc blu; oats. 10000 blu;
rye. 1000 bu; barley, 5000 bu. Shipments
Flour, 81, 600 bbls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn,
l.OG0 bu: oats, $4,000 bu: rye, 5000 bu;
barley 25. 600 bu. On the produce exchange
TO day the butter market ruled steady:
creamery, 2l@27c; dairy, I6023c. Eggs, 221a
G24c for fresh.
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