St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
MARKET.
There Was a Very Fair Amount OF
Trading in Wheat on the
Chicago Board.
The Opening Was Somewhat Stronger
Than on Wednesday, But the
Feeling Was Unsettled.
The Corn Market Ruled quiet anU
steady With Few Interest,"
ing Features.
New York Recovering from tne
Stock Exchange Panfc--Gen-
eraI Quotations.

oc.co Dec. I6.-Tnere was a fair
amount of trading in wheat and the 1eeIihg
developed was again unsettled. Inc opening
was stronger, with prices &c hlgner' MAY
starting at S51zc and advanced quickly 10
S5s.c on firm foreign advices ana steauler
feeling on the New York stock market. When
the declines in stock again began, the New
York money market was reported as
stringent the tone became heavier anu MA,
,sT0;5T,ad of to S434c. rallied to S52sc sofa on
to s51Ic and closed for the day at So2sc. Inc
feeling was steady at the close. Ene corn
market ruled very quiet and steady, with very
few features of interest being developed:
The receipts were smaller than anticipated
and the shipping demand was Ialr ior Tue
lower grades. Oats displa ed very little me-
prices holding steadier, closing at aoout !ee
terdav's latest figures. Provisions were again
active strong and higher; mess pork opened
IO02Oc higher per Dbl, rallied l212@loc al
ditionaI. receded I5020c and closed STEADY:
lard advanced 71%9l0c per 100 lbs; snort rlps
advanced 5@719c, but receded again anu
closed quiet.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-No. 2 December opened al
re. closing at re; January opened at
777Sc, closing at 775sc; February opened at
T9c.. closing at 1880; May opened at oiAc,
closing at S53sc. Corn-No. 2 December opened
at $3.50 closing at 3634c: January OPP ned at
55Hc, closing at SIC; February opened at
371Sc, closing at 37$ac; May opened at 421sc,
closing at 42Xc. Oats-No. December
opened at 25Ic, closing at 255sc; January
opened at 257sc, closing at 255sc; May opened
at 3O7sc, closing at 3O7sc. Mess Pork-Decem-
Der opened at S11.5O, closing at Sll.379;
January opened at $11.60, closing at SII.5O;
February opened at S11.7215, closing at $ll.7O;
May opened at S12, closing at Sl2.O5.
Lard-December opened at S6l71%, closing at
S6.I715; January opened at 1928, closing at
1925; February opened at $685.. closing at
$685.; Nav opened at $3.50, closing at
$500. Short Ribs-January opened
at S5.771l, closing at S5.75; February
opened at S5.S7%, closing at $3.50;
March opened at S5.975, closing at S5.S21a.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour un-
changed; No. 2 spring wheat nc; NO.
spring wheat Tic; No. 2 red, 71Hc; NO. 2
corn. 363Ic; No. 2 oats, gee; No. rye, 53ac;
No. barley, $3.50. Mess pork, S11.5O; lard,
Sc 20@6. 2215: short rib sides, S.. 1905. 10; dry
salted shoulders, boxed, S4.S0@4S5; short
clear sides, boxed. Sc. 1906. Is. Whisky, 81 Is.
Sugars, cut loaf, 63s96$4c; graduated, CSC;
standard a. SIZE. Receipts-Flour, 25,OOO
bbIs; wheat, 132, 900 bu; corn, ,O0e bu: oats,
1876, 900 bu; rye. 5000 bu; barley; $4,000 ou.
Shipments-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat, 2l.OOO
bu; corn, 10000 bu; oats. $4,000 bu: rye,
1000 bu; barley, 600 blu. On the produce
exchange to day the butter market ruled nrm;
creamery, 22@27c; dairy, 1S025c. Eggs, fresh,
239241@c.