St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-09
WEDNESDAYS MARKET
A Decrease of Over a Million Bushels ID
the Weeks Amount of Wheat
Exports.
In Consequence Ssme Strength Was I'm
parted to the Trading on the
Chicago Board.
Corn Developed Considerable weak
ness, With a Decline In the
May option
Transactions in the F1nanc1aI Circles
of Wall Street, General
Quotations.

CHICAGO. Dec. S.-The amount OF wheat
N ocean passage showed decrease u
1850. 600 bushels for the week, which IN
arted some strength to the market early
n the session. MAY delivery started al
4slc. where it closed last night, advan-
ing several times to $50 and once touch
ag So &c. but broke OFF from that point
md declined in the afternoon to S4Bc, or
nc under the best prices of the day. The
Liverpool cable quoted dull and easy
market. and some of the large local oper-
ttors who have been talking buliiSh were
imposed 10 be unloading their holdings
The offerings were certa My very free aid
prices broke off sharply under the pressure.
Near the close there was a rally OF &c from
inside prices. and the market closed Tor the
iav &c under the rates of the prices OF yes
erday. Corn developed considerable weak
hess. the May option declining to 4212c
during the day, but rallied sc toward the
.lose The receipts were fairly large, with
The estimated receipts for tomorrow
smaller. The shipping demand was good,
but mainly for the lower grades. oats
ruled slow and easy and about 14c lower.
Provisions were active but the feeling was
nervous and unsettled. Mess pork opened
b071%c Der barrel lower, after which huc-
tuations were confined 10 a range OF 15c,
closing for the day l0@121ac under yes
terday. Lard was quiet and easy,
closing at 1O@1212c per 100 lbs
lower. Short ribs declined ~ @10c. Flour
was quotably unchanged, with buyers hold
ing of.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-December opened at 1870,
closing at 1880; January opened at 1i24c,
closing at TIC; February opened at 7o2sc,
closing at 7Sc; May opened at S51sc, clos
ing at S45zc Corn-December opened at
37Ac. closing at SIC: January opened at
575sc. closing at 37$sc; February opened at
3Sc, closing at 373zc; May opened at 45Ac,
closing ut 429c. OatS-December opened
at 1880, closing at 263ac; January opened
at 1854 closing at 26$zc;May opened at SIG,
closing at Sic. Pork-Decemoer opened
at S1O.721 closing at S10.65; January opened
at $lO.95. closing at Sl090; February opened
at <1l.O5, closing at Sl1; May opened al
S11.35, closing at Sl1.30. Lard-December
opened at S6.I2h, closing at So; January
opened al $6.1715. closing at S6.O712; FEB
ruary opened at 1925, closing at ST. l112.
Short Ribs-January opened at $3.50
closing at $5.42h; February opened
at S5-521a, closing at s5.477a; May
opened at $3.50. closing at s5:5U.
Cash prices were as follows: NO. z spring
wheat, 1850: No. 3 spriug wheat, zoe; No.
2 red, 1910; No. > corn, SIC; No. 2 oats, $3.50;
Mo-, rye, soc; No. ? barley, SIC; No. max
seed. 9I15c. Prime timothy seed, SII8.
Whisky, Sis. Mess pork. S10.65. Lard, So.
Short rib sides, loose, S5.45S&5.50; dry salted
shoulders boxed. S4.75G4.se; short clear
sides, SIS. s5d5.9O. Sugar unchanged. Re
ceipts-Flour, %, 600 bulls; wheat, l27, 600 bu;
corn, "a, 0oe bu: oats, 900 bu; r e, 5,OOU
bu; barley, 900 bu. . Shipments-Flour,
1000 bbls; wheat, 1S,0ee bu; corn, $1,000 bu
oats. s., 900 Blu: rye, 1000 bu; barley, l4,OUV
bu. On the produce exchange butter ruled
steady; creamery. 23G2714c; dairy, 20G25c.
Fresh eggs, 231a924c.
PITFR BERKEY, Pres : +. W. ANDERSON, Cashier
CIV -GRIGss. Wires. A. c. ANDERSON, Asst Q.
THE ST. PAUL NATIONAL 6ANn
CAPITAL. $500. 900.
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