St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
WAS FLAT AND DULL.
That Was the Condition of the Market
on the Chicago Board
Yesterday.
A Downward Tendency at the Opening
Succeeded by Some Signs
of Activity.
The Receipts Continue to be Mooer-
ate in Volume--The Nortn-
western Movement.
Transactions in the Financial Circle S
of Wall Street General
Quotations.

CurCAGO Dec 9.-The market was fiat and
dull during the regular session, with down
ward tendency TO values, but awakened into
life and activity later in the day, together
with higher prices. The opening prices Tor
Nav delivery was S45zc. after which the mar
ket rallied to S51Ec. but fell off again under
free offerings to 941lc, then picked up again
to s51kc on encouraging foreign advices and
renewed local and outside buying. The ad-
vance continued at the afternoon session.
May delivery touched S554c and closed within
1Ic of outside prices. The receipts continue
to be moderate in volume, with rumorS tnat
the movement in the Northwest was increas-
ing somewhat. Corn was quiet and easy dur
ing most of the session, owing to larger re-
ceipts than had been estimated and sntcl-
DATED larger arrivals tomorrow. Inc Ieehhg
became stronger toward the close IN sympa-
thy with wheat. and flushed &c hlgner than
Yesterday Oats exhibited very little ire ana
ruled a shade lower. but closed for the day
fraction higher for May delivery than yester-
day. Provisions were easy early III the
session, but grew stronger and closed at tue
top figures of the day in the latest trauluS.
Mess pork showed an advance of 2Oc per bar
rel over last nights figures. Flour was dull
and unchanged
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-December opened at 1885,
closing AT TIC; January opened at 7172c,
closing at TS14c; February opened at 1890,
closing at 791sc; May opened at S4$4c, clos
ing at $3.50. Corn-December opened at
SIC closing at SIC: January opened at
S71Ic closing at 375Ec; February opened at
3755c, closing at 373sc; May opened at 1910,
closing at 431sc Oats-December opened
at 2615c, closing at 261aci January opened
at 26$Ic, closing at 263sc; May opened at Bic,
closing at sic. Pork-December opened
at S10.75. closing at Sl0S216; January opened
at Sl1.O5, closing at S11.I21%; February opened
SIl45, closing at S1l.5O. Lard-December
opened at S6.O2k, closing at S6.05; January
opened at 500, closing Mt S6.l21a; Feb-
ruary opened at S6.17N, closing at $500;
March opened S6.27H, closing at S6.2712.
Short Ribs-January opened at sou,
closing at $3.50; February opened
at $500, closing at S5.00; March
opened at $3.50, closing at $685.
Cash prices we're as follows: No. spring
wheat, 7S3Ac; No. 3 spring wheat, zoe; No
2 red, TIC; No. 2, corn, SIC; No. oats. 2G$zc
No. ,, rye soc; No. 2 barley, 5319c; fax seed
9215c; prime timothy seed, Sl.160l.T7. Mess
pork. $40 S21a; larG, S6.05; short rib sides
loose. $5.55; dry sailed shoulders, boxed
81. 1904. rs; short clear sides. boxed, s.. $50
$50. Whiskv, Sis. Cut loaf sugar. 81 G96%lc;
granulated, 61{c: standard IA" sec. Re
ceipts-Flour 203, 0G0 bblS; wheat, $4,000 Blu;
corn. 50 00f bu; oats. S8,0U0 bu; L e. 1900 gu;
barley A. 900 bu. Shipments-Flour, 17.O0C
bbls; wheat. 50, eco bu; corn. $4,000 bu; oats
1880 blu: rye, LOCO bu; barley, 80 TOO bu
On the produce exchange butter easier
creamery. 22@261 PC; dairy. lSB2413c. frest
eggs, 81 13@23c-