St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-14
VALUES WERE EASIER
A Spritless Feeling in the Wheat Market
on the Chicago Board Yes
terday.
9he Report Showing an Increase in the
Visible Supply Caused
Decline.
Corn Quiet and Easier, With Rather
Limited Outside De-
mand.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street--Genera1
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-The wheat market
was spiritleSs to- day, with values generally
easier. The starting price for May deiiV-
cry was So cents, after which steady de-
cline TO S515c set in, with rather free offer
ingS. followed by a rally to sec on good
buying actuated by stronger private cables
and reported good export purchases. The
report of the visible supply, showing fur
Their increase of $50. 900 bushels, caused the
market to again weaken, May declining to
S519c, with possibly a few sales shade
lower, and closed at S5Tc. The corn mar
ket was quiet and easier. outside business
being limited, and the trading was chiefly
local. Prices declined $5@15c, ana closed
&c under Saturday. Oats were dull and
heavy, prices declining 76@$8c, and closing
at nearly inside figures. Speculative trad
ing in provisions was lighter than usual.
and the feeling was tame. Mess pork
opened 50715c per barrel higher, but
shaded off and closed 215 G15c lower than on
Saturday. Lard and Snort ribs also ruled
easier.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-December opened at 771sc,
closing at 71$sc; January opened at 7S1ac,
closing at 7S1sc; February opened at 1899,
closing at 79c; May opened at SEC, clos
$3.50, closing at 5000: January opened at
361sc, closing at 365sc; February opened at
3T$sc, closing at 37$sc; May opened at 1870,
closing at 4234c. Oats-December opened
at 25$4c, closing at 257se; January opened
at 261ac, closing at 251sc; MAJ opened at
307sc, closing at 3U34c. POrk-DecemberO opened
al SlU.90 closing at S10.S0; January opened at
S1lI715, closing at SI1.10; February opened
at S1I.5O, closing at SLIGO; May opened at
Sl1.621a, closing at SlL521z. Lard-December
opened at SOLO, closing at $60712; January
opened at S6.121a, closing at Sj.l2%; February
opened at S62 closing at S6.22 p. Short Ribs
january opened at $3.50 closing atS5.55;
February opened at $3.50, closing at $5.5715;
March opened at S5.65, closing at $3.50.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour I'M
changed; No. 2 spring wheat, 77$sc; No.
spring, 1012c; No. = red, 7715c; No. corn,
365sc; No. oats. 2534@26c; No.
rye, sac; No. 2 barley, So 12954c; No. L fax
seed, 9l1@c; prime timothy seed, SI790
1.S0; mess pork. S11@l1.121%; lard. S6.G7%
@610; short rib sides. loose, S5.5595 so;
dry sailed shoulders boxed. 81. 75@4.S0; short
clear SIDES, boxed, So. 6565. 80. Whisky,
Sis. Sugars. cut loaf 63s06$4c: graduated,
csc: standard A." SIC. Recepts-FiOur,
10000 bbls; wheat. 102, 600 bu; corn, 143 00G
blu: OATS 14S,0OO bu; rye. 1000 bu; barley,
$4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 10000 bbs;
wheat, 10000 blu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats. $1,000
bu: rye, 1000 bu; barley 10000 blu. In the
ruled weak; ere. merry, 2i@ !54c; dairy, 17H
@2Ic. Eggs-fresh, 22G,-5c.
PITT F BERK Ely. Pres. +. ". ANDERSON, Cashier
CIV .GRIGGS, Y. Pres A. c. ANDERSON Asst Z.
I hE st. PAUL NATIONAL CANH
CAPITAL. 100000
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