St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-02
THE MARKET STRONG
On the Strength of Gable Advices Predict
ing Rupture Between Rus
STA and Austria,
And Report of Decreased Stocks Of Flour
and Wheat in the United
KingoOm.
Oats Remained Steady With Only
Fractional and Small
Fluctuations.
The Day in the Financial Circles OF
Wall Street--GeneI al Market
Matters.
Cbicaso Grain and Provisions.

CnlCaSO anu
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The cable advices
predicting possible rupture between Rus
STA and Austria, together with decline IN
British consOls served to make strong
market in wheat at times to-day. NOvem-
Ter wheat on the Curb" was selling at
T6Ssc but the starting price in the pit was
zoe Under free offerings the price broke
of to 755Sc, but rallied under wave OF
good buying to 763sc and at o'clock closed
at nearly outside figures. In the AFTERNOON
the feeling became somewhat heaVy ana
the latest figures were only shade hlgner
than Yesterday. One OF the features OF
strength during the session was the an
nouncement that the stocks OF flour and
wheat in the United Kingdom were esti-
mated to be 5000. 600 bushels less than last
wear. No. 2 spring, 744@74ssc; No. 3
spring 6715c; No. red. 744c. Corn ruled
steady and firm though speculative trading
was light. The latest prices were about
the same as on yesterday. No. cash,
S69sc; No. 3, 35H@3524c; No. , yellow,
size.
Oats were steady with very light fluctua-
tiOns, and closing prices were about the
same as Yesterday to a shade easier. No. ,
cash sold at 2415 @25c. No. 2 rye was quiet
at 4S15c. No. barley, soc; No. barley,
45056c. Flax seed was weak at Sl.033.
Prime to choice timothy, S1.60@1.S3. Pro-
visions were only moderately active and
feeling was unsettled. Mess pork declined
irregularly 15@2Oc, rallied 20@25c, and
closed in the latest trading at medium hg-
ures; cash lots sold at $3.50. There was
strong feeling in lard in early session. but
before the session OSed, reduction of SO
nc occurred; cash lots sold at 5000
Go Short rib sides QOoSel were easier at
Sc. 6215 for cash lots. Dry-Salted shoulders
(bOxed), So. 1906; short clear sides (boXed),
S72O@725. Whisky was higher at S1-1S
for distillers' finished goods. Sugars were
unchanged.
THE QUOTATIONS.
Flour remains steady at unchanged
prices. The following was the range OF quo
tadOns for option on the regular ses-
sion, closing at l p NJ: Wheat
October. 1899 closing at 7414c; November,
76c, closing at 7614c; December, l7S4c, clos
ing at 7S1sc: May, S4$4c, closing aU o454c.
Corn-October, So re. closing at $500; Novem-
Der, $3.50. closing al 3S1zc; December 39Ac,
closing at 391sc; May, 1870, closing at 1870.
Oats-October, 2454c closing at 24ssc; NOvem-
Der. 2611c, closing at 1850; December, 211sc.
closing at 273sc; May, 3l5sc, closing at 3l12c.
Mess pork-October, $9.271a, closing at $3.50;
November. SO 30, closing at $3.50: January,
S10.32h, closing at SIO.of12. Laro-Octouer,
S5.9715, closing at s5.92H: November, $500,
closing at So 80; January, So, closing al $500.
Short ribs-October, $50, closing at S. 627%;
January. S5.27%, closing at S5.321a.
The Afternoon Board-The markets all ruled
weaker. The following were the closing
figures at 2:30 o'clock p. IN: Wheat-Octo-
Der, 1890; November. 755Sc; December,
81 7-I6c; May, sac. Corn-Oetober, 3614c:
November 3S1sc; December, 391sc; May,
1890. Oats-October, 245sc; November,
261zc; May, 315sc. POrk-OctoDer and No
vember, 1925; January, $I0.521a- Lard-Oc-
tober, s.. 80; November. $5.921a; January, Sc
G6. O21%. Short Rib Stakeholder, S.. 721z:
January, S597. Receipts-Flour, 15000 bbls;
wheat. $4,000 bu; corn, $4,000 blu; oats,
$4,000 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley, $4,000 blu.
Shipments-Flour, 10000 bbls; W heat, 10000
Blu; corn, $1,000 bu: oats, 1900 bu; rye,
none; barley. 30, 900 bu. On the Produce Ex-
change-Butter ruled frmer; creamery. 16
@27c; dairy. 1591Sc; packing stock, 7@S75c.
Eggs were steady at 1T1ac per doz.
PITFR BERKEY. Pres. f. W. ANDERSON, Cashier.
CIV .GRIGGs, Wires. A. c. ANDERSON, Asst. G.
7hE ST. PAUL NATIONAL BANK,
CAPITAL 100000.
Fifth end Jackson straaE.