St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-06
IT WAS A LIVELY DAY.
On the Chicago Board of Trade Saturday
Wheat Was Wild and
Excited.
Transactions We're Enormous, Although
the Fluctuations in Price We're
Not Large.
Corn Fairly Active and Easier, With
Only Moderate Trans
ferS.
The Mining Share CraZe--Doings in
Wall Streets Financial
Circles.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-The wheat market was
wild and excited to-day. with an enormous
aggregate trade. Prices kept within limit
of11sc, but fiuctuated so rapidly and severely
as to keep the market full of excitement
during the entire session. The closing prices
of the day were the same as Yesterday; us
compared 10 one week ago, prices show an
advance oil 45sc. The starting price for May
delivery was Soc. or &c under the closing
price of yesterda,, but with a multitude of
buying orders on the market, values began
10 improve rapidly. and the advance was not
checked until the prices touched SIC. The
real zng which set i'll at this figure carried
the prices back to S6$sc. but reaction sent
the market up again to S61sc. and the seq
sion finall closed at o6$zc Receipts con-
tinue moderate. shipments tairly large.
Corn RI Il d fairly active and easier. The
opening was shade lower than yesterda. s
closing figures, but rallied with wheta May
delivery advanced to 44c, fell back and closed
at 1870. Re ceiDts were moderately large
aud estimated receipts for Mon lay were still
larger. Oats were very quiet with very little
change in prices. Provisions were fairly
active at steadier prices. Mess pork fuctu-
ated W thin range OF l0c and closed some
what higher than on yesterday. Lard closed
215@5c higher. Flour was firm and I'M
changed.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-December opened at 7Sc, clos
ing ut 7S3Sc; January opened at 7s1sc, closing
at T91@c: February opened at 1870, closing at
S04c; May opened al sec, closing at $500.
Corn-December opened at 3Sc, closing at
31Tc: January opened at 3S2c closing at
3skc: February opened at SIC, closing at
3S3zc; May opened at 1870, closing at 1870.
Oats-December opened at &c, closing at
267Sc; January opened at 271sc, closing at
27Hc; Ma opened at 3lsSc, closing at Size.
Pork-December opened at $40. 20. closing at
Sl0.7 rs; January OPP II ID at SLID, closing at
Sl1.O5; February opened at Sll.O2. closing
at S11.25; May opened at S11.45, closing at
S1I.37h. Lard-December opened at $500,
closing at $3.50; January opened at S6.22H
closing at $6.22%: February opened at
S6.321z. closing at $6.321a; March opened
at $40, closing at Sc 37%. Short RibS-Jan-
uary opened at $500, closing at $3.50;
February opened at $685. closing at $5.67%:
March opened at $40, closing at $5.72H.
Cash prices were as follows: No. spring
wheat, 7619@185ac; No. 3 spring wheat, 72c;
No. 2 red, 79c; No. 2, corn, 37s4@377se; No. 2
oats &c; No. 2, rye, "a nc; No. barley, 5319c;
No. fax seed, 93c. Prime timothy, SLIT.
Mess pork. $40. 75@10.s0. Lard, $500. Short
rib sides, loose, s5.5O95.65; dry saited
shoulders. boxed, $4.7504S0; short clear
sides, noxed. $5.8005.85. Flour-Receipts
Il.OOO bbs; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 77,0Oe bu:
oats, 10000 bu; e. 1000 bu; barley, $4,000
bu. Shipments-FlOur, 1l,000 Dbl; wheat,
ll,0C0 bu; corn, $4,000 blu; oats. g., 900 blu:
rye. 1000 bu: barley. $4,000 bu. On the
produce exchange butter was steady; fair to
gilt edge creamery. 2042Sc; good to extra
dairy, 18@24c. Fresh eggs, 23924c.
PIITR BERKEY. Pres. +. W. ANDERSON Cashier
CIV .GRIGGS. Wires. A. c. ANDERSON, Asst. ..
,hE ST. PAUL NATIONAL 6ANN
CAPITAL, S500.000
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