St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-08
WEAK AND NERVOUS.
Those Terms characterize Yesterdays
Feeling in Wheat on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
Speculation Was of an Uncertain Quality
and Prices Found Lower
Range.
Offerings Were Very Large at the
Opening, but Eased OF
Later On.
Figures From the Financial Circles of
Wall Street, General Quo
tatiOns.
WEAK AND NERVOUS.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Oct. THE feeling to-day
was weak and nervous III wheat Specula-
lion. and prices found a lower range. The
price of No. 2 spring wheat approached
close to the figures named by confident
bears" that the cereal would touch,
namely. 20 cents. The price was within
fraction of the price named. The Specula-
tive offerings were very large at the open
ing. with the prices 4@S5 c lower. Novem-
Der touching 7255c rallied &c on reports Of
better export demand, but eaSed off again
on the regular board and closed at l o'clock
at inside prices. In the afternoon the
market rallied sc and closed steady.
Receipts were small and export
clearings light. The trading in corn was
tame. prices keeping within a narrow
range and closing at about yesterdays
figures Oats were weaker and closed a
shade lower. Provisions were generally
firmer Mess pork advanced 40@45c on
tie near. and 20@2215c on the more de-
ferred deliveries. but free offerings caused
decline of 20@25c, the market closing
steady. Lard was In fair demand and
steady.
THE QUOTATIONS.
Flour was quiet and unchanged. The fol-
lowing were the quotations for cash proper
llSS- No. spring NueOl. auIS4S NJ. ISu
wheat nc; No. = corn, SOC: No. 2 oats, 2414c:
No. , rye, 4S1ac; No. 2 barley, 551405319c;
No. l flax seed, Sl.O3; prime timothy, Sl.67:
Mess pOrk-SS. 75GS.S5. Lard-S5- 50. Short
rib sides, $6.6215; dry sailed shoulders, S5.70
G5.T5; short clear sides, S6.G5lL6. 20. Whisky,
Sis. Cut loaf sugar, 615Q1$4c; granulated
sugar, 614tl6 3-l0Uc; standard A, 9-lG0O6c.
Futures ranged as follows at the regular Ses-
sion, closing at l p. M: Wheat-October
opened at 1j4c. closing at 7O5sc; Novem-
Der, 13c, closing at 73c; December. 741sc.
closing ut 141{c; May, 81 &c. closing at 81 nc.
Corn-OctOber opened at 351ic. closing
ut 55e: November, 561sc, closing
ut 361%c; December, 3I$sc, closing
1T 3i$sc; May, 413sc, closing at 4119c.
Oats--October. opening at 241@c closing at
pc; November, 251sc,s closing at 255sc;
December. 2GI4c, closing at 26jsc; May, open
ing at 505sc, closing at 303sc. Mess pork
October, opened at $S.571g, closing at $50;
November, $S.6714, ciOsiugat $50: January,
Sa.711z, closing ut $9.S2@. Lard-October,
opened at S5.7215. closing at S5.70; Novem-
Der, S575, closing at $50; January, $3.50,
closing at S5.S7%. Short Ribs-Octo-
Der, opened at $3.50, closing at S6.6914;
January. S5.0212, closing at 5000.
February, S5.1214, closing at $50. On
the afternoon board prices ruled somewhat
steadier. The following were the closing
quotations at 2:30 o'clock p H.: Wheat
November, 73Hc; December. 751Sc; May,
Size Corn-November, $500; December,
3.1Ec; May,4I}sc. Oats-November. 255ac;
December, 264c; May, 3034c. Pork-No-
vember, SS.771@; January, S9-S7%. Lard
November. S5.15; January, $3.50. Short
Ri5s-october 6.6212; January, S0.O2%;
February, S510. Receipts-FlOur, $4,000
bbls; wheat, 1000 bu; corn, 2S5, 600 bu; oats,
$4,000 bu; rye, none; barley, -, 900 bu.
Sdipments-FlOur, $4,000 bbls; wheat, 10000
bu; corn, $4,000 BIZ; oats, 10000 bu; rye.
$4,000 blu; barley. $4,000 bu.