St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-09
PITS ALMOST EMPTY.
Yesterday a Remarkably Dull Day
Among the Traders On Change
in Chicago.
Wheat Kept Within a Range Of One
Quarter Cent, the Close Being
Without Life or Interest.
A Little More Doing in Corn and
Proyisions--No News to Move
tho Market.
stocks Open Strong, but the Close
Was at a Decline from Best
Figures.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Aug. IAN easier feeling
prevailed in the earlier markets. no one
wanting September wheat very badly at
i61lc, &c cheaper than it closed last night
Fresh receipts were twentythree cars.
offerings were moderately large, but the
thing most missed was news of some kind
to make the market move. There was
absolutely nothing of this nature in sight.
The inspection sheet showed 412 cars of
corn, but the demand for it was moderately
good and the price kept very steady around
l415@445Sc. Pork sold at SO. 75@9.77%
for September delivery, the local market
being held up by light receipts at the yards,
only about 1000 head of fresh hogs coming
In. The appearance of the different pits
resembled nothing so much as when the
board is holding its last session prior to
holiday adjournment. Practically all the
business was done during the first half hour
of the session, and even that was so
dull and light as to induce comment. The
entire fluctuations in wheat were &c, and
there was really no good excuse for even
this movement, beyond the fact that to
make a sale buyer and seller must come
within &c Of each other. To keep the
crowd from leaving the pit altogether a
game of ''catch,' with wad of paper fol
ball. was started up and played as long as
Harris would keep away from the pit.
Every now and then there was trade in
wheat, but it appeared more desire to
break the monotony than for any desire to
engage in speculation. A jump from
76%c to TIC or back again was thing of
rare occurrence. The close at 1 o'clock
vas entirely without life or interest. al
the market is quiet now" remarked a mem
Der of the board this morning, ''we will
have one one of these days that will suit
THE BIGGEST KIND OF A BULL
if the crowd will keep from bulling little
while and let the wheat continue to go out
IN the way of exports. Shippers can use
wheat now at these prices, and if the crowd
will only refrain from pushing prices up on
reports of one or two boat loads taken at
New York, the increase in the visible sup
ply will run down and we will then have a
strong healthy market" Corn attracted
rather more of crowd, but the provision
pitt was also about deserted. Some corn
sold at 45c, but prices later reacted to 443c.
Pork went up to S9.S5 on the reasons given
at the opening, but sagged back to $3.50.
Corn got about half length ahead of wheat
IN the matter Of fluctuations moving
nc during the day. September opened at
l424c, sold down &c. then up to As and
back to 4414c. 1t attracted, if anything, a
larger following than wheat, but this isn't
aging that more than a corporafS guard
were inferred in the market. Early in the
lay Storms bought little, and Bangs was
llso buying. Tufts & Walker had a sample
Of splendid-Iooking corn sent in from Ok
ford Junction, Ia, which the sender claims
is fair sample from that vicinity. If the
facts are as stated there is certainly no
cause for alarm so far as that portion of the
Iowa crop is concerned. Pork was not quite
IS dull as other articles, but after 10 o'clock
there was very little business done. After
telling at 1875 September fell to $9.72H
Ind closed spiritleSS.
PETER BERKRY, Pres. F. W. ANDERSON, Cashier.
I.W. GRIGGS, V. Pres. A. c. ANDERSON, Asst G.
THE ST. PAUL NATIONAL BANK,
CAPITAL. 100000.