St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-12
MOVING DOWNWARD.
Yesterday Saw Continuation in the De-
cline of the Price of Wheat
at Chicago.
The Visible Supply Showed an Increase,
and the Government Estimate
Was Faoer.
There Was Very Light Demand FOR
Export, With Liberal
Receipts.
Figures From the Financial circles
of Wall Street--Genera1
Quotations.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CnEC3SO 0hu u
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE steadily down.
ward movement in the price OF wheat con-
tinued to-day The visible supply disclosed
an increase of l, SOS, OOO and the final esti-
mate of the government bureau placed the
wheat Weld at 100, 900, 900 bushels IN excess
of Inst wear. The export clearingS continue
light and receipts quite liberal. The price
OF cash No spring wheat was quoted at
6915c. which is about low water marx III
prices ever current on the Chicago board.
November wheat declined &c from the
latest figures on Saturday. and closed at
O'Clock at 1910. In the afternoon there
was a rally of 1s@4e. but closed heaVy:
Corn was lower, in sympathy with wheat
and owing to large receipts, closing Ior the
day about 5se lower than SATURDAY
The feeling was dull and heavy IN
oats. but prices showed little change at the
close. Barley was dull and depressed.
Local MASTERS and brewers were buymg
little or nothing owing to the employees OF
malt houses having made demands when
have not been acceded to. Flax seed sus-
tanned sharp decline, owing to the receipts
of PIT ears, the market declining &c, but
ralIving and recovering portion OF the de-
cline. The trading in provisions was light.
Mess pork opened 5@715c higher, receded
7L@1O. rallied 1880 and closed steady.
Lard was easier and prices receded o(@lOc,
but rallied and closed steady. Cash prices
were as follows: No. spring wheat, 6913
0DT0c; No. , red wheat. 70$lc; No. corn,
S3M333Ic No. ? oats 22ts @23c; NO.
rye. use: No. , barley, soc bid; No. l flax
seed. 9S$lc; common to prime tlmotny,
81 .6461.71: mess pork, IS. So; lard, 5000
05.70: short rio sides, loose, 5000; dry
salted shoulders. boxed, S5.70@5.75; short
clear sides. boxed, SG.65@6.70: whisky.
Sis: cut LOAF sugar, 619@6Mc: granu.
lated. 6l[06 $1,000; standard "A,
94-1O0@6c.
THE QUOTATIONS..
Future ranged as follows with o Tue
closing prices at 2:50 p. M: Octo-
Der, opened at 702c. closing al
695Sc: November, 7214c, closing at 7l3se; De-
cernber, age. closing at 1879; May, 6O1ac,
closing at 791sc. COrn-October, opened at
$3.50. closing at So &c: November, 3574c, CLOS
ing at 34$4c; December, $500, c! s1aIo
at 3555c; May, 403sc, closing at $500.
Oats-October, opening at 22s4c, closing at
23c; November. 2414c, closing at 242sc;
December, 251sc, closing at Z914c; May
opening at 29$4c, closing at Z92sc' 4Aess
Pork-0ctober, opened at So.I21a, CLOSING
at $3.50; November, 1915, closing at SS-9z1a:
January, $1,000, closing at $1,000. Lard
October, opened at S5.62%, closing at 99.oO;
November, So. 20, closing at S5.7214; January,
$500, closing at S5.9214. Short Ribs-Octo-
Der, opened at $6.65, closing at $500;
January. S5.O71a, closing at S5.lO:
Receipts-Flour, lS,0 600 bbls; wheat. 112,OOO
bu: corn, $50, goo bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye,
5000 blu; barley, $1,000 Blu. shipments
Flour, $4,000 bblS; wheat $1,000
Blu; corn, 900 bu: oats, $4,000
bu; rye 1000 blu, barley. $4,000 bu.
The visible supply of grain on Oct. 9, as re-
49, of thn (hioaUO hoard
of trade is as follows: Wheat, 50, 797, 900 blu;
corn, Is, SIS, 900 bu; oats. + $4,000 bu; rye,
$4,000 bu; barley. 1,SOS,0OO Blu. Compared
with one week ago, these figures show an in
crease OF 1857 900 bu wheat; 1S2, 600 corn; 3D.
OOU oats: Is, 600 rye, and 100000 barley. On
the produce exchange butter ruled steady;
creamery, 20l27c; dairy, 15022c; packing
stock, .1l@9c. Eggs scare and firm at 17c
PETER BERKEY. Pres. +. ". ANDERSON, Cashier