St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
IT WAS A STRONG TONE
Which Prevailed in the Wheat Market on
the CHICAGO Board of Trade
Yesterday.
The Gables Reported an Active and Firm
Situation at Liverpool, and May
Opened Higher.
Receipts Were Fairly Large, and Es-
timated Arrivals for To- Day
Still Larger.
transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street--G eneral
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1G.-The prevailing tone
in the wheat market, taking the day as a
whole. was strong The cables reported
an active and firm market at Liverpool,
and under this impulse May delivery opened
at see per bushel or sc higher than last
nights closing figures. After advancing to
s616c. the market broke off to 6534c, rose
again TO S615c. fell off to S5Tc, but in the
final dealings advanced to S635c and closed
at that figure The export clearingS from
three seabOard points aggregated 420. 600
bushels Yesterday which was one of the
chief elements of strength shown by
the market. The aggregate trad
ing of the day was large In
corn trading was active and prices
averaged and closed higher. The receipts
were fairly large and the estimated arrivals
for tomorrow still larger The shipping
demand was good but mainly for the lower
grades. The oats market was dull and
weak, the cash market especially ruling
weak. Prices ruled p 034c lower Tor cash,
but the distant options showed little change.
Trading in provisions was quiet and active.
the market falling off in the receipt OF hogs
and the qualify of the arrivals impaired
strength to the general market and there
was more buying orders from the outside.
Mess pork opened 1215@l5c per barrel
higher followed by reduction of 5@715c.
Later the market was again stronger, ad-
vanclng I21ItG15c and closing at nearly out
side figures. Lard was 215@5c higher per
1OO lbs. while short ribs advanced 100 15c.
Flour was steady and unchanged.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Nheat-December opened at 7Sc,
closing at 7slsc; January opened at 1899,
closing at zee; February opened at 1890,
closing at 79$4c; May opened at $3.50, clos
ing at $3.50. Corn-December opened at
S7llc closing at &c: January opened at
375sc, closing at 37$sc; February opened at
3sc. closing at 375Sc; May opened at 1890,
cosing at 1870. 0ats-December opened
at 2G5sc, closing at 2615c; January opened
at 2654c, closing at 261ac: May opened at
Size, closing at sic. Pork-Decembero opened
at SlI. closing at Sill; January opened at
$iL25, closing at S1l.27R; February opened
at S11.40, closing at $11.40; May opened at
S11.65 closing at S11.7215. Lard-December
opened at 500, closing at $6.l0; January
opened at S6.15, closing at S6.l5; February
opened at S6.22H, closing at 1926. Short
Ribs-January opened at S5.65, closing at
S56719; February opened at $50, closing at
500; March opened at S5.75, closing at $3.50.
Cash prices were as follows: No. spring
wheat, 7S1sc; No. spring, 71ac; No.
2 red. 7S12c; No. acorn, BIC; No. oats, $3.50
$3.50; NO.2 rye, 547zc; No. 2 barley, $3.50:
No fax seed, 9215c; prime timothy seed,
Sl.78 Mess pork, S11-25G1l30; lard, S6.l0@
61215; short rib sides, loose, S5.5595. IS; dry
sated shoulders, $4.75Gg4.S0: short clear
sides, boxed, 81. 75G4.SO. Whisky, $L1S
Sugars unchanged. Receipts-FlOur, 1900
bbls; wheat, $4,000 bu: corn, 173,00e blu: oats,
143, 900 bu; rye 5000 bu; barley, 10000 bu.
Shipments-Flour, 1900 bbls; wheat, 24,500
bu: corn. rs. 0O0 bu: oats, $1,000 bu: rye, 1000
bu; barley, 80. 600 bu. On the produce eX-
change butter ruled easier; creamery, $3.50
26c; dairy, 171202414c. Fresh eggs, 20g2l1ac.
FETFR BERK Ely. Pres. r. ". ANDERSON, Cashier
CIV .GRIGGs, Wires A c. ANDERSON, Asst c.
The ST. PAUL NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL. $500. 600