St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-16
HAD THEIR EFFECT.
The Chicago Grain Market Influenced by
the Excitement on the New York
Stock Exchange,
And Also by the Marked and Unexpected
Depression in Prominent Railroad
Securities.
However, There Was Rally Toward
the Close Provisions Are
Higher.
Markets at Home and
Abroad.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The depression in
railroad stocks and the excitement on the
New York stock exchange had its effect
upon the course of prices for cereals on this
market, but there was a rally toward the
close of trading in the afternoon, which
LETT values about the same as yesterday
while provisions were strong and higher
The opening in wheat was - lower bat
rallied so Influenced somewhat by a de-
cline in cOnsOlS stronger, European mar
ketS and the advance in provisions. The
amount of wheat on ocean passage in
creased 400, 600 bushels and the break in
stocks caused weaker feeling, which
caused May delivery to drop from So so
SAC. rallied again to S5c, but fell off again
10 S41sc. On the afternoon board there
was sharp rally to 84$4c where the mar
ket rested Tor the day. The corn market
was influenced somewhat by wheat with
trading light and mainly of local charac
ter. May delivery tuctuated between
421%@4255c. and closed at 42$Ic. The re-
ceipts were fairly large and the estimated
receipts Tor tomorrow were smaller. Oats
were quiet and prices showed little change.
The receipts of live hogs at the stock yards
were smaller than usual and this made
shorts in provisions anxious to cover.
cry, rose to SIP. O215 and closed i'll the lat
est trading at S1l.9O. Lard advanced so
re, but lost the advance. Short ribs adj
vanced 10@15c, receded 5@715c, and closed
steady.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows: Wheat-No. 2 December opened at
7'c, closing at 761%c; January opened at
ne, closing at 711Ec; February opened at
7S1sc, closing at 7S1Sc; May opened at 643zc,
closing at S454c. COrn-No. , December opened
al $3.50. closing at 5000: January opened at
oe7sc closing at $500; February opened at
31ssc closing at size; May opened at 4234c,
closing at 42s4c. Oats-No. , December
opened at 257sc closing at 2534c; January
opened 81 2515c, closing at 2534c; May opened
at 5O$4c. closing at 30$4c c. Mess POrk-Decem-
Der opened at SI1.221I, closing at Sl1.25;
January opened st $ll.35. closing ar SlL40;
February opened at Sll.30, closing at $l1.5Q;
Lard-December opened at S6.15, closing at
S6.lj; January opened al $500, closing at
$50; February opened at S6.2712, closing 1T
$6.2715; NAV opened at S6.55, closing at
S6.5o. Short Ribs-January opened at
ct $751;, closing at $50; February
opened ut $3.50. closing at S5.171@;
March opened at $5.6715, closing at S5.S7%.
Flour unchanged; No. = spring wheat, 1614c;
No. spring VIII 1T, lie; No red, T6$4c; No. !
, corn, $3.50; Nc oats, 26c; No. rye, Sac; F.!
No. = barney, 521S No. 1 fax seed. 931@c; |
prime timothy sea0 S1.S1. Mess pork, Sll.20G !
1l.3G; lard, $6.l&-3,121l; short rib Sides |
loose, So .65G5.7O; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
S4.75G4.S0; short clear sides, boxed, ST. 05G |
G. 10. Whisky, distilIers' finished goods, Sis. !
Sugars, cut loaf. 81 sG634c; granulated, &c; |
standard -" SIC. Receipts-FiOur, $4,000 |
bbls; wheat I2S. 600 bu; corn,276 O0e bu; oats, |
245,00O bu; rye. 5000 bu; barley; $4,000 bu. |
Shipments-FlOur, $4,000 bbls; wheat, 5.O0G |
bu; corn, So COO Blu; oats, A, 900 bu; rye, !
1900 bu; barley. 81, 600 bu. On the produce /
exchange TO day the butter market was irmer; |
creamery. 22@&713c; dairy, 1s025c. Eggs, |
fresh, 23g24c.