St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-11
THE FEELING HEAVY.
Very Low Prices Reached in the Wheat
Pit on the Chicago Board
of Trade.
The Ferguson Failure Operated as the
Chief Cause of the Marked
Depression.
Corn Dropped to a Figure, the SMALL
est known for Years--Oats
Also Affected.
transactions on the Stock Exchange
in New York--General
Quotations.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Oct. 9.-The feeling was
leavy in the wheat pit to-day and prices
we're the lowest on this seasons crop ana
approached nearly the lowest point at
Which cash No. ,, spring wheat was sold III
he Chicago market in twenty years The
main Influence on the market to cause the
depression in wheat was the announcement
If the failure of the Ferguson grain and
provision firm. Foreign adviceS quoted
iull and easy markets, while there was
only light export demand. The market
finally closed * under that OF yeSter-
Kay. Influenced by the same causes as
wheat and supplemented with the me
weather and liberal receipts, corn SUI
Tered another break, cash No. declining 10
3335c, which is the lowest price known
for the cereal on this market III many years.
Oats were weak and lower, due to large re-
.eiptS and the heavineSS in the other mar
ketS. Cash oats were about 1c lower than
yesterday. Provisions were unsettled and
irregular. The market for mess pork
opened 1O6121lc higher. broke off ESQ
2715c. rallied 1&020c and closed steady.
Lard was quiet and easy, closing at about
yesterdays figures. Flour was unchanged.
The following were the prices current for
cash properties. No. ? wheat 7019 @702sc;
No. corn, So 35@33$4e; No. oats, 23c;
No. rye. 4S15c; No. barley, &c; No. 1
fax seed, 81; common to fair timothy seed,
81. 6501. 20; prime timothy, S1.70; mess
pork, IS. 75@S. S715. Lard, S5.6J@5.70;
short rib sides (loose), So. 20. short clear
sides (boxed), St. 65@6.70 dry sailed
shoulders (boxed), S5.7O@5.75. Whisky,
Ills. Sugars unchanged.
THE QUOTATIONS.
Futures ranged as follows: Wheat
October. opened at Tic. closing at
lOIlc; November. 725sc, closing at 124c; De-
.ember, 7434c, closing at 741sc; May, size,
closing at S015c. Corn-October, opened at
1880. closing at 50 re: November, S0asc, clos
ny at 351lc; December, 364c, closing
1t S614c; May, 1910, closing at 1920.
Oats-October, opening at 22Is closing at
.2s4c; November, 244c, closing at 2414c;
December, 25$sc, closing at 25Ac; May,
opening at 297sc, closing at 295sc.
Mess Pork-October, opened at SS.75, closing
at SS75; November, SS.75, closing at $50:
January, SO. 771%, closing at 1885. Lard
October, opened at $5.6215, closing at $500;
November, S5.65. closing at 500; January,
S5S71s, closing at $3.50. Short Ribs-Octo-
Der, opened at 1910, closing at 500;
January. S5.O213, closing at. S5.0T%.
Reeeipts-Flour, 81 600 bbls; wheat, $4,000
bu: corn, 203. 900 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye,
1900 bu; barley, $4,000 Blu. Shipments
Flour, ZOO bbls; wheat $4,000 bu; corn.
I33, 600 bu: oats, 1850 blu; rye 1000 bu;
barley. Il, 900 blu. On the produce exchange
Butter ruled steady; creamery, 16G3712c;
dairy, 13@19c; packing stock, 1@9c. Eggs
firm, at 17@171ac.
PETER BERKIY, Pres r. w. ANDERSON, Cashier.
CIV .GRIGGs. V.Pres- A. C. ANDERSON. Asst c.
THE ST. PAUL NATIONAL BANK.
CAPITAL. 100000.