St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-10
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD
Board of Trade Markets Opened Firm
and Prices Advanced
Somewhat.
Wheat and Corn Above the Average
The General Market Firm and
the Close Steady.
Transactions in the Financial Circles of
Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.
Special TO the Globe.

BpcCldl 10 lue NIlODc.
CHICAGO, March 9.-The board of trade
markets opened firm and steady this morn
ing, and prices advanced early in the day.
Wheat went from S05Sc to S1Ac for May,
and corn from 52lac to 531sc, outside figures
ruling to the end of the first hour or two of
trading. Cables were steady, and holders
found some announcement in their perusal.
Local sentiment was somewhat bullish, and
the volume of business in both wheat and
corn was above the average. Hutchinson
was doing nothing this morning his sulphur
GUS attention being concentrated on the dis
ENHANCEMENT of Il snarl his settling clerks
got themselves into trying to keep up with
him. st. Louis was the head center of bull
news on wheat to-day. and considerable
buying was done for st. Louis account. Adj
vices from that point are to the effect that
stocks have been reduced 100000 bu this
week and that millers have bid up the price
of March TO obtain supplies to fill orders for
flour Cash wheat went up 1c a bushel
there to-day, and holders are, in some in
stances, asking May prices for their grain.
The news from the Northwest is less bullish
and field advices are not so discoCraging.
The weaker conditions are not giving the
crop killers comfort these days. Though the
winter wheat is far from being out of
most bullish of the speculative centers, and
New York buying orders for large amounts
were received and executed. Leopold Bloom
bought about 100000 bushels on Berlin
advices from Jakey Eichold, but not
liking the looks of things he
threw it at loss. The plungings at Bloom
wheat broke the market from SIAc to S0S4c.
Bloom treated Eichald's tips like Bliss does
those of a distant friend He plays EN- until
the market goes 1sc against him and then he
runs. The market averaged firm, however,
barring Bloom incident, and closed steady
at slight advance over yesterday. The Gin
cinnati Price Currents estimate that availa-
BILE supplies are 34,000,000 bu. less than
year ago, was an influential bull factor.
Corn did not hold at the advance and could
not keep above 53c. When the market
touched 53c there was an enormous quantity
for sale and values softened. The price of
May went back to $3.50, but rallied and closed
steady with signs of popular favor at quota
tons. The country still feels friendly to
corn. Receipts OF corn to day were III cars,
and private estimates for tomorrow range
from 500 to $50 cars. Fair activity was
noted during the afternoon session. Early
prices declined 14@$sc but later buyers APP
peared and sharp rally resulted. Corn adj
about outside figures Pork advanced sc.
2:30 p. m.-Prices in wheat, March, 1880
757Bc; April, 761s07612c; May. 6O5s@S0s4c;
June, S1l8c, Corn-March, 4S34c; April,
49c; May, 52s4G6527Sc: june 525Sc. Oats
May, 31l2c: June, 31l2c. Pork-March,
$14; May, Sale June S14.17l2 Lard
March, S7,G5; May, S7.72I2; June, S7.77l2
Ribs-March, S7.l7I2; May, $7.27l2; June
S7.35.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. =, May. opened at 80SBc. closing
at SO5sc June, Sic, closing at Sic; July,
opened at 5214c, closing at 52Ssc; June
52I9c closing at 525sc; July, 521Sc, closing
at 527Bc. Oats-No. 2, May opened at 31Ssc,
closing at 3ll2c; June, 3112c, closing at
2Sc. Mess Pork, per bbl-May opened at
Sl4O2Ia, closing atS1415; June, S14O7A,
closing at $l4. l7i2 Lard per 100 lbs-March
opened at S7.G2; May, $40, closing at
$3.50, closing at ST. SIZE, Short Ribs, per
S7.17I2c; May, $7.22l2 closing at 81. S6l2;
June S7S2ls' o closing at 81 S 30;
Cash quotations. were as follows: Flour
quiet and steady and unchanged. Wheat
No. spring, 765s0679c; No. 2 red S134@S2c.
Corn-No. 2, 515s@514c. Oats-No; 2,
No. 2, 77@S2c. Flax. Seed-No: l. 81 40
1.45. Timothy Seed-Prime, $2.52@253.
Mess Pork, per DBL $13. 950l14; lard, per 100
lbs, S7.67@7.50; short ribs sides Qoose),
S717I207. Il " dry sailed shoulders (boxed),
$606. 10: short clear sides (boxed), $1,000
7.65. Whisky-Distillers' finished goods.
per gal, Sl.l5. Sugar-Cut loaf, 75sO7s4c;
granulated, Use; standard "a" 6s4c. Re-
ceipts-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat, $4,000
bu; corn, ZOO bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye,
1000 bu; barley, 1000 bu Shipments
Flour, "a, 900 bbls; wheat, 5000 bu; corn,
barley, 5000 bu. On the produce exchange
to-day the butter market was steady: cream
cry, 22@29c; dairy, 17l2@22c. Eggs lower
at l331G114c