St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
g9od Advices From Abroad Stop Guess
ing and Advance Wheat
Point.
Corn and Provisions Act in Sympathy
and Improve in
Value.
Financial Operations in the Money
Centers---The General Quo
tationS.
Special to the Globe.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-There was less
guessing in wheat to-day, and prices adj
Vanced about 114c on a good, active, healthy
market Heavy scalpers, who held on yes
terday easily took profits on their Friday
purchases to-day. The market was remark
ably free from depressiOns on realizing. The
best item on the bull side was the falling OF
In receipts at interior winter wheat points,
there being but 1885, 900 bushels, against
100000 bushels yesterday. Primary receipts
about 100000 bushels. Receipts here
173 cars, with 2O6 cars for Monday,
Wheat closed firm AT the outside point of the
day I2c higher for the day. Room was taken
for 10000 bushels at sac and 4c to Bur
falo. The receipts of corn were not up to
the estimate, and with the change of feeling
in wheat and provisions there was also
stronger feeling in corn. Futures opened
lac over the close and sold about 4c higher
during the morning. About noon there was
a reaction 10 last nights prices, but another
little bulge before the close left prices lac
higher. Receipts were Coz cars, besides
10000 bushels by canal. The estimate for
Monday is 625 cars. Oats are without i'm
portant change. Receipts 244 cars. 1t was
strong market for provisions. There were
but 5000 hogs al the yards, the packing was
poor, and packing up TO date showed de-
crease OF $4,000 hogs as compared with
one year ago. Pork opened at about last
nights closing figures, but advanced 17lac
per barrel. There was some talk OF manip-
ulation in lard, which advanced 1G027l2c.
Ribs closed at the top S.. 77l2, for October,
and S7.I2I2 for January, 2l26l5c advance.
THE ROUTINE REPORT.
CHICAGO. Sept. 15.--TheTe was less guess
ing in wheat to-day. and prices advanced
I pl-nf To hng nj
with. the early board cable gave futures
higher on the other side. 1t also appeared
that foreign markets had not declined with
ours, and were quite prompt 10 respond TO an
upward movement. The sentiment of the
trade here and elsewhere was much improved
on the buying side since last night. Heavy
scalpers, who held on yesterday,
easily took profits on their Friday
remarkably free from depressions. There
was nothing in the statistics or crops news
TO add TO the market. The best item on the
bull side was the falling off of receipts at in
terror wheat points. September wheat closed
at the outside at for the day with December
&c higher The receipts of corn were notup
to the estimates. and with the change of feel
ings IN wheat and provisions there was also
stronger feeling i'll corn. Futures opened &c
over the close and sold about "A C higher during
the morning. About noon there was a reaction
TO last nights prices but another little bulge
before the close LETT prices lac higher There
was a strong market for provisions. Pork
opened at about last nights closing figures,
but advanced 17l2c per ariel, closing about
top prices. There was some talk OF man1pu-
latiOn in lard, which advanced II @l2l2c,
the outside for October, closing az the best
figures of the day. Ribs closed Tor October
aud January 2I2G5c advance. Oats were
duh and weak. but there was no decline and
May sold little better. There was no after
noon session.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading quotations ranged as follows:
Wheat-NO. =, September opened at Gle,
closing at 93i4c; october opened at 9Ol2c,
closing at i5sc; December 9ll2c, closing
at 92sSc; May, 95Ss, closing at 96lsc.
COrn-No. ., September opened at 45Ac,
closing at 44C: October, 43S4c, closing at
43s4c: December, 3Sl2c. closing at 3Sl2c;
May, 3S5Sc, closing at 3Ss4c. Oats-No. ,,
September opened al . SSc closing at 21l4c;
October, 24l2c, closing at 24$sc; year, 24lSc,
closing at 24l5c; May. 2Sl2c. closing at
2sl2c Mess Pork per bbl-September closed
at S1422l2; October, Sl425, closing at
Sl4.42I2; year, SI3.T2, closing at Sl3. 20:
January, $3.50, closing at $3.50. Lard
per 100 lhs-September opened at S1O.05,
closing at $1,000; October, so .02l2. clos
ing at $1,000; November, 50. %, closing at
$500; January Ss.05, closing at SS.15.
Short ribs per 100 lbs-September closed
at SS.15; October, SS75, closing at SS7.7l2;
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. Wheat-No. 2
Spring, 92s4@93l4c; No. spring, T94@SOc;
No. 2 red, 9234c. Corn-No. 2, 4378Q44c.
Oats-No. 2, 24Ac. Rye-No. 2, 53c. Bar
ley-No. >, nominal. Flax Seed-No. l. 90
@127. Timothy Seed-Prime, 81 90. Pork
Mess, per bbLSl4 40@1442l2 Lard-Per 100
lbs, 0.32I2@l0.35. Short Ribs-Sides,
Qoose) SS.S2120S. 50. Shoulders - Dry
sailed, Cboxed) S7.62l2@7.75; short clear
Sides S909. %; Whisky-Disullers finished
goods, per gal. 81. 20. Receipts-Flour, 49,
777 bbls; wheat. 1884 bu: corn, 279,94O
bu; cats, 175. 924 bu; rye, 23.OI2 bu; barley
46, 1O1 bu. Shipments 1881 bu;
wheat. 1876, 279 bu; corn, OBJ ,S04 bu; oats,
100,439 bu; rye. 6, 127 bu; barley, %, COG
bu. On the produce exchange to-day the
butter market was easy: extra creamery,
22@23c; extra first 1Sl2@20c; extra dairy,
17l201Sc; extra tirsts, l5l2Ql6c. Eggs I'M
changed.