St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-06
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
A Combination Of Small Influences on
tine Ean Side Give Wheat
a Boost.
i)niy a Moderate Trade in Corn and
Oats, Hog Products Slumping
at the Close.
Financial Operations in The Monetary
Centers---The General Quota
tons.
Snccial 10 the Globe.

Special TO the GLOBE
CHICAGO, Dee. 5.-There were many small
influences on the bull side of wheat here TO-
day. There was good advance early, and
one or two rallies foil owing declines toward
noon. but at l D. IN. there was little prospect
of better closing than yesterday. The talk
about California wheat being taken for Aus.
trala was repeated and had its effect At
New York 100 600 bu cleared and dispatches
said there was some inquiry for wheat for
export The stock of No. . rcd winter de-
creased somewhat and that helped the buy
ing side. The wheat on passage decreased
100000 bu. Primary receipts were moder-
ale, 326, 900 bu. Receipts here were but %
cars. and. remarkable 10 state, not q car of
regular No. . in the lot. 1t was also stated
that five of the idle mills at Minneapolis Will
begin grinding next week. Prices advanced
q few points at New York and Duluth early,
but New York operators were bullish and
sold on the bulge there and here. st. Louis
was steady. Sales were between $1.04@
I.05ii for the month, Sl.oJ7S@1 .066S
for January and Sl.l0st01 lies for May.
May opened at 81. l'ss. sold up 10 81 lies
quickly reacted 10 Sill, sold again at
S1.11ia and back again TO S1.1U7s at p. m.
The most activity was shown on the bulges.
Wheat was unsettled just before the close,
May at the close, or slo over last night.
There was but moderate trade in corn to-
day, and that was mostly in May, in which
the price kept within 2sc range all day. The
best feeling was early, when the receipts
were found TO be but 32S cars, and only 20
cars graded. Oats were SLOW and without
important features, the strength in corn
and wheat having little effect on values. Ar
rivals were larger than expected, and aggre
gated 1863 cars. Buyers took hold fairly at
the opening and advanced prices 14c. Later
quietness reigned and prices declined clos
ing sales being at about the same figures as
yesterday. The provision market was largely
a repetition of Monday and Tuesday. Prices
at the opening were sc higher for ribs and
lard and 10c higher for pork. January sales
We're S69712G97 90 for ribs, closing as on
Tuesday at S6.97l2; 81 S3dl7 .S7l2 for lard
closing at S7.87la; 513 42la@13.61 for
pork closing at S13.42l2 or 2l2c under last
night. May pork closed 7lac lower at S13.S5.
THE GI ,RAL QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. =, December opened at S1.05,
closing at 81 .O4A; January, S1O6, closing
AT S1.05s4; May, ST. 1Uss closing at Sl.11ss.
Corn-No. 2. December, opened at 35i2c,
closing at 35l2c; January, 35ssc. closing al
35sec; May, 3SAc. closing at 3Sc. Oats-No
2 December opened at 253le, closing at 25sAe:
January closed az 26lsc; May 29i2c. closing
at 29l2c. Mess Pork. Per Bbl-December
closed atSl3 32l2: January opened at $3.50.
closing at S13.42la: May, 1885, closing at
S13s5. Lard, Per 100 Lbs-Det-nber opened
at S812l2, closing at SS.12l2; January,
$7.S7l2. closing at $7.S5; May, SSO2l2. clos
ing at S7.97I2. Short Ribs, Per 100 Lbs
January opened at 81, closing at S6.97l2;
May opened at $7.12l2, closing at S7I2ia.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat-No, 2 spring, Sl.04
@l.01A; No. 3 spring. 90@l97c: No
red, S1.O1@l OLA Corn No. 2, 35IyM
31Ssc. 0ats-No. 2. 257sc. Rye-No 2, &c.
Barley-No. Q barley. nominal FlaXseed
No. l. $l.51l2. Timothy Seed-Prime,
$3.50. Pork-Mess, per DBL S13,37l2@
1880. Lard : Per 100 lbs, Ss.i3l2.
Short Ribs--Sldes noosel, STG7. 10; dry
sailed shoulders tboxedl, S6.S7l2@7: short
clear sides {boxed). S7.5UGD7 62i2. Whisky
-Distillers' finished goods, per gal, ST 20
Sugars-Cut loaf, eGl9SSc: granulated, 7Iac;
standard A 74c. Receipts-W Wheat, 81
QUO bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, III, 900
blu; rye, 12,000 blu; barley, $4,000 bu
ipments-Wheat, $4,000 bu: oats, 67, 900
blu; rye, 1000 bu; barley. $1,000 bu On
the produce exchange to-day the butter mar
ket was easy; ElgIn creamery 35@56c:
choice, 29@32c; fancy diaries, 25@2Sc;
fair to good, $4,000; eggs, 22@23c.
r. M. NEWPORT G. SON,