St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-12
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD
Notwithstanding Bear Influences, the
Wheat Market Stiffens Up and Ad-
vances Several Points.
Corn Advances in Sympathy, hog
Products Closing Firm and
Higher.
Financial Operations in the Monetary
Centers---Fhe General Quo
tations.
Special to the Globe.

EpcCl6l W llG
CHICAGO, Oct 11.-Wheat was strong In
Chicago, whether it was in any place else on
earth to-day. The bottom prices of the day
were few moments after the opening, when
December touched S1.11s4 and May S1.12l2.
These figures were about 1l2c under last
night. There was much uncertainty about
the market The crowd was fooled yester-
day. They were cautious to-day. There was
no news to encourage buying on the general
situation. At Duluth the opening was &c
lower, and on the best bulge got but little
above last night At st. Louis the price OF
December started 1c over the price here, but
the tendency was downward, while
here it was upward, until the Chi
cago market had several cents premium.
At New York speculat ion if not manipula-
ton, held 1sway. Exporters did nothing.
With wheat bloekaded at the seaboard, even
consumers were doing all in their power to
let ii alone, and the papers were discussing a
boycott. The most animation and the great
est strength was here. There was well
defined belief that plans were being arranged
fot a corner in December. With the Sep
TENDER squeeze fresh in mind there was
scramble TO get out of the short list in that
future The price went from silica TO
Silly, back to Sl13. then up slowly 70
SI1414 about noon. Then came the Hurry
of the day and the price bounded
up to S1.l55s at l p. m. The last
fifteen minutes of the session brought the
GREATEST strength and the most excitement OF
the day. December was forced up to S1.16s4
and closed at 81 1914 This gave range of
sc from bottom to top, and a sustained
advance of &c for the session. The
strength in corn was second only to wheat.
tl,a b11x Cida OnnnlV
whatever he did through others. The re-
ceipts were Az cars. and the estimate SIS
cars for Friday Out inspection, POS, 900 u.,
and charters by lake to-day. at 2l2c
to Buffalo, $1,000 bu. The outside adj
vance over last night was one cent for
November, which sold at 454@46c
closing at the same price on a good
shipping demand. Oats showed little
activity, little strength, and prices
were almost stationary. Receipts 233
cars and 10000 bu by canal. The charters
to-day were 2IS, 900 Blu. Provisions opened
rather strong with January pork 712c higher
at SI445. From this figure that product got
down TO S1430 by the noon hour, but rallied
again to SI44212 at the close. or five cents
over yesterday. October pork closed where
it did yesterday at SIS, selling as low as
$3.50 during the morning. November hard
sold at s.54I2@S Go, closing at $780, with
January SIS. 1912, a decline of 5@l2l2c.
October lost 27I2c, closing at 500. Ribs
closed &c higher at $3.50 and $3.50 for
october and January.
THE GENERAL QUOTATIONS..
Wheat-No. October, closing at S1.14:
November opened at S1.1Ol2, closing at
Sl.15; December, Slip, closing at 81 -16l2;
May, SI.13. closing at SLIDE. Corn
No. AOctober opened at 45I2c closing
Nnva,,1 th2oa pfpSif.u OF 40.
December, OF ened at lie, closing at 4114c;
May, opened at 39lsc, closing at 39sSc.
Oats-No. 2-October opened at 237sc, clos
ir~ at 24c; November, 24$sc, closing at
24l2c; May, 29lsc, closing at 29Ac. Mess
PORK, per bbl-Octoher opened at Sl4.50.
closing at SIS; November, Sl44O, closing
at Sl4.42l2; year, Sl440, closing at
Sl432l2; january, SLID, closing at
opened at 1925, closing at 500; Novem-
Der, So IS, closing al $3.50; year, SIS. 22l2,
closing at IS. I7l2; January, $3.50. closing
at s.. 12l2. Short Ribs, per 100 lbs
October opened at SS.45, closing at
$50; January. $50, closing at $3.50.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Cash quiet and unchanged. Wheat-No.
. spring, $I.13I20l.l4: No. spring, 80
@99c; No. red, Sl.13l2@l "A Corn-No.
2, 5SI2c Barley-No. nominal. Flax Seed
No. l, SI.45@ .45l2. Timothy Seed-PIime,
Sl.6O0I 90. POrk-Mess, per Dbl. SIS. Lard
Per 100 lbs, 50. Short Ribs-Sides Qoose),
$3.50. Whisky-Disullers' finished goods,
per gal, 81 %. Sugars-Cut loaf, S14@S5sc;
graduated. Use; standard A. 7l2c Receipts
Flour, $4,000 bbls: wheat $4,000 bu;
corn, PSI, 300 bu; oas. $4,000 bu; rye,
1S,OJO bu; barley, 10000 bu. shipments
Flour 5000 bbls; wheat, 81, O0G bu; corn,
$4,000 bu: oats 207, 900 bu; rye, 5000 bu;
barley. $4,000 bu., On the produce ex-
change to-day the butter market was steady;
Elgin creamery. 23Q2 4c; choice Western, d
@22c: choice dairy, l7Gl9c; common 10
fair, 130l16c. Eggs easy al lS6I lSl2c,