St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-09

THE COMMERCIAL RECORD.
Shorts Run to Cover, and as C0nse-
quence Wheat Jumps Up In
Price.
An Improved Demand for Corn and
0ats---Hog Products Ruling IT.
regular.
Financial Operations in the Monetary
Centers---The General Quota
lions.

Special to The Glote.
CHICAGO, NV s.-The wheat market opened
strong in all quarters. and after decided ad-
yances early, there was an easier feeling
about noon, followed BY slight rallies before
/ o'clock Conditions changed but little
anywhere. The changes were IN the feelings
of operators here and elsewhere. Sales Ter
The month were at Sl.14t2 before noon.
December opened at Sl.15l2, Ice over the
close, sold without any reactions right up TO
Sl.le, weakened to 81 I6l2, and again went
up 10 Site. May opened at &c premium
at .17Ia. 81c over the close, sold at 81. 1Si2,
back to S1.112s up TO S1.17Ss. Sc premium
over December at the top. back to Sl.l7ss
and rallied 10 81. 1878 again before O'Clock.
Before the close either realizing sales or ms
nipulations caused prices TO decline sharply,
and the close was at about the bottom for The
day Receipts were 12S ears. The position
of corn at present with prices 2 TO Sc up from
the bottom or ten days ago, appears to be
strong one Several things conspired to put
prices up to-day. The Liverpool cables were
strong, and the market on the other side eN-
cited. Here the shorts were nervous and
anxious to protect themselves. The receipts
were 45S cars, but the new corn arriving is
so poor that there were but 40 cars. all told.
of contract corn The cash and shipping
demand was again q strong feature. Oats
were steady: receipts, 241 cars. Provisions
closed at or near the last figures OF yesterday,
around SI5. January pork hovcred for some
time al that price; some long polk came out
The extreme range was S14. S1l2@15, and
the close was at the inside January lard
sold at So. 12l2@S. 17li, closing at SSH
The same option of ribs rested al SI.52l2.
THE GENERAL. QUOTATIONS.
Wheat-No 2 November closed at 81. l31S;
December opened at S1.15, closing at
SI1534 January, 81. l47s. closing at VI LIS
May, Site. closing at 81. Ii. Corning.
November opened at II 84c closing at 41S4c;
December 40l2c closing at 405sc; January,
les4c, closing at 3S1lc; May closed at 39lac.
Oats-No. . November opened al 255sc, clos
ing at 243lc; December, 25lsc, closing at
Pork Per Bbl-Noyember closed at Sl4.61l2;
December closed at S14.62l2; January,
Sl4.92l2, closing at Sl4.S7l2; May, .2Il2,
closing at SID 7l2. Lald, Per 100 Lbs
year, SSl5. closing at ss.10; January,
S.. IS. closing at SO. I2l2. Short Ribs, Per 100
Lbs-November closed at $50; January
opened at $3.50, closing at S5.52i2 Cash
quotations were as follows: Flour dull and
Gi.14s4: No. 5 spring, s5@ssc; 10. . red,
$1.14l4@1. 14$4. Corn-No. 2, 4I$4642c.
Oats-No. 9, 24$4c. Rye-No 2, SOC. Bar
ley-No. ,. nominal Flax seed-No. ],
'Si4Gl2. Timothy Seed-Prlme. 81 :45@1 .1G,
lbs. $500. Short ribs sides 0oose). $1,000
7.65: dry sailed shoulders tboxed), $50
s.25; short clear sides (boXeD, SIS. 12l2@
s.25. Whisky-Disiillers finished goods per
gal, S1.20. Sugars-Cut loaf, SA@Sl2c;
graduated, 7l2c; standard A. 7Hc. Re,
ceipts-Flour, Ia, O00bbls wheat, SO, 000bu;
corn. 26S. 600 pu; oats 100000 bu: rye,
81 900 bu; barley. 1l4,000 bu. Shipments
Flour, 1000 bbfs; wheat. $4,000 bu; corn,
247, 900 bu: oats, TS.000 bu; rye, 10000
Blu; barley 6O,Oo0. On the produce ex-
change to-day The butter market was dull
ard unchanged. Eggs steady at 19i2920c.