St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-20
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
Moderate Trading in Wheat, The Clos
ing Quotation for December Being
a Fraction Higher.
Corn and Oats Quiet But Firm, January
Pork Alone Displaying AG-
uvity.
Financial Operations in the Monetary
Centers---The General Quota
tons
Special to the Globe.

tHICsCD oct. lS.-The action Oh tne IAaA-
kels on change early to-day was very heari!
a repetition OF yesterday morning. Nhea'
started a fraction stronger, al Sl-4Z lor W
ceIuoer. The crowd was short consldefaple'
ana they bought 10 protect themselves. Inc
result vas a bulge of lHc. TO 81 l5ia. aItef
which the price fen back TO Sl.l2l2. May
started at SLl2l2, touched The top only
split better than December. at Sl-lol4@
1855. and the selling by Hutchinson put
this future on level with DECEMBER, al
SI.I2l2, at II a. III. The action OF the wheat
market for the past two days, under ordln-
AIRY circumstances. would Indicate that
the pull feeling had lost force
for the present There was considerable
buviug by shorts early today, and some
steady consistent buying by Baker and 9th
ers who have faith i'll higher prices without
any special Cecline intervening. The futures
were disarruuged again to-day by heavier
selling o. May than December, and then l2c
premium Of lie morning was changed 10 &c
discount at noon. At / p. II. II looked as II
prices would hold to the end better than on
Yesterday. bur raids and DulseS are expected
AtNew York the feeling Is decidedly bedrish,
but they do not attempt TO make lower
prices Receipts here were l2S cars,
with l26 cars for saturday. Inc
range OF prices was the narrowest for the
week-December SI.I2 up 10 Si.l5H, down
10 Sl.12I2. up TO SI.I3. back 10 Sl.l2Ss at l
L. Ia. May 7LI2le up to Sl.I5Ss and back
toSI.l24. Wheat closed ut ABOUT the bot
tom figures Of The day,
The tactics of former days were repeated
in he corn nit Hutchinson is undoubtedly
unloading great deal of November without
breaking the market. II IS done by uphold
ing The price with buying OF October Re
ceipt to-day 900 cars with 30 cars for sat
uIday. The only charter by lake today was
for -, 600 corn. OctOUer sold at 434c To
4524c. closing at 43l2c. November 439Sc to
44l4c. closing steady at 43l2c. December
closed At 4OSsc. May S9iSc.
Oats were quiet and closed a shade better.
Receiuts, > Is ears. II was another bull day
in provisions From the yards slightly
better market was reported, with arrivals
figured at $1,000. Hutchinson was prom
inent buyer Of pork, which advanced ma
ttrially January opened ut SI4.50, d trifie
over last nights close, and climbed up to
Sl4.7 before l. clock. By the close, how
ever, il gradually dropped back to Sl4. 57l2.
or 10 cents higher than last night january
lard sold at s. I7l20s. 20 closing at SIS. l7l2,
or 2Is cents better than Oh yesterday. October
closed at S-.S7l2. or 12l2 cents higher. Ribs
advanced 7l2aI2l2 cents.
THE ROUTINE REPORT.
CHICAGO, Oct. I9.-Tradiug in wheat was
slow to-day and the market on the
whole was very quiet. though occasional
spurtS were witnessed where moderate
trading occurred. Very little outside bus
Iuess doing. and local operators also
restricting their trading III wheat, there
wing general disposition 10 hold aloft
gllm the market While II Is III the present
condition. The opening was stronger and
higher. and an advance of u cent for Decem-
be- and ! cent for May Oh the closing figures
of Yesterday was soon established, then de-
clined la lIsc held within this range. and
closed I9c his b n Tor December and lsc
lower for May than yesterday. Speculative
transactions i'm corn were OF only mOder-
ate volume, very little life OF animation be
ing displayed The prevailing feeling was
one of Steadiuess. the market opening at
about the closing prices OF yesterday, was
inactive. sometime fluctuations being narrow.
\ short period Of activity then followed, the
market ruling higher, reacted S4c, ruled
steady and closed the same as yesterday
Oats were outCt but firm, and near futures
were the same Ia lsc better as compared with
yesterdays closing. May delivery, which is
the center of trade, was comparatively quiet
ranging lac lower early, reacting later and
closing finally Isc easier. Mess pork was
active. especially for January delivery
advancing 2Tlzc from yesterdays close. re-
acted I2l2c, rallied 7l2C, but gradually weak
GDEQ- ana GiffSttl at a liltuETaG dQNdilce over
Yesterday last sales. Trading III other fu-
lures was light and prices were confined to a
marrow range. In lard there was Il fair de-
maud for all The principal futures early. but
later the market became quiet. Offers were
not large and Il steady feeling prevailed
There was IL fair trade in January ribs. but
other futures were neglected. Offerings
were moderate and demand at times quite
brisk and prices advanced Toe. but outside
figures were not maintained to the close.
THE GENERAL QUOTATIONS..
Wheat-No. = October, closing at SI.10;
November closing al Sill; December,
Slip, closing at SLI24; May, sL12ls,
Der s't o6ened at 45I4c. closing at 48ss Sc
November 4Sl2c. closing at 43l2c; De
cember, 4O34c closing al loose; May, 39Ssc
closing ut 39lic. Oats-Ao. October
24l8c, closing Al 2iSsc; November, 24i2c,
closing at 25l8c; May, 29Ac, clos
ing at 29Ac. Mess Polk, per bbl-No-
vember opened AT -Sl4.5O, closing at
Sl4.5O; May, opened at Sl4.T2l2, closing
opened al $. ~. closing Al SS.S7I2: NOvem-
Der opened 1T SS.37i9, closing at s. 40:
May opened ut $50. closing al $3.50. Short
Ribs. per 100 lbS-October. ST.75. closing at
$40; January, S7.32l2, closing al S7.35.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
easier; patents S6.1509; bakers, 81 1jm
s.. p; winters, S1-5uIl1.I5. Wheat-No. -
spring, Sl.G9i2G1l 10: No. ) spring, 90d95c;
No. > red. 81 .G9l2G 10. COrn-NO. ,. 1880.
Oats-NO. >. 2iI2c. Rye-No. =. 56I2c Bar
ley-No. ., none. Flax Seed-No. l.
Sill. Timothy Seed-Prime none. Mess
Pork-Per hbl. SO. Lard-Per 100 lbs
-. S50S. S7l2. Short Ribs-Sdes Ooose).
$. sea 80: dry sailed shoulders (boxed).
s. 25GrS.57l2; short clear sides (boxed),
So. GgS.7j. Whisky-Distillers' finished
goods, per gal. Sl.2O. Sugars-Cut loaf S14
q SI2c; graduated, 784c; Standard A. 7l2c
Receipts-Flour 24, 600 bbls; wheat 10000
I'm. corn $1,000 bu: oats 30 600 I'm.
rye. 2l,O0O bu: barley 10000 bH. Ship
ments-Flour Il, 900 bpls; wheat. 123, 900
bu: corn. ~. 900 bu: oats. 164. 900 bu; rye,
5000 bU: barley, 1000 tn. On the pro
duce exchange today the butter market was
firm and unchanged. Eggs steady and un-
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