St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-15
THE COMMERCIAL record
an Unsettled Neutrality-suspicious. Desir-
ing to Lei Go of December
Wheat.
Corn Firm, Oats s'esdy, p9es Products
Receiving Gcnpara lively Lit
lie A,,e3:ion.
financial Operations in The Monetary
Centers--Ehe Genera Quo
ta41as.
EDecial TO the Globe


CHICAGO, Oct l3.-The wheat market even
to the close was the slowest for three weeks.
The outside range was less than &c, and a
few minutes before the close the price Of De-
cember was but I2c from last nights price.
Receipts at primary points for the week were
about 10 90 bu short Of last year. The
receipts here this morning were but SO cars,
with cars of No. winter and cars OF No.
2 spring. Outside markets appeared to be
waiting tor definite action here. At all other
points May was from PC TO 4c premium over
December Here December was about &c
over May. This is due 10 the fear of q cor
ner in December AT l p. m. October
was nominally SI.144, and November
SI.15. December sold at 81 15l2 and 81. lT4
early. but the greater part of the session the
price was close around Sll May sold at
Sl.l4l2 and Sl.l5Is. The impression was
general that the bulls have had their day
for the present. at least. Corn acted with
wheat somewhat to-day. That is. there was
a dip early of few fractions and a strength
later which caused prices to close steady or
better. October sold at 44s4c and 45I4c;
November at 45c and 45l2c. closing at out
side prices. December closed at Ale and
May AT 394c. Receipts were less than the
estimate, at Az cars; of this number 80
cars were graded No. .. Out inspection
was PSI. 900 bu. Charters to-day. 10000 bu.
Receipts of oats were 269 ears. October sold
at 24c and DISC. November at 2I5sc and
24s4c, closing at outside prices. Provisions
shared in the general dullnesS, and there was
little of interest in the market. Pork closed
7l2c lower for November, at Sl4.37I2, and
with the same loss on January. at SD 42l2.
The latter option sold nj S14.4, 01450.
November lard sold at sS.55GS.60 closing at
do u Loot r.ifrlnf
January closed at SS1El2. October ribs
ranged al SS.37l2dS .55. closing al the former
figure, with January S7.27l2, a decline of so,
1712c.
THE ROUTINE REPORT.
CHICAGO. Oct. 13'-In the wheat market
the general situation continues about the
same. though business was much lighter
than for several days past. There is a gen
eral disposition TO get out OF December, aud
trading centered principally in the May fu-
ture, especially by operators who favored
short selling. A dull feeling prevailed. The
tendency evidently was beariSh, but oper-
ators feared selling the December future
The opening did not vary very much from
the closing of yesterday with prices declin-
Ing SEC for December and 7sc for May, then
rallied lac Tor December, but only 7sc for
May; again eased off, declining ll2c for the
former and s4c for the latter: reeled within
moderate range, and closed Csc higher
for December, and s4c lower for May than
yesterday. Trading in corn was confined
almost entirely to local operators, very little
business being transacted, and the market
ruled quiet most of the session. 1t closed a
shade better than yesterday after f1uctuating
in SS0I2c range. There were no new
features, and the market was governed ell
tirely by local influences. Trading in oats
was rather less than yesterday. but steady
feeling prevailing with the changes in values
confined to an unimportRnt range. Mess pork
was slow and without any important feat
ures. January was offered with fair de-
gree of freedom, and declined 7l2c. rallied to
SC, but closed easy at about inside figures.
light business was transacted in lard with
IN narrow range of prices. Short ribs re-
ceived moderate attention, and sold at a
lower range or prices
THE GENERAL QUOTATIONS..
Wheat-No. 2 October opened at 81. 14A.
closing at S1.144; November, closing at
Sl.14s4; December, Sl.161s closing at
$1.161s; May, 81. 1913. closing at 81. AS.
COrn-No. 2-October opened at 447Sc, clos
ing at 45Ac; November, 45ssc, closing at
45I2c; December, ALAG, closing at Ale;
May, 39ssc, closing at 3914c. Oats
No. 2, October opened at &c, clos
ing at 24Isc; November, 245sc, closing at
24S4c: December, 2514c, closing at 25s8c;
May, 29l2c, cl, sing at 29ssc. Mess Pork,
per bbl-NOvember, opened at Sl4 40, clos
ing at Sl43712; May, Sl4.72l2, closing at
S14. 6212. Lard, per 100 lbs-October opened
SS.57I2 closing at $500; December, So. 20,
closing at $500; January, S8.17I2. closing
at SS.17l2. Short Ribs, per 100 lbs
October opened at $3.50, closing at
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Cash steady and unchanged. Wheat
No. 2spring, 81 13A@I.14; No spring, 90
@9Sc; No. ? red, S1.13A@1.14. Corn-No.
=. 45Ac. OatS-No. =, 2414c. Rye-No. 2.
55l205sc. Barley-No. nominal Flax
Seed--NO. !, S1.5O. Timothy Seed-Prime,
$l.5O. Pork-MesS, per Dbl. SIS. Lard-Per
100 lbs, So 2l2@I5. Short Ribs-Sides
SEnO nru Salad
boxed, SS.T@S75. Short Clear sides
(boxed) So. 12l209.25, Whisky-Distillers'
finished goods, per gal 81 30. Sugars-Cut
loaf, unchanged. Receipts-FlOur, 2I0O0
bbls; wheat. $4,000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu;
oats, 237. 900 bu: rye, 5000 bu: barley,
$4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, $4,000 bbls;
wheat, $1,000 bu; corn, 10000 bu: oats,
10000 bu: rye, 4, QUO bu; barley, 81 900 bu
On the produce exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs
steady and unchanged.