St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-25
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
a Quiet Day in the Wheat Pit, Prices
Ruling a Fraction
Lower.
Corn Slumps Under Free Selling, Oats
Quiet, Hog Products
Unsettled.
Financial Operations in the Monetary
Centers--Fh General Quo
tations.
Special TO the Globe.


CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-The principal feature
which entered into wheat operations to-day
outside of manipulation was the lightness OF
receipts in the Northwest. There was an in
crease at Duluth, as expected. but the re-
ceipts at Minneapolis we're below 10000
bushels and receipts at primary markets all
told were but little over 400, 900 bushels.
Only seven car loads of No spring wheat
were received here. Total receipts were l05
cars winter and spring. The movement Of
wheat however had little to do with prices
and the course of the market was irregular.
December ran down from Sl.1114 TO Sl.13li
early. then up to 81. Ass on buying by Ream,
Minnie BodmaI d Co. and others, and
at l p. NJ. the price was off to Sl.13ls
the lowest point touched up to that hour
May ranged S1.i234 and S1.1114. November
nominal al 81. 1918. Export clearances were
less than 300 from Philadelphia, with none
from other Atlantic ports. The decline in
the price Of corn for a few days past was
continued this morning and the price of
November touched 40Ss cents, Or l cent
under last night. There was a quick rally to
Al cents. however, and the price kept close
to that figure the remainder Of the session
and that was the closing price. The lower
ing of the price here under the heavy
receipts and the withdrawal of Hutch
inson brought out a new feature to-
day - export buying. William Dunn
& Co. were i'll the market and that
no doubt gave the market its firmness after
the early break. October sales were at 4lc.
December sold 39Isc and closed $3.50. The
estimate for Thursday is 100 cars. Charters
reached so OO0 bu here to-day. Oats were
quiet and fairly steady, receipts 19S cars.
Pork closed about where it did last night.
January sold up 10 Sl462l2, or 15c higher
than the opening, and dropped back TO
SI4.55 at the close with November sc dis
count November lard sold at SS.30GS. So,
closing at S. 32i2 or DC under last night.
October closed 35c cheaper at SS.65 Oeto-
Der So. Ga 7.62l2, closing at S7.55c asked or
POE lower January rested at S7.32I2.
THE GENERAL QUOTATIONS..
Nheat-NO. , October closed at S111l ;
November opened at Sl.12l2, closing at
May, SI.13. closing at Sl.125s. Corl-NO.
October opened at 4lIsc, closing at Ale;
November. 4lSSc. closing at Ale; Decem-
Der. 39l4c. closing at 39$sc; May, 3S7sc,
ut 24$sc; November opened at 245sc,
closing at 245sc; December, 25c, closing at
pc: May. 29lsc, closing at 2914c. Mess
Pork, per bbl-October closed at S149o
November opened at SI4-+U, CLOSING at
SI4.52Ia: January. SLATE, closing al
S1455; May closed at Sl4.75. Lard, per
100 lbs-October closed at $500; NOvem-
Der opened at $3.50, closing at S.. 32I2: jan
uary. S.. 20. closing at $500; May. SIS. 32I2,
closing at $3.50. Short Ribs. per 100 lbs
October opened at S7.e2l2, closing at
S755: January. $50, closing at S7.32I2.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Demand limited; prices nominal and diff
cult to establish market. Wheat-No.
spring, Sill; No spring, S40S7c; No.
red. Sl.11Gl1114. COrn-No.2. Ale. Oats
No. y 24I2c. Rye-No. .. SIC. Barley
No >. nominal. Flax Seed-No. l. Sl.50.
Timothy Seed-Prime, S1.50. Mess Pork
Per Dbl. Sl4756l4 S7l2. Lard-Per 100
ibs. $3.50. Short Ribs-sides Qoosel, $50
07.55: dry sailed shoulders (bOXedl, SS.25
S31I2: short clear sides (bOXed), $500
SO. Whisky-Dislllers' finished goods,
per gal. Sl.2O. Sugars-Cut loaf, S14@SI2c;
granulated, use; standard a, use. Re
eeiDts-FIour. 10000 bbls: wheat $1,000
bu: corn. 10000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu;
we. 1000 bu; barley. 10000 BIZ. Ship
ments = Flour, IS, 600 bbls; wheat, 5000
bu; corn, 66,000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu 4;
rye, 5000 bu: barley. 1000 bu. On the
produce exchange to-day the butter market
was firm; Elgin creamery, 26i2D27t3c /:
choice western, 23625c; choice dairies, 2l@y
24c; common 10 fair, 15GlSc. Eggs steady
at ISG Ice.