St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-07
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD.
The Grain Markets We're Generally
Firm and Higher Throughout
Yesterday.
Provisions Weak and Lower, With a
Very Large Trade in
Short Ribs.
Transactions in the Financial Circles OF
Vail Street.-The General
Quotations.

CHICAGO. April 6.-The opening OF the
trade on change to-day found grain markets
generally firm and higher and provisions
weak. lower and excited. There was ire
mendous trade in short ribs. The big deais
were in july and one operator took ABOUT T.
600 600 pounds at 81 .07l3 in a very few MN
ntes He passed around his card Tor the
crowd down all the July they wanted AZ
81 O561. Ola single firm solo hlln l.
500 600 pounds, another 5oo,ooo ana Ihe
rest of the crowd put down enough 10 Iha l'
his total purchase in this line 3'ooo,ooo
mounds. The market afterwards Weakeileu
10 81 .02. but closed at S7.O7l2.
In the grain pits May delivery opened qoo
higher for wheat, 1ic higher for corn anu tS1
higher for oats. During the hrst nout' al
grains mad an upward tendency. WheaI au
Yonced ssc and touched 764sc for May corn
nushed NJ 14c and touched 53c for the same
month. and oats sold 31Ac. Before noun
reaction followed and wheat solu
back 10 the opening price, Io4c'
corn dropped lsc under the ol'enl"s
at 515sc. and oats fell back to BIC. "heat'
oats and corn continued to decline, ana the
final prices for the day were a shaue peioN
last nights closing, being 52lS0ozAc roI
corn -5S4Gi 7J7sc for wheat ana 5oFsc lor
oats. The market was the result Oh INC ieei-
Snge of the local operators. There was
fairly firm closing late yesterday, hlgher
nrices on the curb. and light receipts To-Day.
THESE things. with the belief that certain
bulls are only waiting favorable opPoi-
tunitv 70 bulge the market, caused the hlgher
prices. but the only strength apparent was
tbe result of covering so that everything
weakened gradually and dragged down uii.ii
the close. Pork was offered more freely
than BUYERS were disposed to take IT, anu
weak feeling developed. June was 'le
weakest and broke 32l2c, while May oropPeu
22Iac. shorts took hold at the decline anu
reaction of > to 12I2c was recovered irao-
Ing was moderate and mostly by scalpers,
and aside from the price changes the market
had no features of interest.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as tonoWs.
Whcnt-No. ?. May opened at 76Ac, closing
pt 75ssc: June. 767sc, closing at 769Sc July,
T7c. closing at 76s4c: Decem Der, 9s2c,
closing at 79c. Corn-No. 2, May opened at
b2S4c. closing at 52lsc; june, 5Zc, closing
at 5Il9c: July, 52Isc, closing al 2lP2ci Au-
Opened nj 3lIac. closing at 3o7Se,; June,
30s.c: August. 27Ac Mess Pork, per
bbl-May opened at Sl3. 1857 o. S eISssam 0!
at Sl3.3O: June, Sl3.0u, closlnR NJ VnJ;oo'
July closing at Sl3.37l2. Lard, per 10y ~ IDS
May opened at S7.52I2, closing at SI;on;
June, S7.55, closing at S1.5Zl2: july.
S7.55, closing at S7.57l2: Short RIBS, per
100 lbs-May opened at s6;91ls, closing sa q!
July, S712l2, closing at % ~ Y;
August, $40 closing at r S1:Io.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-
Steady without quotable change. Wheat
No. spring, 7iss@54ssc;; No, 3 spring
wheat, C6@ Csc; No. . red, S0l2c. Corn Corr
No. =, 5lSsc. Oats-No. 2. 29l2M5lIc.
Rye-No > 59l2c. Barley-No. 2 TI09Uc:
Flax secd-No. l, S1.45; prime qmothy
seed, $3.50. Mess pork, per Dbl, $13; 25@
1890 Lard, per 100 lbs, " 4at2g ere 90 5o,,
Short ribs sides Qoose), Sc. 7l2@6. 80; dry
Balted shoulders boxed, S5.72@6; snort
clear sides (roxed), S7.43@7. 40. WHISKY,
tistillers' finished goods per gal, u 70. 70;
Rece1pts-Flour, 10000 bbls; wheat; 10000
bu: corn $4,000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye,
1000 bu barley, 10000 bu. shipments
Flour 10000 bbls; wheat, 1000 6u Goe e9 hl
l12,00 bu: cats, 10000 bu; rye, l,o0o Du;
barley. 5000 bu. On the produce exchange
Today the butter market was easier; cream
Dry. 23@2Sc; dairy, 18@26c. Eggs steady;
fresh. li%iGi l14c.