St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-31
STEADY AND RATHER FIRM.
A LIGHT Business Transacted in Wheat
With Closing Figures Same as
Saturdays.
Corn Rules Weak, Oats Steady, Hog
Products Also Pirming
Up.
Financial Operations of the Money
Knas---Fhs General Geo.
tationS.

CH1cAco. Dec 30-There was the usual
amount of uncertainty in the wheat market
that Monday brings because of visible supply
figures. When the final figures were re-
eeived, showing a decrease OF SOt,oou
bushels for the week, against al increase OF
near V 500, 900 bushelSa year ago, the show
inc was better for the bulls than the best esti-
mates had made il. Sill prices did not reach
a. good a figure a. were touched on The first
lille squirt Of buying after the opening. tx
eept in the vital matter of export elearanceS
the news OF the day was bullish. The wealth
er promised TO ne colder, Liverpool quoted
SPOT wheat a penny dearer, an the futures
tending upward Receipts here were but -
cars. with only - cars of contract wheat.
The increase il the wheat in store
here was less than expected by
everybody. But New York cleared no
wheat Baltimore none, and Philadelphia
less than 200 bu. The local trade was
pretty well divided. BroSseau ana Mitchell
bought early, and Partridge held the market
down Logan & Co, Walker y co. ana
Hutchinson bought Later. while Baldwin and
Farnum. Baxter, Ryder and the crowd sold.
TIE decline in eonsols. the advance in Bank
of England rates TO Is per cent and high
rates for money in New York all helped 10
December was quoted around rae; January
sold 77zsa7sc; May. in which nearly al the
business was done. sold S2S40S- sc 10 S2ISc
10 S2Iac 10 S25s0 S2s4c to S-i20-S2@Se TO
S3s.c to S35sc at l o'clock. Estimated ears
for Tuesday. rs There was little action
10 wheat towards the close. Receipts
were: IL cars winter wheat, 53
cars spring, 9lS cars corn, and
oil cars oats. Withdrawals from store were
9IS bu winter wheat. 400 bu spring. l,413
bu corn. and S.5Si bu oats. The visible
grain supply statement, as compiled by Sec
rotary Stone. Of the board of trade. shows
decrease for the week of 3040J0 bu wheat,
and an increase of 2.2I2, $50 bU corn, and
sol .OuO bu oats Corn was sctive; Decem-
Der opened at S1isc but sold off to soc.
There was a good demand meanwhile for
May and the decline in price was not at al
proportionate with The decline in December
The large increase in the visible, ana the
heavy local receipts had a weakening effect
on corn. There were 4l2,G0O bu
cleared from the Atlantic ports Satur-
day and $4,000 bu from New Orleans.
Oats were duh and without important
change. There was an unusually brisk trade
In provisions. The undertone Of the mar
ket was quite strong. Armour supported
lard all day. His brokers took all that was
offered for sale, but did not do much bidding
for the property. Hutchinson sold large
line of May pork and ribs On the call, and
bought quite a line of January lard. Wolf
bought the larger part of the May pork sold
BY Hutchinson on the call. Receipts of hogs
at the yards were lightly. 800 head-and
prices there were 59IUc higher. January
poIk opened at 500, and sold between
$9O5 and 50 1913 asked all day.
The leading features ranged as follows: