St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-08
DULL AS A STAG PARTY.
Lille or No Action of Importance In
the Chicago Wheat Mar
ket.
Corn Weakens in Sympathy, Provisions
Alone Showing ANY Market
Strength.
Financial Operations of the Money
Kings---The General Quota
tons.

CHICAGO, Aug. There was less action III
the wheat market to-day. The market
continues to depend on the movement to and
from principal markets and foreign advices.
First prices in this market were about l2c
lower all around. This was on the weak
Liverpool cables the selling by New YORK
here, the very fine weather and the general
lack of support Liverpool quoted spot
wheat 34d lower. Prices at other markets
opened 5sc off at New York and Csc lower at
st. Louis Milwaukee and Toledo. St Louis
received 1000 bu and shipped $4,000.
Minneapolis and Duluth shipped 10000 bu
more than receipts Toledo alone of the
winter wheat markets, accumulated much
wheat receiving l31 900 bu and shipping
81 900 bu. Out of eos cars here there we're
eighty-one cars No. 2 red winter. The
selling was led by Jones-Kennett Schwartz
Dupee, Logan and Mitchell, with the
scalpers following. Hutchinson was buyer
and he was credited with stopping the carly
decline August sold from 76l2 to 765sc, to
F6I2c to 7634c, to 7678c to 1880; Septem-
Der, 7612c to 76A@76Ssc to 76l2@76hsc to
76sBc; December, 7Sl2976l5c, to 70l2c, to
77lbc to 7S14c at l o'clock. Wheat was dull
during the last half hour until the last i've
minutes, when there was a Tumor of sort
OF panic on tne HGlrlS DOuTSe, anu COiiSO49 w
cined in an unusual way. This gave slight
up-turn and a little fiImness at the very last.
Corn was weak on a.report that 700 cars
were loaded Saturday at stations on the Bur
lington road in Nebraska shippers and re-
ceivers sold the September future quite
freely and prices declined ls@4c. Re
ceipts, 643 cars. Oats were easier
and Is@Ac lower. Receipts, 3l4 cars
Withdrawals of grain from store were 1O4,
955 blu winter wheat, 21.717 bu spring, 216,-
436 bu corn and 50, 400 bu oats. The pro-
vision market started weak and closed strong.
Receipts of hogs were ID, 600 here, and at
Western points, $4,000, against $4,000
year ago. Heavy hogs sold lower at the stock
yards First prices Oh the floor were 2l2c
last night for all products. These were the
lowest prices of the day. There was a fair
reaction on general buying before the morn
ing call. On the call Armour & Co. took
lard. Ryan & Co. bought lard and pork. The
shipments of lard were large, about $500
ierces. The market later in the day was
broader and stronger and closed 5@7I2c
higher for pork, 1O@l212c higher for lard
md 2l2@7I2c higher for short ribs.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 September opened at 76!2c.
closing at 765sc; December, 7Sl2c, closing
IL ISAC. year, 1OCi ClOSlLS az 1ot4G- Win
No. September opened at see, closing
at at 35sc; october, See, closing at
B6c; December 1854 closing at 35l2c. Oats
No September opened at 205sc. closing
1t 2O5sc: October 207sc, closing at 20S4c;
May, 24I9c closing at 24Ssc. Mess Pork
lper bbD September opened at SlO.62l2,
Closing at 5000; october, S10.45. closing
1t $10.55; January, SO. 80, closing atS9. 92l2.
Lard (per 100 lbsl-September opened at
b6. 32I2 closing at S6.45; October opened at
637I2, closing at S. As: year, $627l2, clos
Ing at $6.10. Short Ribs (per 100 lbs)-Sep-
ember opened at S5.45 closing at S5.52l2;
October, 1915, closing. at So.52A;
January, S492l2, closing at 81.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat-No. spring,
675Sc; No. spring wheat. II l2c, new; No.
red, 76s4@l767Bc. Corn-No. 2, 36lS@364c.
Dats-No. 2, 205Bc. Rye-No. =, 42l2@43c.
Barley-nominal Flaxseed-No. l, $l.26.
Prime timothy seed, $l.42@1 .43 Mess PORK
Per Dbl, S10.70@1O.75 Lard-Per 100 lbs,
E6. 37l2@64O. Short ribs sides loosel. 50. 30
15.55; dry sailed shoulders (boxed), SIS
as; short clear sides (boxed), S5.75@5. SIP.
Mhisky-Distillers, finished goods; per gal,
BI.12. nchanged. Receipts
Flour, Is, 900 bbls wheat, 102, 600 bu; corn,
a92,000 blu: oats, G,U00 bu; rye, 4 900 bu.
Shipments-Flour 1000 bbls; wheat, 49,,
oOO Blu; corn, 206, 900 bu; oats, POI 600
blu. On the produce exchange to-day the
butter market was active; for finest IN
phanond EppS in opod demand at lie