St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
A A.,"a" TIE SPECTATORS,
fsay Wheat Closes Lower, and June and
July Follow Suit.
ACTIVITY IN SECURITIES.
Tie Liveliest Day of the Year in Stocks
and Bonds---Market
Record.
SpecisI to the Globe.

Specisl to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 9.-Wheat was on
The down grade to-day. The market
did not break early, but showed weak
ness until there was buying by Hutch-
inson, when the price OF May went 10
sl,02 the best point OF the day. Inc
opening price was lie under last night at
Sl.Oll5. When the price fell BACK 10
s1.O11% after the bulge Hutchinson ana
the clique failed TO give any support,
and the market went to pieces; from
s1.O115 Nav broke TO sl.005s, rallied to
sl.Ol1s, then down to $3.50 shortly after
noon. Then, on the report that the de-
crease in the visible supply Will be
light-not more than 100000 bushels
May sold down to 9S$4c, rallying at the
close. Weakening influences were the
financial troubles in Paris. the weak
ness on the Pacific coast and the faVor-
able crop weather. Many also fear
the effect of the government
crop figures due Monday, which
will show wheat in farmers
hands. The failure of the bull cliques
TO hold prices to-day Is regarded III var
ious lights by the trade. Receipts were
13 cars. The corn market attracted
less attention than any other specnla-
tive markets. Prices opened about
steady, showed light declines OH the
weakness in wheat and rallied enough
to close about steady. Receipts l5o
ears. Oats were active and weak, May
selling down to 253sc. Receipts were
without selling far from closing prices
Yesterday. The market opened a tribe
lower all around. Lard showed the
least reaction. May sold at S6.95(97 to
s6.s71506.90 at / p. II. Short ribs
sold at ST. 271I@6. 3719 to S6.22114@6.25 at
ID. m. Mess pork opened at Sl2 for
Nav. sold to $l2.25 and Off to Sll.95,
closing at SO or SC lower for the day.
THE DAYS QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
March. opened at 991{c, closing at $3.50;
Nav. Sl.ol1%, closing at SS918c; June,
SSc. closing at s67Sc: July, 951ac, clos
ing at 934c. Corn-No. 2 March, opened
at 34$Ic, closing at 34}sc; May, 35Tc,
closing at 359lc; June, $500. closing at
35l%c. Oats-No. 2 March opened at
24Xc, closing at 2434c; May, 263ac,
closing at 26c; June. 26l4c, closing
at zee. Mess Pork (per bbp-March
closed at S11.S0; May, opened at sl2,
closing at SD; June, si2.07}a. closing at
S12.0715. Lard (per 100 lbsl-March
opened at s6.S115 closing at Sc. 500; May,
$685., closing at $3.50: June, S7.05. clos
Ing at $685. Short Ribs per 100 lbs
March. closed at S6.17l2; May opened
at $751;, closing al s6.25; June.
$685.. closing at $3.50. Cash quota
tions were as follows: Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-No. ? spring, $3.50
$3.50; No. 3 spring, S5iz(G93c; NO. 2 red,
9614 G0963sc. Corn-No. 2, 3415@349sc.
Oats-No. 2, 2434c. Rye-No, 2. 42c. Bar
ley-Nominal. Flax Seed-No, l, 81. 40.
Timothy Seed-Prime, $l.36(01 81: Mess
pork. per hbl. Sl1.95(G12. Lard. per
100 lbs. S6.S5@6.S1l5 Short ribs sides
Qoose), $500. Dry salted shoulders
(boxed), unchanged. Short clear sides
boxed, unchanged. Whisky--Distill-
ers' finished goods, per gal. Sl.03. Sugar
Gut leaf unchanged. Receipts-Flour,
5000 bbls: wheat, 81 600 bu; corn, 11e,-
600 bu: oats, 1900 bu; rye, LOCO bu;
barley. $4,000 blu. Shipments--Flour,
5000 bbs; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 123,-
600 bu; oats, $4,000 bu: rye, 1000 bu:
barley, $4,000 bu. On the produce ex-
change to-day the butter market was
unchanged. Eggs unchanged.