St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-10
BUYERS IN THE BREACH.
Old Hutch and Others Of His Class Pre-
vent Wheat From Going
TO Smash.
Several Slight Bulges and Only a FraG-
iional Decline at the
Close.
Financial Operations Of the Money Kings
THE General Quota
tiOnS.

CHTCAco. Sent. 9.-Although about all the
news and the local trade were against the
wheat to-day the market did not yield as
might be expected. The first prices were Ac
under the close on Saturday, and these were
the lowest figures up to l o'clock. The con-
ditions were of the same character as curing
the last half of the last week. Cables were
weak. giving spot and futures quiet at Liver
pool with prices tending downward Ihe
Teeeipts here were 81 cars, or 40 cars over
the estimate The grading gave but 81 cars
of No. y of all kinds. The No. . received
amounted to about 10000 bu, while the No.
. out of store was 1900, and total out IN
spection of IsI 900 bu. There was the same
accumulation of wheat at primary markets,
and the export business was unlmportant
The visible supply figures hung fire, but
enough was known 10 indicate slight de-
crease, allowing for the deduction OF 9lZ,OOO
bu at Minneapolis in elevators which falled
10 comply with the new state law. Inc pear
ishness of the crowd was now Of the aggres
sive sort. and buying by Baker. Hutchinson,
Mitchell and Partridge at different times
caused bulges followed in each case by de-
preston and dullness. September sold at
75s4c. to ICE 10 755sc; December sold at
77ssc. to 77s4c, to 71l9c, TO 75ss075s4c, at !
O'Clock; May sold at SIs50S lSsc. Wheat
touched the bottom figures second time
lust before the close. The official visible
grain supply statement which was not
posted till nearly l o'clock, showed
a decrease for the week of lI3,OOU
bu wheat, an increase of 117,O00 blu oats.
Reeeipts were 333 cars winter wheat 3S
spring. ST. corn, and 29S cars oats. With
drawals from store were, 1871 bu. winter
wheat Il. 139 bu. spring, 753,UlS bu corn,
and 25S. 654 bu. oats. Corn started weak
but improved under good buying and closed
about at Saturdays figures. Oats were dull
but prices ranged a shade higher. Provls-
ions were dull. except for pork, which, it IS
said. is manipulated by local parties. The
September option ranged at Sll.5p@11.60;
October. SI1.40@l1.75. andJanuary, S9.92L2
6905 Closing prices were 15@20c higher
for October and September respectively.
Lard was dull and without change, and short
ribs steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. , October opened at T37sc, clos
ing AT 7584c; December. 77$sc, closing at
775sc; year. 7534c, closing at 755sc; May
SlSsc closing at S1l2c. COrn-No. Octo-
Der opened at 33Isc. closing at 33Ssc; No
vember, 33lSc, closing at 33Ac: December,
3284c, closing at 327Sc. Oats-No. 2 Octo-
Der opened at 1859, closing at 19Ae; De-
cember, 1850. closing at zoe; May, 22s4c
closing at 227sc Mess Pork (per bbD-OctO-
Der opened at Sll.40, closing at Sl1.55;
year $50. closing al S8.72I2; January,
500 closing at 50. Lard (per 100 lbs)-
october opened at S5.95. closing at $780,
December. So. 72l2, closing at S5.7212; Janu-
airy, 5.72l2. closing at S5.72l2. Short Ribs
(per 100 Ibsl-October opened at S4.95, clos
ing at 81. s.: January, SI57I2. closing, S4.55,
Cash quotations are as follows: Flour steady,
unchanged. Wheat-NO. . spring ,75S4c; No.
3 spring. 64G66c: No. 2 red, 75s4c: Corn
No. 2 $3.50. 0atS-NO. Q, 1850. Rye-No.
2, 4ll2c Flax seed-No. I, 81. oslo. Prime
timothy seed, sl.32. Mess pork per Dbl,
SII.5O@11.60 lard (per 100 lbs $685.. 02I2;
short ribs sides, Qoose) S5.05@5.l0; dry
salted shoulders boxed S4.5OQ4.62l2; short
clear sides, (boxed) S5.37l2G5.50 WHISKY,
distillers' finished goods, per gal, S1.02.
Receipts-Flour. $4,000 bbls: wheat, u.s.,
600 Blu; corn, 36s, 900 bu; oats. 167, 600 bu:
rye, 1900 Du; barley $4,000 bu. Ship
ments-Flour. 10000 bbs; wheat 81, 0O0
bu; corn. 1922, 900 bu: oats, 100000 bu:
rye, 1000 bu: barley, 1000 bu. On the
produce exchange to-day the butter market
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