St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-30
WITHIN A NARROW RANGE.
Wheat Bobs Up and Down in An
Interesting and Exciting
Manner.
The Local Trade Keeps the Fluctu-
atoms Within a Contracted
Range.
Financial Operations of the Money
Kings---The General
Quotations.

Chicago. Aug, 29-The local trade ap-
reared to be pretty well divided on wheat to-
day. but there was variation enough in news
and conditions to make an active and inter-
estiug market The action was very much
the same up to noon as on Wednesday. a weak
opening followed by a fair bulge, which IN
turn was followed by partial reaction
September started at 77l4c and December at
7Ss4c The offerings for q time were very
free, headed by the selling of BrosSeau and
Robert Warren. The offerings caused no
Welding from first prices, and for this reason
alone there was change of sentiment. The
early sellers had Liverpool cables l4c lower
OH spot and tending down for futures. fine
weather on both sides the Atlantic liberal
receipts at primary markets, and 80 cars IN
excess of the estimate in this market TO help
them. Foreigners generally were sellers
here Before noon the buying improved.
Atlantic export clearances were $4,000 bu
wheatand % 900 bbs and sacks of -four New
Orleans cleared 10000 for Liverpool. 1t was
claimed that Chicago people had marked
$50 ZOO bushels at Duluth for export. The
Price Current claims shortage Of 10000
900 bushels in Europe with other countries
balanced. There was no very decisive news.
however, and at 1 o. CLOCK prices had reached
TO about opening figures. Receipts were 2UO
cars winter wheat. 90 cars spring, SO6 cars
corn and 273 cars oats. Withdrawals from
store were S7,145 bushels winter wheat,
$500 bushels spring, 412,721 bushels corn
and 17S, 1876 bushels oats. There was fair
business in corn futures, which consisted
principally of selling out in September and
buying in December and May. Closing
prices were the best of the day and were
Nv, toll Of ohirou anld
wave. Oats were without particular feature
and closed at about yesterdays figures.
Large receipts of hogs and lower prices to-
gether with other influences, caused pro-
visions to open 2I2@5c lower for ribs and
lard and 5@1Oc lower for pork. The hogs at
Eastern points were %, 900 against %, 600
gear ago and packing for the week was esti-
mated at 10000 hogs, against $4,000 last
year. The provision market was subject
more or less to manipulation. The action
was much the same as yesterday, with more
than ordinary interest in mess pork, particu-
larly the October option, the shorts in which
were given lively dance, and prices adj
vanced 20022l2c. Lard was easy and with
out material change. Short ribs were strong
and 7l2 @1Oc higher.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WuCdl-NU. Z DcptCMUeT Opcueu DIT IIBC.
closing at 775sc; December, 7SS4c closing at
T9lsc; year, Tie, closing at 77lac; May,
62S4c, closing at S31sc. Corn-No. . Septem
Der opened at 33l2c, closing at 33tsc: october
335sc, closing at 335sc; December, 33Ac,
closing at 331sc. Oats-No. 2 September
opened at 1890, closing at 1880; Octo-
Der. 177sc. closing at 1850: December, 2OMc,
closing at 20Ac. Mess Pork (per bbD--Sep-
TENDER opened at $3.50, closing at S10.05;
october. 9.S2l2, closing at $10.l5; January,
S9.05, closing at S9.05. Lard (per 100 lbs
September opened at S5.97l2 closing at
S5.97l2; October, S5.97l2, closing at $5.95;
January, S5.77l2 closing al So. 80. Short Ribs
(per 100 lbs September opened at $3.50,
closing al 81 95; October, 81. So, closing at
$4.95; January. $3.50, closing at S4.60;
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and unchanged Wheat-No. spring,
77a4c; No. 8 spring. 70Ql72c; No. 2 red,
7784c. Corn-No. 2, 33l2c. Oats-No. @ 1912
1850, Rye-No. =, 42l2c. Barley-No. 2.
65@67c. Faxseed-No. l, Sl.26l2. Prime
timothy seed, $l.34. Mess Pork-Per Dbl,
$40. 1O@1O. 12l2. Lard-Per 100 lbs, 6.O212
06.05. Short rib sides Qoose). S4.95. Dry
sailed shoulders (boxed), steadier. Short
clear sides boxed, steadier. Whlsky-Dis-
tillers finished goods. per gal. Sl.O2.
Sugars-Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts
Flour, 1000 bbls: wheat 10000 bu: corn,
$1,000 bu; oats 297UO0 bu; rye, 10000
bu; barley, 5000 bu. Shipments-Flour,
10000 bbls; wheat, AZ. 900 bu; corn, $780,
900 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 10000 blu.
On the produce exchange to-day the butter
market was fairly active and unchanged.
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