St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-10
WEAK AND Then STRONG.
Veteran Operators Puzzled at the Ac-
ton Of the Wheat Mar
ket.
Closing Prices Full Point Better Than
Tuesdays Top Fig
ures.
Financial Operations on the Money
Centers---Fhe General Quo
ations.

CHICAGO. Oct 9-The wheat market acted
much the same as on Tuesday. The turning
point on December seemed TO be S3c. The
offerings were liberal above that price, and
the buyers were plenty below that hgure
The range was little wider than yesterday.
as the December price touched S2ssc early,
and S33sc before o'clock. The most OF the
scalping business was between S21sc ana
S3Isc. Cables cut no figure to-day, except as
The Liverpool firm closing gave little
strength here. The on passage figures were
bungled so that no one relied on them. Ihey
were first posted showing a decrease OF
600, 600 bu, and rear the close corrected
to show 100000 bu increase. Every one
knew the first figures were wrong, ana had
to take chances on the later ones, so they had
no influence. Northwestern receipts were
lighter-I25 cars at Minneapolis and 334 al
Duluth Receipts here were 1913 cars, with
twenty-five cars of contract wheat 1t
was reported that 165 cars were shipped
from Minneapolis and part Of this was for
Chicago. The cars for this market tomorrow
were estimated al 80. And The low figure
helped 10 the best price of the day about
1890 Pm. Baldwin and Farnum sold wheat
early, and HutchisOn at times offered all the
prowd uWantcd at Sc, Stauffer, Robson,
".
bought wheat. Scun had dispatches stating
that eight boat loads were probably taken for
export at New York to-day. and that export
ers were close to the market with buying
orders. October sold SCI2@SO5sc, December
S2a.@s2ss6 S3Is6S 27sG S3Ss6S3I5e at o.
clock; May S5Is1 s5G s5l20 $3.50 S5S40
s5l2c. Wheat received a little bulge
lust at the close, on rumors OF
foreign buying here. Last prices
we're the top for the day. Receipts
Fere 96 ears winter wheat, 102 cars spring.
gls ears corn and 253 cars oats by rail, and
i45OO bu oats by canal. Withdrawals from
store were a., $50 bu winter wheat, 1928 bu
spring. 16I. 765 bu corn and 1900 bu oats.
ghe corn market was further depressed to-
dav. Long corn continues TO come upon the
market from tired holders. There was moth
ing sensational in the shape of news. but
some large blocks we're offered in the pit and
prices Welded for q time but closed steady.
bats were easier and closed IsGg14c lower
fhe provision market was narrow and dull
and heavy The price OF October pork was
started at $40. Later SI0.05 was paid for one
lot. On the cell Hutchinson paid 5000,
Harvey sold to Baldwin at S10.25. There
was sale of 800 bbls in the pit refused on
eon tract II brought Sl0.3J for $50 and
sos for $50. Cudahy was q seller of
January short ribs November PORK sold at
30. 3GG $40 and January S9.21l2@9. 32l2.
Lard and ribs sold within sc range all day.
There is gossip to the effect that the octo-
Der pork deal will be quietly adjusted.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wneat-No. 2 October. opened at SGI2e, clos
ing at SI14c: December. S254c, closing at
SS5sc; year, eOl2c. closing at Slkc; May,
S5Igc, closing ut S6ssc. Corn-NO. . October,
opened at 3Os4e, closing at BOISE; November,
SOs4c, closing at 3Os4c; December, 81 ssc,
closing at 3Ga4c: May, 33c, closing at SIC.
Uats-No 2 October, opened at lS34c, clos
ing at lS5sc: November Ice, closing at
ice: December 1899, closing at 19Ac;
May. 22c. closing at 2l7Sc. Mass Pork (per
bbl)-October. opened at $40, closing at
$40 %: November, $3.50. closing at $685.
year, 1905, closing at 50. 11l2; January,
So. 27l2, closing at S9.32l2. Lard (per
100 lbs)-OctOber. closed at S6.l0; No
Yember So, closing at S5.97l2: year. closed
at s5.92l2; January, S5.95 closing, at
opened at 5000, closing at s.: 0Il2;
November Site, closing at S483;
January. S472l2, closing. at S4;?5.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Sl@SI4c; No. 3 spring. 6SGl7Oc; No. red,
SlMslI4c Corn-NO. =. 30Ssc. Oats-No. 2,
] s94c Rye-No. >, 4li2c. Barley-No. 2,
65c bid Flaxseed-NO. /, Sf.30. Prime tim
othy seed, SI-2O. mess PORK, per Dbl, SiO-4O.
Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.30@6.32I2. Snort ribs
sides QOose), s.. 25Qt5.30. Dry sailed shout
ders boxed, 4L@4I2c Short clear sides
(boxed), 5ssG5lac. Whisky. distillers'
finished goods, per gal Sl.O2. Sugars
Cut loaf, 9l2c; graduated, 7S4e; standard
A. 79sc. Reccipts-Flou, 21.0OO bu;
wheat. 10000 bu; corn, 3T6, 900 bu:
oats, 339, 900 bu; rye. 32, 1000 bu; barley,
$4,000 bu. Flour, $1,000 bu;
wheat, 1873, 900 bu; corn, 100000 bu: oats,
i66, 600 bu; rye. 10000 bu; barley, $1,000
bu. On the produce exchange to-day the
butter market was quiet: creamery. 16G
e3c; dairy. IS@20e. Eggs firm; fresh,