St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-02
JUST A SHADE LOWER
st. Louis Shorts Jump Onto
the Chicago Wheat Mar
ket and Sell.
As a Result the Prices Of Flu
lures Go Off a Frac-
ton.
Corn Gains a Trifle, Oats
Steadier, Hog Products
Closing Strong.
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CHICAGO, IL, Nov 1.-The wheat market
to-day was narrow one. Up to l o'clock
he changes were ell inside of isc range, and
he price was at no time to exceed Lc from
lie close yesterday. The little bull combina-
ton " hich tirmed up prices just at the close
last night, and caused wheat to sell up TO
Sl.O4 for December after hours had the eff
feet of opening the market strong to-day.
December started at 81 .O3as TO Sl.03s4, sold
at 81. C3A freely, and then off TO last nights
price, S1.05l2. May sold at 81 20. ana off to
SI.O3S4 at once. There was great quantity
of wheat for sale on the bulge just as it was
planned. There was some bull crawdto sell
without the market getting away from them.
After very feeble rally to S1.3ss. Deem
Der prices held almost steady until after mid
day, when Oh additional selling, De-
cember sold dowE to S1e38a@l O3as,
and May at Sl.Usas. The early
selling was by Logan & Co., Durham & Co.,
Brosseau, Baxter, Irwin, Green and the bear
ish sealpers. Later there was more selling,
said TO be for ST. Louis. and Partridge Joined
in TO assist in breaking the marker. Kennel
Hopkins, McDougal & Mitchell stick to the
bull SIDE. The November deliveries were
very light and held the opening. Public ca
bles were steady early, and at the elise un-
changed for spot wheat and held lower for
futures. Private cables. both Liverpool and
London, were stronger. English farmers
deliveries we're large at 80. GOO quarters, yet
the average price for home grown wheat was
cd advanced. The prime crop letter WAS
bearish, showing all unusually fine condition
OF fall wheat The predictions on the visi-
BILE SUPPLY indicate an increase of 200, OU0
or q little larger than last week.
Export clearances for the day we're
light in wheat and -four, and for
the week four Atlantic ports cleared
1910 o hu wheat and lt6..OO Dbl -four
The two coasts In wheat and -four for the
week, 1895, ZOO bu against 1852 900 bu a
week ago and 1888, 900 blu year ago. Re
ceipts at Minneapolis and Duluth were 622
cars, and here 93 cars, with lu4 for Monday
Wheat touched the lowest price Of the day at
the close, being Sl.U31A seller at the bell and
selling at S1.O3ls minute later. November
was quoted at Sl.02I5 nominal early and
closed at S1.olE. May sold at Sl.OSI2. These
last prices were 24c under last night On the
curb privileges in December wheat sold at
Sl.O2ss. TO S1.02A, to SLOPE for puts. and
Si.G59s and Sl.03ss calls. Corn ruled firm
and cleared A@9sc higher. Uniformly bull
Ish exports from Kansas and Nebraska were
the principal cause of the advance Oats
we're more active, and closed with AZ i'm
provement. Country orders were heavier
Provisions were firm on bad reports concern
ing corn, and the strength of the speculative
dealings in that article and in oats. Pork
gained &c to 7t2c and ribs 2t2c 10 SC. Lard
unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows: