St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-10
IRREGULAR TRADING.
A Shade of Improvement Fol-
lowed the Opening Of Chi
eago Change,
But Weakness Was Inherent
in Conditions and Declines
Are Noted.
The Only Decided Action Was
in Hog Products, Also at
q Loss.
Continued Activity, With a
Heavy Temper, in New
York Stocks.

CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-In response 10 the COM
narrative steadiness OF the wheat market here
Foreign markets, as reported ut the opening,
came steadier in tone The early trading
was done al nor far from the same prices as
The closing quotations OF the preceding aiter-
noon. and shade of improvement quickly
succeeded. The oTening for May was at
9Sis6J95lzC. and good buying. which lasted
for matter OF ten minutes, made The price
95lec.
In addition TO the steadIress abroad, re-
ceipts 81 primary points were light. The
severely cold weather was another bulilsh
feature, Tor although it had been preceded
by about an inch Of snow throughout IN
diana and Illinois. reports were that Il mad
about all blown off the fields into
drifts along the fences BradstreetS'
weekly export figures were also
somewhat pullish. reporting clearances
from both eUasts at 5.32l,O 600 bu. but modify
ing the fact by drawing attention TO the com
pGrative bulk of this and last years visible
supply making it IS.tG10)0 bu more this year
than last.aud l6009. eco more than on the cor
responding day of 1900 Beerbohms quoted
3 decline at Paris al from 10 10 20 ceutimes
N -four, and 20 to so confines in wheat
The fact OF Partridge and other influential
bear operators having covered so much of
their short lines on the break OF the last Nv o
DAYS made the bulls cautious IN their opera
lions under the apprehension OF the possible
selling again by the operators referred 10 on
any material advice. After The early strength
ceased there was a reaction 10 !p7se. but at
and below 93c there appeared 10 be very
heavy buying orders. which made the
stav of the price below the former quotation
only temporary SchwartZ-Dupee- Mitchell
and Logan were the leading sellers. Ad-
'rices from Kansas City iajeT said that III
favorable reports OF tie growing crop are
coming in, the weather having been very
trying on the plant. This caused little
more ffrmness. but the close was barely
steady al 9}e. g reduction OF Ac compared
with yesterday.
Corn was quiet and easy. but the decline
was not important The weakness III wheat
NAV have had some in influence The weather
zoo - sharp and frosty. and gives promise of
better inspection. Of the 265 cars received
only SIX ears graded contract. Cables were
SteaQv- for spot ana The near futures Tut
weak or the distant futures May open ed
unchanged at 41ssc. touched +ll2e, weakened
and closed 1T bottom figures, 4llsc. loss
compared with yesterday OF Ae-
Oats quiet and easy, in sympathy with
corn, closing unchanged TO lac lower.
HO- products carried over some Of the bull
enthusiasm from Yesterday to today; Inc ad-
(ancing tendency Of late has attracted out
side attention. ard the result was that bro
kers had a loI CT buying orders on hand at
the opening Their execution put prices up
some above the closing Bgures of yesterday
but the strength eyaporated when these had
been filed, chiefly OH the larger receipts OF
hogs than expected ard the fact that &c, Go
We're estimated for Monday and 25e,O09 for
next week. The close vas at or near the bot
tom prices Of the day ana the market was
easy and slightly lower than yesterday. EST
mated receipts for Monday: Wheat lS3 cars;
corn, @19 cars; oats. 40 ears. hogs, $1,000.
The leading futures ranged - follows: