St. Paul daily globe., 1894-03-12

elevator. 6l%c; f. o. b.. 6S5sc; No. l
hard. 721sc delivered. Options opened
weaker on selling based on fine
weather West, reports that the gov
ernment report would show over 1U0,-
000.000 farmers reserve, and disap-
pointment over the weekly exports.
Later the market firmed little with
corn No. 2 red. March, closed csc;
May. Sss@65 l1-l6c. closed 6S55sc; July.
Der, 7i4@7114c. closed at NE.
Corn-Receipts, 5000; exports. 5000
bu; sales, 100000 bu futures. $4,000 bu
spot; spot market dull, but firm; No. 2,
44c elevator. 44c delivered, 443lc +. o. b
steamer mixed. 42Ic. Options opened
easier, but subsequently became
stronger OIL reports that the govern
ment report would he very bulliSh; the
close was firm at 1593sc net advance;
March closed at 1890; April closed at
43c; May, 42224QQ43 l. lGc; closed at 43c;
Receipts. 47,000 bu: exports, 900 bu:
sales, $4,000 bu futures. l,000 bu spot;
spot market very dull; No. .. SIC; No. .
delivered. 3Sc; No. 3. 3614c; No. 2
white, 3112c; track mixed Western,
3SQQ39c; trac!. white Western, 800
4215c; track white state, 39@421ac.
Options easy early, but aftcrward rallied
with corn, and closed firm at unchanged
prices. March closed at 35L4c; April
closed at 3514c; May. 34sl(G35c, closed
at 3i1Sc. Hay dull; shipping, 65c; good
TO choice. 451S5c.-4lops dull ana easy;
state, common TO choice, 11(020c; Pacific
coast. l4@2Oc; London market. holders
offer sparingly. Hides dull: wet salt
ed New Orleans selected, 45Q65 lbs.
415@514c; Texas selected, 4O@55 lbs,
5006c: BuenoS AyreS dry, 2O(D24 lbs,
1O1691lc. Leather quiet: Hemlock
sole. BuenoS Ayres. light to heavy
weight, l5(@l9c. Beef steady; family,
Sll@l4; extra mess. IS; beef hams,
$l6.50; city extra India mess. SlS@2l.
Cut meats quiet: picked bellies. G190o
719c; picked shoulders, GIc; picked
hams, 914c. Lard dull; Western
tierces al S7.52 1a; May s7.OS asked. Re
$50. Compound. Gas@61sc. Pork
steady; new mess, Sl3@l5.5O; extra
prime, Sl2.50@13; family, Sl3@l4;
short clear, Sl4.50@16.50. Butter firm:
Western dairy, l2@l5c; Western cream
cry, 15@22c; Western factory 10@i5c;
Elgins, 22c; state dairy, 15(02Cc; state
creamery. l4@l7c old. Cheese steady;
large, 9A@12c; small, 10l@l3c; full
skins. 2W3c. Eggs easier; state and
pennsylvania, 1Sc; ice house, S20g3 per
case; Western fresh, ,17s&@1Sc; Southern,
'41a@lSc; receipts, 5.9lS pkgs. Tai
low firm; city (s9 per pkg. 5sc;
troleum steady; United closed
s319c bid; Washington, barrels. &c;
Washington III bulk, $3.50; refined n ew
York, ,S5.l5; Philadelphia and Baltimore,
$40; refined in bulk, $3.50. Rosin
steady; strained, common to good. Sl.10
GLIB. Turpen;ine dull at 3l1z@32c.
Rice steady: domestic. fair 10 extra. 35s
@6c; Japan. 4114@419c. Molasses dull;
New Orleans. ouen kettle. COOL to
choice, 27@36c. Pig iron dull; Amer
ican, Sll.5U@Sl5. Copper quiet: lake,
$3.50. Lead very firm; domestic. So. 10.
lin nominal: plates dull: speiter nom-
inal. Cottonseed oil inactive and easier
under local pressure, with small sales.
Including 200 bbls prime crude at 27c,
with 2619c the best bid at the close of the
market and only small lots wanted.
Cotfee-options opened steady at an ad-
vance OF 10 points on December con-
tracts and unchanged to 5 points all
vance Oh others; ruled easier under
local pressure and closed steady at about
yesterdays closing figures; sales. $1,000
bags. including March, l6.30@l6. 35c;
April, 16. l0@i6. 20c; May, 15.9OGel5. .95c;
June. 15. .55@l5.7Oc; September, 14.SO@
l4.9Oc; DECEMBER, 14.20c; spot coffee,
Rio firm; No. Z, rye; mild. steady;
Cordova, 1914@191lc. Sugar-Raw firm;
fair refining. 2 13-l6c; centrifugals, o.
test, 3-l6@54c; sales. 2 cargoes cen
trifugals 9o-te>t, to Canada &c landed
terms. Refined firm; No. t, &c: No. Z,
334@3 15-l6c: No. s. 1908 13-l6c; No. 8,
9-l6@334c; No. 10, 1908 11.l6c; No. II,
3 37-l6(@32Sc; No. 12, .3s(@3 9-l6c; No. 13,
l-1lGc; off A, 1901 3-l6c; mould A,
1904 1l-l6c; standard A. 1904 5-l6c;
conreetioners' A, 1904 5-lGc; cut loaf,
5(@9$9c; crushed, 41sc; powdered, "A
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