St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-22
GOOD EXPORT DEMAND
And Firmness Abroad Helped
to Stiffen the Saturday
Grain Markets.
WHEAT HAD STRONG START
And Closed Well Up--Corn and
Oats Both Make Ad-
VanceS.
STOCK MARKET HEAVY
For Industrials and Barely
Steady for the General
List.
STOCK MARKET HEAVY

CHICAGO, Oct. 2O.-Good export de-
mand and firmness abroad again helped
the grain markets today. December
wheat closed &c higher, May corn &c
higher and May oats sc higher. Pro-
visions were generally firm.
Wheat had a strong, but not very
lively start. First trades were at about
5sc advance over the closing price of
the day before. Sellers were rather
scarce, and further advance at the
opening was only stopped by the mod
esty of the demand. The bulls. while
rendered more hopeful by the liberal
purchases for export of the day before,
had wholesome dread of what was
before them in the shape of a good
sized addition to the visible on Mon
day. Duluth wired that stocks there
would show ali increase of $4,000 bu.
and Minneapolis guessed the weeks in
crease at that point at 100000 bu.
Receipts here for the day were l42 cars.
minneapolis reported $50 carloads ana
Duluth 339. making 500 together, COM
pared with 1.3l0 on the corresponding
day of the previous year. The weeks
clearances from both coasts, according
to Bradstreet'S. amounted in wheat and
flour to 3, 1872. 600 Du. against 3,3l7, 900 bu
on the week before, and 2.706,000 Du for
the corresponding week of the year be-
fore. The cablegrams reported tirmnesS
in English and continental markets,
Liverpool quoting I'D advance for
American red winter and Sd per quar-
ter advance for California and Argen.
tine white wheats. December, which
closed yesterday at 255ss952$$lc opened at
from 52T@53c, sold as high as 5314c for
moment near the middle of the session
for one or two fiveS and kept close to
53c during the remainder OF the day.
There was some weakness due to doubts
entertained of the genuineness of yes
terday'S reported heavy business for eX-
port aud from the fact of the days
clearances of wheat from Atlantic ports
being confined TO 1887 bu from Phila-
delphia. The days flour exports were
40 bblS. Primary market receipts,
including those at Kansas City, were
753.359 blu. The closing cables came
strong and at good advances at all
points. The market here was at its best
near the close. with trading quite gen
eral at 534c and as hi I'll as 533Sc paid
for little. Ii closed at 53llc bid.
The corn market was firm and higher.
1t opened "a C over yesterdays closing
price, and aid not lose that gam during
the subsequent fluctuations. 1t became
stronger near the close, and wound up
at the highest point of the days range,
and ~ over the price it closed at yes
terday. For May, SOC was the general
opening price, although few sales at
IN nd r
5O1lc, and dropped back to soc. with
another advance near the close, which
LETT the value at 5014c. The demand
for through-billed Corn was active at an
advance equivalent to the gain in flu
lures. The limit of SOC for May corn
loosened up good many orders to sell
No. 3 and No. 3 yellow TO ar
rive, which had been tied to a dis
count of 44c and &c respect
lively under May as soon as the latter
should be quoted at Soc About
100000 bu of No 3 and Nos yell
low to arrive in November and Deem
Der was contracted for. Receipts today,
l47 cars; estimates for Monday, 200 cars.
Business in oats was quiet during the
entire session. Prices were a shade
frmer, due to like feeling in corn
The provision market steadied itself
after slight break at the opening and
worked gradually upward after that.
closing with a gain of re in pork
and about 219c in ribs. Lard did
not get quite up to its closing price of
the day before; 1t rested at a decline
for the day of 25sc. Hog receipts
today were $1,000. The estimated run
for Monday is $4,000.
Freights SLOW. Corn and barley at 1c
to Buffalo.
The leading futures ranged as follows: