The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-29
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP.

Gossip by private wire to g. H: F. Smith
& Co., st. Paul, members Of New York stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Four ports cleared since Thursday 423, 653
bu wheat, So, 1922 bbls -four equal in wheat
ST. goo bu.
London cable: Cargoes off coast, wheat
firm, corn quiet; cargoes on passage, wheat
firm, corn frmer; country markets, English
and French quiet; Mark Lane Sd higher; Ber-
lin, December higher, May u higher.
Chicago closing year ago today: May
wheat, 5914c; corn, 28Ac; oats, 19c; pork.
$780, lard, $780, ribs, $4.60.
Grain letter: Our cable reports quote mar
kets firm smaller supplies; Black sea
shipments 1920, 600 blu. The decrease in ship
ments from tibet Black sea ports was to be ex-
pected owing to close Of navigation. Indian
situation remains unchanged. Reports would
seem to indicate probable surplus for ship
ment from Argentine of % 900 Blu. Situa-
ton looks healthy.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec 8.-Flour-Receipts, 49,
800 bbls; exports, 2S,064 bbls; nominally
steady; Minnesota patents, $4.45@4.65; Mime
sofa bakers, $3.40Q3.95; rye -four, dull; buck
wheat -four, dull; buckwheat, quiet; corn
meal, dull rye nominal; barley, steady; bar
ley malt, nominal. Wheat-Receipts, 103, 900 blu;
exports, 161,6 7S blu; spot frmer; No. 1 hard,
96Ac; options opened higher on foreign buy
ing, local covering and strong foreign sta
tistics, reacted under long selling, but subse-
quently advanced again on renewed foreign
support closing 9s@1&c net higher; No
9O1a @9Oa4c, closed 9O1ac. Corn-Receipts. 22O-
400 bu; exports 96,9 21 blu; spot dull; No. 2,
29hc; options frmer and ruled steady all
day, supported by moderate local and foreign
buying; closed &c net higher; May closed
31%c; December closed 293sc. Oats-Receipts,
144,0 blu; exports, 220, 1854 bu; spot steadier;
No. g 221bc; options dull and easier under
local pressure, closing active sc net lower;
closed 22c.
MILWAUKEE,.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. S.-Wheat-Firm and
higher; No. 2 spring, 79c; No. l northern,
size; May, size. Flour steady and quiet.
moderate demand; No. white, 1S@19c. Bar
ley irregular; No. 2, 34c; sample, 23033c
Rye higher; No. 1, 391ac. Provisions steady;
600; wheat Al 000 barley, 10000. Shipments
flour, $4,000; wheat, 5000; barley, 17,OO0
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S.-Wheat-No. 2 red
cash, elevator, Ole bid; track, 91@931ac; No. 2
hard, cash, Gle asked; December, 915sc. Corn
No 2 cash, 2OAc; December, zoe; May. 225sc
Oats, No. cash 18c bid; May, 203sc bid. Rye
dull; 35c bid. Barley dull; mailing, 50Q40c
Flaxseed easy; re Lead firm; 2.75@2. S212
Spelter dull; $3.971k@4.
VISIBLE GRAIN.
NEW YORK, Dec 2S.-The visible supply
OF grain Saturday, Dec. &c, compiled by the
New York produce exchange, was as follows:
Wheat "a. 443, 900 blu, decrease 720, 900 bu; corn
49, $685. 900 bu increase $40 900 bu oats 49, 476 900
Blu, increase 1,042, 900 bu; rye 1895, 900 bu in
crease $4,000 blu; barley 4,S75,OOO bu, decrease
255, 900 blu.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-Wheat-No. 2
red cash. elevator, Gle bid; track, 9109315c;
No. hard cash. Sic asked; December, 915sc.
Corn-No. 2 cash. 20Ac; December, zoe; May,
22%c. Rye dull, S5c bid. Barley dull; malt
ing, 300 40c. Flax seed easy, nc. Lead
firm, $2.75@2. 821a. Spelter dull, $S.97156D4.
NO MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2S.-Today is holiday
in the grain market.