The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-04
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Wheat advanced PIC on
a narrow market today. Much Of the strength
markets were neglected. Corn advanced &c and
oats about the same; provisions closed with but
little change
Wheat proved more interesting than had been
expected Of it today before election Trading
in the majority. and sellers could only be found
when prices were bid.
The strength game principally from the for
eign situation. Liverpool advanced lid for fu-
lures and reported decrease in stocks Of
wheat which were already small. Of 135. 600 bu
The figures on worlds shipments were COM
f1icting, but all Of them large and this was a
disauieting influence. but only temporarily So
The quantity on ocean passage $4,000 bu
less. The net result was a very strong mar
ket. December which at the close Saturday was
buyers at from 7sA to 1872. reaction to aye to
followed but from that point it turned upward
again. and with steady persistence. but with
4Ac, it rose to 74Ac.
The Northwest receipts Of wheat 1880
cars, or 400 cars less than a week ago. and
continuation of the prediction SO freely made
were to fall off sharply. Closing cables showed
an advance at Liverpool of 2Ad and the price
to 74A, advanced again to 74lAc. During the
last fifteen minutes an extra spasm Of bullish-
was was firm at 74N@95 ''e 'p % ''' Inc CLOSING
Corn ruled strong on very limited business. 1t
affected good deal by the decided strength in
wheat, by the firm cables and by the indications
Of smaller local receipts. May started a shade
higher at 2sA and advanced slowly to 29A, SELL
ing at 2ek@29A at the close.
Oats were very quiet but firm feeling ex-
listed and prices ruled higher. Sympathy with
wheat and corn largely ruled fluctuations May
opened &c higher at 21Ac, sold to 22A and
closed steady at 22Q22h
In provisions almost nothing was doing The
small Of hogs had but little influence In
view of the proximity of election. Live stock
prices were higher and this with the strength
Of grain maintained the opening advance.
January lard closed unchanged at $3.50: Janu-
rihS II oh OF
Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat, 125 cars:
corn, Ill cars; oats, 494 cars; hogs, 11,OOO head
DULUTH GRAIN.
DULUTH, Mimi, Nov. 2.-Market up
fairly active and upward today. December
opened &c up at 1850; sold up to 75c at
1855, reached to 744sc at II 35, regained 75c
and touched 75Ac at 1:07, and closed 1ac up
at 75c bid. Cash, 10000 bu to shippers.
Close-No. l hard, cash, 74Ac; December.
76Ac; No. / northern, cash, 731hc; De-
cember, 75c bid May, 7914c; No. northern.
Tic; No. 3, 66ss@67ssc; rejected, 593s@S7Ac
To arrive: No. l hard, 4%c; No. l north
ern, 731sc; rye, 34c; No. oats, 1SlAc: No.
3 oats, TIC; fax, Tic. Car inspection:
Wheat. 479; corn. 6; oats, 10; rye, s; bar
3S5, 1872 blu; corn. 262S; oats, 27O67: rye.
1O,S4S; barley. 135. 1893; fax, 1872 Ship.
ments: Wheat, $50, 263 bu; barley, 269, 223:
wheat stocks last week. No. hard, 1886. rs
bu; No. l northern, 3.1A,703; No. 2 north
ern, 1,029, 422; No. spring, 49,, 273; No grade
62,017; rejected. los, 3O2: special bin, SIS, 500
total, 5.67O0SS; increase. ATS. 40; corn, 79,SOS
oats. 4s6.272; rye, 3S4,226; barley, 1,22s, 527;
dax 1948O32