The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-18

and rather easy. Rye -four dull. Buckwheat
-four quiet. Buckwheat dull. Cornmeal quiet
Rye nominal. Barley dull. Wheat-Receipts,
700 bu; exports, 162.576 bu; spot quiet;
No. hard, 92%c; options, after opening
steady, were affected by free liquidation and
broke sharply. recovering in the afternoon on
heavy wheat and -four clearances; closed 40
Sc Lice closed &c., December, S6asQS7Ac,
closed S71sc. Corn-Receipts. 5000 bu; ex-
ports. 1922 bu; spot steady; No: 2, 2s1z@
larger receipts, but partially recovered again
with wheat. closing unchanged to Hc lower
Ma May; aoo s1A QSlzc closed, sllkG; December.
500 bu; exports, 767O2 bu spot weaker No.
e. 22c; options dull and easy, closing un-
changed to 1sc net lower; May, 24b@2414c.
21ssc.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. -Wheat-Spot quiet
demand poor; No. 2 red spring, IS sgd; No
l California, rs 2lad; futures opened steady
with near and distant positions Ad lower
closed easy with positions 150ld lower
and distant positions s4d lower; business about
equally distributed; December, nominal; Janu-
April, nominal; May 6s Sd. Corn-Spot
steady; American mixed, new, Is 10%d; fu-
lures opened, steady with near and distant
positions unchanged closed quiet with Janu-
airy and February I'D lower and other months
unchanged from yesterdays closing quota
tons; business heaviest on middle positions
DONC1uUSl, Is Su, january ana F0DruarV. Is
9Ad; March, Is 91Ad; April and May, Is 9Ad
Flour dull demand poor; St. Louis fancy
winter. ss Sd.
MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE Dec. 17-Flour steady and
quiet; wheat weak No. spring. 78c: No. /
northern. Sic; May, SOAc Corn-Quiet and
steady; No. 8, 22Q2215c. Oats-Lower and
weak; No. 2 white, 19c. Barley-Steady;
no. Z, S4c; sample, 2914934c. Rye-Quiet and
pork, $S. 75; lard, $50. Receipts-Flour. q 900
bbls; wheat. 10000 bu barley, as 600 bu.
shipments Flour, $1,000 bbls; wheat, 1000
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 17.-Wheat, No. red.
cash, elevator, 9012c; track 92Q93c; No 3
hard, cash, soc asked; December 9O1Sc asked:
May, 9Oc asked. Corn-No. 2 cash, 2os4 q
207sc; December, 2O%c; May, 22%c Oats
No. 2, 171kc bid, cash; May 2OAc. Rye, S5c
bid; Flax, 72c bid. Pork $7.15@7. As; lard,
$3.50; lead. 50. 2.75G2. .S5; spelter, $4.
GRAIN GOSSIP.
Gossip by private wire of C. H. F. Smith &
Co., of st. Paul, members of New York stock
The Pree cShsgp soad of trade
wheat crop damage from late freezings is
reported from various sections, but mani
Iestiy 1t reflects apprehension rather than
reality. The situation continues excellent.
Corn is being freely offered. Wheat is held
back. Corn food products increasing and dis
placing -four. Notwithstanding the above we
nave numerous reports again today that the
damage done is Serious
Four ports clear 2S5, 1863 bushels wheat, 49,
626 barrels flour, equal in wheat to 514,190
blu.
Closing board cables: Antwerp unchanged;
Paris firm; December so lower; March so
lower; wheat, December, 10 lower; March,
than opening.
San Francisco: First cargo for Australia
taking 1250OO tons wheat and -four has cleared.
ing today.
Chicago: Closing year ago today: May
wheat, 59c; corn, 281sc; oats. 19c; pork, $8.S5;
lard, $5521a; ribs, $3.50.
Opening private cable: LiverpooI-Spot
wheat quiet; corn steady; future wheat steady
Ad lower; corn steady. London-Cargoes on
passage; wheat dull, Ad lower; corn rather
easier; cargoes off coast wheat easy, quiet;
country markets. English firm; French steady.
Berlin-December unchanged; May, 1zm lower