The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-25

CHICAGO. Nov 24-In anticipation of to-
rnorrow's Thanksgiving holiday the board OF
trade markets were al very queit today, but
were fairly firm Wheat was helped by an
other good advance at Liverpool and closed
1b6Ssc higher for May and sc higher 1or
December Corn and provisions closed about
where they did yesterday, and oats l-l6c
higher. a
Wheat opened at an advance of from so
sc. May being quoted at 91ssQ92c. Strong
cables and a sudden emphatic drop in the
receipts in the Northwest encouraged the
bulls, and caused moderate buying. Calls
sold yesterday afternoon at Zee over tnat
DAYS closing price for May delivery, so
that. fortified by the liberal lines of those
privileges they had bought some of the
heaviest local scalpers became free sellers
every time in the first two hours, the May
price come within 1sc of the cali price, OF,
say, 915sc. 1t reached that point on several
occasions in the time named, and once OF
twice jumped to 91AQ91Bc, but reacted 10
B15sc the latter throughout the forenoon
being the price at which buyers seemed will
Ing to take offerings. Liverpool reported
great frmness in the prices there, but an
advance OF Id was considerably reduced be-
fore the close. The close showed a gain at
Liverpool ranging from I'd for December TO
I'D for later deliveries. The Minneapolis and
Duluth receipts were 762 cars, against 'o9
cars the previous week, but only $40 cars
were received the corresponding day Of the
year before. The receipts at Chicago were
las cars by rail and $3.50 bu by lake.
New York reported good continental de-
mand and cable acceptances of yesterday S
offers. both to continent and United King
dom. St. Louis reported cable acceptances
of wheat offered to France the day before.
The seaboard clearances of wheat and flour
were quite up to their recent liberal volume,
amounting to $4,000 bu. One weighty bear
ish fact was that the receipts at Western
primary markets were LOIS, 600 bus compared
with only 5OS,OOO blu the corresponding day
Of 1896.
The market was very tame and required
constant proddng by the bull crowd to make
it assume an appearance Of being alive
Near the close it was urged into a little
activity by buying orders from the clique at
9lBc for May, at which price there was a
profit Of 1sc in large number OF the calls
bought yesterday, and the selling against
these privileges prevented further advance
The closing was 91A@91Bc for May.
Corn was almost without interest prices
keeping within &c range The feeling was
rather easy, though final figures showed but
little change Selling December and replac-
ing it with May constituted most of the
business. Receipts were 800 cars. A
Strengthening feature was the enormous 10,
Ssl shlRRents g4SVgg Rusa o, Gz 955s Ters
291zc and closed a shade lower at 2914c. A
very quiet session was passed n oats
Scarcely any interest was taken in the mar
ket, and fluctuations kept within 1sc. There
was moderate selling of December, and buy
ing May at 11ac difference. A good cash
business was reported, 100000 blu sold for
shipment. Receipts were 224 cars. May
ranged from 221sc to 22c and closed shade
higher at 221sc.
Speculative trading in provisions was very
dull, so dull in fact that fluctuations were
confined to 27ac. Large receipts OF Shogs
encouraged little selling early in the day,
chiefly on behalf of packers, but the slight
decline occasioned was eventually recovered.
Demand for cash products was quite active;
At the close January pork was unchanged
at $S121b, January lard unchanged at $4,000
Apply, and January ribs unchanged at SALE:
Estimated receipts Thursday: Wheat, 1876
cars; corn, 500 cars; oats, 40 cars; hogs,
30 GOO head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: