The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-28

CHICAGO Oct 27.-Disappointngly small
EXPORT trade today dissipated an early show
Of strength in wheat. December left Of at
9sGIac decline. Corn advanced Ac. Oats
are unchanged. Pork closed 712c lower; lard,
&c, and ribs 212G5c.
Wheat started tame and during the early
part of the day had nothing to stir it into
more than moderate activity. However, the
firmness of the cash markets in the North
west and a recovering at Liverpool resulting
in I'D advance for the day, imbued the crowd
here with desire for the buying SIDE Iney
accordingly pursued bull policy during the
forenoon but in a conservative way, taxing
moderate quantities on the soft spots. Eng
Hsh consols opened 6-16e higher and MADE
further Is per cent advance, retaining al VI
It at the close This peaceful indication ABOUT
balanced smaller domestic receipts and the
closing nrmness Of the Liverpool market IL
was rumOred that fifty loads of wheat had
been taken at New York for Europe. Broom
hall cabled that the Danubian countries mad
not secured the good wheat crop expected
IN the early season, saying 1t was now ac-
knowedged TO be 90 per cent below an aver
age. Chicago receipts were 800 cars, against
1S5 expected, and Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported $50 cars. compared with SS7 the same
day last week, and $50 a year ago Urinary
Western receipts were 2S3 coo, against 1,l51,
600 the corresponding day OF last week. Clear
anceS from the principal Atlantic ports were
equal in wheat and -four to $4,000 blu. Paris
repOrted 6 decline in flour or from 1U 10 81
confines The bulls weakened near the end
and bears persisted in selling on all hard
spots. New York kilograms did not come
during the close as they have been doing OF
late with claims of an immense export busi-
ness but reported only the fifty loads ru-
tnored earlier in the day. All that was ca
pable Of being confirmed was twenty-five boat
loads. seventeen for Spain. December opened
Ac lower, at 66BQ67c sellers, declined 10
666sc rallied to 671R@673sc, then dropped back
near the end to $3.50, and closed at that price
bid.
Light receipts and continued complaints of
the poor condition resulting for the damp
weather strengthened corn. Strong Liverpool
cables were also a consideration, and the Tor
eign demand for corn, as reported FOR the sea-
board was urgent Large interests forced
the buying side and prices showed a good al
vance the greater part of the day. The weak
closing to the wheat market, however caused
a weakness to corn, and the advance was
nearly all lost. Receipts were 294 cars. De-
cember opened fic higher at 32H @323sc; de-
clined to 321kc, rose to 325a@32&4c, then weak
ened to 323sG921ac buyers, the closing hg-
ure.
Oats were quiet, prices being sustained by
the strength in corn and a good cash de-
mand. Receipts were 1&5 cars. May began
q shade lower, at 24%c; declined to 24AQ
A3sc, sold up to 2412q2498c, then reacted to
PASS G4j2c at the close.
The heavy run of hogs was a depressing
feature in provisions and more than balanced
the excellence Of the demand for meats. The
market ruled dull throughout, and the ten
dency Of prices again slightly downward.
January pork opened sc lower, at $9.071a; ad-
vanced to 1910, declined to $9.05 sellers, the
closing figure The fluctuations in lard and
ribs were narrow.
Estimated receipts for Friday: Wheat 300
cars; corn, 240 cars; oats, 153 cars; hogs, 49,,
900 head
The leading futures ranged as follows: