The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-02

CHICAGO, Sept 1.-The provision mar
ket had the front of the stage on change
toGay. Reports of yellow fever in the
South brought a flood of liquidation in
meat products, and resulted in declines
of 2l2420c. Corn and oats were strong,
com on the dry, hot weather. Corn
closed 1sc higher and oats 1sa3sc higher.
Wheat suffered from the lack of interest,
and closed &c lower for December, but
unchanged for September.
The most prominent feature of the
da Us session in wheat was the extreme
dizziness IF trading, and to this more
than to anything else contained in the
news was the slight decline which mark
ed the close in the leading specuIa tive
option The market was a shade lower
at the start in both September and De-
climber, the result of lower quotations
from Liverpool. Deliveries on September
contract were heavy, Armour putting
about 10000 bu, but this had apparently
been discounted by traders, for it had lit
tie effect, and buying orders for Septem-
Der were in the hands of several COM
mission houses. December cpened a
shade lower at i%c, and sold at 1850
na4c September opened a shade lower
at 81 0G9"sc. The market held at about
those prices for some time, with but lit
tie trading either way
y 9l4tl EltllOu Oh comparative strength
followed, the market reversing the usual
order Of things, following the lead of
coarse grains. which showed considerab BILE
strength. But before noon the lack of
Interest had turned prices downward. 1t
was mostly Scalper'S market after that
time and based chiefly on puts and calls.
Northwest receipts continue to in
crease Minneapolis and Duluth reported
6t3 cars against 945 year ago Chicago
receipts. 140 cars, of contract grade
Total primary receipts, $4,000 compared
with 1,14T.000 a year ago. Atlantic port
clearances of wheat and flour aggregated
10000 New York put the export engage
ments at 20 loads. The demand for Sep
TENDER kept that option f1rmer than de-
1erred futures. 1t advanced 20 70H and
declined to 69!2c, and closed unchanged
at CSC December closed 12c lower at
T1.@n55c.
Corn was firm and slightly higher all
day. Continued dry, hot weather was re-
ported in the most important corn-pro-
GuclnS states, and fears of damage made
the market Independent Of wheat There
We're no deliveries IN September con-
tracts, and the cash and export demand
was good, all of which helped in the
1IImness. Receipts were $40 cars De-
cember ranged from 2S1bc to 1884, l2S76c
and closed sc at 2SAc.
oats were higher all around. Senten-
per especially developing strength
Shorts were good buyers of that com
modify and prices advanced materially
Ihere was a disposition to buv Septem-
Der and SELF December and Nav, and
some of the elevator people .-ere good
BUYERS. The shipping demand was good
ana there were no deliveries of Septem,
Der. The strength of corn affected oats
considerably, Receipts were 497 cars
DGceinber ranged from 1870 to 197s02Oc
PROVISIONS were decidedly active and
weak. Official confirmation of the re-
ported breaking out of yellow fever ct
Key West caused liquidation from eli
quarters, and Hattened out prices of norlf
and ribs; Lard did not suffer SO much
Lover hog prices contributed to the
weakness Packers We're moderate sell
eers. AT The close October pork was 3d. 3D.
lower at $S.02;z; October lard. Sc ro W.
at 5000 52zi4; October ribs, 1Oa1215c lover
at $5,1O05121a ~ i0"ef
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
Wneat, I2o cars; corn, $50 cars; oats, AS
The leading futures ranged as foIlow,.