The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-19

CHICAGO. Sept 18.-The addition OF
over g. 900 bushels to the visible supply
of wheat overshadowed in influence every
thing else today and caused decline Oh
8s61Gc Corn and oats were firm, corn
closing unchanged and oats Is to &c
higher. Provisions closed without ma
terial change. ,,c,.,o
Wheat opened at an advance Of l2Q2sc
from SATURDAYS closing price, with q
good general demand at those figures. The
cause Of the advance was the strength OF
cables on account of the critical South
African situation and some rather lperal
covering by shorts was done during the
first half hours trading. The demand was
readily supplied, but though plenty OF
bearish news was at hand In regard TO
the crop movement and seeding condl-
tons the market held up well until near
the noon hour After the first rush OF
buyers had been accommodated, tracing
became dull and prices kept within
narrow range, December easing OF
slightly from opening figures. September
in the meantime was decidedly strong on
a narrow amount of trading. Very little
was offered for sale and elevator people
were moderate bidders, prices in conse-
Quence advancing sharply early. BEFORE
neon December began to weaken, partly
on account of the weakness in Wall
street, out pTluClpdIly Oh TIE lIlu1StIAoll
of an enormous increase in the visible
the figures of which were finally put at
S,1u, 600 bushels. Heavy selling was done
by one firm, supposed to be in the way
of liquidation of a long line. Most Of the
wheat was offered at under Tic for De-
cember. 1t was evident that fully 100000
bushels was disposed of by this firm, and
it had considerable effect on the market.
General rains were reported throughout
the west and southwest and conditions
were reported as now favorable for fall
seeding. Primary receipts were heavy,
1858 600 bushels, compared with 1,4S9OOO
bushels a year ago. Minneapolis and
Duluth received 1,452, against 1926 last
week and 1888 a year ago. Chicago re-
ceipts were 237 cars, % contract grade.
Atlantic port clearances of wheat and
flour amounted to 284,OOG bushels. A bet
ter cash demand developed on the break
and sixty loads were reported for export
at the seaboard, with 100000 bushels sold
here.
The break in December brought more
liberal offerings of September and that
option also declined The market closed
weak all around December opened at
nd71Bc. 1t declined to 70A6709sc and
closed &c lower at 7O3sc. September
ranged from 701A to 717sc, and closed nc
lower at 7O5sc.
COIn WIS quiet anu steady. 0nOrlS
were good buyers of September early in
the day affected by the strength of wheat,
and December was also in fair demand.
Slight advances were ultimately lost
Receipts were heavy 1926 cars. December
ranged from 28Az to 2S7c, and closed un-
changed at 1S94@2SB. September closed
unchanged at 32szc.
Oats were firm and fairly active There
was a large cash demand at least $50, 600
bushels being worked all rail. Receipts,
b4l cars. December ranged from 21121
21as to 2113c and closed &c higher at 213sc
Provisions trade was unimportant
There was an excellent cash demand for
meats ana packers were moderate buyers
of October products. The range was mar
row. January pork closed unchanged at
$3.50 January a shade lower at AS; jan
nary ribs a shade lower at 1896.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat
165; corn 1900; cats, $50; hogs, $4,000
The leading futures ranged as follows: