The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-07
Miscellaneous
MARKET Quotations.
New york Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6-The regular ses-
sion of the grain markets did not provide
much excitement today, but curb trading
after the regular close was one of the
heaviest in months, and revealed a short
age among pit traders that exceeded all
calculations. So vigorous was this de-
mand from sea lperS who had been pound
ing the market all day in vain effort
TO force liquidation by outsiders, that.
Mty wheat jumped from Soc to S5s4c, rep
resenting the nIgnest point on the crop.
reach its previous high point of 72l2c for
May.
Flour : Receipts, 2s,2le bbls; ex-
p1rts 81 as Is a minnesota 5m Wip pst
ent, S5.l094.l5; winter extras, S2S0G3.10
Minnesota bakers, s2.90aS.S5; winter low
grades, $2.60Q2.70. kye flour quiet. Rye
nrm; No. Western, 70ssc t. o. b. af1oat.
Farley steady.
Wheat-Receipts, $4,000 exports, 1850 bu:
spot flrm; No. req, S612c I. o. b. afioat;
No. / hard, Duluth 921ac f. o. b. afioat.
Options opened firm on foreign buying,
but easier later, and were unsettled all
Gay at the decline, rejecting active I'M
loading for local and outside account
They rallied finally on covering and closed
firm at Ac net advance. On the curb
May advanced to Soszc; March, S5s4Qs6Ac,
closed at S67sc; May, S41s@S4ssc, closed at
SIC; December. S3qS3 l3-16c. closed at
Corn-Receipts. 5000; exports 1,s45 bu;
spot firm; No. 2, 1899 elevator, and
73zc f. 0. b. afoat Options opened
firm with wheat. but also Welded later
a nervous and easy market all day. After
rallying late on a scare of shorts, they
closed firm and 1s@ssc net higher; May,
l 2 eio efosed at at e
Oats-Receipts, 50 400; exports, 2,3l0; spot
STEADY; No. 2, 513ac; No. 8, Sic; No.
white, 5412c; No. 9 white. 5lc;. track mix
ed Western, 51@52c; track white, 52d5sc.
Options quiet and barely steady.
Hay, hops hides, leather and wool all
steady Coal and beef were quiet. Cut
meats steady. Lard firm. Pork hrm.
Coffee@spot Rio firm; No. Z invoice.
csc. Mid steady; Cordova, s1k@l1c;
sugar-RawS. steady y; fair refining ssc;
s.gcc. iiis1 $500
Butter Receipts, 9,4o6 pkgs; firm; state
dairy, 15@2s1ec; state creamery, lSSg2Szge;
Cheese-Reeeipts, 1865 pkgs; firm; fancy
large, September, 10Q10Ac; fancy small,
September, 10A@11c; late made, best
large 9Ac; late made. best small, 100
10Ac.
Eggs-Reeeipts, 1929 pkgs; steady, ssssso
and Pennsylvania 26621c; Western, at
mark. 26c; Southern, at mark, G@25c.
Metals.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-1rregular condi-
tons continue to prevail in London cop
per circles. a decline OF 1US on futures
and loss of f3 on spot was the net re-
suit of another day of heavy selling.
which brought prices to level not
touched in many years, spot being quot
ed at ESQ and futures ESQ. At New York
the market remains nominally unchang-
ed on the basis of 161a@17 for Lake SUI
perior. 16ss@165sc for electroytic, and Ice
for casting.
firmer feeling prevailed in the tin
market at New York and at London,
values gaining Ell abroad with spot
quoted at f112 los and futures at El06.
Here a net rise of 20 to 90 points oc-
Cured without much business being
done, with the close firm at SIS. 70@26.
Lead and spelter were dull and with
out change either here OR at London,
closing at 81 371a and Flo lbs and $3.50
| and f16 Is Sd respectively.
Iron markets were still steady in tone,
but unchanged in price, Pig iron war
rants s10.50@11 30; No. l northern foun-
dry, S14.50@15. so; No. 1 foundry southern,
| SIS. seals, and No. l foundry southern
soft sl5017; Glasgow iron warrants clos
ed at 55s 10d and Middlesboro closed at
ASS 1920.
Gold Premium Quotations.
! Buenos Ayres-Gold was quoted today
Madrid-Gold quotations today, 1910.
Lisbon-Tae gold premium closing to-
Lima, Peru. Dec. 6 (via Galveston,
Texas).-The chamber of deputies yester-
day sanctioned the gold STANDARD law,
which has already passed the senate.