Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-31
WHEAT q to q CENTS HIGHER.
Corn In Active Demand and a Fraction
or Two Better.
PROVISIONS FIRM AND STRONG.
Very Little Doing in Wall Street. but
Great Hopes for the Future.
CHICAGO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

been the rule on Change to-day, and toward
the close the bulls appeared to have gained
considerable confidence. Shorts have been
buyers and helped the upward tendency.
but the undercurrent Is still weak, and a
very little circumstance is sufficient to turn
the tide. More foreign inquiry was re-
ported this morning for wheat, and corn
| was frmer, but there was not much demand.
| however, for cargoes off coast. Receipts
here exceed the shipments, wheat 2O,S23,
corn 00,413, oats 1913, rye 1897, and
barley $500. The local hog market opened
| stronger. The opening prices On cereals
showed lower prices as compared with yes
terday's closing sales. A strong feeling,
however, prevailed in sympathy with pro-
| visions, and better prices were had during
the first morning hours.
Wheat was only moderately active but
| rather firm early, afterwards eased of, but
the whole fuctuation of the session was
only about &c and at the close March was
&c higher than at 1 o'clock yesterday,
April about &c higher, May &c higher,
and June about 58c higher. The first
trading this morning was at the closing
figures at o'clock yesterday, but ruled
firm and sold up pretty steadily &c, then
off irregularly about re, improved 90,
then changed somewhat, and closed tolera-
bly, steady. In the afternoon prices were
full "a higher, making gain for the day
| o. A@Bc. A half million bushels of
May brought $1.118@$1.1l35, closing
about at the outside. Spring and winter
wheat were in good request to-day and
| tirmer also.
| Flour shows no change.
Corn was quite active on speculative and
| shipping account, and the feeling a little
| unsettled. The receipts continue very
fair,with more than half of to-day's arrivals
Inspecting No. and high mixed. Mar
ket advices from other points were a little
more encouraging. The market opened a
shade easier than closing figures yester-
| day, then rallied &c, under good specu-
lative demand, but this advance brought
cut rather free offerings, and prices fell of
| &c from outside figures, then fiuctuated
and finally closed about &c higher than
closing figures yesterday. No.
offered fairly and in good de-
mand, and receipts dated March 81 and
since closed at about 5424c. On the call
board the feeling was firmer and prices
ruled 1S@ &c above those current at 10
O'Clock. The call transactions were very
heavy, aggregating 100000 bushels, of
| which an even million were of May and
July. May sold at 573s95758c.
Oats were active early in the day, and
| better prices we're paid for all futures, to
more quiet later and part of the advance
| was lost, still with the closing slightly
above yesterday. No. 2 cash was about
gular, to 411a@42c for car lots fresh,
while samples were in light supply and
| ready demand and bringing well above
what could be had in store. The feeling at
the close of the day was somewhat easier.
Rye was dull, and sales were at lower
prices, with cash &c per bushel of from
yesterday, while for futures there was lit
tie disposition shown to operate. No. 2
| cash sold at $3.50 for car lots fresh, while
samples were slow.
Barley continues quiet still, with firm
prices quotable, and for the few cars of
cash coming from day to day there was an
improved call. Neglected and dull for the
speculative market. No. cash was
about 75c. No. 3 was about SAC to 55c
fresh, and the few samples were bringing
full relative prices.
The hog products on speculative &C
count was quite active, and the market
ruled frmer and prices were free, and du
ring the latter part of the session portion
of the improvement was lost. Shipping
demand rather light. The receipts were
fair, and the shipments quite liberal.
The inquiry for mess pork was fairly &C
tive and prices were advanced 5@1Oc but
receded PIC and closed rather steady.
| The demand for lard was active and the
offerings free. Prices were advanced 10
@121ac per 100 pounds, but receded again
sc per 100 pounds and closed steady.
The receipts of live hogs were 10000.
The demand was moderately active at
about &c higher prices. The receipts for
the week will be about $4,000 head against
$4,000 last week and 117,OOO during the
corresponding week of last year.