St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03

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Short 5,007,6S7 4,246,072
ribs g 27,925,577 26,706,075
Other sides and lows,
pounds II ,235, ,296 1891 ,2O6
Wheat was moderately active in the way of
speculative trading for future delivery, but if
there was any legitimate demand from ship
pers it was small, the transactions difficult to
trace, and the market fIom the opening to
the close OF the regular session was nervous
and fluctuations rapid at a slightly wider
range than on yesterday.
Liverpool cables quoted dull and heavy
markets on the other side of the Atlantic
and cargoes off coast and to arrive 3(06d per
quarter lower, while our crop advices from
the winter wheat sections were very favor
able and in many localities in the northwest
spring sowing was represented as further ad-
vance than could be expected, considering
the wet weather of the past
tn DAYS But the snow storm which
prevailed during the early part of the day,
in connection with strong opening in New
York and small receipts Ghe arrivals being
the lightest of any day this Year,, caused q
firm feeling at the opening and early trans
actions showed an advance of 19@Mc on
Yesterdays close. The first sales were on
basis of SS@S815c. May sold at SSNZc, but
the advance caused free selling by heavy op
perators. The market was without support
in the shape of outside orders to buy,
and when the timid shorts were filed
the bidding was less active, and prices set
tied under free offerings without a cores
ponding demand and after frequent auctua-
tions closed on Change at S78@S714c,
April was about 45sc under May, closing at
about 821lc; June ranged at SS$4@S9Mc,
closing at S815. Receipts were sixteen cars,
including four of winter and twelve of
spring grades. On the call May closed at
S709715c while on the curb after stiffening
up some it weakened and lost all the advance
Corn was fairly sctive, but prices were de-
cidedly weak. The opening sales were at
about the closing sales of yesterday, but soon
became easy under heavy selling. May
ranged at 543l( l(@56c, with one or two sales at
56Kc The market opened at soc, but soon
began to weaken, and fell, with slight re-
actions, to 54Ic, closing at 54$4 @54Sc. A
feature of the speculative trading was ma
terial increase in the premium on June over
@565Sc, but soon fell, with slight fluctuations,
10 55Mc, closing at 55M@557Sc; July closed
at 57s5c.
Oats were neglected and dull and prices
were shaded somewhat for nearly all months
fer future, and there were more sellers than
buyers for the most part of the day, while
for cash there was less inquiry and easier
prices. No. 2 cash was about 2S24c. reg
ular to 32c. fresh, but all the trad ing was in
the sample market and there was dull trade
even there. May sold at 3314 to 325sc be-
fore noon and closed at 325Sc seller. June
ruled slow at 33@33Ac. Receipts ninty-
three cars, including thirtyive of No. 2
white and thirty-one of No. 2 mixed
Rye was slow and prices lower. May sold
at 62@61slc, closing at the latter figure.
June delivery sold at 62Mc.
The market for pork was irregular, weak
and lower The opening sales were made at
shade over yesterdays closing prices on
'Ahange but before business had fairly start
ed downward movement was witnessed,
and at the close of the market showed de-
cline of 171I(@20c. The downward turn was
somewhat irregular, though the days fuctua-