St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-02
NOW AND THEN A FLUTTER.
An Occasional Squirt in Wheat, With
May Just Little Stronger.
ATCHIsON AGAIN HAMMERED.
Constant Pounding Brings That Stock
Down Two Points---Provisi0ns and
Live Stock.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, April 1.-The wheat market
was unsettled all day long, and while
there was no decisive influence outside
of the weather to affect the market,
there were enOug h conflicting influences
to keep the crowd anxious. Opening
prices were under the close Saturday
for June and July, and fraction better
for May. There was little bulge all
around on the first few minutes furry,
followed by decline of 1904 per cent.
Prices recovered a second time before Ii
O'Clock, but about noon there was gen.
eral feeling of weakness, with llquida-
ton, which carried May &c off from the
best price of the morning, while June
and July declined about 1c. Before the
close there was another decline, and the
close was about the bottom for the SEES
sion. The decrease of S27, 900 bu in the
visible supply was aboutas expected and
had DO effect on prices. May sold at
sl@1.O21s, June between 951sc and
955[c and July size and S654c. Re-
ceipts here were So cars. Corn was
strong without material change in
prices. The visible supply decreased
212,000 bu during the week. There
were about 100000 bu delivered. Re-
ceipts, 1S5 cars. Oats were dull and
prices steady. Receipts, 81 ears. The
provision trade was but fairly active,
while prices ruled slightly lower for
lard and ribs and declined SOC for mess
pork. Early advices from the stock
yards gave receips of hogs 1000 more
than the estimate at $4,000. The mar
ket was active for packing and ship
ping with prices 5@1Oc off. The re-
ceipts for March were 10000 hogs in eX-
cess of last year, and the average
weight was increased 90 pounds per
hog. Sales of prod ucts in the pit for
May were as follows: Short ribs, 1928
@62O at the close. Lard, S7.O4(07 at the
close. May pork, s12.65@12.55, to
S126215(G12.4719, OF SOC lower for the
day.
THE DAYS TRADING.
CHICAGO. April Mot much bust
hess was done in wheat to-day. There
were occasional spurts when the market
showed fair trading, but on the whole
business was below the average. The
feeling was weaker, prices lower
than Saturday. May opened stronger
and A@$lc higher, but with rather fair
offerings, decline of 21Ic was estab-
lished and closed easy. July opened IS
@14c lower, declined 1c more with nu-
merous small fluctuations, and closed 1c
lower than Saturday. The May future
is as great a mystery as ever. There
were fair offerings and only a limited
demand. The July future was Influenced
mainly by the rains which set in Satur-
n9U evening and nrlitn Onnnro1
throughout the winter districts. Early
in the session the market held up pretty
well under fair buying, and 1t was
thought that the effect of the rain had
been discounted, but the selling proved
too general, and later in the session the
feeling became quite weak. A fair
trade was reported in corn and slightly
higher prices were established. There
was firm undertone to the market the
entire session, opening at Saturdays
closing prices. advancing &c, eased off
1s@4c, ruled firm and closed shade
higher than Saturday. Oats were
quiet and steady and without feature.
The market for pork was moderately
active, prices somewhat lower. Open
ing sales were made at 1001215c de-
cline. and further reduction of 1215@
15c was submitted to. Later a steadier
feeling prevailed, and prices rallied 1917
Jul ScIllcu DdCh again 100
closing steady. Little interest was
manifested in lard. and the feeling was
easier. Prices declined 2115@5c, and the
market closed steady at inside figures.
Only moderate business was reported
in short ribs and the feeling was easier
Prices declined 21l(05c, and the market
closed quiet at inside figures.
PRICES FOR THE DAY.
Wheat-No. May opened at S1.02,
closing at 81: June opened at 9515c,
closing at 95Ac; July opened at
at 1890, closing at 1890. COrn-No.
2 May closed at $3.50; June opened at
3554c, closing at 35Ic; July opened at
364c, closing at 363sc. Oats-No. 2
May opened at 25c, closing at 26c; June,
opened at 2515c. closing at 251%c: July
opened at 2511ac, closing at 253Sc. Mess
Pork (per bbl)-May opened at sl265,
closing at SJ2.4719; June opened at
S12.50, closing at $3.50; July opened at
Sl2.75, closing at s12.60. Lard (per
100 lbsl-May opened at SO =, closing
at 81; June opened at S7.O71l, closing
at sos; July opened at $40, closing
at S7.0715. Short Ribs (per 100 lbs
April opened at sS12115, closing at Sc. Is;
May opened at S625. closing at So. 20:
June opened at $3.50, closing at 1925:
July, opened at $685.. closing at $3.50.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. Wheat-NO.
aspiring, 9S14@9S1ac; No. spring NOM
inal; No. 2 red. S14(09S15c. Corn-No.
2, SAGE. Oats-No. 2, 251lc. Ryee-No.
2. 43(04419c. Barley-No. nominal.
Flax oeed-No. 1, $l.52. Timothy Seed
Prime, S1.2S@1.3O. Mess Pork-Per
Dbl, S1240@12.45. Lard-Per 100 lbs.
sG.9715. Short Ribs-Sides Qoose) s6.15
06.20. ShoulderS-Dry sailed (boXed),
S5.5O@5.75. Short Clear sides (boxed).
S6.621g@6.75. Whisky-Distillers' fin
ished goods, per gal. s1.O9. Sugars
Unchanged. Receipts-Flour. 1000 bbls;
wheat, $4,000 blu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats.
10000 bu; rye, 1000 bu: barley, $4,000
bu. Shipments - Flour. 1000 bbls;
wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 33, 900 bu; oats,
$1,000 blu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 5000
bu. On the produce exchange to-day
the butter market was easy and I'M
changed. Eggs, 10@1O15c.
r. M. NEWPORT & SON,