St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-01
MARKETS ALL QUIET,
Chicago Brokers Not Able to
Start Any Excitement
Whatever.
Foreign Cables Lower, and
Domestic Markets Show
ing Weakness.
Cereals Gained a TPifie, but
Provisions Closed at a
Little Loss.
Reading Again the Attractive
Stock on New York
Exchange.

CHICAGO. April S0.-An hour in the GENE
berry would have developed almost as much
life as the whole of today did not on change.
AL the close grains were Il shade higher than
last night, while provisions had melted a
rifle Liverpool cables came IN lower, the
Decline ranging from I'd 10 Id, and domestic
markets seemed inclined 10 weakness. The
weather was also regarded as more favorable.
But Primes report was rather bulliSh and the
export movement for the week was also
little better. This III connection with the re
rent active export engagements at the sea-
board and the rumOr that large amounts
would soon be moved 10 France, having been
Iold 10 arrive there before June l, when the
Did duty is to be restored. had a tendency to
check weakness which The bearlsh news
might have induced.
There was good selling OF May at the start
In the way OF changing to July, Gounselman
and Day and NIIlmine-B Gdman being the
leaders hut the pressure was soon over, and
it became apparent that most Of the May
had been placed, and that the deliveries would
be light.
During the last hour the market turned
strong. 4 cold wave was said To be approach
ing and this. with the fact that Armour,
Severns. Royden, Norton-W orthington and
other carriers turned in 10 buy May, started
that month up, ana July followed. Inc
close WAS steady. Compared with last night
the market opened LGsSc lower, advanced
sale. and closed SSc higher for May, ana
12c higher for July. ! decrease Of @Ot,UOO bu
10 gu, 0g0 bu IS expected in the visible sup
ply.
in corn prices were fairly steady for July
but after being firm early IN the session
there was disposition later to accept lower
price for May in the changing over from that
month to July. The closing price for the
latter ODtiOu shows lSc advance over the
6n9I figure of yesterday.
Oats were firm early in the session and in
clined 10 be strong later. although the
strength was mainly confined 10 an eager de-
sire TO buy without advancing the price. The
strength in wheat and corn was The main in
fiuence, SIS in corn Isc advance IS shown IN
the closing prices.
The provision marbei opened weak and
lower on a larger run Of hogs than had been
looked fer and n drop reported from the
yards of from to Ice in the price. On eSt1-
mates of a considerable decrease in stocks
during the month there was some slight i'm
prOvement upon the opening prices. The
business done was almost WhrllycOHined to
changing over May cOntIactS into July. The
market started 9lae 10 &C lower all around on
the aGv!ees from the yards Later the drop
in prices amounted to c in lard. fl2c i'll ribs
ana 12I2c in mess pork. Pork sold at So
off 10 s. .5lla.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat
los cars; corn, 4l6 cars; oats ;36 cars; hogs
x. 600 head, and l4s.CUc head for the next
week. There was q good inquiry for vessel
rOOmsnd rates remained firm at 214c for
wheat and &c tor corn 10 Buffalo
The leading futures ranged as follows: