St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-10
WAS ASCALPER'S MARKET.
KHEHT At TIE Start HaS WEiKER,
STRONGER LA.ER.
BUSINESS OF THE DAY HEAVY.
Weather Reports Had Some In
huence Among the Bulls and
Bears, With an Advantage for
the Former Oats Looked Up
Provisions Were stronger
and Higher.

ana Higher.
CHICAGO, April 9.-There was severe
enough fluctuations in all the leading
markets today to satisfy the craving OF
the most restless scalper. So far as
wheat is concerned the ultimate result
or considerable excitement and heavy
business was sc Improvement in the
price as compared with Saturdays
value.
Provisions were very strong and
shorts very nervous. Pork closed 4715c
higher; lard and ribs. 25c higher.
Corn followed wheat to some eXtent.
but was independently sustained by
small receipts and a fair export inquiry.
Wheat at the start was weaker. and
market opened with a &c loss, the
weak cables and reports of rain being
the principal "bearish" influences.
Offerings were not very free at the de-
cline, the trade not caring to sell
"short' much, in the face Of the govern
ment report tomorrow, and the demand
improved. prices advancing l5s@l&c,
eased back sc, changed some and
closed 4 C higher Tor May and &c higher
for July. The selling early was by the
private wire concerns on reports OF rain
in Kansas. advices from Parsons, Olathe,
Topeka and Wichita reporting rains. The
weather map showed colder conditions
III the West, North and Southwest and
little snow in Colorado, and heavy rains
in Missouri, southwestern Illinois and
Missouri river valley as far north as
Omaha. There was no rain in Kansas
except along the eastern edge. At the
early decline good buying started in,
which caused sharp rally, influenced
some by the report that rains, according
to The official report. did not extend far
Into Kansas. The predictions too were
for fair weather. Many of the local OPP
orators. while feeling quite bullisn,
think the market here out of line with
other markets, New York being within
few cents of the prices ruling here.
The export clearances were smaller and
not favorable for '.bull'' market.
Corn offerings were rather limited,
especially around the opening. while
the demand was good. The SHIPPING
Interests were inclined to purchase. and,
in fact, lead the buying, the selling
being scattered. Opening trades were
at Saturdays final figures, and grad
ualiy worked UP 1sc, eaSed off &c, ruled
frmer and closed with gain OF 1s015c.
TOday'S arrivals were only $50 cars, and
tomurrow's estimate was considered
light at 260 cars. The visible decrease
was bull factor.
Oats market was quite Over-run with
buying orders during the greater part
OF the session. and, with only a limited
number of sellers, considerable strength
was developed. There was some sym
patty existing between oats aud the
larger markets early. but the strength
in the former was almost entirely indie
pendent. The visible supply nad some
erect in retaining the tirmnesS.
PROVISIONS were strong and higher.
Those who had sold short Saturday were
made uneasy by lie small runs of hogs
to start with. The receipts were only
27,0J0 instead of 31.OC0, as had
been expected, and wren the nerv-
Gus hortS sought 10 buy they could dis
cover very few who were willing TO
sell to them. The latest trades were at
or near the best prices made DUNG the
day, aud show the following gains on
The ruling rates at the close of Satur-
day: Pork is from 45c 10 4715c higher;
lard is from 25c TO 2715c up, and ribs
25c.
ESfmated receipts for tomorrow:
w! a. 30 cars; corn, 260 cars; oats, 165
car, -.JgS, 10000.
B The leading futures ranged as follows:
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm. Wheat-No. 2ispring, 6215c;
No. 2 red, 6215c. Corn-No. 2, 3S4c.
Oats-No. 9, 3l14c; No. white. 3d. ga
3514c; No. White. 3311493315c. Rye
NO. 2, SOC. Barley-No. 9, 5S@G3c;
No. 3, 54@56c; No. i. 4S(Q54c. Elaxseeu
No. l, sl.301a. Timothy Seed-I'rime.
S4.25(G43O. Mess Pork-Per bbl, Sl2.42%
@l2.45. Lard-Per 100 lbs, S7.4215M
7.45. Short Ribs Sides Qoose), ST. 4213
@G.45. ShOulders-Dry salted (boxcdj,
$5.S719@6 l21a. Sides - Short clear
(boxedi, $6.G27 5@6.75. Whisky-Distill-
ers' finished goods. per gal. sl.15.
Sugars unchanged. Receipts-Flour,
1000 bbls; wheat. $4,000 bu; corn, 49,
COO bu; oats, 1855, 900 bu: rye, 5000 bu;
barley, 1000 blu. Shipments Flour,
1000 bbls; wheat, l23,OOO bu; corn,
315,UOO bu; oats, l3S,000 bu; rye, 1000