St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-06
ON The DOWN TURN.
Wheat Was Weak as the Re-
suit OF Liverpool ca
bles That
MADE THE BULLS TIRED.
Corn and Oats Show Up I'm
changed--Provisions
Not SO Strong.
STOCKS MODERATELY ACTIVE
Higher figures Were the
Rule, but Volume Of Bust
ness Not Heavy.

CHICAGO. March 5. - Wheat was
started down today by weak Liverpool
cables, and, as there was not sufficien
ment, the traders let il stay down, May
ending g C lower. May corn and oats
closed unchanged and provisions flu
iShed at slight declines.
The wheat market started weak and
&c lower t!ian yesterdays close. Liv-
erpool quoted I'd reduction, and that
settled the matter for the opening here.
The continent quoted firm in tho morn-
Ing and New York reported some buy
ing orders from there at the start, but
many of yesterdays buyers were SELL
ers here near the start today. The
Northwestern receipts at Minneapolis
and Duluth amounted TO 557 cars and
3333 on the corresponding day OF the
year before. The total receipts at al
the principal primary markets were
267, 900 blu. The shipments of flour from
the primary Western points amounted
TO the equivalent of $4,000 bu. The
exports of wheat and flour from Atlantic
ports amounted 10 367, eco bu, The
French advance was generally reported
to have been checked and the fear of
crop damage there to have been al
layed. Berlin was heavier. strong and
14@lH marks higher. Tie worlds
shipments 10 importing countries were
much under tho estimated weekly re-
Quirements of the latter.
The opening price for May was 541I@
Had r a
ers, aud the same price sellers, nut re-
covered to 5456c, and held around that
during the greater part of the forenoon.
1t weakened little to II O'clock, and
dropped by degrees until il reached
5414 (0543sc, with a sale OF two recorded
as low as 541c. Near the close it was
Wobbiing around the lowest price of
the days range, finally closing at
5435c.
Corn was steady at the opening, and
firm during the greater part of the day.
Cash corn was likewise a shade frmer
and i'll fair demand at the advance.
The days receipts were 207 cars. against
estimates made yesterday of $50, but
for tomorrow 70 cars are the estimated
arrivals, and the latter prospective
falling off in receipts was the chief
cause OF the general firmness of the
market. The amount of business done
in the pit was small. May opened at
44$4c. dropped TO 445sc, rose to 45c OH
the announcement OF the small esti-
mated receipts for tomorrow, and closed
at 443ssc.
Business In the oat market showed
some Improvement. A weaker feeling
was prominent. influenced ~ quite lib
eral offerings early by Patten Bros.
and Bartlet-BraZier. Sales, however,
were few and scattered. May sold from
P91Sc 10 29@2915c. up 10 291S@2914c,
down to Zoe and closed at 2902916c bid
There was an absence of demand for
provisions and rather more for sale than
was noticeable on the previous day,
with the result that prices lost the slight
gain they made yesterday. and moved
back to where they left off on last Sat
nrday. Today's decline in May amounted
TO nc in pork and about PC each in
lard ard ribs. Hog receipts today were
Estimates for tomorrow: Wheat, 25
cars; corn, 70; OATS. 50; hogs, IS, COO
head.
Theleading futures ranged as follows: