The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-31
GRAIN Strong AND ACTIVE
WHEAT WAS LARGELY INFLU-
ENCED BY REPORTS OF DAM
AGE TO CROPS ABROAD
MAY MADE MARKED GAIN
Corn Was Also Active, With "a Broad
and Strong MRrket-PrOvisiOns
Were NervOuS-COrn Held
Oats Firm.
MAY MADE MARKED GAIN

CHICAGO. March S0-The wheat mar
ket was strong and fairly active today,
influenced by reports of damage to crops
abroad and the strength of corn, May
closing asa12c over yesterday. The mar
ket was broad and active, and there was
q good export demand for corn, Nav at
tLle close being .4sq12c up. Provisions
were active in a jerky sort of way but
hogs We're weaker, and this, with rhe
proht-tak1ng, depressed the market the
close being 54I12c lower. Oats closed Ac
improved.
Wheat opened easier because of lower
cables from Liverpool, May AG$sc under
yesterday at 66Aa9s@. In a short time
prices sunk from that to 663sc where
the report of damage to the French CROPS
made its habituaI appearance, and, join
ed with news of a blizzard in Austria
and higher markets at Berlin nd Buda-
pest. caused a reaction which sent May
TO 6itSGiOt 12c. The bulge net profit talk
ing Which Influenced a. reaction to 663ic
but on thay break shorts covered, Making
the cue from the strength of corn, and
nearly all the slump was recovered, the
market closing strong, May $sQ1ac over
yesterday at 61A0673Sc. st. Louis cover
ed IN enormous lots, and traders who
had sold early also made haste to take
back their early sales, materially aiding
In the strength and activity.
There vas q fair cash demand, but the
car scarcity interfered with the closing
Of many deals Domestic crop reports
Were favorable, as was the weather. Ar
gentinc shipments were large, but no
ported 10 loads taken for export and clear
aneeS OF wheat and Hour were equal to
127oD bu. Primary receipts were 4SG, 900
bu. The corresponding day last year was
s. holiday. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 435 ears, against $50 last week, and
local receipts We're Al cars. -Four were of
contract grade. ..-... -..-;
The corn market was broad and strong.
helped principally by heavy export de-
mahd. FIFTY loads We're reported taken
for export at the seaboard. The demand
but the present difficulty In getting cars
obtruded itself, and was an efficient check
on much business of this sort. Country
offerings were light and cables lower
the latter condition being a factor at the
opening, which was 1403scadepresscd. Lo-
cal receipts were $40 cars. Liverpool re-
eelptS JOE three days We're put at $1,000
pu, $4,000 bu of 1t from this side. May
ranged from 3Sq3S1sc to $3.50, closing a
@1c over yesterday at 3S7sc.
Provisions We're nervous with the iuc-
tuattOnS wide, and the market altogether
rather jerky- The opening was under
yesterday, the consideration being lower
prices at the yard. A small dip follow
ed and the market reacted Nav pork
good cash demand, but there was also
considerable taking of profits, which told
In the end, the close being rather heavy.
HAY pork ranged from $12.9712@12. 60, and
closed sc under yesterday at 20; May
lard from S6.500640, closing 5G1712c down,
and May ribs sc depressed at $6.65.
The strength of corn held the oats mar
ket arm. The trade gradually showing a
balance in favor of the July option. Cash
prices We're steady, and there was some
business done. Local receipts were 1863
cars May ranged from 24A@243s to 245sc,
closing l4c up at 243sc; July closed &c
improved at A1sc.
Estimated tomorrow: Wheat, 81 cars:
corn, ~ cars; oats 220 cars; hogs 30 900
April ), election day, there will be no
session Of the local board of trade.
The leading futures ranged as follows: