The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-24

WHEAT VAS Held STEADY
HEAVY WORLDS SHIPMENTS AND
LIQUIDATION HAD LESS Eff
90 Feet THAN USUAL
* Sa1ys 8 sio2EssTa3. 5.s5 a>s. %.
Asl ~. = t"s1s8 ;yitXG 3 u
THEREON AsSlaAa SLIGHT LOSS
.gl as a xLL=A .is2sl s5-
Inifcate Growing Weakness in
the ssrain-Corn. Closed
A Down ss'
Prey.

CHICAGO, April 2S.-EIeavv worlds
shipments, the increase on passage, SYM
pathy with corn and liquidation com,
bined to lower prices of wheat today.
but the close was steady, &c to Sale
under Saturday. Corn closed 1s6IXc 70
CSC down and oats shade higher Pro-
VISIONS a. the close were. unchanged IN
lard DC lower in ribs and 20 to 27Izc re-
duced in pork.
There Was whole bunch of bearish
consideration presented for view in the
WheaC PAT at the beginning of trade ca,
pies We're easy; worlds shipments heavy.
there was an increase on passage and
the weather man continued to saw nice
Things about conditions 1t was ex
pected that there would be considera1Ho
liqudatlon Of May this week, but thew
did not naterialisze so early Prices
were fairly firm for a couple Of hours
alter the initial concession of about No
Many began to believe that tho bipr fel
lows who occasionally overshadow the
statistics as factors We're neither lone
nor snort but just even. But about
knee-deep IN the session the stuff began.
TO come out and there was selling NV
others In sympathy with the break in
corn; May hssitated early, bulking al
the 6oc mark, but the liquidation carried
the price through that The mari 80, 80
very weak at this time, but the selling
paved the way for the reaction whic6
began during the afternoon. The short
sellers concluded not TO remain in thai
condition overnight and brought hack
some of their early sales and turned
what looked like a bull rout into a sort
patches have it.
The cash business was slack and The
export inquiry rather discouraging. Al
iantlc clearances We're equal to 1872 900
bushels. Primary receipts were 6S7 oGo
Dushels, compared with 5S4 900 last wear
minneapolis and Duluth reported 1924 oars
against 4O6 last week. and 4O3 ve.,r-
of Ise ct prs were As cars, none
Trade was dull in spots. but tbe 90.
sion furnished considerable ANNA fion
most of the time Nav onened &c l e2a.
70 oozSc, SOFA between 'G514c and 645sc. and
July opened at 6G24c to GG,bS1665sc re 9oa3
from GGA to 6G5sc, and closed 3SSIIhc 49,, -,
az Po2sc. Much of the trade was done
III IN CIldhsIng May for July, not much DIFF
hcuity being experienced in, doing this ~ 81
a difference of 115c '-' At
The corn market was active and lov,,o,.
The feature and the factor was 1ioJ,;1 H.
ton ton OF May although lower cables and
the increase on passage We're items IN
favor of the bear side. The oneTir 1tr
was a trlHe lower and at the even fieI,-SS
there were many stop loss orders. w6iof
were executed IN the pit. Shorts were
sellers, but towards the end of the ses1
sion saw fit to cover and thus ca,,Sad
a partial recovery. The bulk Of fba
business was in the way of changinore
ed from 38asc to 373sc, and closed sAc e',S
der Saturday at 37Bc; July fron5 2osIo
to 3S12c, closing 1sQAc down at 3gGJ291ZS
Inc rally was helped by reported sales
Provisions were active and fuctuat,or-
the greater part of the session wide Hoe
receipts were liberal and prices al AZ
yards lower, two. things figuring the
opening loss In price. There was a heov1,
selling pressure In evidence at the stsrf
long stu1fs short stuff and stuff forca,i
buying by. packers and a reaction tooi,
place, holding to the close. which was