The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-27
CORN WIS IN COMMAND
RULED THE MARKET THROUGHOUT
sTHE DAY, AND HELD IT'S OWN
TO THE FINISH
PROFIT TAKING WAS HEAVY
Despite This Fact the Close Was at
Advance OF Three-Ei ghths to
One-Half-Wheat Was
Helped.
PROFIT TAKING WAS HEAVY

CHICAGO, March 26-The corn market
was broad and aggressive today, leading
the other markets, closing strong, May
SsG1ac over Saturday. Wet weather and
small stocks were factors From the ton
the market yielded on the heavy receipts
Wheat was influenced considerably by
corn and provisions. but succumbed final
~ to the bearish statistics. closing weak,
May 1sc down. The provisions market
went soaring because q large demand met
with very scant offerings, closing from DC
May oats at the close were UNCHANGED.
The corn market early assumed a com
manding air on the floor of change and
held IT by virtue of its strength and &C
tiv1ty. from which the other pits were
glad TO borrow. Wet weather In the
West apd the small stocks were the only
available reasons to account for the ad-
vance from statistical standpoint. I'm
douDtedIy, however, the buying by a CO.
terle or bulls who were not advertising
their reasons. was an influence.
Ihere were plenty of men whose ewes
are on the crop and supply situation to
aver that the present stocks are equal
70 the demand. May opened a shade over
Saturday at 37Al31sc, and in a moment
OF abstraction the market touched 372ic
Then It gave a startled Jump and in the
course OF an hour had clambored to $3.50
ne strength Of corn was sufficient to
pull the wheat market away from the
bearish clutch of the big increases af1oat.
and In world shipments, but the down.
ward tendency of the market took the
fullest advantage Of the reaction in corn
and closed weak. Gables were firm but
the export demand was not very en-
couraging. Provisions. as well as corn,
were some support. May opened a shade
over Saturday at 659sG65S4c, touched 655sc
ana then advanced with corn and pro-
visions as the guiding factors.
primary receipts were large, and this
fact. with the reaction in corn, closed a
decline, and the close was &c under Sat
urday at 65Rc. Local receipts were 78
cars, OF contract grade Minneapolis
ana Duluth reported 73l cars, against S98
last week, and 699 a year ago. Primary
wv last year New York reported 10 loads
taken for export, and seaboard clearances
bu. ''0'OOO
The provisions market was strong and
active, helped by the corn strength RI a
degree, but chiefly by the light offerings
Mulch greeted a large general demand
! he opening was shade to PIC under
saturday, In sympathy with weaker prices
at the yards, but the depression was onIv
Tor moment. May pork ranged from
May lard from S. 171S6t6. 20 to 81. 27IsTSS n
closing sc up at S6,25, and Nav ribs from
81. Zl12Q6.30 to $6.4215, with the close 7IhA
Zoe improved at S6.40 |~S
The trade In oats was not of Inouorta noa
but the market held firm, in symDathv
WITH corn. The discount between oats and
corn at one time was HE the largest
so far. Local receipts were 32f cars Nav
ranged from 241sQ2i12c, closing UNCHANGED
from Saturday at 241sc.
Estimates tomorrow: Wheat. 100 cars.
corn go; oats, 400; hogs, 27,000
The leading futures ranged as follows: