The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-20
CLOSE WAS At a GAIN OF
FULLY TEN CENTS
WHEAT SHOWED WEAKNESS
This Was Partly Due to Fine Spring
Weather In the West-COrn Was
Quict but Fairly steady
Cats Dull.

CHICAGO, March 19.-Pcrk occupied a
center Of the stage on change today,
selling early in the session at an ,ad-
vance of 2212c. 1t closed 1Oc, higher.
Smaller stocks and constantly advancing
hos prices were features of the strength.
Lard closed shade lower and ribs. a
shade higher Wheat developed ConSid-
cradle weakness, partly on account OF
the fine spring weather in the W est. and
closed with decline OF cent. Corn
closed 12c lower and oats shade lower.
Wheat at the opening was comparative
ly steady. Mild. damp weather was re-
ported from the West. conditions ideal
for the winter wheat, but traders at the
moment We're Influenced by the tlrn Tor
e:gn markets and the heavy cash bus
mess done Saturday. May opened I'M
changed at 6l5a@6712c, but offerings soon
ard prices began to yield a trifie, May
getting down to Size. A short squirt of
covering brought the price back to 671se,
but soon after the market again turned
weak and declined slowly but steadily
until. within a few minutes Of the close.
The liquidation during the session was
not particularly heavy, but support was
lacking, prospective buyers evidently be-
ing more impressed with the favorable
weather, the visible increase and the
heavy Northwest receipts than were hold
ever, was not very rapid, until nearly
noon, when the price dropped quite fast,
May finally being hammered down to
66A@66$sc. During the last half-hour of
what, shorts covering, and sold out
longs, renewing their lines. May adj
vanced to 669sc and reacted to 663sQ6612c.
where 1t closed.
Chicago receipts were 90 cars Mime
apolts and Duluth receipts were S98 cars,
compared with 592 last week and $50 a
$4,000 blu. The visible Increased 21S, 900
Blu. Worlds shipments were put at
7,lS60O0 bu, an amount considerably heaV-
Ter than looked for. Atlantic port clear
of DyhR nd An1Fr
1898, 900 bu. The seaboard reported 70 loads
taken for export About 100000 bu rep
resented the cash business done here.
Corn was quiet but fairly strong.
There was quite a general belief that
important lines of long corn were in
process of liquidation, but the market
and the weakness Of wheat Country
adviCes were bullish and the shipping
demand was fair. the seaboard reporting
40 loads taken for export. Receipts here
S7Rc closed lower at 3713c.
oats were extremely dull all day. moth
ing OF interest occurring in the specu-
for the cash article, and this served to
support futures in the face of the wheat
| weakness. The range was narrow. Re-
celpts were 81 cars. May ranged from
24c to 241sc. and closed a shade lower at
Provisions at times were extremely ac-
| tive especially so as regards pork, the
and general. Small stocks and higher
prices at the yards started a buying
movement early which advanced prices
sharply, May pork selling as high as
$ll55 but later in the session realizing
chopped off q good deal of the advance,
the decline being helped along by the
| weakness Of wheat. Lard and ribs also
| showed fair advances at one time but
| lost them when pork declined At the
! close May pork was 10c higher at 81. 421s
May lard a shade lower at $6.121b and MAY
! ribs shade higher at Sc. 156D6 17Ia EST
| mates Tuesday: Wheat. S. cars; corn
| 900: oats, 300; hogs. 27,00O
The leading futures ranged as follows.