The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13

CHICAGO Jan. 12.-The trade in pro-
visions was the feature on the board OF
trade today, light hog receipts and ad
Vanced prices at the yards combining to
give the market q tone of decided
strength. May pork closed l0c, May lard
214Q5c, and May ribs &c over yesterday.
Wheat was dull and heavy. weakened by
disappointing cables and the heavy Ar
gertine shipments, May closing AQSsc
down. Corn closed a shade higher ard
oats unchanged.
The provisions market was strong all
day. Receipts at the yards were under
the estimates and prices up. Initial fig
ures showed a gain about equal to that
shown at the close. At advanced fig
ures the demand was excellent from all
sources, the market was active ana
broad The demand from the South re-
tanned it's recently developed vigor, and
the outside trade was generally on a
large scale. Influential local houses were
good buyers, largely of lard and ribs.
At no time was there any pressure to
FELL Offerings were nearly all from profit
takers May pork ranged from 81 to
S11 1215, and closed Ice over yesterday, at
$11.05; May lard from S6.0l12 to $S.l21a'
closing 2i2G5c up, and May ribs from
$5.S219Q5S5, to $5S7]2G5.S0, with the close
&c improved over yesterdays final price
at $3.50.
The liberal Argentine shipments and
crop conditions In that country were the
main factors in depressing wheat, the
market barely holding its own, though
1t had strong corn and provisions mar
kets for near neighbors. The decline at
Liverpool In the face of the advance here
yesterday was a disappointment to the
bulls and encouraged selling. AT one
time little buying by shorts was caused
,l,ot Inf
mand and an improved inquiry for ex
mort flour But this did not last. The
volume of business was small and the
session not active A sale of l4o,000 Du
from here 10 Hamburg was reported.
The seaboard reported twenty loads taken
for export Primary receipts were SO0)
bu, compared with G74,000 last year he
ceipts here were As cars, eight Of con-
tract grade Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 334 cars against 6O4 year ago
Port clearances wheat and -four were
100000 blu.
Corn was firm There was a good
crowd In the pit aud some Improvement
In the commission business. Aside from
a bit of easiness felt at the opening In
sympathy with wheat the feeling was
firm throughout. The main considera-
lions on the buying side were the smali
country offerings and the poor weather
for movement, WIN Inc SlIeHSI III VI "a
visions contributory factor. The vol
nne Of trade was not large There was
considerable talk Of feeders going wild
over corn and it was generally reported
that the demand from this source was
backed with more tempting prices than
shippers have been offering. Receipts
here were 415 cars. May ranged 5SMc to
Bslbc, closing a shade over yesterday al
BeAsc. 80.
The oats market was firm Cash pio'
r,ero sharp. relatively 1ac better than
last week. Sympathy with the strength
of corn was factor in the firmness'
willie a. Philadelphia report of American
oats being taken to feed British cavalry
horses in South Africa also helped. May
closed unchanged at FAC.
Estimates tomorrow wheat "a corn
49, oats, $50; hogs, $4,000
The leading futures ranged as follows
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