The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-26
WHEAT TOOK IN pIIRN
AN ADVANCE OF THREE-FOURTHS
TO CENT WAS SCORED BUR-
ING THE SESSION
CORN AND OATS IMPROVED
Former Added "a Handsome Increase
to Prices-Iatter Gained Half
Cent-COrn Was Ac-
tive All Day.
CORN AND OATS IMPROVED

CHICAGO April 25.-The grain and
provision markets Were strong today, the
FORMER helped principally by higher ca
bies and a good export demand. Wheat
closed s$4Q1c, higher. corn 13s611bc better
and oats 52e improved. The market for
to l5c higher.
Wheat began the day fairly active and
nrn Liverpool was strong, receipts We're
mand from foreigners. Moreover pres
sure from longs seemed to be past Of
ferings We're light and there was fair
amount of buying by commission houses
This caused a gradual advance which
was helped along fOrcefully by the great
corn strength and the close was very
close to the top. Shorts covered freely
throughout most of the session r. -
A feature Of the trade was the ease
with which the market responded to bull
Influences and the absence of bearish
pressure, despite the perfect climatic con-
dttlons, even Michigan, Indiana and. Ohio
reporting prospects somewhat improved.
Inc cash business here was slack all
though some other markets reported a
fair spot trade. Local shipments were
$4,000 bu New York reported 50 loads
equaied 6fS 900 Blu. Primary receipts were
$4,000 blu. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported go cars, against 1S7 cars last week,
and ~ cars the corresponding day last
year receipts here were ~ cars, none
of contract grade.
May opened. 187sseci over yesterday at
6312q657Se. sold betweens -651ac and csc
closing $4c; Improved at CSC:
Corn was strong and active throughout
the. day, but the trade-was not large, Of
feringS were too small for that Many
held that it was the leading deal on the
board, but the greater part of the time
honOrS seem to be easy between the big
cereal and wheat. The market apparent
~ was partly the result of recent heavy
buying by bulls, as there was little left
10 absorb. For such as were offered.
there was a scramble between longs and
shorts, with the latter the more urgent
IN thelr demands. There was a brisk de-
mand for export and the days cash bust
ness was approXimated at 800, 900 bu New
York had 65 loads for export and the do
mestic demand was excellent. Consider
able May was traded for July, princi-
pally by elevator people. Influences We're
strong cables, Liverpool being strong for
both spot and futures light country Of
1erlngs and small receipts and the rains
which We're reported to have delayed
seeding and interrupted the movement in
various sections. May ranged from 3S3sc
TO 39%4c, closed 112c improved at 3gMc
Oats were firm, helped by corn and
impra' Il, 5000 bu worked here Local
receip IS were IS cars May ranged from
227sc to 23lac, closing 1ac over yesterday
at 23Ssc.
factor in the firmness displayed in the
provision market. There was not a large
trade. and Notwithstanding prices were
higher. the feeling was rather bearish
Hogs We're strong early, as were pro-
VISIONS, put weakened and We're temper
arlly followed by products. The depres-
sion was overcome by the corn strength
si shorts covering. July pork sold. from
SI2G5 to 1920. and closed TIC over yes
terday at $l2.S7156D12.90; July lard closed
l5c improved at 1925 and July ribs nc
up at $7071l0Z.10- ~
Estimates for tomorrow: Wheat. 40
c G. Is; corn l@ cars; oats, $50 cars; hogs,
The leading futures ranged az follows.