The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-30

CHICAGO, Dec r29- Wheat was a buoy
ant market today undfaa tee stimulus of
lighter Northeast REGENTS, and Stubborn
cables, May closing, 4fi37s4g2c over .yesteE-
day. Other markets. rallied in 81 m. "a
thy, corn closing 1509sc,,t oats BGDtac and
provisions 21zM421kc higher. 7s'...'.@ =
For. two and a half 1isouTs- the usual du-A
ration of the Saturday 9sessions c.? the
Board. Of Trade, wheatEGiSp'ayed an effer>
vescent spirit which vas hailed with de-
light by those who prosper pfoporti, hate
first hour there Wd5 more speculative
business than dHrings&tilS wfloae session
Of any other day tnds week. The first
symptoms of buoyanoy~e AID streag n
brought back from 1hat1 alluring stock
market many-deserterS rom the grain pit
and even added rev. adherents. May
wheat opened uncha47ged at 13Ac; but
quickly responded to Buying orders from
all sides of the pit Exporters wanted it.
domestic interests gbids10Se1t ard shorts.
who were in the majorty. ciamored for
as it SCARED. until 751lc was bid Over
74c offerings were a bit, freeri but they
quickly ceased when the breadth of the
demand be2ame apparent. and not unti
the price was we'll over 'T5c did the. selling
pressure as unle sufficient weight to al
feet prices. From the top May easel Cff
to 74Ac, but here the clamcr of shorts
was renewed and a recovery ehsued,' May
l514c' The foundation o. the markets.
strength lay in, the recent, stubborn f. m
ness of the foreign markets and To Il
northwest feeSipf5! T ri Weeits ree a Is
at Minneapolis DulufiiF and Chicago az
gregated 11.TSE-cass,i k1j02SAcars lasse tran
the previous week and 1897 cars uHfl9Ec
the receipts at these points athe; cnra@-
spending week a. year ago To-day s. F.
celptS We're 3l6 cars. against $40 cars last
week and AL cars 4 year ago. OF these
Chicago arepoTt ted 125 cars II cars of con-
tract grade. These figures served as a
basis for the assertion that MOI Invest.
ern receipts had at last entered upCP a
prolonged REDUCTION which. would liR ally
ssubstantiate the government tepert taaU
less than 85,00O,000 bu had been raised in
the three gI eat SPRING wheat states OF
the II o6 Northwest Z cary Tecelpts Were
445.O0o bu, compared with 42S,00 bu u Jea.
ago: Exporters reported % loads; taken.
SeaboaId. yelearan9 es i'm wheat and fl -ur
were equal to; $4,000 bu.
Corn was fairly active and firm, but
owed most of its strength to the substan-
tial rise in wheat. Modet tate r sceipts, 40
cars here, small country offerings and
shipping dena nd which continued IN FACT
of the advance in ValneSF were eontribu-,
tary factors. me i5ieaEy. short lines.
were reported coveredf er. at least sub
stantially. reduced Nay sold betWee',
S sS end S6c, and cosed 51Aafssc higher at
The oats market w3S Ma tied upwards
by the favo. able breeze" which ST: luck
wheat. The market satttfmes was fairy
active under covering by shorts but at.
the close the impor AIT lines were IN
tact. Receipts we're GID cars. May SO d
between 2Sh@2:%c and 55f 1850, and q sea
Provisions were ffafT1y 20 active, op lsd
firm ON light hog recipes. and atvan=-
ing later in symFath3G With tie wheat
strength. January peniz gold between
S12.2212 and $i2.3G0l2. 331@,- and ci3sed PIC
higher. at II. 22la: JaEgEuy l3rd between
$3.50 and $3.50, closing 1z1sc up at SC 80. and
January ribs between s6.3t16 Esh and
1921, with the closes d214cs imp, owed at
S. 4z1A ,r,x,rs
Estimated receiDts for Monday: Whea-.
s. oais; corn. 465 cars; 70 ts, $50 ~ars;
hogs, $4,000 head. ~:
Note-There will be no session of the
Board Of Trade, Jan. l.
The leading, futures taaged as follows: