The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-06
CONDITIONS, HOWEVER, WERE OF
MTLDER FORM THAN ON THE
PREVIOUS DAY
SLIGHT RECEssIONs SHOWN
Close of the Active Option Was
Three-EIghths to 0ne-HaIf Tn
der Figures of Wednesday
Corn Held Firm.

CHICAGO. April Sin milder form.
the session today was repetition of yes
terdays excited exhibition of strength on
change reactionary tendency, how
ever, was evident, especially in wheat.
Gables were irpespopsiVe and the crop re-
ports generally were. excellent, two pieces
of news which formed the main consider
alton i'll II theoretical WaSb,h May corn sold
higher than yesterday, but closed 3s6D1sc
Under thai sessions final figures. May
wheat Closed 1c and oats 149ssc lower
The close In. provisions was partly weak
and partly firm, pork 221sc down, lard I'M
changed, and ribs 5@7l3c up.
& In the face of some dScouraging con-
siderations, among them q rather weak
early response from Liverpool to the local
gains yesterday, corn held the big ad-
vance made the previous session with a
lComTnendabie show of strength. 1t was a
big public market. which at times no
amount Of liquidation seemed able to
CHECK. Export bids were In the pit plen-
TRULY. though perhaps not as strongly as
yesterday when II was reported today
from New York 11S boat loads were taken
Tor foreign shipment. The opening was
easier. because of the feeble attitude of
Alyerpo0l and because there were many
who looked for a reaction. They repent
ed later, because Liverpool took a brace
because of the spot firmness there. Shorts
covered and doomed along by the big out
side business May shot from first fig
ures, +D9sQilc. up TO the tOp-42c. The
cash demand here Slackened VlSibly and
an abundance Of prOft-seelIng corn came
on 10 the market, which straightway re-
ssHi%c under yesterday. Atlantic port
clearanceS were 594 900 bu. Western re-
ceipts We're 600 bu, against 2S5, 600 bu
last year. Receipts here, were 479 cars.
Signs in the wheat market early were
all beariSh-disappointin cables, fine
weather and a continued bear attitude on
the part of local professionals. The corn
strength and the poor showing of In
diana and Ohio for the crop caused q
rally following the opening, but in the
end the beartsh news. reinforced by re-
ports of rapid seeding in the Northwest,
oVerShadOWed other considerations and
the rally was lost. II was big market,
however, and the pit was we'll filed. The
cash demand was slack the days export
business being put by New York at 5
loads. Primary receipts were 547, 900 bu,
compared with $40 last year. Minneap-
oils and Duluth reported 3S7 cars against
$50 cars last week. and 300 cars year
bgO Local receipts We're 80 cars Of con-
tract grade. Atlantic port clearances in
wheat and flour were equal to 400 900 bu
May opened 14Q3sc down al 679s667$4c, de-
clined to 6712c. rallied to CSC, reacted to
G67sg67c. and closed 1c under yesterday
ct &c.
Provisions We're active. There was an
excellent cash demand and strong hog
market but on the other hand there
were important realizing sales made by
longs. Lard and ribs closed firm, but
pork rather weak. Large export sales
OF lard over night were reported early I'm
the session and the foreign demand to-
DAY was very fair. The opening was ir-
regular May pork ranged from $3.50 to
Sl295. and closed 221@c depressed at
Sl2971a: May lard from Sc. nv to S. 675$
closing unchanged at $3.50 and May ribs
55rom N1I1s to $6.S1la. with the close SD
There was a large speculative trade in
oats with outside interests leading in the
buying. Other grain markets We're the
chief influences. There was an active
trade IN July around Csc. May -anged
from 25$te TO 247sc. anG Used Nm9sc
to 24Fsc. closing &c depressed at 25Ikc Lo-
cal receipts We're 1903 cars.
Estimates tomorrow: Wheat, As cars.
Corn $50 cars: oats 40 cars; hogs. "a O09
The leading futures ranged as fnlInus.