The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-12
STEADIED BY BULLS
STATISTICS OF DEPRESSING CHAR
ACTER OVERCOME BY RUSH
or BUYING ORDERS
GRAIN FOR SALE WAS SCARCE
Wheat Closed Shade Below Sat-
urdaN. hut Corn, Oats and Pro-
visions Show Frac-
tionaI Gains.
GRAIN FOR SALE WAS SCARCE

CHICAGO. Nov ia rush of early
buying orders, bringing a decidedly bull
ish feeling in wheat, overbalanced nu-
meFous depressing statistics today and
kept grains steady. December wheat clos
ed a shade down, December corn Ss@1ac
up and December oats 1s0i9sc advanced.
Provisions closed unchanged to 2lsc high
er.
Strength and activity marked the first
part of the session in the wheat pit. At
the opening there was such quantity
of bearish Information that nearly every
body started in to sell: Gables We're
weak. primary receipts showed over half
a million bu increase and there We're.
also considerable increases in thesamollnt.
on passage and in the worlds visible
supply Added to this was the news OF
rains in the districts. where they We're
most needed. December opened 4M12c
depressed. at 72flc to 7212c under these in
huences. but at once rallied on the sud
den discovery that there was a good cash
Siefnaud. ard that in spite of the desire
to sell. there was little In the market.
Commission houses had orders that alb
sorbed all that was offered at the de-
cline and as q result December sold mp
tor 7SSsc At ,s4his point, however, longs
were satisfied with profits and began to
lidtidate Which eased the market De-
ceniber closing steady, shade under at
727s@fac
Local receipts were 1OS cars. 1 of con-
tract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 1,29 cars, making a total for the
three poiIAs of 1,347 cars against 1852
cars last week and SS1 cars IA year. ago.
Primary receipts were 1,622. 321 #bl. against
1.113.0g0 ka the same day last Year. Sea-
board clearanceS in wheat and flour
eqIlaled. So ,0U0 bu. The worlds visible
supply Increase was 76I, 060- bu. Bread-
SUITS on passage Increased ?, 40. 900 bu;
worlds shipments last week We're 9,S62.0B0
sStl.. against, q, 00S 600 blu the correspond.
ing week a year ago. =
Corn opened higher on improved ca
ii. ..ad iI1f. aiYTfa6 a nTlH
There was an improved commission
house demand early and cash people
reported a. fair European business on
Saturdays offerings. Weekend statis-
tics were bulish, and Western and
Southwestern markets were bidding high
er than thiiS point and giving no sup
plies Deceihher which opened &c to 4
0pt4c up at 59ts@5S5sc,- advanced to $3.50
G9c,- and eased only a. triffe on proft-tak-
ing, closing firm, 42@Ssc higher at 597sc.
Receipts were 81 cars.
December oats opened unchanged ct
S9$sc. but at once felt the influence of
strong cash situation Commission
houses had enough buying orders to alb
sorb all the early offerings in the pit
and on the scarcity of supplies from the
West and strong bull buying. December
rose to 39lsc., The easy feeling toward
the end of the session in other grains,
together with profit-taking brought p
slight sag and December closed firm 10
ssc higher at 80 GSsAc. Receipts We're
80 cars.
Provisions were dull but steady Early
weakness in hogs brought a depressed
opening. but the strength IN grains
brought an improved tone. January pork
Z closed 2lac up at SIS; January lard un-
changed at $500 and January ribs I'M
changed at 81. T00i7.7211a.
The estimated receipts .sfor tomorrow
are: Wheat, It's cars; corn lis cars;
oats 2ge ears: hogs g, 000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows: