The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-13
EARLY cain WIS LOST
MAY WHEAT, AFTER CRoWDING
72e, CLOSED AT 20 rs, 1-40
3-Sc NET LOWER
CORN AND OATS UNCHANGED
Goth Grains Were Neglected, bat
Very FErm-PrOVisiOns, Upheld
by Light HOG Receipts
Gained LIZ to IL lie
CORN AND OATS UNCHANGED

CHICAGO. April 12.-May wheat scored
q good advance early TO-DAY, puL u.s. -
ana closed 14q$Sc lower. OIh I - its' Los
were rather narrow, corn ana oa tts 61 Gi4e
ing unchanged and provisions Z72Qlz4zc
higher. :. 4,,o wheat mar
lzet ess Nv was the heavy export business
as revealed By immense cIearanceS Liolii
The seaboard, which il wheat alio on ilo aah
arnoEnted TO Isl 600 bu- VI Ills 1917, ~
bII rem es5.llted the raw product. II uhi
1,ot reT.rSstsnt new business, but Verlhed
the enthusiastic reports OF q lofIhlSu
ego A light domestic moFeulInC a t
smaller shipments from Argentine, "
oether with steady cables. Completed LIE
h,lllish array May opened shade lower
TO unchanged 1T in1sc to 711sQ7lhc, and,
Under covering and investment puy Ils'
largely for the local account ialliea .l,1p
ing the forenoon to 77s972c. OutslGe sup
mort however, failed when longs attempt
ed to take profits. Long Wneat vas o.
fered because of the IlghtneSS OF INC
DAYS export business and southwestern
REPORTS minimizing repo,t is or inquiry
from insects. Aside from marrow scalp
ing interest there was nobody lo care
for the offerings, and May broke with
considerable rapidity to 7GAlG707sc and
closed weak, 4Gi4sc lower, at ie1sc EN-
l-orters reported hve loaus taken. ri
mary receipts were $4,000 bu. Local re-
CENTS were 43 cars, none Of contract
g: ade, while Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported 1SS cars. The corresponding Gay
last week and q year ago We're mondays
Argentine Shpnl6nLS were 1,otf'VSV W, ""-'
OG0 bu less tnan the previous week
Corn preserved it's tirmness, but oTIered
little Of interest Wet weather in the
West calculated to keep country roads
III a condition which will render it diff
cult to get corn from country CRIBS to
the railways, even admitting that the
bullish grangers have any such desires.
Apparently they have not, for ae-
ceptances to last night s bids
were said to be practically nothing. Re
ceipts were only So cars, and OF these
Argentine shipments were IS, 900 bu. Bus
mess was on yesterdays character,
changing May. to July at slight dis
count for the latter. May sold between
44c, 435s@43$zc, and closed unchanged at
1850.
Several factors combined to make the
oats market a strong one. Among these
was an active cash demand and reports
of Il good shipping business. It was re-
been sold at 12c premium over May in
stcie, or about 1Ac better than May f.
O. b. Speculative trade was rather quiet,
however. May sold between 293sc and
251sc, and closed unchanged at 251sc. Re-
ceipts were 141 cars.
Provisions We're. quiet and steady, sus-
tanned by light hog receipts, higher prices
at the yards and a fair cash demand.
May pork sold betwl en- S14. Az anu 4.5I1I
lard between &.2I12 and IS. 32la, closing
Ice up at $S.9212 and May ribs between
$50 and S. S213, with the close 1212c i'm
proved at $3.50.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow are:
Wheat, SO cars; corn, lis cars; cats 18O
cars. and 1000 head of hogs.
The leading futures ranged as follows: