The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-09
EBAY TOUCHED ~ I-2 CENTS IN YES
TERDAY'S BOARD OF TRADE
DEALING
WHEAT WAS ALSO MARKED UP
Oats Were Sold Down, While Pro-
visions Were Weak, Losing
From I-2 to 25 Cents
During the Day.

CHICAGO, April S.-Grain markets re-
sumed their normal appearance today,
Iuling fairly active and nrm. May wheat
closed 42c and May corn 1s@Ac higher;
May oats a shade lower, ana provisions
from 212 lower for ribs to &c lower for
pork.
For a moment at the opening the corn
market resembled to a degree the wild
ness which characterized the market last
week. SeaSonable weather and liberal
receipts caused rush to sell at the
start, and May ranged from 44c to 1910,
3sc to sc under Saturdays closing price.
Greater weakness had been expected, and
when it failed to materiauze shorts COW
cred and the market worked back to 44a8
Q4412c. PrOfit-taking by country holders,
although on a moderate scale, caused
reaction during the forenoon to $40
4S7sc. Light primary receipts, 2S7,G00
Bushels, against ,060, 90 year ago, Wis
ible decrease of $4,000 bushels and the
wheat strength caused rally from this
to Also and the close was firm, May 80
34c higher at 4414044$sc. The volume of
business was very much less than has
been the average recently. Phillips, the
were 261 cars, IA of contract grade.
Wheat was weak at the opening on
seasonable weather, liberal receipts and
ar. increase on passage. Bears were ac-
tive at the start, and May sold from
T09sS to 70Ac, 1Sc to PC under the previous
close. A report that German wheat had
suffered from frost, and a similar rumor
from California started shorts to cover
ing. 1t developed that the market had
been sold to standstill. Very little
wheat was to be had and May reacted
SHARPLY to 70Bc. A visible decrease OF
S5s, 900 bushels, lighter primary receipts,
fsfIeagy e1earances and a good export de-
1nand and later impaired additional
strength, and May rallied to 711hc. Com
mission houses sold on the advance, but
the close was firm, May 12c higher at
uAc 1t was reported later that the
california froSts had done little damage
~ grains. Exporters reported fifty loads
taken. Seaboard clearances in wheat
and flour were equal to 1,651,,O 600 bushels,
while primary receipts were $4,000 BUSH
els, compared with 2S6,O0 bushels last
year. Local receipts were Sc cars none
OF contract grade. Minneapolis and Du-
dEth reported All cars, against $50 last
week and sos year ago. Worlds ship
hientS, o,1O2,UUO bushels, were somewhat
under expectations. Wheat and flour
on ocean passage showed an increa Sc for
the week Of /, 1885, 600 bushels The Orange
Judd Farmer reported that the condition
IN the centers of heavy production, the
general average being 95.5 against a gen
erat average of S5.7 at the same date for
the past seven years.
The market for oats was dull and the
range of prices narrow. May sold be-
tween 265SQ26azc and 259sc and closed a
shade down at 2512@255sc. Receipts were
22l cars. The tone of the market was
Ret. --S-
Provisions were dull and weak. May
pork leading the decline under iiuuida-
flons by outside holders to get what profits
remained after the recent bulge Nav
PORK sold between $14.SO and $14.35, and
closed 35c under Saturday at S145O: Nav
lard between $S.3715 and S. 221L6DS. 25. clos
ing 1Oc down at SS.25. and May ribs be-
tween $3.50 and $S.O5, with the close PIC
depressed at So TO-
The estimated receipts for tomorrow
are: Wheat. 90 cars; corn, 80 cars; oats
800 cars, and 10000 head if hogs
The leading futures ranged as follows: