The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-26
GOOD DAY FOR BULLS
REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO ARGEN-
TINE WHEAT CROP SEND
PRICES KITING
WHEAT MARKED UP 5-S@3-4c
Corn Closed I-S@I-4c Higher, and
Oats I-2@3-Sc-ProvisioRs
Shade Lower to &c
Higher.
WHEAT MARKED UP $1,000
Closing.

CHICAGO. Oct 25.-Reports of disas-
trouS damage to the Argentine wheat
crop started a bull drive in wheat today
which lent strength to other grains De-
cember wheat closing 5s@Mc advanced.
december corn, 1kG14c higher, and De-
cember oats 12a>sc up. Provisions closed
shade lower to &c higher
Slightly improved cables brought the
initial bulge in wheat with December
lac to sc higher at 7114c to T1sc Trade
was on broader scale, although it
showed but little improvement so far
as outside interest was concerned Bears
were inclined to keep the market down,
but when both public and private ad-
vices reported from 20 per cent to total
damage in three of the principal crop
Senters of Argentine this market began
to take upward Spurts. European adj
vices on this score, however, were dis
appointing, neither Antwerp nor Liver
pool cables responding. The Northwest
ern movement seems to have begun
again, but this was hardly taken into &C
count and liberal purchases for export
ana reports OF bad weather for our new
crop brought steady advances Decem-
Der never got below its lower opening
prices. and sold as high as lac, closing
strong, Ss@$4c above yesterdays close at
7l2sd l5$Ic Local receipts were 121 cars.
two of contract, grade; Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 676 cars, making a total
TOR the three points of I9I, against 49,
last week and 705 a year ago. Primary
receipts were 1,961 900 bu compared with
S0l. 900 bu year ago. Seaboard clear
ances in wheat and flour were 100000 blu.
The seaboard reported 90 loads taken for
export. Argentine shipments this week
were $4,000 blu, against 100000 blu last
week and 1000 bu year ago.
Corn was bulled and easy on the bulge
III wheat. but there was not that general
buying that has been noticed during the
past few days and all the strength was
not held. Trade was only active at times
with little taken for export. There was
a good deal of selling by country hold
sTS and the demand for that delivery was
not as active of late. Husking reports
were still bulliSh, and offerings of the
cash article from the interior were still
light. December opened k@Ac higher
on cables and sold between 5615d565sc
and j65sq5Fc. closing barely firm 1k61<c
higher at $3.50. Receipts We're 129 cars.
Oats ruled strong-the broadcast market
in weeks. There was a lively demand
by shippers and cash was in good de-
mand in the East. There was also a
renewal of the buying that was conspic-
uOuS yesterday. At no time did this nit
incline toward lower prices on the says
in other grains, and at every squirt If
gained strength, most of the trading be-
ing IN May. December opened unchang-
ed and sold between 3515@355sc and $500
36lfc, closing strong, 1205sc advanced a
shade off the top figures. Receipts were
150 cars.
Provisions just held steady on a dn,l
market. Prices opened steady on a
steady hog market and gained some
slight strength from grains which it Iosf
of liquidation. Trade in general xae
unimportant and January pork closed sc
higher at $15.15; January lard unchanged
at $S.92l2 and January ribs a shade up at
s7S5
- The estimated receipts for tomorrow
are; Wheat. 105 cars tersi- 100 ears; oats
$50 cars and 16.Oge-head of hog.
The leading futures ranged as follows: