The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-11
CHICAGO CHANGE.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-There was a short
lived attempt to raid the oats pit today
anG with little support at hand prices
suffered Otherwise the grain markets
were commonplace, with very narrow
fluctuations and slightly bearish tendon
cles: Ma, May wheat closed -14c lower, May
corn 1sQAc down and May oats %05lc
depressed Provisions after some ac+iy
lty, closed 5 to 715c higher.
= ordinary influences appeared to have
III Htue erect on wheat. Up to midday
whole session showed only a shade mora
The slightly bullish feeling with which
the market closed Saturday was lost at
Inc Inc outset today on bits of bearish news
Inc cables did not reflect any of our
strength; the amount of passage had in
creased l,S24,O00 bu and worlds Shipments
were liberal The mild weather, with
additional snow over. the West was IA
vorable for the growing crop All toIJ
nhe market was dull and largely a scalp
ing AFFAIR, traders selling on all bulges
and buying on the dips
Inc most important item of news of
the day was the decrease of 1863 coo bu
almost double the decrease expected, vet
mere was no effect on the pit May
opened 17ef AQ3sc to shade lower at 175s
10 ll1Sc and on early corn strength sold
TO foc. Commission houses later turned
sellers. the oats break having a depress
ing erect, and May reacted to 771b65775sa.
TIC. oioS0 was easy nc down at 1850
Local receipts were II cars; Minneapolis
ana Duluth reported 800 cars. making a
lotal Tor the three points Of 382 cars,
year ago. Primary receipts We're SOP OaO
gu, compared to 10000 a year ago Sea-
board clearances in wheat and flour
equaled $4,000 bu Worlds shinnenrs
We're 8,5S0,O00 blu, compared to S.2S6, tsj0
bu last week and s, $50, 900 bu last year.
Corn at times had good support and
some activity, but in the long run the
bearfsh tendency prevailed The early
cables were different, based on an m
provement in Argentine crops There
was a feel1ng that the market had been
oversold Saturday and shorts covered
freely at the opening, but this did not
last long. May opened 1s0Hc lower, re-
covered and sold at 621sC shortly after
the opening. Then commission house
selling and the oats depression brought
q sag, and in the absence of buying Or
ders the gain was lost Kansas CITY
again reports a bearish market Nav
closed easy. 1sq3zc lower, at 61150613sc
Receipts We're So cars.
Cats had bad time of it from the OPEN
ing. The start was fairly steady with
corn and soon after the opening May
options were selling at 45Ac. SATURDAYS
closing figure. Then there Set in Ie1
llbeIate raid such as was witnessed two
weeks ago and May was pressed down
quickly to 42c. There was a poor demand
and there was almost no early support
More interest was shown however, than
in several days and toward the close
commission houses helped toward regain
ing dractlon OF the loss. May closed
weak, %@78c lower at 422s@4212c. Re
ceipts were 10S cars
The strength in provisions was some
thing of a surprise considering the large
receipts Of hogs, $3.50 head at eight
points, compared to $1,000 head last year
Offerings were light except when prices
We're at their highest The opening was
steady on a steady hog market, but buy
ing and covering set in at once. Packers
wanted good deal, but as prices went
up they relieved the tension somewhat
by selling. May pork opened unchanged
to PFC higher at $15.85G015.S71a; jumped to
$i6O5 and closed firm, TIC up at SIS 921z
tween IS. As and $96715 and closed nc IN.
at $9.521b. May ribs sold between SIS 52ib
and $S.6O@8 .621s and closed sc up at S3.571S.
The estimated receipts for tomorrow
$50 cars and 4,000 head of hogs.
The leading futures ranged as follows
LAr.al, i1-l,I -. =.