The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-30

CHICAGO, April 29-Grain traders
seemed i'll doubt today what side Of the
market to espouse. Had there been any
thing worth while to the outside buying,
Tie Dulllsh influences might have push
ed prices up for a good advance. AS it
was, the professional Spectator was too
prominent to allow broad market and
July wheat closed only A@3sc up, july
corn AQ4sc higher, and July oats 3sc
lower. Provisions closed z1ac higher to
PIC lower.
Wheat was firm and higher at the oper-
ing. Liverpool cables did not show
decided response to the break here yes
Kansas was still sending in woefuI re-
ports of her crop conuItion. Both the
Northwest and the Southwest contra
We're more liberal ard said wheat was
as hard to buy from first hands as at any
time
Too Wet in North Dakota.
Reports from North Dakota said ponds
covered many of the fields and that acre
age will be reduced and that the ground
would not be in fit condition to pillow
until the middle of May On the other
hand rains were copIous in most of the
ONO valley. There was little squirt OF
buying at the start, but, as yesterday,
this turned to a selling pressure later,
and early gains were lost. Professionals,
however, continued to buy in the dull
market, and prices reacted slightly.
July opened 1sc higher to unchanged at
l5Ac to 751sc, advanced to 753sGJ75Ac, and
closed hrm Aqssc up, at 753sq7513c.
Local receipts were 70 cars, | of con-
tract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
Ported 135 cars, making a total for the
three points of 2OS cars, against 236 last
ceipts were 223,000 bu, compared to 4O7 eco
bu last year. Seaboard clearances in,
wheat and flour equaled $4,000 bu. The
seaboard reported five loads taken for
Fair buying by the most prominent
bull interests supported corn again TODAY.
Trade, however, was dull. the outsider
kept out of the market, and the close
showed only slight Improvement Ca
Dies were firm, considering our position
Yesterday. but this influence was offset
by liberal rains in the corn country
Offerings were expected to Increase in
the interior, and receipts were were
slight'~ better. Offerings IN futures,
however, were readily taken up at anv
decline. Dizziness of the trade kent
prices from good advances. July sold =
645s@6S14c, and closed firm, HG3sc up. al
oo740oS1sc. Receipts We're 12S cars.
Rain Beneficial to Oats.
oats received almost no assistance from
u ,,nr 81 Wheat. The recent heavy rains
ana receipts were much more liberal thai;
OF late. The cash demand was fair but
tbe daS onerlngs We're expected to supply
the demand easily. Some small offerings
on the dull market caused rece eerl,ISs
ana July. after opening steady at 37c
Closed weak. 9sc lower, at S636c' REGENTS
We're 266 cars.
a good demand for lard especially bv
packers packer, and the firm hog and grain sill
sIatlon upheld provisions There was al
~ taI icit an entire absence of outside profit
taxing TAX. e. though scattered selling of pork
T TsE of ON much of the early gains. Trade
~ "a s14 gun: July pork closer PFC lower,
an ~ July ribs a shade up, at $3.50 10
Inc estimated receipts for tomorrou,
are ar ~ Wheat, 30 cars; corn. rs cars; oats.
The leading futures ranged as follows.