The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-09
ALL GRAINS ARE DOWN
MARKETS ARE GOVERNED BY
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Moderate Trade In Wheat, Disappointing
Cables and Improved Weather Situation
Causing Considerable SeIIing-Market
Rallies Partially late In the Session.

CHICAGO. June 8.-The Agrain markets
were governed almost entirely by the
weather today and ruled weak, July wheat
closing sc lower, July corn 7se lower and
oats down &c. Provisions closed steady,
The September products being from SC
lower to sc higher
There was a moderate trade in wheat
and prices had a lower tendency. The
improvement in the weather conditions.
together with disappointing cables, caused
considerable selling at the start and open
ing prices We're lower. July being Ae to
1ec lower at IS 1sc TO 752sc. Outside mar
ketS were all lower, with St. Louis and
The Northwest especially weak and this
fact brought out plenty of long wheat
with little support. the market GRADUALLY
yielded, July gradually selling off to 74Bc
Late in the day commission houses who
had sold earlier IN the session, turned
BUYERS and the market rallied somewhat
although only small part of the early
loss was regatned. The close was steady,
with July sc lower at 75Ac.
Clearances of wheat and -four were
equal to 367 geo bu. The visible supply
decreased 1877, 900 bu, which was about
what had been expected Primary re-
celpts were sol 400 blu. against SIG, 300 bu
a year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported receipts Of 400 cars, which, with
local receipts Of Al cars, none Of contract
points of $50 cars, against 1913 cars a year
ago.
Weakness in Corn.
In spite of bullish foreign news and
firm cables, the corn pit experienced
considerable weakness throughout the
Gay, the greatly improved weather con-
d1t1ons being the dominating influence.
Local longs led in the selling, while out
side traders We're also on that side of the
market Shorts covered On the decline,
but the demand was not sufficient to
Cause any material advance and the close
was steady at the decline, July being &c
lower at 471se, after selling between 47a4 c
and 4SAc Local receipts were 456 cars,
with p of contract grade.
Oats started weak in sympathy with
the decline In other grains and on much
better weather West and Southwest. Of
ferings were liberal early in the day, local
longs being the best sellers, but the mar
ket Was supported by three of four con-
Germs who took all the offerings. which
soon resulted in q better feeling Trading
Vas quiet and fea1ureless the latter part
OF the day and the market closed steady,
with July off 75e, at 36Ac. after ranging
between soc and S61zc. Local receipts
We're 20 cars.
Provisions were dull and about the only
feature was the charging from July to the
more distant months. The weakness in
grains had depressing influence early in
the day, but with a fair demand for lard
and ribs, with light offerings, a frmer
tone developed September pork closed sc
lower at $16.75, September lard was
shade higher at IS. 8744 $3.50, and ribs
were up &c at 50 .1715.
are: Wheat. IS cars; corn, $50 cars; oats
$50 cars. and 1900 head Of hogs.
Range CT Quotations.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
I Omen HIGH / Low 1 TvIoSa