The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-15

shorts late in the day. mainly because Of
the Gengtn OF corn, caused firm close In
July is up &c. May corn shows a gain OF
&c oats are up Ad%c Provisions are
Izc TO lI1zc higher.
Wheat
At the opening sentiment in the wheat
plt was somewhat divided. the May option
rather weak. Opening quotations on May
were &c lower to 1hc higher. at s112A
10 si;41e: July was of a shade to hGAc
a. sc 10 s5c. Rain and snow through
pSut ulS west and southwest formed the
Dasis OF the weakness Of the July option
reports from the winter wheat section in
ma lca'e tnat the crop is in excellent condi-
prospects are the best in six years. MAY
was IN iair demand at the start from scat
eeIed ent IL oqyers 1 but WITH pit traders persist
frmness. declining along with july. A
FACTOR that brought out some additional
sehihg was an increase Of 1000 coo bu
I5 .ae WoIio visible supply. as shown by
was was reached at $l.12h. July sold off to
92Ssc. Late in the day the market de-
xeloped considerable firmness. shorts be-
ing good buyers during the last hour Of
trading Strength OF corn was the main
reason for the improved demand. al
sSerssd shS1Ss6 heMs h; from the northwest was con,
during the late trading and advanced to
SS4s gyS15c May rallied to s1.l3%, but
reacted again on profit taking the close
ooeeiing at sl-lSb- July closed at 9314 a
Clearances of wheat and flour were equal
10 iIl5OO bu- Primary receipts were
4oo,sVo ou' compared with $50. 900 bu a
year ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts OF 349 cars against
ago. e"'
sentiment in the corn pit was decid-
md r.rs1 III
made good gains. An active general de-
mand was in evidence several prominent
commission houses being heavy pur-
chasers. A decrease of 6O5 600 hu I'm the
visible supply compared with an increase
OF ,eS2 200 bu last year had a strengthen
ing influence. Clearances of nearly aaif a
nlinon bushels also tended to create
buliish sentiment. May opened shade
lower to shade higher. at 49c to 49Ikc
Sold up 10 1890 and closed at i934 a 497sc
Local receipts were 800 cars, with one OF
contract grade
Strength of corn held the oats market
nrm, out trading was extremely light
Cdsn houses were moderate buyers. Pit
traoers and commission houses sold. May
opened unchanged to shade lower, at
Sly M31Bc to 31Ac, sold up to 32Ic and
closed at 32s @32Ac. Local receipts We're
2S1 cars.
Provisions
Provisions were strong on an active de-
OIe11nSS Were not
suff1cient to meet the demand and in
consequence. all products made substan-
ual gains. Strength of coarse grains was
an important factor. At the close May
pork was up 1115c, at S12.72h Lard was
up IOe; at s7,071k. Ribs were 71kc higher.
at $6.S71z $3.50.
~ Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Hheat, cars; corn. 227 cars; oats 143
cars; hogs. $4,000 head
Cash quotations Were as follows: Flour
STEADY. No. > spring wheat S1IOM1l2:
No: 3, S1.02@1.12; No. . red sI14KI
ll61s- No. corn, 4S1&c; No. 3 yellow
4SA d49c. No. = oats, 32c; No . white
331aci No. white. 31% a 32%c No rye
LS@ISlzc. Good feeding barley. 3Sn40c:
falr TO choice mailing. 43647c. No. l
faxseed. $l.25; No. / northwestern. sI.37.
Prime timothy seed, $500. Mess pork, per
ee eris; 81: 55q1 40. Lard. per 100 lbs.
S6.92R @6.95. Short ribs sides Qoose).
S6l3@6.SI12. Short clear sides (boxed).
S6.l5@6.S11s. Whisky basis of fighwines'
$l.23. Glover. contract grade, S12S5 Re-
ceipts-Flour. 26.5O0 brls; wheat 81 900
Du; corn, 6OS.O 900 bu: oats. 5S9. 600 bu: rye
1000 bu; barley. 10000 bu. Shipments
Flour. 2450O brls; wheat 1872 200 bu; corn.
4OS 400 bu; oats. S22 500 bu: rye. $500 bu;
barley. 24.20O bu. On the produce ex,
change today the butter market was firm:
creameries: 21@25c; dairies. Is623c.
Eggs-Easier; at mark. cases included. I6
gl61sc; firsts. 16lsc: prime firsts. lie; ex-
traS, ISc. CheeSe-Firm: l2ml3hc