The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-05
SPECULATIVE GOSSIP

Brandon, Manitoba, to A. j. Cummings
William LaPraik, of this place. says
and in the elevators, about so per. cent in
that section, but that it is being held for
higher prices which they think they will
get for seeding purposes.
Chicago, to Sidney c.. Love & Co., Min
neapolis-Lfverpool cables again display
strength, good many local longs dis
posed OF their holdings yesterday and the
market looks healthier in consequence.
Chicago-There has been some quiet
buying in wheat by leading commits
sion house, which is absorbing the offer
1ngS and hrming the market. Pit trad
ers been disposed to work on the bear
side but are not making much Roadway.
Volume of business very small:
Ch1cago-OatS market opened shade
easier. Best selling has been by Kidston.
Rosenbaum Bros. and Rumsey. The best
buying has been by Pringle and Northern
ly a good many May oats wanted at BIZ.
All commission houses have orders to buy
at that. There has been only fair
trade.
Chicag o-This trouble with No.>1 north
ern wheat not being able to grade when
ordered out does not surprise me in the
most daily to the poor grading up there
and the temptation to mix down on their
No. northern was too strong, while it
was at such a premium.
ChicagoELocal crowd have bought the
corn this morning and are loaded. Do not
think it would take very much good SELL
IllS TO start r6peIlIlOn OF yesterday.
Looks very heavy to me.
Chicago-Best demand for hard wheat
for some time. Mllers took about 10000
bushels. No. hard sold highest price
since Oct. 20, when it sold at 81. Is.
st. Louis, Mo.-CaSh market prices I'M
changed from yesterday. Demand better
and more stuff offered. Know of one mill
ing concern that bought $4,000 bushels
hard wheat this morning.
Ch1cago-Cudahy and Wrenn each had
corn for sale at opening and there was
of
ing Commission houses had lot Of buy
Ing orders and provision shorts were COW
ering their corn
New York-A banking authority has it
that the Goulds are preparing Missouri
Pacific for big rise. He says that party
Is more bullish than ever although it has
While there is a little stock for sale
around 100 we understand it will be taken
care of on the next rise and we would
buy 1T whenever soft. There is bull talk
| again on Illinois. Central. Our information
| comes from higher source that the
| stock will do much better. There is rea-
son for believing that investment by some
large interest has taken place.
New York-The character of the buy
| ing of Rock Island is good. 1t looks to me
as if it would go higher. The decline in 1t
| organization plan, the terms of which
Will not be shown. The specialists think it
| will go lower.
| New York-The buying of Erie appears
to be of high order Closer relations
with the Hartman interests are not
| doubted and are taken as indicating an
important advance in Fries credit The
| impression seems to grow, however, that
developments of even greater importance.
| are yet to come out affecting the prop
| erty.
New York-Boston houses were large
! buyers of Copper yesterday and are buy
ing it again this morning. 1t does not
take me very long to make the guess
1 who their principal Is, considering the
| bearish advices emanating from that
| quarter.
New York-There was some good buy
| Ing Of Chicago Great Western this morn
| ing and traders are beginning to estimate
the influence which the reported transfer
of the property to new interests will have
on the stock. 1t is said that positive an
| nouncement will shortly be made that
! control now rests with the Hartman in
terests. Continued buying of New York
Central at advancing prices has been
4 feature of the market The buying of
| stock is good, Benedict Bros. and +. w.
Davis CO., having taken large amount.
The floating supply of 1t is small and it
| is one of the easiest stocks to advance
| on a bull movement
New York-Money from now on will
work easier. We believe Union Pacific
South Pacific and st. Paul are a pur-.
| chase, shut that Is true of the general
market. We would buy whenever weak.