The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
PROVISIONS ARE
BECOMING ACTIVE
Wheat Firmer-Corn and Oats
Easier on ReaIizing-Pro.
visions Strong

CHICAGO, March 1S-An official fore
cast OF colder weather was influential In
strengthening the wheat market here to-
July is up a shade. Corn and oats show a
loss OF Bg &c. Provisions are practically
The wheat market opened with unmis-
taxable indications of bullishness. May
was unchanged to nc higher at $1.14& to
Si.io. July was shade lower to. Is a &c
nigher at s2asc to 92Ac. From the start
the May delivery was in active demand,
shorts being the best buyers. The wealth
ef was still extremely favorable to the
growth OF the fall sown crop. but bullish
weighed this influence. Receipts in the
northwest were small. and advices from
minneapolis claimed continued good de-
mand for cash wheat Another reason for
the firmness at the opening was higher
prices at Liverpool. Australian shipments
showed large falling of. To this. with
crop, was attributed the strength Of for
elgn grain markets. During the first part
OF the trading here offerings were rather
light, and on predictions by the weather
bureau OF colder weather throughout the
west and southwest sellers became still
fewer. On buying due to fears OF damage
by frost. prices advanced materially. May
selling up TO sl.15Ss and July to 93as @935z
The market reacted considerably on profit
taxing In July. The close, however, was
firm, with May at y115% Final quota
biOIS on July were at SAC.
Clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 1O1 300 bu- Primary receipts
were SS9.100 bu. compared with 479,300 bu
year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts Of 276 cars, against
215 last week and 1876 cars year ago.
Higher cables and wet weather had a
bullish effect on the corn market early in
the day. Shorts were the best buyers.
Later the market weakened on selling due
rraaQ &C aUrn aT lN.- I'm
day. Trading in general was inactive.
May opened &c to nc higher at 1890 to
1910, sold between 4s&c and 4s11 @4s%c
were $40 cars, with 8 Of contract grade.
The oats market followed the trend Of
corn. The volume of business was light
May opened a shade lower to a shade
higher at 31asc to &c, sold between SING
and 32@32hc, and closed at 31&c. Local
receipts were ga cars.
Provisions
Provisions started strong with prices
somewhat higher, but the advance was
followed by considerable profit taking. re-
sulting in a loss of almost all the early
gain. Higher prices for hogs was the
mate OF fairly liberal receipts of hogs for
Monday was partially responsible for the
profit taking. At the close May pork was
up 2hc, at s12.S7h. Lard was OF 211 G5c,
ss.s5. W ~ g '' 'O" O.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat.
% 10 cars; GO corn. $50 cars; oats, 2s2 cars;
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Easy Easy; winter patents. s5.oog5 10;
s5.0O@5.4o; straights. s4.4OQ4.sO; bakers,
S24oqs.4o:: No; spring wheat, sl.le@
Q1.16s. No. 2 corn, 4711c; No. 2 yellow,
4SAc. No. oats, 311kc; No. white.
33Q33%c; No white, 31S. @33c. No. 2
rye. 7s@7slsc. Good feeding barley. $50
40c; fair to choice mailing, 43647c. No.
fiaxseed. s1.26; No. northwestern, sl.3s1z.
Mess pork, per bri, sl2sogl2. SIS; Lard.
qoose(, s6:s7H@7.oO: Short ribs sides
(boxed), s6.S7I5 200. Whisky, basis Of
highwines, $1.23. Glover. contract grade
$685.. Receipts-Fiour, 10000 brls;
wheat, $4,000 bu; corn. 500. 500 bu; oats
81, 500 bu; rye, 5000 bu: barley. "A. 500 Blu.
Shipments-Flour, 100 brls; wheat. 49,.
800; corn, 304,s0 blu; oats, POI, 500; rye,
1880; barley, $4,000. On the produce ex-
change today the butter market was firm;
creameries, 20G26c; diaries, 1SG 23c.
Eggs--Strong; at mark. cases included.
15c; firsts, 15c; prime firsts, 151zc; extras,
17c. Cheese-Steady TO firm; 12913hc.