The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
SPECULATIVE GOSSIP

Edwards-Wood Company-PriceS held
up Well In oats until near the close when
May and July declined to 29hc-a new
low figure. Sample oats were not so weak
and Shippers and elevator companies re-
Based en- the strong undertone to the
corn market and the present sharp de-
clines In oats this should prove an ex-
cellent time to take the long side, or il
some are already owned average lines on
these temporary weak places.
A Liverpool house cables: According to
BToomhel the amount OF wheat in and
afioat for Europe decreased 1.3S4.OO0 Blu
last week. The market is easier affected
by American advices- The demand is
limited Corn inactive. prices steady.
Chicago-Stock in all positions: Wheat
$780,. 900 blu. increase 1000 blu; corn
9,Ol3.000 bu. increase $4,000 bu; oats.
$4,000 bu. increase $780, 900 blu. Private
crease $4,000 bu: corn 991. 900 bu. in
crease 2SO.0 bu; oats 4.40S, 600 bu. in
crease $4,000 bu. Contract stocks: No.
northern 2,e0O bu. unchanged; No. , hard
$50. 900 bu. decrease 1000 bu; total 1850
600. decrease 1000 bu.,
Chicago may be wrong. but believe
a rally Is about due in July and Septem-
per wheat. 1t looks to me as If Septem-
Der has been sold TO a standstill.
winnipeg wires: Weather turned I'M
weather predicted.
Chieago-COrn market opened unchang-
ed with very light trade. Offerings con-
h6It, DQl OulSlUc trade Is also llRnt.
Chicago-"Growing wheat looks fine all
through 1.-The southwest said Capt.
Phillips. the veteran operator. who came
up from Hot Springs yesterday. The
price looks high. too. but if Gates has a
much
Kansas City wires: Customers here
from Central Kansas say present pros
poets warrant harvest three to four weeks
earlier than usual Had glorious rain
Chicago-A good many commission
trades in May wheat fearing sensational
price changes as the time for the settle
ment of the May deal draws nearer. They
are not only getting out of old trades, but
dlscouraging customers from making new
ones That there is similar feeling of
uneasineSs in Minneapolis was attested by
the action of the Chamber of Commerce
there in requiring a deposit of 10 per cent
on all contracts.
st. Louis-Ex- Gov Stanard of Mis-
souri, estimates Kansas crop at lis, GOO 600
bu.
Chicago-Valentine selling a little May
corn. Bull leaders are neglecting the
market, and it looks lower without this
support.
Chicago-Wire from travelling crop cor
respondent of local house dated Conway
Springs. Kan, reads: Think one quarter
Sumner county Will be abandoned Aver
age much lower than last year. Reported
better all sides of here
Chicago-H July wheat had not sold at
dollar it would look high at 80 cents. but
after having the break they think it is
cheap. when really it is famine prices.
New York to A. j. Cummings: Rumors
OF financial trouble in Paris are afloat here
now and seem more an excuse than a
cause for the weakness Gates and Wolf
have been large sellers of Reading today.
New York-There is strong suspicion in
some circles that Union Pacific was de-
pressed recently to enable the large in
terestS to further their Accommodations of
this stock. Men who have been watching
1t closely would not be surprised to see It
advance very sharply when the general
market becomes little regular. Opinion
Is also held by close observers that New
York Central is being bought steadily,
and they welcome reactions to get more
stock
New York-Pittsburg advices are that
United States Steel corporation is not in
market as buyer of BesSemer iron, either
April delivery or for the second quarter
of the year, although 1t is certain that the
corporation will need a large tonnage for
April
New York-London is seller of the In
ternational list at the opening and the
professional traders almost to a man are
buying stocks under the lead of the Worm
serS. The fact that the market heretofore
has been a purchase in the neighborhood
of these figures seems to prevail amongst
the traders generally. / believe stocks a
sale on all rallies.
New York-It is now said that the Rapid
Transit commission may reject the pro-
posal of the PETERBOROUGH company for
new lines in Manhattan, Bronx and
Brooklyn This is likely to give an i'm
petus to the Metropolitan issues today.
New York-There is a slight hardening
in the call money rate noticeable 1t will
be the key to the situation.
New York-Jacob Field says: This is
big trading market, in which stocks are a
purchase on breaks and sale on sharp
rallies. For myself. prefer to sell them
on the bulgeS'