The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-19

CHICAGO. April 1s-Liberal decrease
in the worlds available stocks of wheat
strong market here today At the close
wheat for May delivery showed gain
of precisely 1c. July wheat is up &c.
Corn is practically unchanged. Oats are
up hGAc. Provisions are unchanged to
sc lower.
A strong undertone pervaded the wheat
market throughout the entire session
tors were in evidence at the start De-
spite easier cables and increased local
receipts the market opened firm with
July up shade to &c at SIX 9s7S to
One cause OF the firmness was a good de-
mand for July from prominent bull
Trader Trader Offerings were comparatively
greater part of the winer wheat belt was
reported unofficially as being still dry
ana cold. This helped to stimulate de-
gradually worked up trifie. Toward the
noon hour the market became decidedly
strong on active buying brought out by a
decrease OF 100000 bu in the worlds
decrease OF only $4,000 bu. On the
bulge July advanced TO SSss n Sss. G
meanwhile May was lifted TO s1.15h on
small scattered trading. The weekly
weather bureau report claiming generally
favorable conditions for the growth OF
winter wheat caused considerable Drofit
6 ~ ing late ate in the day As result part
ever. continued quite bullish, the mar
ket closing firm with July at SSc. Final
quotations on May were at s1.15A.
equal to loo. 300 bu Primary REGENTS
We're $4,000 blu. compared with PA. 100
bu year ago. Minneapolis Duluth and
Chlcago reported receipts of PAS cars.
against 15d cars last week and 161 a
year ago.
influenced by smaller receipts than ex-
pected shorts We're quite active buyers
OF corn during the first half of the ses-
sion In consequence the market was in
clined to bullishness. Later an easier
tone b developed on selling brought out
opened unchanged to &c higher at axe
a sc. sold between 47Ac and 47zc. and
closed at 4!ss g471kc. Local receipts were
zoo cars, with IL OF contract grade.
Oats
Reports of dry weather had q bunish
erect on the oats market. Pit traders
were good buyers during the entire
s session July July opened unchanged to a
up TO SOC and closed at 29z G297gc. To-
cal receipts were 122 cars.
Provisions
Liquidation OF May products had a
weakening effect on the provision market.
firm as a result of small receipts of hogs
but lack OF any substantial support made
possible the later slight decline. At the
close July pork was on sc at $3.50. Lard
was unchanged at $40 Ribs were OF
21sc at s7.221z @7.25.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat. 40 cars; corn, 107 cars; oats 81
cars; hogs. 80. 600 head.
cash quotations were as follows.
Flour easy. No. 2 spring wheat, sI.O7G
l14!s; No. 3. t100G1.14; No. red
Sl;i4 al;l5%. No 2 corn. 475kc; No. 9
yellow, 4S1kc. No. oats. 303sc: No. 9
white, 32bc; No. 3 white. 302 6SIZc. No
2 rye. 7Sc. Good feeding barley. 3763sc:
f IAN TO choice mailing. 41@47c. No
faxseed. s1.27; No. 1 northwestern. 81. 40
Mess pork. per bril- s125O@l255. Lard
sides Qoose). $6.S7k 6700. Short clear
sides tboxed), >$7.O0@7121k whisky.
oasls of highwines. s1.23. Glover. con-
tract grade. s14.OO. Receipts-Fiour.
brls: 22.3OO: wheat, blu. AS. 800; corn. bu'
2s2 500; oats. bu. 13s, 200: rye, bu 200:
paiIey; bu. 1000. Shipments-Fiour'
DTS. TO- 200: wheat. bu. 41,eOO; corn. bu.
i9l 800; oats. blu. $4,000: rye. bu. Z. OO0:
parley, bu. 1900. On the produce ex-
change today the butter market was firm:
Creamery, 25@S1c; dairies, 23@2Sc. Eggs
STEADY; at mark, cases included. Ice:
nrsts. Ice; prime firsts. lie; extras. 1Sc
cheese steady at 13h@14c.
:, AT directors meeting this afternoon
u was decided to close the board of trade
all day Friday next, Good Friday.