The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-28
WHEAT IS WEAK,
PROVISIONS FIRM
Corn Holds Up Very Well, While
Oats Are Easy-Tradina
Fair Volume

CHICAGO. March 81. = Favorable
weather for the growing crop was the
man FACTOR in weak wheat market here
touay At the close both the Nav and
Iuiy options were off sc May corn Is
uo"n al sc. Oats show a loss OF SO
&c PROVISIONS are almost unchanged.
Wheat
weakness prevailed in the wheat pit
throughout the entire session Influenced
~ fo"er prices at Liverpool the market
4 opened weak, July being off M6Ac
~ q 12c at 9O9s @9O5sc. May was down
- " 12c at S1.127s Q1.13s The prin>i-
PAL reason for the weakness of foreifn
slaih markets was found In numerous
auNices from America, the great majority
VI Whieh told of excellent progress being
thaue ma oy the fall sown crop. soon after
oned sbnrtss pJbal,s d talr demand for May devel-
sInaiI offerings the price advanced tn
Sd1tS12' In sympathy July sold IN to
ipes that report report from Kansas City Stat
Us us .hdI HlSn winds in Kansas u,ara
ereaaiilng some apprehension had consido
@ @viauie influence in starting this slight
dat dPvurn, n With this exception news of the
ey aay contained little comfort for bmlI
traders. Many advices were recai,.od
sNlnS optimistic reports of the CONDITION
pI pI, winter winter wheat. These We're reinforced
beginning of seeding operations I'm tbat
section. In addition cash markets We're
duIi and easy. Late in the day July de-
cllned to sage and May to SI12IL The
market closed at almost the lowest noinP
$1.12h ''O9eu at
Gle Cle1aranees ra so Of wheat and flour were
equal to 1920 bu. The amount on pas
sage decreased 54S. 600 bu and the visible
supply decreased 1.12600O bu Primary
sS99e,p9s SO ddo Nv We're $4,000 bu: compared with
otS.UUO pu year ago. MINNEAPOLIS Du-
nd lutn ana chicago reported receipts of 548
cars, against COZ cars last week and 80
cars year ago. NV
Liberal receipts brought out liberal SELL
ing OF corn by cash houses, resulting i'm q
weak undertone. Enormous nrin,aT,, 70 o.
SSeipIs SsipI: also helped to depress values.
shorts were principal buyers. Nav omen
eo &c TO Sc lower at 4S5sc to 4S&c sold
Detween 4S12c and 491sc and closed az
aeS W4S&4e. Local receipts were GAG cars,
Oats
I'm. Influenced us by liberal receipts and weak
ness OF other grains the oats market was
weak the entire session. Trading was
very light. May opened a shade to 40
&c lower at 3O2sc to 301Ac. sold between
QUO ana SO9sc and closed at 30Bc.
Provisions
decline of sc in hog prices had de-
pressing effect on provisions early in the
Gay but the market soon became quite
sfieaay siose nopIl on Gov covering by shorts. At the
Lard and ribs were each unchanged m l'1yt at
SI597171a and s6.971A respectively.
uyEstn estimated 1T receipts for tomorrow:
wheat, 36 cars; corn, 347 cars; oats. POI
cars; hogs, 81 900 head
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easy. No. spring wheat. $lOs0
1.12;- No. 5. s1;02@1.11; No. red $1I25k@
Ia Ia No. corn, 4Sc; No. 2 yellow.
4S1a q4S&c. No. 2 oats. 3OBc; No. 3
white, 32Q32hc; No. 3 white. 3O031Hc.
No. rye. 7Shc. Good feeding barley,
S7Q4Oc; fair to choice mailing, 4S@47c.
No faxseed, $1.23; No. 1 northwestern,
SLSS SS Mess pork. per brl. $12.SO@12S5:
ribs sides Qoose), s6.S71k @7.OO; short
clear sides (boxed). $6.S71&@7OO. Whis-
KY, basis of highwnes, $1.23 Receipts
Flour. 2OSOO brls; wheat 46, 900 bu: corn.
S6S 500 bu; oats, 403: 100 bu; rye. 5000 bu;
par BARLEY, $500 bu, Shipments-Flour. IA
500 bu; oats. 1873, 900 bu; rye. $500 bu;
barley $500 bu. On the produce ex-
change today the butter market was
strong; creameries, 2O@2Sc; dairies. 210
25c. Eggs steady; at mark. cases includ-
ed, 16Ae; firsts 16Ac; prime firsts. l7c;
extras. 1Sc. Cheese firm; 12Q131kc.