The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-31
SPECULATIVE GOSSIP

Des Moines. Ia. wires: We are still
having a demand for corn from feeders at
very much better prices than we can get
from any regular market. We do not
know of any corn in cribs at any OF the
rauroad stations where we operate 1t
would seem TO US that the receipts Of corn
after the frst two weeks in April viii
certainly be very light. as every dealer
who had any corn in his crib got 1t out ON
these low rates
Chicago-A southwestern commission
man VINO last srring predicted a 80. 600. 600
blu crop for US. is even more optimistic
over the present outlook for wheat He
says: We have had magnificent rains all
through the territory and a good downpour
through Oklahoma and Missouri. II the
weather turns warm, as We think il WILL
wheat VIII grow very rapidly. Three men
In today from central Kansas say that
wheat Is so far advanced that they are ex-
pecting to harvest three or four weeks
earlier than usual. The plant is un-
usually fine everywhere"
telegram from conservative and re-
liable house at Kansas City Just received
as follows: II have a farm about twenty
miles south of Wichita al in wheat am
paowing II al up and planting corn. Many
Rave not missed a crop of wheat in five
years on this farm"
Chicago-There is difference of g.. OeO.-
OOO between the low estimate made on the
export surplus of corn in Argentina. as
made month ago by Broomhall and that
now claimed by Rosario correspondent
hC ldilci puIS IL AT luO,UUUUUU Iher0
Is plenty of latitude here for future
figures
Chicago-Market opened weak in oats
IN sympathy with corn and sold lower on
Iurther llquida ton by Patton brokers and
B. F. a. c. Selling by commission houses
and scattered local traders.
Chicago-Provisions quiet. trade small.
Hardly enough to establish quotations.
Prices same as closing yesterday.
.Chicago-John Van Nostrand, who is
considered one of the most ablebodied and
weather in the trade and with both hands
tied would be backed by numerous traders
against the entire official weather bureau.
wired a friend from Colfax. Ia: Awful
publish weather coming" Traders who
heard the prediction did not wait for de-
talls, but proceeded rapidly to buy .the
entire grain list.
Chicago to Sidney c. Love & Co. Min
neapolis: Our July wheat heavily oversold.
bears seem very confident. A quick advance
which is liable to come at any time in
May wheat might change the whole stu
alton any day.
Chicago-Large contracts of new crop
wheat for export. July to September ship
ments. have been made by Chicago houses
to go out by gulf ports. Quantities sold
and other details are unobtainable.
Chicago-Commission houses sold May
corn at the opening. The pit crowd and
scaiping element are the buyers. Irwin
Green and Fyffe sellers of Nav corn.
Chicago-Shorts have been free buyers
OF wheat and in many cases they have
gone long; may steady market for a day
or two.
Chicago-Reports are in circulation of
100 boatloads of corn worked by way of
Baltimore and New York. Everything
points to big business having been done.
Chicago-July wheat acts well in the
face of all the bear news and selling pres
sure. This weather is too fine to last and
II decided change should come. the mar
ket is in shape to rally sharply because OF
it's oversold condition
New York-The reports this morning of
the probability of the senate passing the
stock transfer tax bill has had an adverse
effect upon the market.