The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-27
MINI EAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE, Nov. 25.-The local speculative wheat
market opened higher and nervous this
morning on rather sensational cables from
wheat at sad per GENITAL over yesterdays
close; shortly after another cable reported
that it referred to the March future. This
put the crowd guessing to the position
of spot wheat and near by futures and
from the course of the market an onlooker
would judge that the majority were in favor
OF going slow and not attempt to follow
the pace set by Liverpool on the eve of a
holiday. First prices here were at an ad-
vance of NC to Use over yesterday lost a
little because of heavy unloading of Decem-
Der wheat, but continued remarkably strong
at or near the opening figure throughout
the morning session. The news of the day
was rather meager in comparison with yes
terday. but on the whole coniirmatory of
yesterdays ''bull edition. Mail advices from
the Argentine to London of Nov. IS were to
the effect that there would not be over 26 :
O00,G 600 bushels surplus for export from the
growing crop, and that cable advices since
describe the prospects in the Argentine as
becoming worse as harvest time approaches.
San Francisco reported Ct 500 bushels cleared
today for Australia. OF the 16. 800. 900 bush
els aflOat for Great Britain, 10 800 600 bushels
is California wheat, 100000 bushels South Amsr-
lean wheat. 20S0,000 bushels from the At
lantic coast and Russian wheat 3,04O 900
bushels.
Clearances from the four chief Atlantic
ports today aggregated 55S.O00 Blu. about POO
600 Blu from out ports and $4,000 blu from
New Orleans. New export trade was rather
light Chicago advised of a cargo of No 9
northern taken for export. December wheat
opened at 793sc, against 777sGD1Sc yesterday
sold down to 79c, advanced to 1870, declined
to 791sc 1irmed up to 791aG795s by II: 45, and
by noon held steady at 791kc.
May wheat opened at S23sc against S05aO
S0ac yesterday, dropped to S15sc lrmed up
to S2hc. sold at S1zsG82c. gained &c. dropped
to Size, advanced to SEC lost nc firnled uD
to S21zc and by noon held at S21k@82Hc
The ca.@h wheat demand was good with
hardly enough Of trade to go round The
bulk of No. 1 northern sold at 1c to NC
over the December price. No. I northern
sold at S014c to Sole and No 2 at 781Ic to
soc Sales were made Al per statement
below. Receipts here were 100 cars. Ship
ments, 81 cars.
The official closing cable quoted Berlin
pool Id to I'D higher for spot and near by
futures distant futures Sd higher for the
day. and only 14d lower than the top. Paris
wheat and flour practically lower. Trading
in wheat was rather slow during the last
hour of the se7sion, but ruled firm at near
the top price Of the day. November wheat
closed at 1910; December at 79lkc and May
at 50 1-16c.
WHEAT RANGE.
May-Opening. S23sc: highest. s23se; lowest.
BIC; closing today 50 Lie; closing yester-
day. SO2ic. November Closing today 79alc;
ing 1880: highest. 79%lc: lowest, 7sc: closing
TO-DAY, 791ac; closing yesterday 7Sc
On Track-No. ! hard. size: No north
ern, S0Mc; No northern. 7S24c; November
oats. 1Sc; FAX seed, 72c.
Curb on May wheat ..............82
Puts on May wheat SOaz
Calls on May wheat ......................S 31b
SAMPLE SALES
No. northern. 26 cars. .so1A