The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-25
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 23-Wheat opened
nact1onally higher this morning on more en-
courag1ng cables but the volume of trade
vas very light throughout the session. The
undertone of the market is certainly strong
er, but the course of the market shows that
it did not reach beyond the undertone. Fluc-
tuatlons were frequent, but within the limits
OF Ac up to 11:30 a. m. The news of the
day was rather meager, as is usual on
Saturday. but its quality was generally In
more cheerful nature It is said that the
stocks held at Duluth are already taken for
export at the opening of navigation. Locally
we have no more than We shall require for our
mills and perhaps shortage before the new
crop is harvested. Seaboard stocks are light.
New York will decrease about GOO coo bu this
week and the visible supply is expected to
snow q large Se6rease e for the week We
date, as compared with "a S32, coo bu for the
same period last year: Clearances for the
cay cay aggregated 25o Geo blu Of wheat and flour.
Chicago advised OF large sales of cash wheat.
May wheat opened at TIC, being Nc bet
ter than yesterday, advanced 1-16c lost it,
hEmed up to ~ 775sGzg75Ac sold at 7714@79sc,
advanced to 775s@7Ac, lost Lice, gained Kc,
declined to TIC by AS and closed at 771h
Q775ac. ~
The cash wheat market was active, with
good demand for TO. northern on basis
OF s8Q72c under the may future. Receipts
were light and not nearly enough to 90
around. Millers will have to draw on re-
sources to keep running. Low grades sold
well Sales Were made as per statement be-
low Receipts here we're Il cars; Shipments
81 cars. Range OF price
Open High Low Closing.
Wheat ing. est. est. Today. Yes
$ #sy IL IL ii II ii & e e
On Track-No. hard isisc; No. nos 1ortbe eS1s
76Mc: No northern, 1870; January oats,
Curb on May wheat nonlinallv 775L
Puts on May wheat ..............,.77X
Calls on May wheat .::..................7 7%
northern. 6 cars, Tie; No. 1 rorthern. 10 900
blu to arrive, TIC; No. rthern, 2200 bu 40
arrive, TIC; No 1 northern, cars to arrive,
Tie; No. northern, is cars 751sc; No 3
northern, cars, 76a4c; No. 2 northern. / car
75Ac; No. northern. l car CT dice, 76c: No. 3
northern m cars b: blk, 74c; No. 9 wheat, 2
wheat. / car, 691Ac: rejected wheat 2 cars
lbs off, 64c; no grade wheat, ars Q lbs off
73c; no grade wheat, l car, lbs #, 731hc;
wheat, 1 car, 2 lbs off, 741ac; no grade wheat
l car, 2 lbs off, 74c; no grade corn. cars
1Sc; no grade corn: car, rotten, 121kc; No.
4 corn, car 15c; No. corn, car, 16c: No.
8 oats, 3 cars, 1515c; No. oats u cars, l5ssc:
No. oats, car, poor, 15c; No. 3 white OATS
| car, 15Ac; No. 3 white oats, 2 cars. 155kc;
black oats, l car, 13c; barley 4 cars 30 lbs
2SAc; barley, 1 car 233.c; No. barley,
car, 2SAc; No 1 flax, 1 car, 72Ac; rejected
fax, cars, Tic.
Flour-Sales Of flour are said to be much
at present prices:
FITSt patents "a. 1904. 80
second patents ..................... 1864. 10
Frst clears ......................... 3.30Q3. 40
o0cOHu clears Z.30GD2. 80
Red dog, per ton, 140 lbs jute =. II. O0D1O %
Corn-Corn is arriving in very bad condi-
ton, the most of it being wet and hard to
handle. No grade corn sold at 121k@19c; No.
3 corn, 16c; No. corn, 15c.
oats-No: 9 oats. 15@151kc: No. 8 white
oats, 1915 G154c; black oats, &c.
Rye-Quoted at 34A@34%c for No. 2. No
sales.
Barley--No. barley. 23A@23Ac; No. s,
23Ac.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Northern.
= Railroads a o No.1hd. NNo.1.No.2No.3.Rdi.NG::
G., M. & St. P. ;. So Is !. :. 8
M n s f,S st. L.. i g. :; !:
Northern Pac.. :. 6 :. :. ). =.
c., StP., M. & o. ;. "A 20 A 7
Totals i go. 12s IS s s IS
Other Grafns-No. 2 corn. 8 cars; No. A
corn, no grade corn, Fl; No. oats. g.;
no grade oats, !; No. rye. 8; No. 3 rye. 1;
grada rya 4. No harley q. Nh A hnrlav