The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-18

SATURDAY ................7tA Az IT,.
Yeag oS ago 79g9 o;,9o .iS61 97M CS3s@A
NORTHERN. 729Sc; No. 2 northern, 69BQ7O]5c.
Puts, May wheat, 1875 to 74c.
Calls, May wheat 741Ac.
Curb May, wheat, 74c to 74115c.
FIaX-The market opened strong and
with an advance in futures. Duluth May
moved up &c Trade was active. IN
| this market there were 66 cars. Demand
| was brisk for No. 1 seed, and an early
| sale was made at $1.64 Shippers were
good buyers, and outside orders were re-
ceiEed early. The trust was not active,
ly, yet without this help demand was
SGaTp and the market well cleaned up.
MIDWAY IN the session there was in
quiry for No. l seed. Some of this in
Sales We're made at 81 go, 81 .631a and 81 81
/ Rejected sold at 81 .441k, 81 45 and 81 49,
/ Very choice rejected sold at $1.524a. No
/ grade was salable according to quality,
| at a range of 81. 80 to 81 .381a, ayera etYies
! $l.S2. Everything sold up we'll, and it
j was satisfactory day. minneapolis re-
| ceived 66 cars, against 20 last year. Du-
+ lutn had 70 Closing prices We're: Minne-
aapolis cash, 81. 1.6714; to arrive. $1.6715; May,
Y-S5; Duluth cash. $i6S1z to arrive,
| 81. 6S12; December $1.6S: May, 81 65
| Flour-The week starts in flour with
! the situation practically unchanged. The
! mills are grinding heavier, but orders
! are light. and waveling wheat market
! held of buyers this morning Millers do
! not expect any permanent Improvement
until after the holidays First patents
are o9 Quoted $4g4 lo' IS see9nd acme patents $500
/ $2@2. 10, Shipments. S5, ,357 bbls.
! Millstuffs-Mille:s report a fair trade.
! without special feature. Quotations show
I 10 change. but are firm, and the market
has a little better tone on the Whole.
| Bran in bulk is quoted $11 .50G11 70: flour
! millings, i2.50@12. q; bulk shorts 81 $50
! n:75; red dog in 140-lb sacks. $14; feed in
@200~Ib zee sacks. 81 per ton additional; in
| 1G0-lb sacks, S1.50 per ton additional
| Shipments were light. at $40 tons.
Feed and Meal-Plices are fairly steady
/ weeks decline. Cash corn, had weaken
| ing Influences today, but quotations are
! renewed. Coarse. .cornmeal and cracked
corn are quoted $13:25 No. / feed. $13. so;
! No 2 feed, $l3.75; No. 1 feed, $14; gran
! ulated cornneai in cotton sacks at tha
! rate of $1.99 per Dbl.
Corn-There was an abundance of corn.
Two hundred and six cars We're in and
most OF it came on for sale. The market
could not hold under toe liberal offer
ings and weakened from the start, much
/ Fifteen cars of No. 8 yeiIpY were let go
| early at 2S13c, and this was about the
| basis throughout. No 5 brought 3$c for
the best .s and S25lAc for poplrs. No. ! sold
around SIC. There was fGir demand but
sellers found it hard to gel outside fig
| uIeS. NO. yellow is quoted 33jbc; No 8.
S211zzas3c. Receipts, 2g6 cars; shipments,
| s cars.
oatE-The market was firm and IN
changed to shade higher Sixty-five
cars, were in and 16 shipped. Demand was
good. especially for selected lots. No. ?
white held around 2!l4c at FIRST. Later
trading was mixed and concessions were
made, No: white going at 2S1ac No
grade sold at 1I2l9%c. Quotations are:
! Ne. 8 white, Gle: 1yo oats. 2S1ac.
| Barley-The market was strong and ac-
| tive. with sales on a range about 11zc over
Saturdays figures. There was proper
| ton Of low grade barley offered. some no
| grade selling at SIC and lower but malt
ing grades were firm at sec for selected
no. i. Receipts were 2G cars, and ship
| me@ts e. Feed grades arc quoted at sra
42c; mailing grades, 42Cf5ec.
Ryc--Tle market is quiet. 30. ? is quot
cd st 45Q45l@c. Receipts, / ear shipments,
| none.
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