The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-14
MINNEAPOLIS.

M1NNEAPOLIS,= Dec. l3.-W neat fuleu
firner today The decline was checked,
new confidence was shown, and at noon
May held around 765s@l6Ae. Again there
were no Liverpool cables One dlspattH
said Liverpool was off I'D yesterday, but
inasnuch as today's close was unobtain-
able, the reliability of this figure was
in question. The winter wheat country
has been soaked by rain. Heavy precipl5
tation was general over the west ana
Southwest Very cold weather advanced
pretty Wen to southward Fears were
expressed that if the cold should sweep
far enough down, serious damage mlghl
follow. Kansas City had a strong ana
active cash corn market, and tnls put
some strength into the corn option later,
helping wheat. At the opening May
wheat broke from 7614c to i51ac. but this
weakness. was soon dispelled. st. LOUIS
reported foreign inquiry developing. A. Ar
gentine shipments for the week We're ol6,-
900 blu, against 5000 bu.
Primary receipts We're l,0So,00o pu,
against $4,000 bu last year, ana snip
ments $4,000 blu, against 5l4, 0c0 bu. Clear-
neapolis received 1874 cars, against Al cars
last year, and Duluth, 1852 cars, against
IS cars.
! Wheat and flour clearances for the
week were 1873, 600 bu, against 4604,o0o pu
last week, and 4,7S6000 3u last year.
The market gained another FRACTION
near the close. May. closed hrm at l6Isc'
December closed at 741sc ad July at 6a4c.
Good demand ruled in cash wheat; me
car situation was of Importance IN deeei-
mining prices. The basis of trading was
practically unchanged, but wheat IN
Omaha, milwaukee, or 500 cars seq nrt irssI7
or Northern Pacific. Millers were Will
ing. to pay a shade more for cars aVatl-
able fer prompt reloading with hour o.
feed for the East. No. northern soiH -.
demand in all grades fit for graoAns. NO.
northern sold at. 741sc fol o. good part
of it, some. going at 73a@735sc and a few
lots to- arrive around 75c. No. 3 sold
from 7234c to f312c. Rejected and no grade
from 561zc to TIC.
Following was the range of prices:
Closing.
wheat open. High. Low. Fri Thurs,
R Rss 81 - E. S IS 81 81 81
Curb on May wheat, seller. 1873
Puts on May wheat .1sA to 1873
Calls on May wheat ;...::.. .a12-7s 70 re-
No. 1 hard wheat, 7S7sc; No. northera
wheat; 75Mc; No. 2 northern wheat, 74ssc;
No. 3 wheat, 739s@7Szsc; oats, 44ae; corn,
old, s3Ac; new, 62s4c; rye, 6oc; barley, seeg
Csc; flax, s.. 4411a; flax futures, december,
S1.4s;; May, $1.4S11s.
F4our-The market shows no special
change buyers coming in to a limited ae-
gree Sales are inside the daily capacity
ity continues, the mills running heavily
to catch up on cid orders. shipments,
67.963 bbls Quotations: First patents,
So. 95@4. 05; second patents, 50 500. ~; first
clears, So. 90lJ3; second clears, S2:6O;
Faax-An excellent demand ruled IN max
and with a frner option, light receipts
and sharp buying demand prices were
about Sc higher. Some No. l sold nj
81 As, and some at $f.451s. Rejected
brought 81 Al to 81. A. according to quail
ity Minneapolis received 70 cars, against
2S last year, and shipped IL cars. Duluth
had Sc cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis cash.
81 Az; to arrive, 81 "A; December, SLIP
81 49,; to arrive, $1.431a; December, Sl4o;
Corn-Business was largely in no grade
around 5S1s@59c; some. No. brought
low grade stuff; No. yellow closed at
6SAc. Receipts Al cars; shipments,
cars.
Oats-No special change was noted in
cats aside for slightly better demand
44ske. Receipts, SO cars; shipments
cars.
Feed and Meal-The market is fairly
steady as quoted, but lacks the extreme
firmness of the past week There Is a a
and cracked corn s24; No. / feed, s24. Is;
No. feed, $25. 25; No. feed, $25 rs; gram
ulated cornmeal and cracked corn, ga;
No. / feed, s24. 10; No. 2 feed. $25. 20; NO.
8 feed, s25.75: graduated cornmeal in
cotton sacks at the rate of So per Dbl
Millstuffs-Priees below are miflers
quotations. Millers report everything
salable at firm prices. On the outside
sentiment is not so firm and occasional
trades are made at 25c to SOC per ton
lower Bran in bulk, s2e@20. so; bulk
shorts. $40. 50a21; flour middlings, SIG
ri so; red dog, s22. 50@23; feed in 2e0-lb
sacks, 81 per ton additional: in 1Oe-lb
sacks $3.50 per ton additional Shipments,
Rye-No. 2 sold at 5s1a@6Oc. There was
good demand. At the close No. 2 was
quoted Coo bid. Receipts IA cars; snlp-
ments 1 car.
Barley-The market was active Feed
grades are quoted 56@54c; mailing grades
54@5Se. Receipts % cars; shipments, 8
cars.
Hay-Choice hay is frmer, with a bet
ter demand, but medium grades and poor
lots show no change; upland, ST. 0gS; up
land choice, s7d7 80; upland No. l, $40
7 so: midland, 81; medium, s.; timothy,
choice, $12; rye straw, choice, 81. 50G5. so:
wheat and oat straw, $3.50. Receipts As
tons: shipments, so tons.
state Grain InSDectfon.