The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-02

2.9S4O00 bu last year Primary receipts
were $4,000 blu, against 52S 900 last year.
Clearances wheat and -four, $4,000 blu.
Minneapolis received 301 cars and Duluth
16, against 23S and 800 last year Local
stocks will show no material change for
the week, probably small increase.
There was an active trade in corn. May
opened strong. The opening. figure was
367sc and there was a gain of 37Ac. At
noon the market held steady at 361sc.
Cash business was good The demand
for milling wheat continues brisk and all
the top grade offerings are taken prompt
1y. No. holds steady at the May price
Sales were made at AYE for the average,
several very good lots going at 7507518c
No was salable at 701ac for the ordi-
nary run and anything. showing quality
went at Tic, selections at 7134c. No. 8
wheat sold from 65c to Csc. Rejected
ranged from soc to &c, and no grade
from Ole to SOC, with the usual lots of
very poor stuff selling down to soc and
below, some at 4Sc.
Country elevator stocks are estimated
at about half what they were last year,
or 10000 bu, a decrease for the month
of 100000 blu. Bradstreet'S figures for
wheat and flour clearances for the week
are 5,2S5,000 bu, against 3,424,0OO bu last
week and 3,S6S,0O0 last year.
The market closed firm at 743s6741%c for
May. July closed at 757s@751zc; February,
1889. May corn closed at S71sc.
The following was the range of prices:
Open High Low Closing.
MAJ y neat. -, ~ = = y . F[lj rnqfs
On Track-Of1cial closing Quotations:
No. l hard, 761sc; No. northern, 741sc;
No. northern, 6s3sQ7O2sc; oats, 261ac;
corn corn e; S7 = rye 4SAc; barley, !4o@59c;
Puts and calls 2 p. m. report: Puts,
74A@74asc sellers. Calls, 741a@749sc sellers.
Curb, 74asc bid.
Flax.The market is quiet Prices were
about in the same range as yesterday
with concessions on some sales. Rejected
sold at SO; no grade was quoted around
81 Minneapolis received II cars,
Closing prices were: Mime ar. lis-Cash
S1.57; to arrive, $1.57; May. $16!. Duluth
Cash, $3.50, to- arrive, $l.60; May, $16l;
F1our-The market is steady and with
out Important change. Domestic trade is
buying freely. First patents are quoted
S4O5@4 Is :; oo second patents, $500; first
SS1 6inoIf SogS ;.s second SS, clears, 9Oa2.
Millstuffs-The market is again higher
on bran and other grades and very firm
a squoted. The demand is increasing,
ume Bran in bulk, $12 1908; flour mid
dlings, $13@1325; bulk shorts. $l2 5O012. Is.
red dog. in 140-lb sacks, $14.50114. rs; feed
In 2VO-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional; in leo,
Id. sacks. $3.50 per ton additional. Ship
mentS, 1,619 tons
Feed and Meal-Prices are firm and
steady SStei1 as quoted The market holds up
e11Sc COIlInSdls ana cracked corn.
N4.z5; No. l feed, $1475; No. 2 feed. sl5.25:
NO. feed, S15.T5: granulated- cornrneai'
IN cotton sacks, at the rate of S1.9O Der
Dbl. POI
Corn-The market made an advance
early and all trades were on a little bet.
Ter basis. No; yellow is quoted S7037Ac;
NO. corn, 361A@37c; No. 4, 36c. REGENTS
7S cars; shipments, Gears.
Oats.No white is quoted on wider
range 9s3, from &c to 2612c; No. is quoted
at Iezsqazd6Ac; there is steady demand. Re-
celpts, 80 cars; shipments, 10 cars
Barley-Feed grades are quoted at 39c
TO &c; mailing, grades 44c to 5Sc. Re
cerpts' cars; shipments, car
Rye-The market is steady around 4S1zo
Tor No. 2. Receipts, cars; shipments. j
HHay--Minnesota upland is quoted ar
sS;1GeIO; Iowa upland, $9@10; coarse to me-
olonl, $55O0S; rye straw, $5GGG. so Re
ceipts, SIS tons. NC