The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-31
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 30.-Wheat start
ed the week under pressure. A number
of beariSh items were in the news. The
market held well against them and was
stubborn but with the free selling at the
start a decline was inevitable notWith-
standing there was good support. May
opened sc off at 771sc, and broke to 76Bc,
but following this there was hrmness, and
after noon May sold back up to TIE.
Primary receipts were heavy by COM
parison with a year ago, and the North
western markets had 993 cars, against
AIS last year. The visible did not make
the slight increase expected but on the
contrary decreased by $4,000 bu, which
was some help to the later strength
Paris was off 10 to Is confines on both
wheat and flour and continental markets
We're generally dull.
Worlds shipments for the week were
$500 blu, against 7,565, 600 ba last week
and SSH 900 bu year ago. America
shipped 4, 292, 600 bu Russia fell off to
heavier showing at 1,232,O00 blu. Wheat
on passage increased by 100000 bu. The
visible decreased 1871 600 bu making the
total now 5S,64S,o0o bu. Last year at this
time the visible decreased 5000 blu.
Primary receipts were 1,02S,000 bu,
against 791 600 blu last year, and ship
ments $4,000 bu against $4,000. Mime
apolis receipts were 8S7 cars, against 400
last year, and Duluth Sc, against rs.
Wheat and flour clearances were 960, 900
bu
Near the close the market turned very
strong, principally on short covering. May
sold up to 7SAc and closed firm at high
point. December closed at 1850 and July
at Zoe. Chicago closed May at S21sc.
The cash market was shade easier
as to the premium. Some No. northern
sold at &c under May. but good part
went at full cent under. No. 2 sold
at PIC to PIC under. There was eleva-
tor inquiry for all grades and fair milling.
inquiry for No. and No. northern. No:
wheat sold from 73c to 73ss4c. Rejected
and no grade ranged from Csc to 7019c.
The following was the range of prices:
Wheat Open. High Low. Mon Sat
December ..75| 1875 75a 1875 rs
9niy IL. * 7 : 7s a 50 g Sc Sc
Curb on May wheat ......................7S 1875
Puts on May wheat ......................7SA
Calls on May wheat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
On Track-Oficial closing quotations,
wheat, 751a@76c; No. wheat, 74975c: oats,
44c; corn, 60@61c; rye &c; barley, 55160c;
flax, s1.57; flax futures, December, $l.56;
The week opens in flour with prices a
trff1e lower, but no change in the general
situation. Millers report the general de-
mand light and confined to small lofs.
This applies to domestic trade, while in
the foreign line there is scarcely any
thing doing, although prices are getting
somewhat closer to a workable basis.
Shipments are moderate, the figures for
the day showing 80, yOu bbls.
First patents are quoted at $4@4.10; Sec
ond patents, So 9e@D4; first clears, $2.90lg3;
second clears, S2.55.
Flax-The market was strong and ac-
tive, selling UP to $1.58 Tor No. 1. A good
pars of the No. went at $1.57 and some
as low as $1.531s, the high prices being
touched on a squirt. No. 1 to arrive sold
at $1.5 and rejected on spot at $155
finn r1OfI - f.ar ni11S,t 4
cars last year, and shipped 10. Duluth
had II cars.
Closing prices: Mimi apolis-cash, s1.57
% rr p1,f 51 beeem6 5s sSS tr May
SISSY; May, $l59.
Corrl-The market was easier. No. 3
yellow closed at Gle bid Receipts, So
cars; shipments. 40 cars.
Oats-There was fair trade on a
slightly lower range. No. 3 white closed
at 44c. Receipts, 81 cars; shipments, Il
Feed and Meal-The market is quiet
and without special feature: Coarse corn
meal and cracked corn So. %: No 1 feed,
s4; No. feed, s24.5os No. feed, SIS;
granulated cornmeal in cotton sacks at
the rate of $2.95 per Dbl.
s Millstuffs-The market is firm and
steady as quoted Bran in bulk is quot
ed at ISIS; bulk shorts, SIS; -four mid
dlingss $lS5o@19; red dog, s2O59; feed IN
GUILD SdChS, 81 per tOIi III luU-
lb sacks, $l.50 per ton additional Ship
ments, 1,449 tons.
Barley-Some choice No. sold up 10
Goo; feed grades, 55G57c: mailing grades.
57@60c. Receipts, 80 cars: shipments, Il
cars.
Rye-There is an excellent demand. At
the close No. was quoted at 62c bid
Receipts cars; shipments. 10 cars
Hay-Upland. fancy, $7.50@S; upland,
choice, 81; upland, No. l. $6.50@I; mid
land, $3.50; medium, Sc; timothy, choice,
$l150; rye straw, choice, $450@5; wheat
and oat straw. $3.50. Receipts, 104 tons;
10 tons.