The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-08
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with showers predicted. The Price Cur
rent says the weather has been trying
on the wheat crop, but it is doubtful if
any material damage has resulted as yet.
Chicago had little selling pressure at
the start but soon fell into dullness. It
was extremely quiet in all markets. Pri-
IS, 900 bu, against GAS, 900 blu. Clearances,
wheat and -four, 3S7 900 bu. Minneapolis
received 346 cars and Duluth 50, against
266 and 454 last year.
May corn opened quiet at 3e&4c. The
tendency was DOWN. ard in tho early
trading, the market striking 361sc. To-
wards noon there was a recovery to $3.50
and Steadiness at that figure.
The market weakened again just be-
fore the close. May closed at 711zc: July
75I4c; March, 7G7sc. May corn lost another
fraction, closing at 963sc.
Cash demand was good. Prices were
not much different from yesterday rela-
tive TO the option. Mlllers were free buy
ers of milling grades. There was some
Northern that was barely within the
grade, part of it wet and spougy These
lots stuck and finally sold at concessions,
but, aside from this, there was good
trade No. l northern averaged i412c.
Some No. l to arrive sold at 1850. No. 2
northern showed range of 711ac for very
choice to as low as Csc for the poor. No
sold from &c to &c. Rejected showed
a difference of SAC to 60c, as to quality
and no grade sold largely around SIC to
55c.
AlnHedpOllS range OF prices:
Wheat Open. High,Low, Thurs. Wed.
July :: .75s7ss ISL 75R 75A 75%-s
No. l hard, Use; No l northern, SIC;
NO B., northern, 6Ss@7011sc; oats. 2614c;
corn, 561sc; rye, 4814c; barley, 40053c; flax
futures, May, $1.57.
I9%c sellers; calls, 741sQ741zc bid curb, "a
Ql41sc bid.
FlaxIThe market was weak and lower
from the start. scoring loss Of &c to &c
al around IN the days trading. Reject
ed sold at S.4TQ1. 10. No grade sold at
81 4 and towards the close was quoted at
sI.40 bId: Duluth May eased off early
from N-6l12 to a.60 and made al mar
kets weak: Duluth had a very narrow
market. Chicago reported fair volume of
trade. Local demand was fair Mime
apol1s received cars, against 10 ears
last year. Duluth reported none
Chicago received 20 cars
closing prices were: Minneapolis cash,
$l5S; to arrive, a.53; May, $1.57; Duluth
e CASH sl,56; to arrive, sl66; May. $L60;
Flour-The market shows no change in
prices Demand is fair. There is some
increase to domestic inquiry First pat
ents are quoted at $45@415; second pat
ents, SS:S9q4; first clears, $2S06g3; second
clears. S1:SOQ2. Shipments, 42 225 IBIS
Mtllstuffs-Prices are again higher.
Millers report continued brisk inquiry
Gnu al Tie OdSlASSaS LildI Lney can nam
die. Nearly all the mills are oversold
and some will not book orders for deliv-
cry later than the first half of next
month, not caring 10 book farther ahead.
Bran. in bulk, is quoted at $13013 Is; -four
'n,iddlings, $1401450; bulk shorts ISL
1925; red dog, in 100-Ib sacks, 456614 Is;
feed, in N0-lh sacks. 81 per ton addi-
tionai; in 100-lb sacks, $150 per ton ad-
ditional. Shipments. l571 tons
Feed and Meal-The market holds
steady without price changes. Coarse
corn meal and cracked corn are quoted
at S14.25; No. 1 feed, $14.75; No. 2 feed,
$15.25; No. feed, $15.75; graduated corn
meal, in cotton sacks, at the rate of 81 80
per Dbl.
Corn-The market showed little change
No. yellow is quoted 3L;4N37c. There
were few sales ut the outside figures. no.
8 corn is quoted at ?6140361he.. No. 4, 3fC.
Receipts. 40 cars: shipments. IA cars.
Oats-Thc market was fairly active.
No. white is qUored 2524 Q26c; No 3
oats. 2512d25Ac. Receipts, 26 cars; ship
lnents, cars.
to 4sc: mailing grades. 45c to sic. For
obtainable. but ordinary will not bring
| firm prices Receipts cars; shipments,
l car
Rye-The market is quiet around $50
4S13c for No. 2; good No. . sold at 4S1sc.
Receints. 3 cars.
Hay-The market is steady: Minnesota
upland is quoted at 5000; iowa upland,
$9Q10; coarse to medium, Sc. 5O9S; rye
| straw, s6@6.50 Receipts So tons; ship
ments, 10 tons.
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