The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-18

December closed at 691sQ6914c; September,
at 6s1sc, and May wheat at 723sc Chicago
closed December at 717s@T2c.
Cash wheat sold at about yesterdays
aged 12c over December, selling at 6SAc
to 6S7sc. No. l northern to arrive was in
good sale on a range of 6S3sc to 69c. For
No. northern nc to &c under December
No. 5 wheat SIC under December. Low
grades sold we'll and ranged from 601zc to
6512c. for rejected and no grade.
The following was the range of prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low Tues Mon
September .s.M 81 e5zs 691S ei5S
December ,..65s ssh SIS 69jS-14 67A
northern, 691@c; No. 2 northern, SIC; oats,
Sec; corn, SIC; rye, 5o14c; barley, 49@56c;
flax, $l.6l; flax futures, Sept mber, SLIGO;
October $l.51; December, $1.50
Puts and Calls-Puts, December wheat
$3.50; Calls, December wheat, 69%@69sc;
curb, December wheat, 69Bc.
TRANSFORMATIONS are sc per Dbl higher
demand is moderate and orders today
foreign business. The effect of the gen
eral depression and tone of half-suspen-
sion of business since Saturday is felt
With further closing of business on
moderate sales in the aggregate until
after this week
Shipments for the day were a, $50 bbls
F1rst~patentS are quoted at $4,000; sec
ond patents $3.70d3.S 80; first clears. Sc. $50
2.9O: second clears, $225. a<
-FlaX-There was considerable excite
ment in flax this morning and a, lively
bull market all through. Frosts over the
Northwest were in part the cause. sOpin-
ions differ widely as to-. the possible
damage. as not much fax is believed to
be so immature as to suffer. NeVerthe-
less. the possibility that the big figures
foJs he
may be cut down was an incentive to
buying, and the market responded
promptly. Spot No. 1 sold, at 81 5S81. CO.
With this there was quick covering in
September. Many traders had sold Sep
TENDER flax. looking for a free movement
from North Dakota before this time, but
rains in that state have delayed thresh-
ing SO that receipts have not been any
where near what the sellers had figured
on, and on fear Of not being able to
make good on deliveries there was free
bidding for September. October was the
most active option here. selling from
s1.43 up to $1.51. Minneapolis Sold up
even to Duluth after being 2021zc under
that market for some time.
Minneapolis received IA cars, against 81
last year, and Duluth 35 cars
Closing prices: Minneapolis, cash, $1.61:
September. $1.60; October, $1.51; Deem
Der: Sl.5O. Duluth, cash, $1.62; September
$3.50; October $15013.
Corn-Prices were 2@215c higher. Re-
ceipts were light today in all coarse
grains, and especially. light in corn The
market was active following the strong
option No. yellow closed at SIC and
No. corn at Soc. Receipts, 2 cars; ship
ments. 2 cars.
Oats-The market was higher, but not
especially active. No. white oats closed
at S6c and No. oats at 35c. Receipts,
IA cars; shipments, II cars
Feed and Meal-The market is frmer
and higher by Csc per ton all around
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn, $500
~ 70; No. feed, $20.25@20. so; No 2 feed,
$2O.7502l; No. 8 feed, $21. 25@21 so; granu-
lated corn meal in cotton sacks at the
90 Ma al bran is quoted $3.50
IL 70; bulk shorts, $13@13 80; flour mid
dlings, $15Q15: 25; red dog in 14O-lb sacks,
$l1@1! rs; feed in 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton
additional; in 10O-lb sacks $1.5O per ton
aodltlonai- Shipments for three days
amounted to 100 tons.
Barley-The market was active and un-
changed in general tone No. 4 sold at
52q5412c. Feed grades are quoted at 400
SIC; mailing grades, 52@56c Receipts, is
cars; shipments, SO cars.
Rye-The market was firm, No 9 SELL
ing at 5Oq5O12c and No. at 491sc Closing
price of No. rye was 5O1zc. Receipts, I
cars; shipments, cars
Hay-Upland fancy, S. 5O69: upland
choice $S.50@9; upland No /, S86S. mid
land, $5@7; medium, So; timothy, choice,
$40; No. l, $3.50; rye straw, choice 81:
wheat and oat straw, $3.5O@4 Receipts.
so tons; shipments, 10 tons.
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