The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-31
LIVE STOCK BROKERS.

days and with this hanging over the
pit, with Minneapolis practically the
only market available for hedging to-
morrow, and the strong probability of
heavy receipts everywhere on Tuesday
morning, there was hesitation about
buying wheat to carry over.
The market closed firm, but quiet.
September closed at 673Sc, December
cember closed at 71as@71%c.
Cash business was good and the bulk
or the wheat was cleaned up in the first
hour. Elevators and millers bought
freely. There was not much change in
the basis of trading No. l northern
followed the September option at about
1 to arrive sold at $3.50. No northern
showed a range of 651ac for ordinary new
to 67@67kc for later sales of choice old.
No. sold at 112d21ac under the Sep
TENDER option. Rejected and no grade
ranged from Coo to 64c. "-
The following was the range of prices:
Open. High Low. Fri. Thurs.
z zsptsnbsr s. 81 81 So g 3; s. s:
On Track-Official closing quotations:
No. l hard; 7O1sc; No. 1 northern, 6S15c;
No. northern, 653sc; oats. 341sc; corn,
SIC; rye, 48%c; barley, 450D57c; fax, $I.40;
flax futures, September. $780,; October,
$1.34
Puts and Calls-Puts, December wheat,
68AQ6S3sc. Calls, December wheat, 6S9sc
Curb, December wheat, 6S12c.
Flour-The market holds firm and
steady without especially new feature.
Shipments hold well up, and the outlook
is for a continued free movement Sales
today are fair but not confined princi-
pally to domestic trade, and especially
ments for the day 81, 296 bbls First
patents are quoted Sc. 85Gl3. 95; second pat
ents, So. 65@3. u.s. first clears, s.. S062 SIS;
second clears, 81. 20.
EIaX-Tb o.
flax. The market opened weak and there
was practically no business until the
range was 612c to &c lower. Some few
lots went at 81, 40 but the bulk went
cars at $.3SlR. No. l fax to arrive sold
at $l.39 Closing prices: Minneapolis
cash, 81 .4O1&; September, 81. 3615; October,
Der, 81 1872; October, $1,s7.
Minneapolis received thirty-five cars,
against twenty-nine last year. Duluth
had thirty cars.
Corn-Ahere was another quiet market.
Trading was principally in No. corn at
SIC. At the close No. yellow was
quoted SIC and No. corn slice Re
ceipts, cars; shipments, / car
Oats-The market was active. Demand
ruled good for fancy lots and prices held
up we'll On some poorer lots there was
shading, but the general market was
hrm; No. white was quoted at 341&c
at the close, and No. SAC. Receipts,
52 cars; shipments, / car.
Feed and Meal-Coarse cornmeal and
cracked corn. $50. 5O@2O.75; No feed,
$50. 1901 IS; No. 2 feed, $21 .25021. rs; No.
5 feed, 81. 1902 %; graduated cornmeal
in cotton sacks at the rate of 81. 25 per
Dbl.
Millstuffs-Bran, in bulk is quoted at
a4@14.50 bulk shorts, $1475@15.25 flour
middlings, $15.75016.25; red dog, in 14O-Ih
sacks, $175C61S; feed, in 200-lb sacks 81
per ton additional; in 100-lb sacks, H.f0
per ton additional. Shipments, 1911 tone.
Barley-The market lost about &C. All
sales were on a lower basis. No 8 sold
at 52d55c. and No. at 50654c Recei9ts,
Sc cars; shipments, Il cars. Poor lots sold
at 47c and 49c.
Rye-The market was fairly steady at
the decline. No. 2 sold principally at 400
49lac. Receipts, "a cars; shipments, %
cars.
Hay--Upland, fancy, $3.50; upland.
choice S9@9.50; upland No l, So; midland.
$5;50a7;g 90; medium, $3.50; timothy, choice,
$lO.5OQ1l; No. l, SO; rye straw, choice. 81:
wheat and oat straw, $85OQ4 Receipts
IS tons.