The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-12
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 11-An air of
generalization hung over the wheat mar
ket this morning, and there was a COM
plete tie-up as TO early business in the
local pit Traders did not look for any
great activity in view of the natural ten
dency to hold off pending receipt of the
government report due this afternoon,
and the blizzard cutting off outside COM
munfcatiGn knocked out what business
might have developed otherwise. With
neither Chicago nor Duluth in touch and
the local market practically isolated,
there was not much to guide on and
few cared to take the initiative and try
70 go it alone. May opened at 7414c, NOV
ed up to 743sc, and held in this narrow
range The grain ticket brought through
the Liverpool cable showed wheat UNI
changed and corn I'd higher. After an
ing order. but nothing came from Chica-
go or New York up to noon. and esti-
mates as to worlds shipments and tie
VISIBLE supply was unobtainable. At
Northwestern points receipts were SIS
cars, against SS7 last year. Interest in
the government report viii be directed
principally towards that part of it deal
ing with the reserves. 1t seems the gen.
eral expectation that this report will be
bullish. and that it will show especially
light stocks In the Northwest. The es-
innate OF the Trade Bulletin as to stocks
IN farmers barns is approximately S.
Coco bushels. Last year on the same
date this authority made the reserve in
the three states a, 769, 569. The total re-
4,
against ljS, $4,000 bushels last year Iiv-
erpool later adYices showed close atAd
lower. Minneapolis received SIS cars and
chicago "a, against 569 and 32S last year.
May corn opened at 365sc and eased off
over the early trades to 36h61365sc.
The market stuck at 74Hc fer the re-
nalnder OF the session and closed at that
figure for May. July closed at 75Lc,
March 73Ac May corn closed at 365sc.
In the cash market there was an ex-
cellent demand and very satisfactory
for wheat and anything above No. 8
grade was in ready sale. For No l
northern millers paid May price to
1sc over. and this grade was cleaned up
in short order. There was just a trace
of slowness on some Of the low gades,
but before the close nearly everything
had been taken. No. 2 northern sold at
tic for top. shading down to 69Jbc Tor
poorer lots No 3 wheat ranged from
fSlac to 6615c Rejected brought SIC to
60c. No grade sold from SIC to Sc, very
poor no grade selling down to 49c
Flax-The market was quiet and steady.
Rejected sold at s1.47 for choice. Poor
rejected 4G5c lower. No grade was
quoted 81. 40 to s1.35, according to condi-
il last year Duluth made no report
Closing prices were: Minneapolis cash
$l.53; to arrive. H.53: May. $15S. Duluth
fax, 81 sc: to arrive. $1.56; May. SLIGO; Sep
TENDER, lis.
Flour.-Thc market Is quiet and steady.
Sales are satisfactory. First patents. $i0
40: second patents, s.. S5T4 first clears.
IS 257 bbls
Millstuffs-Prices are firm as quoted
Bran in bulk is quoted sl391S25 flour
miIdllngs. $liG14.59: bulk shorts, $50
1925: red dog in 14O-lb sacks. 81, 5nl0fTf5II
feed In 200-lb sacks. 81 rer ton additional;
IN l90-lh sacks $50 per ton additional.
Shipments. 353 tons
Feed and Meal-The market holds
steady without price changes Coarse
corn meal and cracked corn are quoted