The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-08
SIMMER & THOMAS,
Minnesota

at n to &c difference. finally holding at
nc spread, May at 7S1ac. July at 74c.
Rains We're general over good portion
Oh the spring wheat seeded area and
reports from the southwest aside from
some hints Of frost damage, brought moth
ing tending to alter the previous esti-
The government report for May comes
out on Friday. and it is the general belief
that in this report conditions of ST. as
put forth in the April estimate for win
ter wheat. win be maintained
The Springfield, ILL.,, state crop report
makes Wheat about the same rs at the
last report. The Trade Bulletin reports
winter wheat conditions at 91.2 On April
this authority made conditions 917 or
practically the same as. the government,
and year ago the Trade Bulletin esti-
mate was 1873 at this time.
Bradstreets figures ran fully up to
expectat IONS, showing a visible decrease
of 6.N0eGO bu. The market was firm and
active toward the end closing around
high points of the day. July wheat clos
ed at 74hc; May, 7324073Bc; September,
7Oh@0ssc. May corn closed at 41c; July
Primary receipts were 3e5,COO bu as
against $4,000 bu last year Clearances
wheat and -four, 572,G30 blu; corn. 1872 $50
Du. Minneapolis received SO cars. and
Corn was neglected. The market was
dull from start to finish. Nav corn
held around 4lc without trading enough
to give much basis for actual values.
Demand for cash stuff was satisfactory,
at basis showing little change from
yesterday; No. l northern sold we'll at
July price for good part, and &c under
from 7INc to 72c. No 8 was " a little
slower On the whole than the other
grades. Prices ranged from &c to 6915c
Rejected was salable at 62c to 65c. and no
grade at &c to Csc. some very choice re-
jected and also choice no grade going &c
to &c higher than these figures.
Minneapolis range of prices
Wheat Open. High. Low. Tues. Mon.
May $50. 1874 73AA 72zs 1914 rs
July .....7SM-4 742s 73N 74H 73Is
Sept r., 70 7oA 70 704 695%
No. l hard wheat. ice; No i northern
wheat, Tic; No. 2 northern wheat, 7OAm
uAc; oats. ZH2c; corn, 41Ac; rye 5015c;
barley, 4o5@Soc: flax, $1.66; flaxseed fu-
Puts and CaHs-Fwo o'clock report:
Puts, May wheat. 1874 DT37se; calls, May
wheat, INC: curb, May wheat. 741ic
sellers.
Flax-The market was off again bv a
shade all around. Some no grade flax
was unsold for a time, as buyers are
showing themselves more particular as
to quality and will not take hold of poor
stuff except at wider differences. Toe acre
is too much good fax in the daily off. =
lnSS Just at present TO make il poSSib' e
to hold poor lots relatively firm. De-
mand was active and everything pretty
Wei cleaned up at the close. Rejected
sold from 81 IS TO 81 5S. / car Of choice
rejected bringing $15S No grade brought
$l;4S, NO. l seed was quoted lower, and
buyers would not come up. offering 81 S.
q1.67 Minneapolis received Z cars,
against ! car last year: Duluth mona
o, Closing prices Were: Minneapolis, cash,
SIG; to arrive, $1.G6; May, $1.67. Duluth,
cash, Sl.69; to arrive $780,: May, $l6g:
September. $l.90; October $l3o
IF, flo IIl; market yemains very quiet,
ana nlllerS report demand light ana
sales moderate. Prices are normally the
same, but are less firm. First patents
are eoI9g! uoted at S4.10@i29; second p5tents,
%3so94; 90 first first clears: $2.7GG2.SO; second
: clears, $2:lt@220. Shipments 691S bbls.
MlIlstufts-The market is steady and
without especial new feature Demand
is fair. Bran, in hulk is quoted at S12aI
$l2E0GJl3; red dog, in i4O-lb sacks, Si5: in
TCJ-lb sacks, 81 per. ton additional; in 100
10 sacks. $50 per ton additional Ship
msnts, l,4G3 tons.
Feed and Meal-Prices are steady as
quoted. Trade is fair and sales salts
factory. Coarse corn meal and cracked
e S ere quoted at SIC. No. feed SIG o.;
lated corn meal, in cotton sacks, at the
rate of SIS per bbi.
Corn-The market was a trifle weaker
Onerings were light: and there was a
moderate demand. No. yellow is quot
ca at 4l1@c; No. corn, 4-60M1bc Receipts
I cars; shipments, cars
Oats-Ihe,e is continued strong and
t..''A ~. III COudy s IfalnR very
choice No. 3 white sold at zee. which Is
above the general market but is obtain
able for fancy oats. No. white is quot
ed firmer. at 2714Q2S1sc: No. oats, ga
zNc. EeceInts, 10 cars; shipments. , cars
Barley-The market YVES quiet and vi h.
out feature. Feed grades arc quoted
RP9 nnaitn Ss@ll2c; mating grades, 4205Oc
ISye5.t -n, market is firm AMI steady
around 5OKc for No. 2. Receipts. 2 cars:
shipments. l car.
Hay-Chcice timothy is quoted $4: Min
H ne G6Ss, upland $1l. 50Gl2; Iowa upland,
straw, $6.5eD7. Receipts, 139 tons.
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