The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-26

Paris was Is to 20 centimes higher. At
!2Ac Tor May there was some realizing
~ IL, inc local pit. but the market absorb
Gu everything and reacted only slightly
July showed more activity and had a
llyeller trade. July wheat opened at 73Is
QtSAc, and sold to T4c.
The Price Current saws winfer wheat
maintains the good promise Spring
wheat seeding is becoming more active
ana the ground is favorable. Interior
gram markets are duh, corn in poor
stand through the South, and the season
nearly two weeks late and farm w0ri2
backWard A: {. King, of Toledo, has
OUT ms annual report, based upon cor
respondence principally. Drawing -.
conclusions from the views of 2,451 niilIers,
grain dealers and bankers, as Expressed
II thelr letters, Mr.. King says the winter
largest ever raised. Kansas, Missouri
and Illinois have perfect conditions, and
ONO and indiana are up to the full aver
t age, Mlcnlgan is poor. General condi-
mons nave improved since April / Broom
nall cabled that the official estimate OF
the crop for the German states shows
Gonolflt ms somewhat better than for
Prussia alone. Fer the whole empire.
22.6 OF the winter wheat area is es+i
mated to have been killed, or approxf-
mately 100000 acres. The secretary Of
me Kansas Graln Dealers association.
now travelling in Southern Kansas. wired
lhat ne found damage had already been
done by the fly.
Chicago had good cash balance, and
toard. New York was relatively stronger.
at times and led or several advances
Urinary receipts We're $40 blu, against
IA, 600 bu last year. MINNEAPOLIS received
179 cars, against 25S last year, and Ouluth
&c. against 112
Com was quiet, The local market
opened, at 41c, and did not vary much
from this figure up to noon.
Clearances, wheat and -four, were $751;
coo blu. '0''
The market was unsettled toward the
July closed at 7S%@7S24c; September,
7lAc. May corn closed at 41c; July corn,
:, The cash market was active all
northern at nc over May for the or
binary, and for No. northern at &c to
S12c under No. l. Scattering trades were
made in No. / to arrive, aggregating con-
siderable business in all, at 731se to 73Ic.
Most Of the wheat sold on the early op-
ton and on the basis of 72c for May No.
3 wheat held in tight range. selling
good demand was noted for the low
grades. It is poor wheat that would not
bring close to Coo, and choice lots Of no
salable from 611ac to CSC. There is not so
heavy a drain on terminals this week
and the indications so far are for a de-
crease a about half that of last week,
or probably 350,0G0 blu.
Minneapolis range of prices:
Wheat. Open. High. Low. Thurs. Wed.
3 hay :::7sss = 4 7s5 y 7 ~ 7sa TX
On Track-Official closing Quotations:
No. hard wheat. 752sc; No. 1 northern
@713c; oats: &C.; corn. 41Ac; rye, 4S34c;
barley, 40Q52c; flax, $159; fiaxseed fu-
lures, May. s16l.
Puts and Calls O'Clock report: Puts.
curb, May wheat, 72ac.
Flax-The market was steady without
special new feature at first, but adj
ed going as high as s151, compared with
81 .49. which was high yesterday. Other
rejected not so good sold at $1.4S, which
is closer to the general market. No
grade shared the strength. selling at 81 AZ
and S.4 Minneapolis received cars
against last year. Duluth had 1 car
Closing prices were: Minneapolis, cash,
Iuth, cash. s1.6215; to arrive, 81 81; May,
81. 60; September, 81 20; October. 81. %.
Flour-The market is higher Stronger
wheat and some easier tone in rnillstuffs
flour and to try for better figures First
patents are quoted 3.9504. 05; second
patents, Sc. 7543: S5; first clears So .05@3. Is;
76S bbls '1'
Millstuffs-The market is easier. De-
mand is fairly active, but not so sharp
as formerly: Quotations are nominally
unchanged. Bran in bulk is quoted $l2@
Y so; bulk shorts, 81. 50011. rs; flour mid
dlings, So: 50@13; red dog, in 140-lb sacks
$14 ;5O@14.75; in 2OO-lb sacks, 81 per ton adj
ditional; in 100-lb sacks. 81 so per ton ad-
ditional. Shipments, 1,342 tons
Feed and Meal-Prices are firm and
steady Demand is fair. Coarse corn
neal and cracked corn are quoted Sic;
No. l feed, $3.50; No feed, S17: No.
feed, $17 so; graduated corn meal in cot
ton sacks at the rate of 81 IS per Dbl
Corn-The market shows better tone
and quotations are higher. No yellow
sold at 42c and some No. corn brought
that price. Quotations: No. 8 yellow,
4AQ42c; No. 8, 41@4115c Receipts, Is
cars; shipments, 2 cars
Oats-The market is firm at 26150"71bc
for No. 8 white and 26@261kc for No. g.
Choice No. sold at &c and some choice
No. 3 white brought 2Sc. Receipts, Is
cars; shipments, 10 cars.
Barley-The market is steady. Feed
grades are quoted 39c to 43c; mailing
grades, 44c to 55c. Receipts, car; ship
ments, 1 car.
Rye--The market is steady at 4S1,0
4SHc for No. rye. Receipts, cars:
shipments. 1 car
Hay-Choice timothy is quoted s14; Min
nesota upland, $11 .5O@12; Iowa upland.
S11.50@12: choice mixed. S10G10 50; rye
straw, $6.5o97. Receipts, 40 tons
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