The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-15

of cloudy skies and predictions of rain.
anu the feeling became less firm Chi
CaSo Wlred that there is a large short
interest In tina" marker. where some
heaVy INES have been put out on the
generally bearish crop predictions The
Kansas iI scare possibility is the bull hope
JUST at present, and IT enough authentic
information of damage from dryne s
would come to scare the shorts into
covering, sharp advance might follow.
towards noon reports came of rains in
Oklahoma. which had further weaken
ing ERECT, although there was no rain
reported from Kansas
odessa cabled that the South Russia
crop outlook is less favorable. Berlin
closed 9Sc higher and Budapest 8sc lower.
Urinary receipts were 349, 900 bu, against
$50 10y y nu "a. last year. Clearances wheat
162 last year
Corn was weaker. May opened Nc or.
at 40c. July opened unchanged from yes,
terday. at 0%c, but sold to 40Hc
BradStreet's estimate of the worlds
visible showed only nominal decrease
81 o. ioIogo bu: reports of rains in Southern
Kansas began coming after noon, ard
the market weakened again july closed
at TIC; September closed at G85s06Ysl c :
May May Gheat closed close at ne; May corn 4Oc
Cash wheat was in excellent demand
Mlilers bought more freely. and with
light receipts there was little difficulty
IN getting firm prices for anything or
quality. No. northern sold in good part
at 1ac over July No. to arrive brought
13h2c. No. 2 northern sold from Tic to
nc, averaging 7lasc. No. wheat brought
o5VlO This grade was frmer than for
some time past due principally to bet
ter quality of the offerings Low grades
showed no special change and were
steady to firm at 60964c for rejected. ana
about the same range for no grade
The Following was the range of prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Tues, Mon
5 5si$ " 81 81 s, FL & s,,s' s,.
On Track-Official closing quotations
No. northern. 7Ol4@7Oa4c; oats, CSC; corn,
40&4c; rye, 5OAc; barley. 39@52c; flax.
a6S; fax futures July $l.67; May, $.Gs.
Puts. July wheat, 7l&@nNc; calls. July
wheat, 729sc curb, July wheat 72072Isc
Flax-The market was higher, but not
uniformly strong. No. sold &c over yes
yesterdays level around $15S. other lots
at $1.621a. Receipts, &c cars, against car
last year Duluth had 5 and Chicago q
cars.
Closing prices werea Minneapolis, cash.
S68; to arrive, $1.6S; May, S169; July,
Sl.67; Duluth. cash. Sill; to arrive, Sill;
May, Sill: September $1.3O; October. $1.28
e+ e13uraI 81 Is very quiet. Prices are
a shade First patents are quoted 81 O5
GALS; second patents, So. S5Q3.95; first
clears, $2. foQZ.b0; second clears, 81 1902. 20
Shipments, 69.742 bbls.
MillStuffs-Bran in bulk is quoted
S1.50lI11.75; shorts S11.506Gl1. rs; flour mid
dlings. $12.50Q13; red dog in 140-lb sacks.
Sl4.5O415; feed in 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton
additional. Shipments, 1,7S5 tons
Feed and Meal-Prices are steady az
quoted. Trade is fair and sales sat isfac-
tory. Ccerse corn meal and cracked corn
are quoted SIS; No. / feed, SIG. so; No. 2
feed, SIT. No feed, $3.50; graduated
corn meal in cotton sacks at the rate Of
S195 per Dbl.
Corn-The market was very QUIET. owing
to light receipts. No. yellow is quoted
4Oc; No. 3 corn, 40%@ 41c. Receipts cars
shipments, l car.
Oats-There was an active trade. One
lot of 10000 NO.. 3 white. to-arripe, sold at
2S1ac. Spot offerings were well taken at
firm figures No. 3 white is~quoted 27IseG
2S12c; No. oats 27@2Sc. Receipts. IL
cars; shipments, cars.
BarleY-The market was active No =
sold from 80 to 42c, according to quality
No. brought 44c. Feed grades are cuot-
ed nominally 39G42c; mailing grades. 42D
SOC. A small not of No. brought doc
Receipts. cars; shipments, Q cars.
Kye-The market is firm and steady
No. is quoted 5eA6l51e for choice Re
ceiTts cars; shipments, cars
Hay-Choice timothy is quoted sf4, Min
nesota upland. 81 .50@l2; Iowa upland
S1l.JcQ12: choice mixed, $10D10. 80: rye
straw, Sc 5c6f7 Receipts, lS2 tons.
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