The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-16

ported heavy, about 500, 600 bu going out
of Galveston. Minneapolis received 2St
cars and Duluth &c. against SOB last year
May corn opened firm and steady at
371sc. and sold to. size. wnerei it acid.
making later advance to S7ssc
The market continued gaining in
strength towards the end. Bradstreet's
figures for wheat and flour exports for
the week showed 4,694OCO bu Clearanaes
wheat and -four $4,000, bu May wheat
passed 75c Just before the end and closed
firm at 754!51sc. July closed at the higa
point, 76ss@761ac. March closed at 741sc;
May corn. 76s@761zc.
Business in the cash market was on
unchanged basis with most of the sales
at 12c over May for No. 1 northern AMI
the bulk of trades on the early quiet
option. For No. northern 75c was t. e
ruling figure, although a few late sales,
made after the strength developed, show
ed prices of 7512c to shade better. No.
2 northern sold at Tic for nearly every
thing. Some of the ordinary sold at IN c.
while selections went at 115c. No. 3
wheat Showed little change, going at G6c
to 6Sc for the best and Gle to Csc for ord
mary. Rejected showed a range of SIC to
&c. No grade sold from 52c to 5615c for
the bulk, an occasional good lot touch
ing 5Sc.
Minneapolis range of prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low Fri Thurs.
May -. 74b g lilo 743s-1s IS lie 14A
July -. 75A 76ss-1k 1874 1854 10y "a
No. l hard wheat, 77asc; No. / northern
wheat, 1880; No 2 northern wheat, 70B
@721se; oats. 2615c; corn size; rye. 4SAe !:
barley, ea52c; fax, $1.52A; flax, futures.
Puts and Calls-Two o'clock report:
Puts. May wheat. 74as@747sc; calls, May
wheat, 75ss@7512c; curb, May wheat, 751sc
sellers.
Flax-Sixteen cars came into Minneap-
oils, but went, in large part, fer delivery
on previous sales. The market was lit
tie weaker Rejected sold at $l.40 for
fair quality, and good rejected brought
81. IA and $1.43 One trade was reported
in No. 1 seed at $3.50. Minneapolis re-
ceived 16 cars, against l last year. Du-
luth had l car.
:, Closing prices were: .Msinnneapolis-
H57h. Duluth-Cash, 81 551b: to arrive
81: 551s: May, $751;; September. $1.121a.
F1our-Miilers report prices now l0c per
Dbl higher all around, The strength III
wheat has stirred buyers, Who have been
holding off, and sales are heavier. First
patents are quoted 81 .05@4.l5; second pat
ents, 50 1904 :05; first clears, $3@3 10; sec
ond clears, $2Q2. 10. Shipments, 62, 473 bbls
Millstuffs-The market is firm and
steady with good demand for all grades
Bran in bulk is quoted $l3.25Q13 so; flour
middlings, $13. 25@13. so; bulk shorts, SEQ
Ii %; red dog in 140-lb sacks $14. 50GD14. 70 ;
feed in 20O-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional;
in leo ID sacks, 81. 80 per ton additional
Shipments, 1649 tons.
Feed and Meal-Tke market is very
firm at the quotations. Coarse cornmeal
and cracked corn are quoted S14.75; No
l feed, $15.25; No, 2 feed, $15.75; No. 8
feed, SIG. %; granulated cornmeal in cot
ton sacks at the rate of $3.50 per bbl
Corn.-There was another advance today
and some good No. yellow corn sold to
SSe, No. 3 yellow IS quoted at 37s4@SSc;
No. 3 corn. BIC; No. 4 corn. SIC. Receipts,
43 cars; shipments, 10 cars.
Oats-The market is higher, but shows
the unsettled range: No white sold at
z7c; also some No. 8; other Nos oats sold
as low as 251@c. Quotations are higher:
No. 5 white, 26A@z7c; No. 3 oats, 251zI
261sc. Receipts, % cars; shipments, 6 cars.
Barley-The market is without special
change. but is tirmer; No. 5 sold at &c
and at soc. Feed grades are quoted 40G
ACC; mailing grades, 46953e. Receipts, 2
cars.
Rye-The market is quiet around 4S1bc
for No. 2. Receipts 1 car
Hay-The market is steady. Minnesota
upland is quoted at $40 50@l1 : Iowa up-
land. $10.50@11; coarse to medium, Sc 506
s; rye straw S6Q6.50 Receipts, lab tons;
shipments, Il TONS