The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-07

able conditions maintained Kansas and
IeXas sent short reports and these were
Tree from any sensational damage est d.
mates The railroads are beginning TO
give out their estimteS of crop conditions
more freely, and while these are natur-
ally expected 10 be optimistic eSpeci all v
at TINS time, yet they bear out the gen
eral impression that heavy crop is in
prospect, and are depressing to that ex-
tent.
Advices from Europe are of a more
confident nature. Antwerp writes that
the weakness ruling there for a time
mas turned ostrength on the -serods
damage reported to the German crop,
and the enormous demand from thar
quarter. Germany is said to be practi.
caIly without any reserve. Particular
stress Is put upon the fact that there has
peer. no failure in Germany since 1891
that the acreage now planted is smaller
than at that time. and the population
has increased by 9,00O0Ol World s ship
ments for the week were 1853 coo bushels
against I194,GO0 bushels a year ago
America shipped 5,G01,G00 bushels an. /
Russia l.352cOJ bushels. Wheat on pas
sage decreased for the week 10000 bush
els. The visible made a decrease of l.
at 46,G6S,00G bushels.
Primary receipts were 57S, 900 bushels
against $4,000 bushels last year. Clear
ances wheat and our 447,O.0 bushels I'm
against 80 and last year H.- 90.
Corn had a weaker turn. MINNEAPOLIS
May opened at 411sc and sold off to 41nc
The close was quiet. May closed ar
Use. July wheat closed steady at 73hc.
September closed at 699Sc May corn clos
ed at 41c; July corn, 411sc.
Cash business was on basis practically
the same as Saturday except that the
poorer quality offerings were a little
slower. No l northern sold in the main
at the July price to Nc under Selec-
tons brought shade better figures. No.
z northern sold from Tic to re, averag-
ing N12c There was a good demand
for No on a range of Gee to &C. Re-
Jected was slow, and the volume of trade
hight, owing to moderate offerings but
no grade was active. The tendency was
lower all around on these poorer lots
and prices were lower. Some no grade
went at 5Sc which was low, considering
the firm prices that have been ruling of
late in these grades. The range on low
grades was SIC to &c. There was a mod
crate business in No. northern to ar
rive at lac.
Minneapolis range of prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Mon. Fat.
5 5 $5$ ii ii ii IL il; & & 3i4 s.
On Track-Ohicial closing quotations:
No. hard 75kc; No ] northern. 73Nc;
NO. 2 northern. 6S12@7012c; oats. 27%c;
corn 4iAc; rye 50Ac; barley. 4O6752c; flax,
Puts and Calls-Two o'clock report
Puts, May wheat, 1870 bid; calls. May
W Vs1n7. l3Ac bid; curb, May wheat, 1875
Flax-The market was a shade easier
this morning Trading was largely on
Saturdays basis and the good lots sold
fully up to the former prices but on the
poorer stuff there was a trace of weaker
feeling. No. ! seed brought 81 81 Re
jected sold at $1.55 for the average lot of
ordinary quality. No grade sold at 81. 10
and $l.45. very poor stuff selling down to
81 20. Minneapolis received "a cars.
Closing prices were: Minneapolis. cash,
$lS5 To arrive, S16s: May, st66: July,
81 Ga; Duluth, cash. $1.6S to arrive. 81 6S;;
F'lour-The market is very quiet and
without special feature Prices are nor
mally the same. but are less firm First
patents are quoted $4DM4.20; second nat
ents, $4,000; first clears. So 1902. so;
second clears, $21O02.2O. Shipments 4S,-
SOP bbls.
steady. Bran in bulk is quoted s12912. 25:
shorts. $11.75@12: -four middings. SAL 10
10; red dog in 140-lb sacks SIS; in 200?b
s. sacks CT 81 per ton additional; in 10O-lb sacks
tons.
Feed and Meal-rhe market is very
firm. Coarse corn meal and cracked A1Tn
are, quoted SIS; No. feed. $3.50: No 2
feed. sf7; No. 3 feed, S17.50; granulated
corn meal in cotton sacks al the ate Of
$l.S5 per Dbl
Under pressure of heavier offerings and
the lower trend of the corn option No
3 yellow is quoted 42c: No. corn. HA6O
Ale. Receipts. Is cars; shipments. cars.
Oats-The market was active and firm;
NO. white Is quoted at N1a62Sc; No 3
cats, Nag%c. Receipts. 90 cars; ship
ments. cars.
Barley-The market was quiet and
without feature. Feed grades are qJot-
ed nominally 39c to 42c; mailing grades.
42c to 59c Receipts. 4 cars; shipped. /
car.
Rye-The market is firm and stead ?
around 5C6f5015c for No. g Receipts /
cars; shipments l car.
Hay-Choice timothy is quoted at S4;
Minnesota Upland. $1.5C@l2; Iowa no
rye straw $G.5c@7. Receipts, liz tons
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.