The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-26
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 25.-The local
wheat market opened barely steady this
morning, but quickly recovered. strength
on fairly encouraging cables and ruulors
of good cable acceptances at the sea-
hoard. The usual Monday morning sta
tistics We're a little mixed in character,
but in the main rather favorable to
December wheat opened at 693sc.
against 695s@6915c Saturday; advanced to
659s@69$4c, declined gradually to 695sM6912c
by 11:20 and by noon held at 6912m699sc.
May wheat opened at 72asc, being the
same as at Saturdays close; lost 1-l6e.
dropped to 7214c, gained Lice by HIPS, and
by noon held at 7212c.
The demand for cash wheat was good
at prices relatively higher than Satur-
day No / northern sold mostly at 1A@
11bc over the December future; No. z
sold freely at 24@pic under December fu-
tUre, and No. wheat at &c under when
fit for milling. No. 3 out of condition
was slow to move and sold for what It
would bring Sales were made as per
statement below. Receipts here were
1,040 cars, two days; shipments, 81 cars.
The wheat market was quite strong
and active during the noon hour, not
withstanding the increase of $4,000 Blu
in the visible supply. Cleafances for the
day were larger than expected, showing
SIS, 600 bu wheat and flour.
December wheat closed at 691ac ana
May at 7214@7234c.
Following was the range or prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Mon. Sat.
December bay ... $50 s95S% So s9lz s9ss 4
Curb on May wheat, sellers 72a
Puts on May wheat ' ~ css1 4
Calls on Nav wheat .......... T23s GI123s- 1s
On Track-Offieial closing quotations:
No. hard, 7212c; No. l northern, lt1ac;
No. 3 northern 6734@6S1zc; No. 3 wheat,
Size; No. 8 corn, 60a4c; rye, 56l4c; barley,
54@5Sc; fax, $1.56; fax futures, November,
Flour-Millers report a little more In
der the market. The domestic demand is
only fair. First patents, in wood $3.50
3.S5; second patents, So. 49@S.5e first
clears, in sacks, 81. 40@2.60; second clears,
in cotton sacks, IS and 40 lbs: Rye flour,
per Dbl. pure, $2-500260; rye -four, per
Dbl. Xxx, 81 1902. So
Bran and Shorts-Prices quoted by
Washburn, Crosby &c Co.: Bran in bulk,
per ton. $16.50017; shorts in bulk. per ton.
SIT. 506D18; -four middlings, per ton, $1S.5G@
10: red dog 149-lb sacks, f. o. b. Minneap-
oils, $20@2e.50. Feed in @0-lb sacks, 81
per ton additional: feed in 100-lb sacks,
S1.50 The market is strong and active,
with big demand at prices quoted.
Flax-The market broke again by $50
&c and early sales were on this lower
basis. Later, the market was tirmer and
cleaned up before the session was half
over. A number Of new buyers, local
people who had been inactive for time,
were backing the market. and it was for
no lack of good demand here that the
market was weak. No. sold in good
part at S1.3315 and rejected went largely
at $50. Minneapolis received 131 cars,
against 104 cars last year, and shipped 8
cars, Duluth had 157 cars.
polis-Cash, a.96; to arrive,
$780,; November. $133; December, @.33:
May, $1.3S; Duluth-Cash,. $l.s615 on
track $1361s; to arrive, s.. 341a November,
$l.87: December 1874; May, asS1A.
Corn-Strength ruled in corn and there
were advances in all grades. No grade
sold at 59c. No. was salable at Gee, and
Gle was the nominal QUOTATION for No 9
quoted at 61a4c bid. Receipts, 81 cars;
shipments 1 car.
Oats-New high prices were touched
in oats: Choice No: 8 white sold up to
4212c. Oats of any kind were salable at
firm prices, 42c being touched on sales Of
No 8, No. yellow and No. white. At
the close No. white was quoted at 4212c
bid. Receipts, Sc cars; shipments, Ia
Feed and Meal-Quotations are up
again. Steady gains in coarse grains are
causing the feed advances and this adj
vance IS in line with higher corn and
oats: Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn,
$22.50G22.75; No. 1 feed, S23623.75: No 2
feed, $23.50@24; No. 8 feed, s2462425; gran
ulated cornmeal in cotton sacks, at the
Observation-Disclosures advanced all prices
again today by soc per ton. The market
continues very active with exceptional
ly good demand even at the present high
range. Shipments are heavy. Bsan in
bulk, $1G@16.50; bulk shorts. s17@17 so:
flour middlings, $1S@1S.50 red dog. SIC:
feed in 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional;
in 100-lb sacks s1.5o per ton additional.
Shipments, 1,706 tons.
Rye-Rye was UP in line with the other
coarse grains. No. sold at 561kc No.
2 rye closed at 5614c bid Receipts. Is
cars; shipments, cars.
Barley-Tne market was strong and ac-
tive; Feed grades are quoted at 50@54c;
mailing grades, 54@5615c. Receipts, Al
cars; shipments, % cars
Hay-Upland fancy. $3.50; upland choice.
So; upland No. 1, SS5009: midland. $1,000
s: medium, S6Q6.50; timothy, choice, $12. so
obs; rye straw, choice, $3.50; wheat and
oat straw, $3.50 Receipts, 1888 tons; ship
ments. 10 TONS
State Grain Inspection.
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