The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-15

meeting. with support on any break The
Price Current says there is less snow
covering winter wheat than a week ago
General conditions are good. Snow fur
rles are predicted for the West To-
wards noon the market eased off and
held at Toe. Primary receipts We're H.
GOO blu, against 497, eco blu last year Clear
ances-Wheat and flour, 27S000 bu; corn
S6uOo0 eu. Minneapolis received 297 cars
and Duluth IA, against 80 and 100 last
year.
Il The close was on a. sharp break on
free selling. May touched 745sc for low
closing 74Ss@742lc; July closed at SIC:
February. 7S5sc
Cash wheat sold on much the same ba-
SIS as Yesterday. Most of the trading
was on the early~r range. when Nav held
around 747sc and buyers were not inclined
to follow on the late rise. No l north
ern brought May prices with let's of intlif-
Ierent Quality going at shade under
May, while selections brought A00lbr n.-~r
NO: z northern advanced 31514c under,
selling from 70c to 711sc. No 8 wheat
was steady on a range from g. to SIC
rejected moved slowly. No grade sold
from sic to SEC
The following was the range of prices:
Wheat Open High. Low. Thurs. Wed.
july july So 75a$ e 74 81 75%-5
On Track-Oificiai closing quotations:
No. l hard, I61zc; No. northern. 741sc;
No. northern, 69ls171c: oats, 2614c; corn,
a., Hl.OV
flax futures, May, $1,65
FlaX-The market was unchanged to a
shade firmer. Offerings were light. For
good rejected, $1.5S was paid, and the
best no grade was held around $1.46. One
feature of the late market Is tie ncreas-
ing proportion of good flax in the daily
run by comparison with the earlier re-
ceiptS. OF a recent days Inspection Of
IS cars, about 10 were no grade, the re-
mainder grading rejected, most of which
showed fair quality, and a few cars
graded No. 1. Some time ago the bulk
of receipts comprised no grade almost
dications lead many buyers to believe
that the worst of the crop has been run
through, and that there may be more
good fax to come than has been figured
on. Minneapolis received IA cars, against
none last year. Duluth had none
Closing prices were: Minneapolis
Cash, $:60; to arrive $1.60; May, Sl.65.
D D 66 $163; to arrive, $1.6S; May,
Flour-The market is dull New bust
ness is light. First patents are quoted
$4.O5Q4.15; second patents, $2.85Ql4; first
clears, $2.9OQ3; second clears, 1902.
Shipments, 36243 bills,
Millstuffs- Prices are higher by &c per
ton all around. The market is active and
bulk, $1175@12; flour middlings, $l2.25@
1880; bulk shorts, $11. 25@11.5O: red dog,
in 140-lb sacks, $14; feed in 2CJ-Tb sacks,
81 per ton additional; in 18O-lb sacks, 81 so
per IOiI dUulllOlldI Il ,ht0 IOliS.
Feed and Meal-The market is steady
and active. Coarse cornmeal and crack
ed corn, $13.75; No. l feed, $1425; NO 2
feed, $1475; No. 3 feed, $1525; granulated
cornneal in cotton sacks at the rate of
$1.90 per Dbl.
Corn-The market is firm and active.
There is excellent demand for good corn.
No. yellow is quoted 36636izc; No 8
corn, 3512Q36c. Minneapolis May corn
was quiet and steady, selling at 36@c
to start, easing off to $3.50, and recover
ing to $3.50. Receipts, 81 cars; shipments,
16 cars.
Oats-Prices held about in line with
yesterday. No. white is quoted 26u26Kc;
No. 5 oats, 25$42Gc. Receipts, % cars;
shipments, cars.
Barley-Feed grades are quoted 42149c:
mailing grades. 49Q53c; No 8 sold at
4614c. Receipts, II cars; shipments,
car.
Rye-The market Is quiet around 471bc
for No. q Shipments, 2 cars.
Hay-Minnesota upland is quoted $40
10; Iowa upland, $9@10; coarse TO medium.
$650QS; rye straw, $6@6,5O. Receipts, Isl
tons; shipments, "a tons.