The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-27
MINNEAPOLIS.

July wheat, st. Louis in EIB
MINNEAPOLIS. March 26.-Wheat was
lirner this morning and showed the first
evidence o. support for several DAYS
There was less disposition to sell, and the
early trade developed a sprinkling Of
rev buying orders, not heavy even IN
the aggregate, but yet enough tn give
stability to the market. EncOura gemen-
was drawn from the Liverpool market.
which, opening k0ijd higher was 10
sd on second cables clcSing I'D higher
Smaller Northwestern receipts were
AGAIN shown, and some attention was
paid to this feature for the first time in
a week Minneapolis May opened so
&c uD, at 7eSsc. and by noon had worked
up slowly to 707saE71c.
A good many crop reports began com
ing from the Southwest. and all were Il
trlfie less bearlsh than Of late The Grain
Dealers association IS now in session Mt
Topeka, Kan, and their secretary Volun-
teered the statement that, in his opn-
ION, based upon talks with the delegates
Kansas will have only half crop this
year, and Oklahoma less than half Some
other reports of the sal me tenor We're
received, but the trade was heSitant
about giving them full consideration The
weather map showed more rains in the
southwest, and in the Northwest as we'll
and IN the extreme Northwest it was
cloudy. Broomhall wired that the firm
ness IN Liverpool was due to the steadi-
ness here yesterday, which prompted the
Liverpool shorts 10 cover over the Good
Friday holidays. Lonrke wired that tho
export situation in corn is not fayorahIe
American markets are 4lI5c TOO nigh on
corn to catch export orders and he does
not lG3k for much business in export corr
wnlie the present differences remain.
Primary receipts were $50 900 bu com
pared with 597, 200 bu last year. and shin
ments I37,0a0 bu, against 305. 600 bu. Clear
anceS Of wheat ard flour were 127 coo BIZ
Minneapolis received Isl cars, against l7S
cars last year. and Duluth had cars
against I2S cars
Near the close the market turned firm
eF ana May sold to 11sc. There was
some covering of short wheat. May clos
ed at 1lsc, July at 12Gp79Jsc and Saptem-
Der a. H9sc. Chicago May closed az 721zc
The cash market did not change mate
rally from yesterday and the basis was
the same all through. The bulk of the
wheat sold on the early part of the on
uon NO / northern was not Sc pIenti-
1u! receipts. which We're light, running
PRINCIPALLY to lower grades. No. l sold
at 6S4sc for the bulk, although few
later sales brought zoe, and very choice
sofa as hlgn as I04sC. no. wheat sold
from 689sc to 691sc. Rejected dnd no
Srades were Salable from Coo to 67Ibc.
The following was the range of prices.
Wheat Open. High Low. Wed. O Taars.
5 HsE Is Is Il Il = Il: S. + j. e &:
Track-Otticial closing quotations March
70: NO. hard wheat, Use; No. l north
ern wheat, nBq72%sc; No 6 northern
wheat 7V9sc; No. wheat, 6S5s1Gg7sc: oats
4V72Q4zc; corn, 521zQ55c; rye, SIC; barley
2Z462c; fax, $174A fax futures. March
SI.l4A; May, $i.7412.
fIour-NOt mucn of new interest de-
Veloped in flour. and the same active de-
Inand was noted today, with perhaps a
httle larger volume of. business than
Yesterday Foreigners continue sending
INQUIRY, and considerable flour has been
booked 70 go abroad. The domestic trade
Is also buying freely Prices are tlrm
and steady as quoted
2ShiIpInents Tor the day were 50, sos bbls.
flrst patents are quoted So. 65qI3 Is. see
on M patents, $35Q3.65; first clears. $500
~; second clears. &. 1Gd2 20
ld1-Ihe market was steady and with
o6o,I - s1I new feature. The basis was
ABOUT &c under Duluth May which rnads
tne local cash market practically the
same as yesterday. Some No ! sold a r
$I,I+A, out Sl-14 was heard late. Mime
a ap9ii 81 received cars against last year
ana shipped 4. Duluth received ! car
., losing prices: Minneapolis = cash
SS1f:'t14; 70 arrive, 81. 7414: March. 81 .741I
May Sl-7412. Duluth-Cash, 81. "A; On trankt
her a 70 3, arrive $I.14; May, a.75; Septem-
Corn-Receipts were 50 light that there
was scarcely any market and to noon
no 10 SAFES were reported. No. yellow corr
shipments, 20 cars o'
OJdls-Ihere was a fair trade in oats ar
prices about unchanged for good Iofs
ana a shade firmer for the poorer lois
NO 3 white oats Chased at 40i5642c Re-
celpts, . cars; shiments. ? cars.
reed and Meal-Coarse cornnaeaI and
cracked corn, $40; No feed. s21: M 2
reed, 22; No. feed. SO: graduated
$50 per Dbl
o. IdIsid uffs-Bran in bulk is quoted at
$lz.50ul2. % per ton; bulk shorts. Sl2 so;
flour rniddlings, S1450: red dog. SIS. 75GI6;
feed in 2O0-lb sacks. 81 per ton additional:
In l0J-lb sacks, $3.50 per ton additional
Shipments 1913 tons.
Barley-The market was active ana
firm No. 4 sold at SEC. and No. at
6oc; feed grades are quotable at 52G56c,
and mailing grades, 57Q63c. Receipts, I
cars; shipments, cars
Rye-Ihe market was stronger; No 2
closed at 54c- Receipts, none; shipments,
Hgy-Upland fancy. s7.5O98: upland,
choice S7Q7.50; No. l, 81; midland. $6G
.; medium, s.. 75Q6; timothy. choice
Sigh. 80; rye straw, choice. s40450; re-
celpts, l69 tons; shipments tons
State Grain Inspection.