The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-20
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 19.-Rain pre-
dictions for the southwest in general took
the snap out of wheat this morning, and
Drought dun market with steady sag
ging tendency May struck a new low
point On sales down to 71Hc. Chicago had
q sudden break from 75c down. and 1t
looked little like bear raid in that
market Statistics We're no different
showing continued light receipts here
and light primary receipts. Chicago had
a total of 100000 bu No. l northern for
export. Foreign flour demand was re-
ported much better. There were a few
other minor news items that ordinarily
would have been of Steadying effect,
but everything OF the sort was ignored.
Damage reports were received from Kan
sas, but no buying resulted, as the trade
hesitated to accept them. The seaboard
reported the most active export inquiry
for some tiRe, and $4,000 bu actually
worked.
Liverpool closed unchanged on wheat
ard Ad lower on corn.
Primary receipts were 3S5, 900 bu. against
5S5, 600 Blu, and shipments 1921 600 bu.
against $4,000 blu. Clearances were $40
Blu. Minneapolis received 1870 cars, against
pa last year, and Duluth had Y, against
After noon the market broke again on
renewed liquidation. May sold down to
n12c and closed weak at 7i5sc July clos
ed at 72kc. Chicago May closed at 74lsc
Cash wheat sold on unchanged basis
from yesterday but demand on the whole
was not quite so brisk. No. / northern
was salable at 1c over May and No. 2
northern at 12c under. No. wheat sold
from 20 to tic for the bulk. Rejected and
no grade ranged from 65hc to sc.
The following was the range of prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low Wed. Tues
May May" 49,, ..'' ...... i3% TX liz liz 725s
July 800. ...... 1874 1878 1874 TBS 1874
Track-Oftcial closing quotations: No
| hard wheat 747sc; No. ! northern wheat
523s072Bc: No. northern wheat. 7O7sc;
No. 3 wheat 69isM70Bc; oats, 400f4lc; corn
54A @564c; rye 54c; barley, 52d62c; flax
a.7i "''N ''S' -""'''' "a May
Flour-This morning brought the larg-
est run OF orders for some time, and the
outlook is for d continuance of the pres
ent good demand. Millers have at last
been able to get on an export basis and
the quantity Of foreign business entered
Yesterday and today is larger than for
the preceding two weeks. Domestic buy
ers are also coming in freely and are in
creasing in size of their orders. Ship
ping instructions for old orders are COM
ing in and much of the old business is
being cleaned up Shipments for the day
were 81, 773 bbls First patents are quo
table at S3SO03.90; second patents, $4,000
s.. 20fG2. %.
Flax-The market held steady today
and showed no important change In any
particular The trading basis was 14DAc
quality sold at S1.7412. Rejected sold at
Sl.13 Demand here continues good, and
receipts run too light 70 meet require
ments. Minneapolis received cars
against cars last year and shipments
We're 10 cars. Duluth had l car. Closing
prices: apolis-Cash $l.74; to ar
rive, Slf; March, sl.74: May. s174. Du-
luth-Cash, $173; on track, N.73; 70 ar
rive $13; May. $1.7j. September. $132
Corn-Corn closed lower, although at
trst the market showed no especially new
feature and was steady No 4 sold at
J5lac and no grade at SOC. No. ) yellow
closed at 55A 056Ac. Receipts, cars;
shipments, u cars.
Oats-Oats sold lower and closed very
weak. There was a fair trade, but the
demand was not quite so active as yes
terday. No. 3 white closed at 40G41c Re-
ceiprs, 10 cars: shipments, 10 cars.
Feed and Meal-Coarse cornmeal and
cracked corn, $20.75; No. feed. 2l15 No
feed, s22.75; No. 3 feed, S23.75; granu-
lated cornmeal In cotton sacks al the
rate of $2.Se per Dbl.
Millstuffs-The market is weaker and
prices a little lower all around Bran
in bulk is quoted al $13 per ton: bulk
shorts, $13; flour middlings. SIS: red dog,
$l5; feed in 2W-lb sacks 81 per ton addi-
tlonal; i'm l00-lb sacks $3.50 per ton addi-
tional. Shipments. 1924 tons
Barley-Feed grades are quotaEIe at 81
Q56c, ard mailing grades 57u63c. Re-
ceipts. cars; shipments cars
Rye-The market was a trife weaker
NO. closed at 5lhc Receipts, none;
shipments, 1 car.
Hay-Upland fancy. s7@7.5G: upland.
choice, $6.5007 25; No. J. $3.50; midland. Sc
W6.25: medium, $J7506; timothy. choice
Hl0ll.50; rye straw, choice $40450 Re-
ceipts, AZ tons; shipments, q tons