The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-11
MINNEAPOLIS.


MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. follower cables
and fear of the government report, these
We're the Two depressing factors in wheat
May wheat opened asaRc lower. at
IS14c, and sold to 1880. breaking shortly
TO lS1sc. July opened at S01sc and broke
TO !5zsc. At noon the market was frmer
and back to 791s@T914c for May
Primary receipts were 593, 900 bu against
$4,000 bu last year, and shipments $4,000
ba. against 21k000 bu. Wheat ar:E flour
ciearances, 295000 bu.
Minneapolis received 491 carg, against
49, last year, and Duluth 43, against &C.
LEGAL stocks show indications OF an in
crease Of $4,000 bu for the week.
Wheat and -four clearances for the week
were 1851 blu, against 4,S1S,000 last week
and 1851 600 a year ago.
The Modern Miller was bullish as to
Southwest crop conditions.
Closing prices: Minneapolis May, 1890;
July, So14Q903sc; January, 7S3sc; Chicago
MAY closed at S95508334c.
There was a little trade in May corn at
g. 7S@6Sc to '673sc.
The cash market was not so firm nor
was demand as good as could be desired
It Was difficult to get &c under Mag for
NO l northern and the best part of it
went at lc under. No. 2 northern show
ed even greater weakness, some going at
212c under. No. wheat sold from 7415c
to 75s4c. Rejected and no grade sold from
Csc to Tic.
Following was the range of prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Fri Thur.
M Nay. .. ~ 81 81 S :,
Curb on May wheat, bid ..............795s
Puts on May wheat. bid ...............79
Calls on May wheat .............s......S0 1ss
Milwaukee Curb
Curb on May wheat .................S 3%
Puts on May wheat announcement. S27s
Calls on May wheat ....................84Zs
On Track-0fficial closing quotations
Inn NJ -,
ern, 7834c; No. 2 northern, 771s0T75sc; No.
3 wheat 747s@761sc; oats, 45@451ac; corn,
0SMQ5934c; rye, CSC; barley, 54@59c; flax,
$l62: fax futures January, $1.62; May,
Flour-One company that has had Its
entire capacity in active operation for
some time, and kept it going through
the recent shutting down by the other
companies, now has two Of It's mills clos
ed. The trade is unsettled in sympathy
with the wheat market, but millers are
maintaining prices as quoted. In gen
eral, demand Is light. Some little ex-
port business in low grades was done
within few days, but any foreign busi-
ness of Importance is impossible a pres
emit The easier turn in wheat has nor
stirred up the demand as much as usual
Buyers are again showing disposition to
wait as long as possible.
For the day shipments were 62,523 bbls
F3rst patents are quoted at $41004 %;
second patents, $4Q4d0; first clears, SO Q
80; second clears, 81 80.
Fiax-The market turned weak this
morning and sold off all around No. /
seed went at $1.64 and later as low as
Si.6z42. little better price was obtain
aDle IN some cases for No. 1 to arrive q
few lots going at $1.6416 Rejected was
proportional tely weak, with about S.. 62 as
bas s for the early sales. Demand wa%
really slow today for the first time in
weeks. Toward the close there was fur
ther weakness Minneapolis received 68
cars against "a cars, and shipped II
cars Duluth had 10 cars.
q G e1o II prices 3; - Minneapolis Cash.
81 .6379. Duluth-Cash, $1.611s on track
$I:0112; to arrive, $1.6112; February, $l61h
May, $1.6319 ~
Corn-There was a very weak market
q Httle NO. was on sale, bringing Sc
put most of the lots offered graded No. 4
or lower. No grade sold at 561h0571zc and
NO at 5Sc. No 3 yellow closed at 5924 c
bid. Receipts, % cars; shipments. 80 cars
Oats-The market was about the same
as Yesterday. Demand was fairly active
NO. white closed at 4504513c bid Re
ce1pts; "A cars; shipments, 80 cars.
reed end Meal-The market is quiet and
easy as quoted. Coarse cernmeaI and
cracked corn, $23. %; No l feed, S24; No.
feed, $3.50; No. 8 feed, SIS; graduated
oornmeal in cotton sacks at the rate of
1926 per bbl
Millstuffs-There is an excellent demand
from the Southwest. Bran in bulk is quot
ed 81 80; bulk shorts, ST; flour middlings,
$lSql8. so; red dog, $4,000. so; feed in 200
lib sacks, 81 per ton additional; in 1OO-Ib
sacks, 81 so per ton additional Shipments
1909 tons.
Rye-The demand was shade frmer
than yesterday. No. closed at 63c. Re
celpts. cars; shipments, 2 cars
BaIley-The market was very quiet.
Feed grades, 55Q57c; mailing grades, $40
.Hay-Upland, fancy, S808. rs; upland.
choice, %Q7 so; upland, No. l. $7687. 50;
midland, 81: medium, $3.50; timothy
choice, S11@11.50 rye straw, choice, 81 50
o.; wheat and oat straw, $3.50. Receipts,
125 tons.