The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-30
$5.05; No. 2 timothy, $3.021s.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Closing.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 49, = Wheat
ranged from 701sc to 69hc today. closing
finally at exactly the same figure as
Thursday. or 695s@6924c for May. Very
quiet and dull was the opening in all
grain ma rkets Coming between TWO hoI-
feature in the early news. A tirmer ten
dency was noted, anda in the first trades
Minneapolis Nav. having opened 1sc off,
at 6912M693sc, sold to zoe. All the grain
exchanges in the country were OPEN the
stock exchanges closed. 1t was a close
holiday abroad, with no European mar
kets at all. Near the close a weaker turn
developed, and aN44eoyered the entire
The Modern Miller WAS again very bear
ish. A plentiful moisture, it says, and
moderate temperatures h8Se brought for
ward the wheat planns greatIy improving
er has revealed damage IN scattered Sec
tons, mainly in In the Southwest. this
being confined to late sSpRh winter wheat
With the largely increased acreage, says
yield of winter wheat ecaal to if not in
excess of last year*S The weather map
showed a drop in Temperatures, with
storms tending SOUTHWEST Kansas City
strong, this helping somewhat in wheat.
Australian shipments, We're $4,000 Blu,
compared with 321 900 BIZ last week. and
1884, 600 year ago. Argentine shipments
week. and 1858, coo bu a year ago. Wheat
and flour exports for the week were very
light. showing only 600 blu, compared
with 4,326COO bu last week. and 4, $4,000
b ia year ago.
Receipts at primary points were $4,000
blu for two days, compared with 1925. 900
last year. and shipments were 10000 Blu,
against $4,000 bu Clearances of wheat
and flou= equaled $4,000 bu. Minneapolis
received 483 cars, against 2S2 last year,
and Duluth 26 against So, the local fig
ures being for two days, and the Duluth
figures for one day.
a t 692sd69Ac; July. 7O7a@7lc; September,
69%c. Chicago May closed al 711B071Hc.
The cash buyers did business on
slightly easier basis for No. northern,
but the market on the whole showed no
important change. A few country buy
erS were on the floor. Local mills took
the bulk of the good wheat. paying 1c
over May for Mo- northern. The No
northern ranged from 1914 to 70Hc. the
bulk of the grade going at 6912e. No.
and the lower grades were in good de-
mand. No. bringing 6S12c for the aver
age, with some sold out Of elevator g.
671aC down to Goo.
The following was the range Of prices:
Closing.
Wheat. Open. High. Low Sat Thurs,
May .. ..... 69il 70 lis 6sI SSae Ss8
July ......... 70% 713s 703i II 1913
Tracl closing quotations March
%: No. hard, 1$40178c; No. 1 northern.
70@71hc; No: northern. 6912c; No.
055c; rye, 531c; barley, 52@64c; fax,
STA; flax futures, March, $174; Gay. STA
Flour-The week has been satisfac
tory one to local miilers the volume of
business running larger than for some
time. Prices have been we'll maintained
and many foreign buyers who had their
bids declined came in later at millers'
figures. A continuation of the good do
demand * ie.
expected next week win show up good
trade also. Prices are firm as quoted.
Shipments for Thursday, and the Fri
day holiday were $50 bbIs.
First patents are row quoted at 1851
30; second patents, S3.6503.75; first
clears, S2b5W295; second clears. 50 1902 ..
FlaX-Ihere was a lively trade in flax
The run over the holiday brought in q
cars, and there was demand for them
and demand for No ! seed to arrive The
basis was about 1c un,ler5 Duluth MA
spot No l sold at $1.744(174A. and No.
to arrive at Sill. Rejected brought 81 %
dl.l3 Some M grade sold djwn as low
as $l.60, but it was very poor stuff Min
neapolis received 70 cara. against cars
last year, and shipped 2 cars. Duluth re-
ceived cars. m
Closing prices: Minnea polls Cash, s1.74,
to arrive, Sill: March, $L74; Nov $174
Duluth-Cash. STA; on track, SLIT to ar.
rive, $l.74; May, $l.75, September, $l.s2
Corn--A good trade developed in corn
and lrices were firm and steady No
SOLD at nc for quantity and no grade
brought 5Sc. No. 3 yellow closed at $40
soc. Receipts here were a cars AMI
shipments, 7 cars.
Oats-There was an active MAJ ket. De-
mand ruled good for choice lots No. ::
white closed at 400401@c Receipts. q
cars; shipments. 6 cars.
Feed and Meal-Coarse cornmeaI and
cracked corn, so; No feed. s2l; No.
feed. $22: No. feed, $23; granulated corn
meal IN cotton sacks, at the rate of S. a
per Dbl. -
Millstuffs-Bran in bulk is quoted at
%i2.JOetl2. % per ton; bulk shorts $3.50:
-Four middlings, $1450; red dog. si5. 75GiG:
Iced N 2OO-lb sacks. 81 per ton additional:
N n IeO-lb sacks. $3.50 per ton additional
Barley-The market was active and
stronger. For strictly fancy No barley
G4c was obta1nable. No A sold at 60c and
NO: at 6OQ6lc; feed grades are quotabIe
at oZQ96c; and mailing grades, 57G64c Re
celpts, IA cars; shipments. 3 cars.
Rye-One car of fair No. rye sold at
5Sc The market was steady. No. closed
cars.
Hay-Upland fancy, 7.5oaS; upiand
choice. S7@7 so; No. l. 81: midland. s6G6. %;
medium, $575Q6: timothy. choice, $11611 so:
rye straw, choice. $404. 80. Receipts, 1Ji
tons; shipments, 40 tons.5rl
State Grain Inspection.
Northern. No