The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-08
MINNEAPOLIS.
Closing

MINNEAPOLIS, April THE week
opened In wheat with a hrmer feeling,
and May fractionauy higher a 69S. %
69fsc few trades We're made up to
zoe, when the marked turned quiet and
dragged along in the small range. Not
much trade was done locally, and Chi
cago had very dun period for the first
hour. The market weakened later and
at noon sold under 691bc. Colder wealth
er and light receipts in the Northwest
We're the incentives for the early firm
ness. World s shipments were large. and
there was bearish report in the Chica-
go morning papers, covering winter
wheat. Cables showed no important
change and at the close Liverpool was
1sqAd higher than Saturday Texas had
a good rain, the map showing / .76 inches
around Fort Worth. and the precipitation
extended into Oklahoma AS TO Kansas
It is now claimed that the outlook is for
a yield fully up to last year.
In the regular Monday morning sta
ustics the item Of wheat on passage
showed y. ID no 10 change, the quantity standing
at 46,33000G bu. The visible supply de-
creased by LOS 0O0 bu, making the pres
ent total As, 40 600 bu
Worlds shipments last week totaIed
e;Seooo0 bu, compared with 5.232, coo bu in
the previous week, and s. lO2 900 bu a
year ago. America shipped 4.4l6OO0 bu:
russia l,I2O,6J0 bu and the Danube =
OOS,O0O bu. India shipped 10000, Argen-
Tine ,ltO,VO0 and Australia $50. 600 bushels
Primary receipts were BAG, 900 bu against
59l, COO bu last year. and primary shin
ments $4,000 bu, against 532 900 bu Clear
ances wheat and flour eoualed go 600 bu
L<9caI receipts were "a ears, against
~ last year, and Duluth had go against
l60
The market closed firuer and on recov-
cry from the low point. May closed at
ee993344oS%c; July at lO1sc and September
oS52c. Chicago May closed at 7lA07lssc
The cash market showed the usual
Monday activity There was demand for
an ~ good wheat Scarcely any No !
NQlthern was seen on the tables, re-
celpts running to No. and lower grades
NO Northern sold al 697s170Ac No 3
wheat from 6S12c to 69Ac. Rejected and
no grade sold from 65c 20 CSC
The following was the range Of prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low Sat Mon.
5 H1y 81 e f. 81 81 s. 81 81: y:
TrTatck-Official c.osing quotations April
ern wheat 7lM1Ac; No Northern
wheat 691z46934c; No. wheat, GSa69c
oats, 41l2W42c; corn, 541eG57c; rye. 521bc.
barley, 52q64c flax, $l7ra, flax futures
April, 81 .7412; May, A.75l2.
fIour-Ihe week started in flour with
fair demand, but nothing very heavy in
the way, Of sales; Millers report the out
look fairly good. Prices are steady as
quoted. Shipments, 49, 707 bbls First pat
ents are quoted a $2.75d3 IS; second pat
ents S365G3.75 first clears, 81. S5lI2 95; sec
Ollu clears, 3Z.lDiiZ. 70.
FlaN-ln the flax market there were
about dozen cars offered. for which
thCre was ready sale The basis was 10
TO Zee under Duluth May, and No. / sold
at $l.74G1. 7412.
Minneapolis received p cars. against %
cars. nv
., Closing prices: Minneapolls-Cash.
IH]@i to arrive, $l.7414; April, $l.74H;
MAY, Sll151R. Duluth-Cash, SIG; on track
SlI6; TO arrive SIG; May, Sl77: Septem
Der, H.37; October, $1.32
CoTh-Ihere was a fair trade in corn
no yellow closed at 56GI57c Receipts
u ears; shipments, cars
Oats-A good demand ruled for nearly
everything offered. No white closed
az 4z2u42c. Receipts, 10 cars; shipments
Feed and Meal-Coarse cornmea1 and
cracked corn, $50; No. l feed. $21; No .
Leu Leu $zz' no. feed $23; graduated corn
per Dbl - gov
Mlllstuffs-Bran in bulk is quoted AZ
91z per ton; bulk shorts, 81; fOur mid
Gllngs, $l4; red dog. $l575al6: feed In 209-
10 SACKS, 81 per ton additional: i'm 100-lb
SACKS, $l.5O per ton additional. shin
ments, 142S tons snip
Barley-Feed grades 52d57c; mailing
grades, 5l464c. Receipts. 2 cars. shin19
ments, none Sii'P
RyeIThere We're no receiDts and no
shipments No. rye closed a 52I5c.
IL, "a ne market is a little frmer. I'm
1 N4 Id1cy' $G5O08; upland choice ST RI
70 / ~; midland. 1925; medium, So. tin
S1tLlne5yc cnolce, Sll@l50; rye straw. choice
S4a4'5O Receipts 70 tons. 0'-''1e