The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-02
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS FEB 1.-Wheat closed
shade frner today after quiet and
uninteresting session. There was a de-
c1ded tendency to sell at the start, and
after an opening at 74Skc, May sold down
TO l4N411sC. A draggy period followed
win enough snort covering at the close
to run May back to 7452c Receipts con-
tinue light There was a decrease in
local stocks. Liverpool was steady
against our decline of yesterday coming
only sd off. These gave the opening
1trmneSS. But there was q lack Of SDec
ulative interest, and the telegraphic news
showed no Improvement in the export
demand. The same items of the
cheaper Manitoba wheat pressing the
Seaboard cash markets that were of weak
cling effect yesterday We're seen again
today. The weather map shows continued
cold In the extreme North, and the
Northwest generally clear
Bradstfeet reports the exports from
July l to date at 105,3t3, 900 br. COMPARED
with 1l5.9Ts000 bu in the same period a
year ago.
Primary receipts We're. 100000 bu, ana
shipments Pos GOO bu. There was a -hoIi-
day last year, Wheat and flour clear
ances 323 eco bu. MINNEAPOLIS received
212 cars. against 304, and Duluth 1G3,
against y last year. Local stocks de-
creased by about SOS, $40 bu making tha
present total here 16.912,5lS bu.
The cash market was active and firm
,Eecelpts We're again light and prices;
1irm No ! northern sold 4 full May
prices, and some good No I in .leeira l1la
cars went at &c over. The same dis
elimination was felt against lots in
Great Northern cars unavailable for i'm
medlate reloadinS. No 2 northern sold
at lc under for the average. The ev-
IRENE range on this grade was TIC to
12t4c. No. wheat sold from 711ac to
'-!4c. Rejected wheat from 6715c to zoe.
While no grade sold down to Csc for some
and at Csc for other lots.
iCI, 90
H }aiT S. s. s. S. S s s s
no on TTack z3s 70 ~ hard, 36e; No.
lzA@l3ltc: No 3 wheat, 71H@1sIc; Nc. /
fax; 81 .7212; No. 3 yellow corn, 55a{c: No.
> white oats, 41$4c; No. 2 rye, soc; bar
lev. 520G2c.
Flour-The market is quiet and new
business today was light. Millers report
that the larger buyers are disposed Il
Ho!d OH Just at present hoping for lower
prices should wheat turn easier. Unless
Lhere is some important change in Wheat
hour prices are not likely to be lowered
materially. as the weak and lower bas
Tor mill feed would offset this in part
The outlook is for fair trade next week
As now quoted prices are finn
Shipments for the day were 1888 bbls
FIRST patents are quiet at So. S56t3. 95; sec
ond patents, 81. 75G53S5: first clears So. 700
3.SO: second clears $2s45.
FlaX-The market tTnade another adj
vance today While most Of the trade re
ported was at about yesterdays price
leVel there was &c higher close on No
seed and the closing figure was 81 I91a
Good demand ruled and with light re
celpts strength was not surprising Ioca
stocks have been Increasing for some
tune, but on, this weeks report the in
crease IS only nominal There is nov
1,Z49,6I6 bu flax in store here, COMPARED
with 1,245.377 bu last week No. / solt
loday at Sill. Rejected sold al Sligo fo
spot: ana at $40 to arrive. Minneapolis
RECEIVED 10 cars, against q last year ,anC
shipped IL. Duluth had l cars.
o, Closing prices: Minneapolis - Cash
SSiflZ1@; 70 arrive. 81, 727k: February, $1.73
~ MIa ~, l;t4' DIlutho.Cash, I:12; on track
$l13A: to arrive, $L-73A; February, 81 Y
May, %.74%
Corn-The market was quiet and a littl
draggy- Demand was only fair Sales o
No. 4 brought 54c, and some went a
! 5312c. AT the close No yellow wa
quoted at 5512c. Receipts, s cars; ship
mentS 8 cars.
Oats-There was q. lack of interest an,
! only a moderate demand. No. whit
| closed lower at 4l$4c. Receipts, 10 cars
| shipments cars.
Feed and MeaI-Prices are easy as quot
| ed. Coarse cOrnmeal and cracked corr
| 500 25GC20.50; No. ! feed. $2l .25: No. 2 FEED
! $21 .25Qi21.75; No. 9 feed, $22@22. 70; granu
| lated cornmeal in cotton sacks at tn
! rate of s.. 50 per Dbl.
| Millstuffs-We kness rules the market
! Bran in bulk is quoted a $15@15.50 pc
/ ton: bulk shorts. $15111550; -four mid
! dlings, SIS 75@1s25; red dog, $19 feed i
| 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional; in 1915
| 10 sacks, $1.50 per ton additional Ship
| ments, 1,281 tons.
Rye-Not much was done in rye. No
| closed at SOC. Receipts car; shipments
! S cars.
Barley-Feed grade. 54a56o; malttn
| grades. 57Q62c Receipts, cars; snip
! ments, none.
| Hay Receipts were again moderate
| Upland, fancy, $7.50Q775; upland. choice
| medium. IS; timothy, choice, $11@11 81
| rye straw. choice, $4.5005; wheat and GA
! straw $3.50. Receipts, so tons.
SfHfe Grain EnsDeciGon.