The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-21
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS Jan. 20.-Everything
was against e the price of wheat this
morning. Slight rain over the West and
parts of the Southwest, with indications
or heavier rains to come, put a damper
on Dull enthusiasm to start. Other bear
1Sh reports began coming until on sue
against Saturdays close of 771s07714e. The
market opened fairly steady on a mod
crate recession, at 1870, this based on a
9sd advance in Liverpool, which was Just
about equal to our gain Of Saturday
Urinary receipts were 6S6.090 blu, against
19S00O bu,and shipments 137, 900 bu against
IA d0 0O bu. Clearances, wheat and flour
l590G0 bu. Minneapolis received $50 cars
against ISL cars last year, and Duluth had
10 cars against % cars
After noon full confirmation Of rain and
/ and other points. The market turned
very weak and closed at low points. NV
Wheat closed at 753s@7512c and July 1890
l6Ac. January wheat closed at 743se
Chicago closed May at 791s679Hc.
Considering the demoraiized condition
or the option, the cash market did very
well. Prices suffered greatly, compared
with Saturday, yet prices relative to Nav
We're a shade better for choice lots in tbs
early trading. Millers bought a good part
OF the top grade offerings. No. / north
ern sold at varying figures from 7674c to
75Ac. No 2 northern ranged from 74slc
to 73c, with 7312c paid for No. 2 arrive
No. 3 wheat sold from 7314c to Tic. Re
Jected wheat and no grade sold from F5c
to 72c.
The following was the range of prices:
January, closing Monday 74ssc, Saturday
si6lsc; May, opening 767sc, highest 7678c
lowest 15asc, closing Monday 75ss@75l9e
SSatbbrday 80 a$s@ @t July opening 5Sc
769s@76s4c, Saturday 7S$s07S15c
On Traek.-Otticlal closing quotations
Jan. 70: No l hard, 56asc; No; / North
ern, 14sse; No. Northern, 1878 to 75!sc;
No. wheat, 701sc to 713sc; oats, 441ac;
corn, Bog to 574c; rye, SEC; barley, 81 to
&c; fax, Sissy; futures, January, $l.65;
May, $1.6S
Flour-The general outlook is improved.
With the continued declines in wheat the
market is getting on basis where buy
ers who have been persistently holding
off are now about ready to place larger
orders. The foreign markets are nearer
a workable basis and more orders are
being entered. Ore company Started two
mills this morning that had been idle
for time. Prices are a little easier
Shipments for the day were 50993 bar
rels
First patents are quoted at $3Soa3 90;
second patents, $370Q3.80; first clears,
81. S0GI29 second clears, $2.10.
F1aX-Receipts, although not especially
heavy, were pressing on the market and
there was only moderate demand at
from crushers and from elevators, but
there was no snap to the market. Prices
held about steady with Saturday, No.
selling at at as5 EeJecte a. S6S sIr, no
sold at $1.66. Receipts here were q cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis cash,
$1.651b; to arrive, $1.6515; January, $.55;
May, $1.6S; Duluth cash, 1861; on track,
$1.66%; to arrive, $167A; January, Sl.66h2;
May, $1.6SS4.
Corn-The market was not especially
changed from Saturday. No grade was
offered freely and brought an average
price of about 561ac. No. 4 brought &C,
and some No. yellow sold at 5S1ac. Re-
ceipts, 40 cars; shipments, 81 cars:
Oats-The market was active, showing
rive sold at 45c; No. 8 white, 45l4Q04o9sc;
no grade ranged from 44c down to dc:
No 3 white closed at 4412c. Receipts, "
cars; shipments, cars.
Feed and Meal-No changes of import
ance were made today. Coarse corn
meal and cracked corn, SO 20; No. feed,
$22. rs; No. 2 feed, $2S.25; No. 8 feed, $2S.75;
granulated eornmeal in cotton SACKS at
the rate of $3.50 per Dbl.
Millstuffs-Bran in bulk is quoted Sl4Q
II so; bulk shorts, SIT 50GlS; hour MID
dIings, $18.25; red dog, SIS. 5000 70; feed
in 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional; IN
100-1b sacks, 81 80 per ton additional.
Shipments, 1,3S5 tons.
Barley-Feed grades, 54056c; mailing
grades, 57Q62c. Receipts, Is cars; ship
ments, 4 cars.
Rye-Some No sold at SIC and at
56s4c; No. 2 closed at sec bid. Receipts,
cars; shipments, / car.
Hay-Heavier receipts made the market
easier and quotations were hard to main
tain saoa UP5an Plan fancy S@S So m d9and
81; medium, Sc so; timothyms choice, $11@
II 50; rye straw, choice $4.50Q5; wheat
and oat straw, 81 so. Receipts, 2l5 tons;
shipments, 10 tons.
state Grain TnsDecisOn.