The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-04
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-Firnness rul-
ed the wheat market this morning, and
the week. started with q moderate gain,
May holding just under 75c at noon. the
Northwestern movement is very light and
this tends to make the local pit quickly
responsive to any show of strength, and
at times today the local price was rela-
lively a fraction firmer than other mar
kets. Cold weather is general in the
North and West, with snow fuTrles in
the Dakotas and Minnesota. It is gen
orally clear in the West and Southwest
Light snow fell over Sunday in some
parts of Kansas and Missouri. The Wash
1ngton weather bureau report for Janu-
airy says the principal winter wheat
states have had ample snow protection
Primary receipts were 467, 900 bu, against
IL GOO bu, and shipments 2z7,U00 hu
against 314,GOO bu, but the last year fig
ures are for two days. Wheat and flour
clearances equaled 630, 900 blu. Receipts at
Minneapolis were 242 cars, against 49, cars
last year, and at Duluth 12S cars, against
a holiday.
Near the close the frmness in corn and
oats began to be felt in wheat and -
further buying May went to 751zc. At -:
close May was 751sc, July 76Aq763zc, and
January, 741sc. Chicago closed May at
TS12C.
The cash market was about on the
same basis as Saturday, with this differ
ence, that the presence of the regular
Monday morning out6ide buyers made
the demand a little E0re active. Re
ceipts were light, and this helped the
strength No. l northern was salable
at May price. Buyers expressed prefer
ence for Milwaukee and Omaha cars, but
there was less discrimination against the
Great Northern cars, and where they con-
tanned good milling wheat they went
pretty much on the same basis as the
others. No. l northern sold at 7412c
for the average, and at this figure to
arrive. No. northern sold from 7212c
to 7319c, a good part at the latter figure.
No. 8 ranged from Tic to 7214c. Re
jected and no grade brought anywhere
from 611ac to Tic, according to quality.
Following was the range of prices:
open. High. Low. Mon. Sat.
M 5Hfy IS * * 7 7ss 7 81 IS IS
re In Sa RaGd 7e siosi NJ northern
7E7sc; No. northern, 1856; No: 8 wheat
71B@723sc; oats, 4214c; corn, 551z Q5614c;
rye, 5514c; barley, 53@63c; fax, SLIP; fax
. futures, January. SIP; May, $1.74A.
Minneapolis curb:
Curb on May wheat ...........- IS Lilo
Puts on May wheat LA 0743s-7s
Calls on May wheat. 1875 2G751a
Milwaukee curb:
Curb on May wheat......... 7S72-5s
Puts on May wheat. ............7S 14Q781s-3s
Calls on May wheat ............79 Q787s-7S
Curb on May corn .............. "a
Puts on May corn $500 63as-!2
Calls on May corn ............. 64as
Flour-The week starts in flour with
the general market unchanged and prices
the early business as light and foreign
inquiry fair, yet not quite so good as
on the closing days of last week. The
larger BUYERS still show tendency to wait,
and few round lots are entered, although
there is a fair business, made up OF small
orders.
Shipments for the day, at 54S77 bbls,
were larger than last weeks average.
First patents are quoted $3.S5@3.95; sec
ond patents. So. 1908. 50; first clears, $50
$3.50; second clears, s.. 45.
FlaX-There was a good demand Tor
fax here on a level with Saturdays
closing prices. Although receipts were
light there was an active trade, ana
after cleaning UP. the cash tables buyers
average was about $1.7215. Some spot
No. l sold at SLIP, and at the same fig
ure to arrive. Rejected was salable at
from $40 to 81. n, averaging about 81, 70A.
One feature of the days trade was the
arrival of a number of small sack lots,
especially of rejected. These small lots
went under the market by about 1Q112c,
some rejected in sacks selling at S1.69
Minneapolis received 28 cars, against p
last year, and shipped 2. Duluth had 81
cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis Cash, s1.72;
to arrive, SLIP; January, S1.72; May
$1.74z. DulUth-Cash, SLIP; to arrive,
S1.7211; on track, $1.721z; January, SLIP;
Corn-The market was about lie frmer
on no grade corn, and was a shade firm
er on the higher grades. Some No.
was reported SOl0 at 04C. W0li0 SO0Q no
grade sold up to 531bc. At the close No.
yellow was quoted 5S4c. Receipts. II
cars; shipments, Y cars.
Oats-Tbere was a range of about 12c
firmer all around in oats. Receipts were
light and demand good. No. white sold
at 4204215c, and No white sold a shade
under No. white closed at 42Ac. Re
ceipts, 10 cars; shipments cars.
Feed and Meal-PriceS are a little firm
er, Coarse cornmeaI and cracked corn,
$20.50621; No. 1 feed, $21D21 so; No. , feed,
$21. 50622; No. 8 feed, S22. 53G23; graduated
cornmeaI in cotton sacks, at the rate Of
$3.50 per bbl.
Millstuffs-Braa in bulk is quoted at SIS
6I15.50 per ton; bulk shorts, $15GJ15. so; -four
| n1iddlings, $15.75016.25; red dog. SIS; feed
in 200-lb sacks. 81 per ton additional: in
100-lb sacks, $3.50 per ton additional Ship
ments, 1,610 tons.
.Barley-Feed grades, 5305sc; mailing
grades, 57QSSc. Receipts, 10 cars; ship
ments 8 cars.
Rye-The market was frmer. No. 2
closed at 5614c. Receipts, 1 car; shipments,
cars.
Hay-Upland, fancy. 75O@7 rs; upland,
choice. $7@7.25: No. 1, $6.7507; midland,
| $62506.50; medium, Sc; timothy, choice S11
| @11.50; rye straw, choice, $4.50@5; wheat
and oat straw, $3.50. Receipts, 166 tons.
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