The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-22
MINNEAPOLIS.
Closing.

MINNEAPOLIS,M March 2t.-Wheat open
ca nervous and unsettled this morning
and showed no well defined trend. a
good many shorts had covered ON The
closing bulge to nc yesterday and indie
clSlon was shown at the opening There
was fun confirmation of the reported
large export business and more was done
today. Chicago had good inquiry on
the whole the situation viewed from
northwestern markets was firmer, and
May opened here at IKE and held fair
~ steady. But in the Southwest the
tone was weakened by more rain over
winter wheat. St. Louis dropped nearly
a cent on quick selling. Other markets
IolloWed, but only in part, Minneapolis
May going to Il126I9sc and reacting. Liv
erpool was up ]zaAd at the close.
Total primary receipts We're $4,000 bti
compared with Ill 900 bu a year ago, and
shipments $4,000 bu. against 30l 600 bu
wheat and Hour clearanCes, 125,00G bu
receipts here, 1l9 cars, COmGared witt
o64 cars last year, and at Duluth "a
cars, against SO cars Local stocks will
decrease this week by about 425,G00 bu.
Argentine shipments for the week were
1,ZS6,VUV Du, against 42S,D0 bu in the pre-
ylous week, and $4,000 blu year ago
The Modern Miller was again very
bearIsh. There was, it SAYS. a lack Of
Southwest, notably in Oklahoma and
Central and Northern Kansas. developed
complaints regarding the condition of
wheat in that part of the country, but
GOUU rams nave given Tull relief There
is little TO indicate that the crop is not
progressing satisfactory as a whole and
that the condition is not a good average
Tor the season of the year. The fact
That farmers are selling winter wheat
more freely indicates there is no alarm
over crop prospects.
Wheat and -four clearances for the
week were 4,326, 900 bu, against 2 gO6 OCO bu
last week, and 3,257, 600 bu a year ago.
The market weakened after the receipt
OF the Miller 5 report. and fell to 7lKn
HAc for May. At the close May WIS
.lAc; July. 727sa721@c; September. TBc
Chicago May closed at 722s6731bc
No change OF Importance was noted in
the cash market. Millers were buyers
but not to the extent of changing the
premium any, which held at 1c over May
Tor cholce No. l northern. No. north
ern sold at 12c under on the average. No
wheat sold from 705sc for something
very choice down to Csc for ordinary. Re-
Jected sold from CSC to roc and no grade
from &c to 67I2c.
The following was the range of prices:
Wheat open. High. Low. Fri f'o ThGrs.
Way Tfy @ i i Is i ii& s. s. S !;
Track-Othcial closing quotations March
~; No; l hard, l41ac; No. l northern. ia
eS722e c.sa 30. northern 7plzc; No. wheat,
rye, sic; barley, a2Q62c; flax 81 T4H: flax
futures, March, 81 IA !; May $l74h
tIax-It was very dull in flax and up
10 noon no transactions had been re-
ported Receipts were extremely light
There was some inquiry for flax, no press
ing demand. The price was nominally the
same, with No. l quoted at 81 IA for SPOT
Local receipts were cars, compared
with 10 last year; shipments, Is cars Luz
luth received cars
Closing prices: Minneapolis Cash,
81 .74A; TO arrive, $1.7414; March, S171A;
May, T.74A. Duluth-Cash, 81 .73Lt; on
track, 81 .73A; to arrive, S1.7314; May, s1.73
September, 30.
CQrn-The market was very dull ewing
TO lack Of good demand and very light
receipts. No. yellow closed at 55d57c.
Receipts, cars; shipments, cars
Oats-NOt much was done in oats. Some
No white sold at 415c and No. at
4012c f. o. b. No 3 white closed at 401zT
IL; Receipts, cars; shipments, cars
Feed and Meal-The market is easier
and prices are steady as now quoted
Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn. 81. p
No. feed, S2l -25j No. feed So. %; No.
feed, $23.2 graduated cornmeal in
cotton sacks a the rate of 81 50 per l-bl.
Millstufs-The market is unchanged ard
about steady as quoted. Bran in bulk IS
quoted $l3 per ton; bulk shorts Sl3; -four
middlings, SIS; red dog SIS; feed In 200
Id sacks. 81 per ton additional; in 100 ID
sacks, 81 80 per ton additional. Shipments,
1,311 tons
Barley-Feed grades are quotabla at
52q60c, and mailing grades, 57G63c Re
ceiptS, none: shipments, cars
Rye-One car Of No. 2 brought 5312c.
The market was weak. No. 2 closed a
SIC. Receipts l car; shipments 3 cars.
Hay-Upland fancy $7Cd7. so: upland,
$6lI6 %; medium. $5.7J06; timothy, choice,
s11G11.5 rye straw choice, $4G4. 50. Re
ceipts, 80 tons; shipments, 70 tons.
stare Grain Inspection.