The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-25
MINNEAPOLIS.


May wheat. Minneapolis -. 7OB 20
July wheat Minneapolis .713s 71A-3s
May wheat, Chicago ........72A4s y
July wheat, Chicago .........73 1925 81
May wheat New York ......783s 1873.
July wheat, New YOrk......7SM 1878
May wheat, Duluth ......... T12 IN
July wheat, Duluth ..........7215 721t
May wheat, St. Louis. .773s-iz 1612- Is
July wheat, st Louis .......713s 71ls
MINNEAPOLIS. March 24-It was the
same story in wheat today-cOntinued liq-
uidation, lack of good support ard fur
Their declines. Minneapolis May sold down
to 6912 Rains We're general and much
favorable news came respecting the ont
look. Not only from the winter wheat
states were there the most favorable re-
ports received. but Minnesota and the
DakOtas reported the conditions very ia
Vorable for spring farm work. Spring
wheat seeding will be fairly under way
from this time on. A little encourage
ment came from the cables which were
A0$sd lower at the close. This Liverpool
decline was light. considering the extreme
weakness here on Saturday.
LOhrke confirmed 80 loads additional
taken at the seabOard. making LAG loads
fully confirmed in all since Friday.
BroOmhall cabled that the Sea of Azov
is now open, this being fully a week ear
lier than the average. Worlds shipments
for the week were 1857 900 blu, against
527S,JO0 Blu last week and 1851 GfO bu
year ago. America shipped 4,326,G00 blu,
IStuSoId OEt,VOU Dus lHe ldHuDS OcC,UUD Ou,
Argentine 1.2S8,0O0 bu and Australia 321, 600
blu. The quantity on passage increased by
2112.000 blu. Stocks in Liverpool, at IA,
600 blu, show decrease for the week of
900 blu. The ViSable supply decreased by
1,049.0OO bu, making the present total 3d.
948, 900 blu.
Primary receipts were 5S5 900 bu, COM
pared with 935 900 blu, and shipments 49,
coo bu, against 239. 600 bu Wheat and -four
clearances. 487, 0O0 bu. Minneapolis received
449 cars, against 529 last year, and Iu-
luth GA cars against 81.
The market recovered near the close en-
short covering. May sold back up to 7O2sc
and July back to T1a@71Mc At the close
Mag was 7Olsc, July 713sc and September
Tic. Chicago May closed at 72A@1238c.
The cash market showed the usual good
Monday morning demand. The range was
wider on nearly everything. Some No.
l hard was in and 72@7214c was paid for
it. For No. ] northern 14Ac over May
was the premium. although a few very
choice lots sold to &c over. No north
ern sold at 6914 0695sc. No. wheat sold
from Csc to 69c, averaging 6S$4c. Rejected
ply, and there was a lively trade, with
prices on a wider range. Sales were made
from 63c to Csc. Millers bought freely, but
were stubborn about any advance in the
premium.
The following was. the range Of prices:
Wheat. Open High. Low N Mon sat.
S SSi$ 81 4: 81 IS f. +
Official closing quotations March a: No.
1 hard, 735sc; No. l northern. 7G1s@713sc;
No. 2 northern, $3.50; No. 8 wheat, 679sQ
6S3sc; oats. 40a4O1zc; corn, 5lz2s9t95tSc; rye
lures, March, $1.741b May. $1.7412.
Flour-Millers revised prices this morn
ing. First and second patents and sec,
end clears are reduced to correspond
with the decline in cash wheat. but first
clears are advanced for the reason that
the mills are heavily oversold on this
! grade. Demand is very good and orders
are increaS sing. Some gOOd-siZed lots
were entered this morning for domestic
! account and some for foreign shipment
and foreign inquiry continues good
Shipments for the day were 81. 40 bbls
First patents are Quotable at $63Gt3. "a:
second patents. $3.55@3.65: first clears,
$2.S0m29o: second clears, S21G02.20.
FIaX-There was q little inquiry this
morning for September fax and signs Of
increasing interest in the distant options
The spot market was active and on the
basis of 1c under Duluth May. No. l
seed brought a fractionally better figure
than on Saturday. Sales We're made at
$1.74A. Rejected sold at $1.731@G1 49,; and
no grade at SLIP.
Minneapolis receipts. q cars, against
| % cars last year, and shipments, cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis ~ Cash,
I.1412; to arrive, $l.7fb; March. $1.741s;
May. $l.7415, Duluth--Cash. S-T33; on
$I75M; September sl.3O.
Corn-The market was weaker and low
er all around: some of the poor lots went
begging at first but there was finally
demand enough to absorb everything Of
fered. when prices We're shaded enough
No. 4 corn sold at 52lH0t51lac: and no
grade at 52G151c; No. 8 yellow corn closed
at 521ld5312c. Receipts, 30 cars; shipments
cars.
OaLs-Oats were weak also and lower
for every grade No. white sold at 3215c.
and No. ranged from SIC TO 39c. Very
choice No. white sold at 40c. There was
a fair demand. No white closed at
4004012c. Rejected, q cars; shipments
Feed and MeaI-No changes were made
this morning, but the market is rather
easy as quoted. Coarse cornmeal and
cracked corn, $40; No. feed. s21; No. :
feed, $22; NO. feed, $23: graduated corn
meal in cotton sacks, at the rate of $3.50
per Dbl.
Millstuffs-The market is lower Bran
in bulk is quoted $12. 50012.75 per ton;
bulk shorts, $3.50; flour middlings, 4.50
per ton additional; in 1OO-lb sacks. $150
per ton additional; shipments 806 tons
Barley-The market was fairly active:
No. sold at 5S12c, and No. at Sic: feed
grades are quotable at 52156c, and malt
| ing grades. 5000 Receipts, IL cars;
shipments. 2 cars
Rye-The market was weak. No 2 clos
ed at 5Sc. Receipts, none shipments, 2
cars.
Hay-Prices are only steady as quoted
$6.50a7. %; No l, $3.50; midland. $6G6.2
| medium. $5.75G6; timothy. choice, sl1@
11.J0; rye straw. choice $40450. Receipts
20 tons; shipments, 10 tons
State Grain Inspection.
Northern. No
Railroads. No1.No AMOS Rel Cd
Great Northern 13 p Il s