The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-09
MINNEAPOLIS.
Closing.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. g. = The wheat
market was dun and draggy affair to-
/ day. Through the session there was q
| lack Of interest shown. May sold to 74c,
/ and dipped just under to 73zs@74c, but re-
covered later and at the close a little
| squirt OF short covering sent the price
back to 74asc, where the market closed.
AT the close the market had declined 1kc
further in sympathy with the weakness In
/ continental markets.
| AT the close Minneapolis May was T43sc;
| July, 753sc; January, 737kc: Chicago Nav
/ closed at 777s6D7Sc
Primary receipts were 349,G 600 bu, against
| 4349O0 last year, and shipments 1000 bu
| against 252 600 bu. Wheat and flour clear
/ anceS, EOS, Geo blu
The cash market was fairly active on a
basis practically unchanged. No. / held
| at May price for choice lots in desirable
| cars to a little under for the less (ieSir-
able lots. No. sold at 114@11kc under
May: Other grades were relatively firm
and in fair demand.
Following was the range of prices on
wheat: February, closing Saturday, 1880
nc; Friday, 73712c; May, opening, 74c; high
day. 14sc; Friday, 7414G743sc; July, open
| ing. 751s@7514c; highest, 751kc; lowest, 751k
9195Al4e; closing Saturday 7514c; Friday,
On Track : Official closing quotations
Feb. s:
No. i hard, 757sc; No. northern 7sM@
141sc; No. 2 northern, 727s6731sc; No. &
wheat 145s 7l@715@c; oats. 4214@4$c; corn, 5634
81. 7215. Flax futures: February. SIP:
May, STA
Minneapolis Curb
Curb on May wheat 743s to 741S
Puts on May wheat.............7441S to 74A
calls on May .745s to 74s4
Milwaukee Curb
Curb on May wheat
Puts on May wheat. .77%
Calls on May wheat. ...........s.........78K
Curb on May corn. ......-................6 SIS
Puts on May corn..... IS
Calls on Nav corn 623L
Flour-There is no change to report
The week ends in flour without any i'm
proyement in demand worth noting, AMI
the same holding off tendency shown
Shipments for the day We're 81 579 bbls.
First patents are quotable at So. $500. 95:
second patents, So. 1908. 50: first clears, 80
13.S0; second clears, So. 45.
F'lax-The market closed in fax with
no change from the continued steady
price basis that has ruled for the past
three or four days. There was an excel
lent demand from both shippers and local
crushers, and everything on spot was
salable. besides which there was a traie
in good flax to arrive. No. seed held
around S1.72lI1 7215 for spot stuff and
some dots of 5000 bu were traded in on
the basis of SIP to arrive. Local stocks
decreased by 64,446 bu for the week, and
the total IN store here now stands at
,446 bu. Minneapolis received "A cars,
against Is cars, and shipped cars. Du-
1uth had II cars
Closing prices: Minneapolis = Cash,
May, STA. Duluth-Cash, $1.71A; on track.
$1.72; to arrive, $1.72; January, $.T114;
May, S1.74&.
Corn-There was a fair demand No. 3
yellow closed at STAG. Receipts, II cars;
shipments, 8 cars.
Oats-Demand was fair. but the unset
tied option made buyers hesitate. No.
white closed at 4212G143c. Six cars were
received and shipped.
Feed and Meal-The market is quiet
Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn, $40 50
OIL; No. 1 feed, $21G21.5O; No 2 feed, $21- 80
@22; No. feed, $22, 25@22. 70; graduated
cornmeal in cotton sacks, at the rate of
$3.50 per bbl
MiHstuffs-Bran in bulk is quoted at els
per ton; bulk shorts, SIS; flour middlings,
SIG. 25G16.75; red dog. $17@17.50; feed in 200
Id sacks, 81 per ton additional; in 10O-lD
sacks, 81. 50 per ton additional. Shipments,
1900 tons. d.
Rye-No. 2 closed a shade f1rmer at
5534c. Receipts, car; shipments, 2 cars.
Barley--Feed grades, 52@56c; mailing
grades, 57@62c. Receipts, 3 cars; ship
Hay Hay-Upiand, Fancy, $4,000 rs; upland,
choice $7Ca7.2 No. l, $6.7507; midland,
Sc. 25@6.5O; medium, Sc; timothy. choice, $i1
6111.50; rye straw, choice, $4,000. Re-
ceipts, so tons; shipments, 20 tons.