The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-31
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The leading futures ranged as follows:

TENDER opened at S4%c. sold at S5c,
broke to S41sc, closing at S4% @S4%c.
for five days. Receipts 25s cars against
152 year ago. Duluth against so. Chi
cago % against 10, Kansas City % and
st. Louis 10000 bu. Clearances of wheat
$4,000 blu against 100000 blu. Shipments
22S, 900 bu against 279,000 blu. Broomhall
estimates Argentina's shipments of wheat
at only $500, ZOO blu.
Liverpool wheat closed A@%d lower.
Paris holiday, Berlin unchanged, Ant
werp nc lower. Budapest 1%c higher.
Liverpool--Wheat-May opened un-
changed and later eased off I'D, while the
distant months opened sd higher and
continued unchanged. A steadier' under
tone prevailed as a result of better in
selling speculative pressure Corn
March opened and remained unchanged.
but May opened sd lower as a result of
continued cheaper Argentine offers. The
opening
Price Conditions continue ia
vorable for the crop and its position is
bettered. Spring blowing and seeding
ally are very encouraging. Packing of
hogs in the west 100000 against 1926, 900;
same last year.
Chicago Cash Business-Weak day for
cash wheat handlers in Chicago Wednes-
day All called the demand poor, but
sales here aggregated $4,000 blu. Prices
close on good. No. 2 red in store was Ic
over May. No. 8 red sold (. O. b. at s1.O4
No: hard s1.04 to s1.09, No. hard 3Ac
under May in store. No. northern was
caied VIZ to Sl.14 +. o. b., No. spring
At st. Louis there were sales of No. 2
red T. o. b; at SLIP. Kansas City said
mills were buying good wheat and No. 1
Most of the corn offered yesterday was
from Nebraska. The weakness in futures
depressed prices lc to lAc. with sales of
sales of 225. 600 blu for export and rs, 600
bu for domestic shipment. Oats averaged
1c lower. Shipping sales aggregated $780,
QUO bu New York sold $4,000 blu for
export. The seaboard sold 160,O0 blu No
z and No. Manitoba northern wheat
Export sales Of corn We're 400. 900 bu.
Weather-The map shows general rains
inch at st. Louis and local SHOWS in
Manitoba. Temperatures average higher
all over the country. Generally cloudy in
northwest states and in Nebraska. Partly
cloudy in Iowa and fair to clear else
where. In the extreme north and north
west it is partly cloudy with rising tenn
peratures, 20 to SO above. Local SHOWS
PETe1eipisatioT :o2 to ;os and showing at
cloudy. % to "a above. West and south
west partly cloudy
Forecast-Chicago and Vicinity-Fair
tonight. Friday increasing cloudiness with
probably showers in the afternoon. mod
crate temperature. southeast winds, in
creasing Friday. Illinois and Indiana
Fair tonight probably followed by showers
Friday. Lower and Upper Michigan and
Wisconsin-Fair tonight probably Showers
Friday. Minnesota and Iowa-Rain to-
night and Friday. North and South Da-
kota-Rain or snow tonight and Friday
Observation-Disclosures with showers Fri
day and In west portion tonight Ne
braska and Kansas-Showers and thun-
derstorms tonight and Friday. warmer
tonight. colder Friday. Indications are
that the western storm will continue its
movement eastward and be accompanied
by general precipitation in the transmits
sissippi region 1t will probably rain in
this section by Friday night, rising tenn
perature in the middle states will be fol-
lowed by colder again west of the Mis-
sissippi by Friday night
Closing Cash Grain Prices
No: l hard. s1.12A; No. northern.
Si;loA; No: 2 northern. S1.06k; No. 8
wheat, 97s 999Mc; No. durum. sOc; No.
: oats 26%c; No. white oats, 27%c;
flax on spot, s1:3S%; No. l fax to arrive.
$l.3S%; No. i fax, March option. 81 asa
Puts and Calls
Minneapolis May wheat puts. s1.O7H m
1.073s; calls. s1.09%; curb. sI.OsH: july
wheat puts, s1.02; calls, s1.O4X: curb
$L02A. Milwaukee May wheat puts
$l11R; calls, $1.13%; July wheat nuts
Sa%c; calls, S9@S9Mc; May corn puts,
1910; calls, 47kc
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