The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-17
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:

quite rapidly, and with a continuance of
small receipts they will be going into
consumption much faster than heretofore
this season
Ss May wheat E6iG qpspeS off %Mc osS
81. 10 and closed unchanged at 81 09k.
July opened weak and nc lower at $1.O6A
sold down to 81. 057s, rallied to SLOTS and
Agasc at S7Ac, sold down to S7Se. raj
lied to SSlsc, closing at S77s 6S7%c.
Minneapolis stocks decreased 100000
bu for five days Receipts 176 cars. against
262 year ago; Duluth Is, against u;
Chicago q, against 16; Kansas City 81,
and st. Louis $4,000 bu. Clearances of
wheat and flour 1000 bu. Primary re-
ceipts 343, 900 bu, against $4,000 bu a
year ago. Shipments 2SO, 600 bu, against
100000 bu. Argentine shipments esti-
mated at 1000, 900 blu.
Liverpool wheat closed h@%d lower,
antwerp 5sc higher, Berlin nc higher,
budapest &c lower, Paris wheat 5 CEN
times higher to Is centimes lower, flour
unchanged to 25 centimes lower:
wheat exports from the United States
for eight months to March / were only
4,l96,O0O bu, a decrease of 36,517. 900 bu
from the same time last year. Flour ex-
ports decreased S.34O. 900 brls. The ex-
ports OF flour and wheat aggregate 30,-
$4,000 blu, decrease of So, SAC, 900 bu, or
70 per cent from last year, making the
poorest showing since we became an ex-
porting country.
Price Considerable freezing in
wheat crop sections retarding progress
and to some extent unfavorable, but gem
eral outlook encouraging. Wheat market
ing restricted by manifestly meeting re-
quirements. CoarseT grains reaching
commercial channels rather freely Pack
ing or hogs for week at western centers
$4,000 against 355, 900 last year
Liverpool-Wheat-Th favorable Amer
ican wheat prospects caused an easy OPEN
ing with prices I'D lower Further de-
cilnes Oh Is @Ad occurred later on the talk
(I -iasv 1T
comm sympathy with the easier feeling
IN wneat corn opened I'D lower. During
the remainder of the morning the market
dull 'S4S
Chicago Cash Business-Good wheat
was taken fairly by mills Wednesday, with
SaIes OF $4,000 bu, mostly No. hard and
May in store, and No. 3 red f. o. b. s1.O7
10 $1.l4; No. red cash at S1O6. No. 2
a aard trT was &c under May in store and No.
:, hard pa at $l0l. No. hard at $1:OO to
S9s; Frosted spring wheat was neglected
ana mas not cleaned up for several days
NO; sold at 96c to 99c and No 3 at s1.O2
Duluth lost nc and closed at 81 Osx for
NO l northern. st. Louis was easy at
SI.O4R for No 2 red in store Kansas
City said there Were 200 cars on the
sample sample market, with prices easier, the
NO; hard $1.01 to $1.03.
Weather-General rains in Kansas and
IIaInlnS all over the state this morning
Ralns in Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and
Texas. Local rains or SHOWS in South
Dakota. Minnesota and Manitoba. Gener
any cloudy except in Ohio valley Higher
temperatures all over the country. In the
extreme north partly cloudy. 26 to az
apoVe. precipitation .01 to .0S. Northwest
cloudy 10 to 80 above precipitation at
Huron .06; st. Paul. .O2; Duluth. OF
west and southwest generally cloudy.
Forecast-Iowa, South Dakota. Nebras
Ka, hansas-Rain tonight and Friday. IL
lnols and Missouri-Probably showers TO-
nigh5 and Friday. Indiana-Increasin
clouolness tonight; Friday probably show
ers. Lower and upper Michigan, Minne
sofa, North Dakota-Rain or snow tonight
ana i Friday. Wisconsin-ProbabIy show
Closing Cash Grain Prices
., No; 1 nard. $1.13A; No. northern
|,ih4' SthtdI4' NO: northern, $1.O7@LOS; No. 3
Wheat, $l.O11s @I041k; No. / durum. Sic:
NO. NO. yellow corn. 45Ac; No. 8 corn. 44a[c:
no; NO oats, 2Sk @293sc; No. 3 white oats
ZZyBc' barley, 3S@43c; rye, 77X 67SSc.
NO; hax on spot, $1.3SN; No. j fax to
arrive, an $1.3SA; No. l fax, March ontion
Puts and Calls
minneapolis May wheat puts 81 1OsaL0
1l;ivnSz2; calls, $1.10B; curb. 81 O9ss nj 0giE.
Si i1IWauhee ImIt May wheat puts. $11ib: calls
N;oi4A; July wheat puts. Gle: csIls S9n
V9z7sc' May corn puts, 4SAc; calls. 4eH e
MINNEAPOLIS Receinfe 49,