The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS

rule for nearly a year, with wheat above
the dollar mark since last August. Good
wheat has been saved wherever IL could
be. the poorer qualities being consumed.
After a break Of over % cents in less than
ten days to two weeks and with all the
bulliSh Influences removed, and the in
differences OF the public and most of the
professionals TO the buying side, 1t re-
quires good deal of nerve for any one to
advocate the extensive buying Of wheat
for a good rally. Conservative traders
are predicting that wheat will have to go
to a level where investors will take II and
keep 1t off the market until that time is
reached no permanent good Is expected
on the buying side.
May wheat opened 1ssc lower, al 92hc.
sold at 925sc, broke TO 92iSc., rallied to
93hc, dropped to 91%c, rallied to 92Sc,
off again to 92Ac. closing at 92fsc. July
opened down tx @1%c, at 91Ac. sold at
913sc, off to 90%c, rallying 10 91Bc: break
ing TO 905sc, up again to 91%c, down to
90Hc, and closing at 91A al sc. Septem-
Der opened down &c at sic. sold at size.
down to S0Bc. rallied TO Slssc, breaking TO
8012c. raHying to S12s QS11sc, and closing
at S1Mc.
Our stocks show a decrease for six days
of $4,000 blu. Receipts ] IL cars. against
6 cars year ago; Chicago SO ears, against
8 cars a year ago: Kansas City so cars
and st. Louis 5000 blu. Clearances of
wheat and flour $4,000 bu. Primary re-
ceipts. 439. 600 blu, against $4,000 bu a
year ago; shipments, $4,000 bu, against
251,OOO blu year ago. Argentine ship
eSllIndleQ at -,fOU,bOO Du
Liverpool wheat closed 7s@114d lower;
Berlin PC lower; Budapest CSC higher;
Antwerp unchanged; Paris wheat un-
changed to centimes lower; flour CEN
times lower.
Price Current-Late rains have given
important relief and help to crops Fa-
vorable position maintained notwith-
600 hogs against 440, 900 year ago.
Liverpool-Wheat-The declines I'm
American markets yesterday and cheaper
80 hat
caused opening losses of sd, and a fur
Their loss of I'D in May. The crowd here
is bearish. Corn-After opening I'D low
er, a further net decline of sd occurred
in both months, the factors being the pres
sure of Laplata parcels for sale and the
weakness in wheat
Notwithstanding temperatures every
where, with rains In northwest, Iowa,
Missouri Illinois and Ohio valley. In the
Dakotas and Minnesota ii is partly cloudy
3S to AZ above; precipitation, .O1 to .O4
considerable portion of the country east
of the Rocky mountains. A storm is now
centered in the Atlantic coast and an
other in the northwest. Moderate tenn
peratures prevail in all sections. Them
dications are for showers in the eastern
half of this forecast district, chiefly in
the Mississippi valley and western lake
region Mild temperatures will continue.
Forecast-MiSSouri, North and South
Dakota Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, gen.
eraly fair tonight and Friday. Illinois,
night and Friday, with showers in parts.
Lower Michigan and Wisconsin. probably
showers tonight and Friday. Iowa, partly
| cloudy tonight and Friday. with possibly
showers in east portion. Upper Michigan.
probably showers tonight and Friday;
warmer in northwest portion tonight.
Closing Cash Grain Prices
No hard, 97hc; No. l northern, 95Bc;
No; 2 northern. 81 q @925sc: No: wheat,
| S55s @S75sc; No. / Durum, use; No. 3 yell
| low corn, 441zc; No. 3 corn, 431zc; No. 3
| oats, 27c; No. white oats. CSC; barley,
| 37@43c; rye, 72A @74s4c; No. l fax on
| spot. 81 3934; No flax to arrive, 81 .393z
| No. 1 flax, April option, 81 .3924.
| Puts and Calls
Minneapolis July puts. $3.50; calls, 93kc;
| curb. 915sc. Milwaukee July wheat puts.
| S23sc; calls. S3&4c; May corn puts, 451sc;
calls, 1850; July corn puts, 46lsc; calls,
46%c.