The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS

visible supply is now 3o,972, 900 bu, a de-
crease of 752,000 blu. Last year it was
31,369,000 bu; corn. 1879, 600 blu. an in
crease of 1895, 900 blu; oats, 15,015 900 blu,
a decrease of 500. 600 blu.
Liverpool wheat closed a higher: Paris
wheat and flour unchanged; Berlin Be
higher; Budapest. nc lower; Antwerp and
London were unchanged.
Official data from the weather bureau
shows deficit of precipitation for the
five months to March ] of :. 16 inches In
Missouri, 2.30 inches in Illinois, 5 SO inches
in Indiana. 5.28 inches in Ohio; and an in
crease over the normal of .65 inches in
inches. This is making some of the close
observers of weather conditions afraid of
the bear side of grain.
Broomhall-Quantity of breadstuffs on
blu, and to the continent 17,032,0 900 blu.
showing increases to the former Of 272. 900
bu and to the latter of 900 blu. making
total increase of 100000 blu. Corn on
passage to the United Kingdom. 1907, 600
blu and to the continent 6.160. 600 blu, show
ing decrease to the former of $4,000 bu
and to the latter of sos, 900 blu; total de-
crease. 6S1. 600 blu.
Liverpool-Wheat selling by a large
house caused opening declines of sd, but
later a reaction occurred with advance
of sd to I'd, the factors being the large
ly reduced Russian shipments cold wealth
er both in England and Germany and the
decrease = In local stocks for the week.
Corn-Both months opened I'D lower and
May further lost I'D under the influence
of the large American corn shipments to
Liverpool last week.
Chicago-Cash Business-Cash demand
for wheat Saturday was slow for low
grades and active for the best Of grades
Mills took only 10000 bu mixed lots. Sew
eral local houses were said to be figuring
tive demand for corn on the break, sales
being about 500 900 bu. Export sales of
corn at New York were 3a.c over May
Weather-Light SHOWS in Kansas and
an inch at North Platte, Neb. Tempera-
lures are higher in Manitoba and in the
west and southwest. 1t was showing this
morning at Wichita. Kan, North Platte,
Neb., and Columbus, o. Generally clear,
except in Kansas and Nebraska There
were killing lin frosts this morning in Ten
souri, and southern Illinois. Sundays map
shows light SHOWS In Iowa, Illinois and
Ohio valley. In extreme north and north
west 1t is generally clear with higher tenn
peratures l6 to "a above Northwest is
generally clear with stationary tempera-
lures 20 to 80. West and southwest part
ly cloudy.
Forecast-Illinois and Indiana, fam to-
night and probably Tuesday; Missouri, in
creasing cloudiness, with probably show
g ers IL, IN south and west portions tonight and
tuesday; lower Michigan and Minnesota,
fair tonight and Tuesday, frost tonight;
Iowa, generally fair In eastern portion
showers in west portion; Nebraska and
Kansas. showers tonight and Tuesday; up
per Michigan. partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday. with light snow flurries in
northwest portion; North and South Da-
kota. fair tonight and probably Tuesday.
Closing Cash Grain Prices
No: l hard, S1.12h; No. northern.
SlO91 @1 10Y; No. northern, S1.03B6
1.O412 No. 8 wheat. 92k @e41sc; No.
durum, CSC; No. yellow corn, 44kc; No.
8 corn, 4Shc; No. 8 oats. 27hc; No. 8
76A @7Sc; No. 1 fax on spot. 81 .39ii: No
! fax to arrive, s1.39A; No. 1 fax. April
option, $1.39A.
Puts and Calls
., Minneapolis puts. s1O5A; calls,
$1.08Ac; curb. $1.06; July puts 81. O2X:
calls, s1.03%; curb, 81 .03.
Automatically wheat puts. Silly;
sails, Sly: July wheat puts, $3.50; calls,
9SS S,,4 May corn puts. 46%c; calls, 475ac;
47Ac.