The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-18
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS

market declining but &c on the transac-
| ton. 1t looks as though the old pun
crowd were in the market for a substan-
tial advance.
The news rather favored the bears to-
day but had little effect on the action of
the market. The Modern Miller's report
was bearish, but prices hardly lost a
shade of their value. The cash demand
past few days, although prices remained
on about the same basis as yesterday
Good wheat sold well but poor lots were
rather draggy. Millers are taking the
bulk of their wheat for grinding from
elevators, pa cars being loaded out of
elevators, the bulk of which went to local
millers; Shipments of wheat here were
$1,000 blu, and of flour 52.761 brls: Re
ceipts were little more liberal today.
Many of the traders who have been so
very. bearish the past two weeks are be-
ginning to feel that the break has dis
counted the very glowing reports from the
winter wheat belt. The bulls say that the
reports from now on cannot show any i'm
provement while they can show reversal
of form from now either too wet or too
dry, or Hessian fly. blight and rust and
many of the traders are banking on re-
ports of this kind soon showing up from
that section of the country.
May wheat opened nc lower at 81 .9sA,
the low point. worked up to 81 Joy back
rallying again to s1.111s @1.11A. closing at
at s1.O7A, reacted to 81. Os7s. rallied to
1Oo " 12s 1O
closing at 81. 0S@1 OS1s. September OPEN
at $685. @SS1kc
Minneapolis stocks showed a decrease
of $4,000 bu for the week. Receipts 229
cars. against 294 year ago; Duluth 10,
against 43; Chicago %. against IA, Kansas
City H. and st. Louis 33, 900 blu. Clear
ances of wheat and flour $4,000 blu. and
for the week S95. 900 bu, against 2.066.000
bu last year. Primary receipts $4,000 Blu,
against 495, 600 Blu. Shipments 900 blu.
aOai In h1J mo CHI anrc
4,392,000 blu, last week 100000 blu, last
year 2,944. 600 bu.
Liverpool wheat closed k@&d lower.
Budapest NC lower Berlin &c higher.
Paris wheat SOLO centimes lower flour
% confines lower, Antwerp not reported.
Broomhall-An official Indian report es-
Inmates the acreage of the central prov
inces at 3,479,000 acres, which compares
with 1864. S49 last year. The yield is es-
timated at 80 per cent of normal crop.
The crop last year amounted to 2S.S64. 900
bu, 20, 75o. 900 blu two years ago and 1885,
600 bu for the previous five years.
ol-Wheat--Opening prices were
later. the factors being heavier Argentine
shipments than expected and a poor in
curry for cargoes. There was free liquida
ton in May. Corn-In sympathy with the
decline in wheat the corn market opened
1sd lower. but towards noon this loss was
recovered In May as result of a fair
are not favorable.
Chicago Cash RESPONSIBILITIES neglect
ed the cash wheat market Thursday. sales
in Chicago being only $1,000 bu No
red in store was lie To- &c over Nav: No.
red scarce at s1.07 to 81. 13; No hard
at LIS l. o. b.: No. hard at SEC and
wheat was slow, with a car Of No. 4 sold
at S5c f. .. b.
st. Louis lost &c, with No red in
store sl.O4. Kansas City had Is5 cars on
and No. and no call for the lower
grades. No. 2 hard sold at 81. 90 to 81. 03.
Corn was difficult of sale in all positions
yesterday. Samples were off &c to 1c.'
Sales here were only 5000 bu, including
$4,000 blu for export. No. 2 sold at 4Sc to
4Skc t. o. b; and 47Ac. to 47%c billed
grades: others unchanged. Sales were
$4,000 blu. The seaboard sold 10 loads for
export.
Weather map shows springlike tempera-
lures In the west and the southwest with
general rains in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma. Generally cloudy,
except in Illinois and Ohio valley. In the
extreme north and northwest it is general
~ cloudy, 2S to 3S above, trace at Huron.
West and southwest generally cloudy.
Threatening tonight with temperature
considerable above freezing. Saturday
probably showers, moderate temperature,
variable winds. Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
lower and upper Michigan Wisconsin
Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Da-
kota, Nebraska and Kansas.Showers to-
the rain area will slowly advance over the
district tonight and Saturday. Moderate
temperatures will continue.
Closing Cash Grain Prices
>, No va, l hard. s1.14N; No northern.
81 12A; No. northern. 81 .0S1h al O9b:
No wheat, 81. 02@1 .O5: No. / durum,
93c; No: yellow corn. 45Ac; No. 8. corn,
44%c; No cats, 29@29hc; No 3 white
oats, S0c; barley, 3s@44c; rye, Tx @7s&c;
No, fax on spot, 81 .4OA No. / fax to
$780,. - Op'-O"'
Puts and Calls
Minneapolis May puts. s1.1O; calls
81. 12A;. curb. 81. IL Is al liz. Milwaukee
May wheat puts, 81. 1315; calls, 81 .15%;
July wheat puts, 921sc; calls, s31kc; May
corn puts, 49Hc; calls, 1914 @492sc.
Minneapolis Receipts and Shipments
Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat, bu...- .2l7,560 90,160
Corn, bu.- 1000 $50
oats ........,........ $4,000 $3.50
Rye, pu. .......-...... 4,16U 800.
Barley, bu............ 10000 73, osO
Fdax, pu; .-............ $3.50 1920
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