The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-15
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS

at about 4c over May against 566c over
the day before; No. northern at 1@3c
Thursday, while the off grades were prac-
tically neglected with corresponding de-
cline in prices. Many of the big opera
tors who We're driven to cover their short
sales during the past two days, became
more confident and put out their lines
again. The break OF over &c in Chicago
May was great help to their courage on
=, A grain firm here says: I'VE are get
ting a great many complaints from the
country. Our agent at Webster. S. D.,
II freezes every night. 1t is bad for the
seed that farmers are sowing II it con-
tinues cold, lot of it will be badly dam
aged. This light weight seed needs the
most favorable weather to bring up a
crop. We have another letter of the
same tone from Sisseton, S. d.
May wheat opened strong and 5sc high
sI0Sh, rallied to s1.OS&, closing at
M.oS$. July opened at an advance of
acf Mg%e at s105s @1o5A, sold at ,s1.O5as.
reacted to $1.03Ss. September opened frac-
ing at $103z. September opened frac-
% %aionaily iower over at S41.c. sold at s4aSc. re-
Our stocks show a decrease of 400 900
bu for the week. Receipts. SO cars.
against l1S cars a year ago; Duluth II
~; Kansas City 81 cars and st. Louis o.
0o0 bu. Clearances of wheat and flour.
ll6,OOO bu. Primary receipts 229 900 bu
agafmst az ms zi2'ooo bu year ago; shipments,
shipments, 4,40S. 900 bu last week. 352S.-
600 bu. last year 1890. 900 bu.
Liverpool wheat closed A@ad higher.
AAntwerp lAc higher; Berlin. isc higher.
Budapest Ac lower. Paris wheat 10 CEN
times higher; flour SOLO centimes higher
Modern Miller: There is no material
winter wheat crop which is generally sat
lsfactory and above average for this time
or year Complaints. however are in
creasing in central and western wheat belt
of insufficient moisture and that the plant
Is not holding its own. The decline is at
trfbuted to Hessian fly in sections and to
rust IN Iexas. Rain needed in many To-
Chicago Cash Business-There was a
good demand from outside mills and ele-
vator people bought light weight reject
ed at lOc to 15c under September. No
/ northern sold at best prices of the sea-
son relatively. No. northern was Nav
pT1ces @ to &c &c under; n e; No. wheat, 93c to 97c;
:, ST Louis advanced 21kc on cash wheat;
NO : red selling at s1.0S to 81 .O91s: Kan
Sas CITY advanced 1c with the range on
quality. ~
Weather-Map shows generally lower
temperatures all over the country with
SHOWS in Nebraska and Iowa. Rains in
Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Oklahoma and
Texas: Frost at Wichita, Kan. this
LIoi iitiuS. NO precipitation in the state.
rarity cloudy this morning with indica-
tlonS OF rain or snow in the west and
southwest Showing at Rapid City, S. D..
,.;sIe xaientine' Neb., and raining at Evans
xiiie, Ind. Extreme north and northwest
1t is partly cloudy; s to %: local SHOWS:
precipitation. trace to o. Northwest
partly cloudy; Is to 26 precipitation in
South Dakota, IA to .3S West and
southwest partly cloudy.
Forecast-Illinois Indiana. South Da-
kota-Partly cloudy tonight and Satur-
day, frost tonight. Missouri, Upper Mich
igan, Wisconsin. Iowa-Generailv fair to-
night and Saturday. Lower MichiganN
Partly cloudy with freezing Temperatures
tonight; snow flurries In southeast portion
tonight; Saturday fair. Minnesota North
Dakota, Montana-Fair tonight and Sat
urday. freezing temperature tonight Kan
sas-Rain or snow Saturday, Temperatures
near freezing tonight Nebraska-Prob-
ably snow tonight and Saturday.
Closing Cash Grain Prices
No: I hard, s115%; No / northern.
Slcd2&s Ql.1Sss; No. northern. s1.05% a
LOSS; No. wheat. 95ss @97%c; No
durum, SIC; No. yellow corn, 45Kc: No.
3 corn, 44c: No. 8 oats. 2Sc; No. 8 white
oats, 29c; barley, 37@44c; rye. 76077X q.
No ] fax, on spot, $1.3S$; No. ] flax to
arrive, s1.3S&; No. 1 fax. April OPTION,
Puts and Calls
Minneapolis May puts. s1.0s%: calls.
sI;vS% curb, Sl:O8A; July puts, $1.O2K;
calls, s1.04ts @1.O4%: curb, S1.OS%: Mi,
waulsee May wheat puts. sf.iI@s calls
I:17A; July wheat puts, size; calls SSss
@SS1zc; May corn puts. 4sAc: calls, 4sNc:
July corn puts, 4SAc; calls, 4Skc.
MinneanotiS ReceIo4e ,zI