The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-22
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The leading futures ranged as follows:

of the reports from the southwest are
losing their glowing features.
1t is expected that Minneapolis elevator
interests will deliver 5000, 600 blu wheat
On May contracts early in that month.
The mills, particularly the Pillsbury in
terests. have the greater part of 1t bought
There is said to be controversy over the
grading of the contract wheat there, the
millers claiming that il is not up to grade
AT Duluth A. d. Thomson is said to own
the greater part of the contract stock,
which is close to 100000 blu.
"A constant surprise to everybody is
the movement of wheat from the inte-
rior, says prominent northwestern
elevator man. Il spent ten days of Feb
with each shipper. / believe that the in
terror mills and elevators are honest
when they predict a falling off in sales
by farmers, but they have been as badly
fooled as anybody. All of us have been
wrong in our predictions so long that l
would not like to venture another opinion
as to the extent of the movement in the
near future
:, May wheat opened at sl;127s, sold at
s. Az, dropped to !;1S1, up again to
3 o5s cG sod at os d H@g SPens e t to
s1.1O, closing at 81. 1OA al: 1885, Sep
broke to SS3sc, closing at SSl4c.
Minneapolis stocks decreased 275, 600 bu
for three days. Receipts 169 cars, against
60; Chicago 81, against 2r; Kansas City.
113, St Louis $4,000 blu. Clearances Of
wheat and -four $4,000 blu. Primary re-
ceipts 307, 900 blu, against 49, 900 bu a
year ago. Shipments 3O3, 900 blu, against
423,000 blu.
Bradstreet reported wheat east of the
Rockies decreased 2,334 900 blu. Europe
and afioat increased 500, 600 bu Total
decrease 1884, 900 blu. Corn increased
99l 600 bu, and oats increased LISP, 600 blu.
d diveIpool wheat closed A@%d higher,
Budapest &c lower, Paris wheat SOLO
centimes lower, flour unchanged to 20
centimeS lower.
Broomhalls foreign crop summary:
United Kingdom and France-The wealth
er continues favorable and supplies of
native wheat are small. Germany-The
is now satisfactory. Supplies of native
wheat are still liberal Hungary, Rou-.
mania, Buigaria-Crop prospects are good.
been colder, but no change has occurred
In the favorable crop outlook. Supplies
Of grain at the ports are small and the
blockade on the railroads is worse: Italy
Although the crops look satisfactory
the weather at the moment is unseasona-
BILE. North Africa-The outlook for
wheat is only fair. India-The- weather
now Is about normal. Shippers expect
fair supplies early in the season, but be-
heve, they will be small in the late
months. oT
Liverpool-Wheat-Af opening un-
changed net advances of I'D to I'D oc-
CURED. the factors being a better spot
demand and large shorts covering. this
In September. The undertone became
very firm. Corn-This market was quiet
and neglected, both months opening un-
changed, with a slight decline of I'd in
May later.
Chicago Cash Business-Local buyers
Of wheat were few and far between yes
ed. Sales were $4,000 bu to mills at slight
concessions in prices No. = red was 1c
to &c over May in store; No. 8 red, 81; OF
No. nard, 81 10, and No. hard &c un,
der May in store. There were sales of
10000 bu No. northern and car lots of
No. 4 spring at 81 90 to 81 .05
st. Louis had slow business. with No
red I. o. b. at 81 IA to 81 14k and Kan
sas City advanced 1c on good demand
with No. hard 81. O3 to 81. 05. Corn sold
pie market large and demand good Sales
in all positions were 250,000 bu, includ-
ing 100000 bu for export. Oats averaged
&c to. 19c lower, with increased offerings.
Shipping sales were $4,000 bu. At the
seaboard exporters bought 10000 bu
wheat, 100000 blu corn and 10000 blu oats.
Weather-Maps shows heavy rains in
Ohio valley and little moisture in north
west and Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and
missouri. Temperatures average higher
all over the country Generally cloudy
ILL.,, Cincinnati and Nashville. In extreme
north and northwest it is partly cloudy,
cloudy. % to 80 above West and south,
west generally cloudy
Forecast-Illinois and Indiana-Prob-
ably cloudy and threatening tonight and
Wednesday, rising temperature. North
and South Dakota-Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday. Lower Michigan-Part-
ly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, warmer
Wednesday. Upper Michigan-Threaten
ing, with rain or snow Wednesday and
in west portion tonight. Wisconsin,
Threatening tonight. with warmer except
In extreme southeast portion Wednesday,
possibly showers and warmer. Minnesota
day, warmer tonight and in east portion
Wednesday. Iowa-Partly cloudy, with
warmer in east and central portions to-
night and possibly showers and warmer
in east portions Wednesday. Indications
are for continued moderate temperature
in this forecast district. The weather
will be mostly cloudy. but little precipita-
ton Is expected.
Closing Cash Grain Prices
9, No 30 4! hard bard $I155s; No: ] northern;
Mheat 81 os7 h9 os7 No -dh nS,;,o No,
No. 3 yellow corn. 45c; No. 8 corn, 44c;
No. oats. 2S34c; No. 3 white oats, 29atc
barley, SSQ44e; rye. 57h 919Ac; No. 1
81 .SSA; No. / flax March option, 81 SSs..
Puts and Calls
s, M Ih9nS 1s1 May May Puts calls.
May wheat puts, 81. IA; calls, 81 16A; July
wheat puts, 92b @92Ac; calls 93Hc; MAY
corn puts, 4S24 @4SBc; calls. 49G49kc.
Minneapolis Receipts and Shipments
wa, Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat. buS... .162, 2i0 $3.50
Corn, Du. 1880 $3.50
oats, Du....-........ 33,lS0 90 800
Rye, Du: .............. 1880 1,020
Barley, bu............ $4,000 IL. coo
FAX, pu; ............. 9,52D 1900