The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS

rather steady demand for small quantities
from the interior mills, but not heavy
en0ugh to take half the offerings.
The government report which is due
Monday is expected to show condition
OF between SS and 80 on winter wheat
April l. A condition of 80 would indicate
crop OF over Is bushels to the acre, and
II maintained up to harvest time would
yield about AIS, 900. 600 bu. A condition OF
w In Kansas would mean a crop of 10O,-
100000 bu for that state Secretary Co
burn of Kansas today reported the condi-
ton at 95. The December Condition was
S29 and April 1 last year 76.5 In the
past eighteen years Kansas has only had
four years where the condition on April /
was 80 or over; most of the time il has
ranged between so and S5.
May wheat opened easy and %c lower
at Sl.OSB, sold at S1.0SA, dropped to
StO6% and closed at s1.O7. July opened
at SIO2R, sold at $1.02M. broke and
closed at $1.01B @1.02. September open
ed at S41s, sold up to S43sc and closed on
Minneapolis stocks decreased 100. 600 bu
Tor one day. Receipts 146 cars against
80 80 year ago; Duluth z, against 16; Chi
cago 10, against none; Kansas City 3S.
and st. Louis $4,000 bu. Clearances of
wheat and flour 10000 bu. Primary re-
celpts $4,000 bu, against 1000 bu
year ago; shipments $4,000 bu, against
29l,OOO bu. Australian shipments 900. 600
ou; Du; worlds shipments estimated. at 9, $780,
Liverpool wheat closed B6%d higher
Berlin &c higher. Budapest &c lower.
Paris wheat 10 centimes lower; flour 2
centlmes lower, London and Antwerp not
Liverpool was a. firm onenine
mere this morning, with prices I'D higher
Additional gains were made later of sd
In May and July and I'd in September,
ana ON the curb the market was nominally
Ad higher still. The principal factor
causing the strength was the reduction in
the Spanish duty on wheat from 6 to
pesetas per quintal, equal to about 15c per
pu. The normal duty is about 32c per
H'itv on flour has been reduced
TO correspond with wheat. Other factors
Yesterday and the moderate worlds ship
ments estimated Corn-After the mar
kef k,3f,, had been Md higher in both months
clined I'D on talk of liberal American
shipments. The strength in wheat later
caused 11s a reaction of 2sd. however
r,adtS 1rtooH9haH 9d estimates the worlds ship
bu OF which Europe will take about
S.OOo 900 bu. He predicts a moderate de-
st9ase stnf ;nto On pa tPbasSage arrivals Of bread
pas past t, week ,-o were na about 100000 bu.
against 5,41S, 600 bu the previous week
ana $3.50 iS,soS; COG % bu a year ago.
eash cae wheat Friday was limited to 90
900 bu. Contract grades are relatively
Mav She same saies as heretofore as compared with
Were at 100 to 81 O2.
Kansas City. said good wheat was
wanted and prices averaged higher, NO.
hard selling at $1.01 to 81 .06.
:. 81. Louis prices were 1c lower. with
Ilght tradIng. AT the seaboard exporters
sold $4,000 bu corn.
Meather--Clear weather everywhere,
with no precipitation in past twenty-four
hours Slightly cooler in Canadian
northwest and parts of Ohio valley. Ris-
ing temperatures west and southwest.
IN the extreme north and northwest II is
partly cloudy, 26 to 40. Northwest gem
orally clear, 80 TO 4S. West and south
west generally clear.
Forecast-IllinoS. Indiana Tower
Mlchlgan-Partly cloudy tonight and Sun-
DAY, with probably light showers North
Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas South Da-
F4. KF4ota-fartiy cloudy tonight and SUNDAY.
showers tonight and Sunday. Missouri
Generally fair tonight and Sunday Min
nesota, Iowa-Partly cloudy TONIGHT and
sunday, with probably showers in east
portion.
Closing Cash Grain Prices
=, No ] hard, 81 .121k; No. northern,
81 091s @1 .1012; No. northern, 81 .O44
;O5; No wheat, 94@97c; No 1 durum,
42%c; No. oats. 275s 02SIsc; No. 8 white
oats, 2S3sc; barley, 37@43c; rye. 76Km
7SAc; No. fax on spot, 81 SSsz; No. /
option, s1.37A.
Puts and Calls
=, Minneapolis May puts, $1.04K; calls,
calls s1.02A, curb s1OIM. Milwaulxee
May wheat puts 81. y; calls 81 171k; July
wheat puts S61h @S6%c, calls S75s@Ac;
May corn puts 472s @471kc, calls 4Sc; July
corn puts 1850. calls 47Ss sQ47%c.
Minneapolis Receipts and Shipments