The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The leading futures ranged as follows:


tinuing weak until about 1890, when
buying against puts and covering by
cent, but dropping off little just before
the close. Stop loss orders were again
in evidence this morning and lot Of long
wheat went overheard on these selling
orders.
May wheat opened at 81. .lOh. sold at
81 103s, rallied to 81. II, dropped to
0SA, rallied allie, to s1l0as; closing os at
sold at 81 O6ts al 06s4, up to 81 .O7A, and
on the break sold at 81 1.05%, rallying to
81 O6% and closing at 81. O67s. September
The opening was off q C at 851kc. which
proved to be the low point of the day. On
the late rally it sold at s6Ac, closing at
Minneapolis stocks decreased 400, 900 bu
for the week. Receipts 316 cars. against
300 year ago; Duluth ?, against So; Chi
cago AZ: against s; Kansas City 49, and
st. Louis $4,000 bu. Clearances of wheat
and flour $4,000 bu, and for the week
1,O44,000 bu, against 1901 900 bu a year
ago, Primary receipts 46S.0O0 bu, against
10000 Shipments 213.O00 bu, against
295, 900 bu. Argentine shipments 4,464. .000
900 bu.
Liverpool wheat closed unchanged to
budapest kc lower, Paris wheat un-
changed to centimes higher. Flour un-
cDanReQ ~ cent1meS higher.
Modern Miller says: Highly favorable
weather for the growing wheat crop has
prevailed, and the growth of the plant
has progressed steadily and favorably.
The condition Of the crop in general is
excellent for this time of the year, there
being few indications of damage from ad-
verse weather conditions or Hessian fly
A feature of the reports this week is the
numerous references to the fact that the
plant is growing where il had failed to
germinate earlier in the season or where
had been feared wheat had been winter
killed.
Broomhall-Business in the Argentine
wheat markets is greatly hindered owing
to the difficulty of getting adequate rail-
continuance of the delay in shipping at
Bahia Blanca. The foreign demand for
wheat has fallen off since last week
Flowing for the new crop has commenced
under favorable conditions.
Llverpool-Wheat-The very heavy Ar
eentine shipments caused opening declines
of sd, with further losses of 1sd in May
and July. The tone improved later how
ever, owing to the railway blockade in
Argentina, May reacting hd and July IL d
with shorts covering in the latter month
Corni-After opening unchanged good spec
and I'D u 81
Chicago Cash Business-Break of 2kc
cash lots by mills Thursday and Sales
were Only 1000 bu here. Prices averaged
dS., de to 9,e l1ec lower, No. red remained at
No. 8 red sold at 81 OF to choice Will r bring
II II No hard brought 81 O6 to 81 IL
and hard 81 .10k to 81 .12h f. o. b. The
only sales OF spring wheat were at Gee
Colorado sold at 81 OBJ
q In ST Louis car OF choice straight No.
req sold at .14h. or 1oc over May.
grades off &c. but No 1 northern ranged
at 81 .OS to s1.06. Corn was easy, early
sales sale "a, at re I'D, decline. with the demand not
225,0O0 bu: including 100, 900 bu for direct
export. Oats, although kc lower, sold
readily, $4,000 bu being picked up. At
wheat, 100000 bu corn and 10000 bu oats.
Weather-Map shows generally clear
conditions. except in Manitoba and Ohio
,ay waney. Ihere were general rains in Il
IN Iowa and Manitoba. Higher tempera- :
lures across the Canadian line and gen
eraily lower on this side. In the extreme
north and northwest it Is generally cloudy.
% to &c above. local rains 0. OIL to Q. .0S'
Northwest is generally clear "a to 36
above, precipitation 0. Oh at Duluth. West
and southwest generally clear
Forecast-nlinois, Indiana. Nebraska
Kansas, Lower Michigan, Wisconsin-Fair
tonight and Saturday. South Dakota
GeneraIiy fair tonight and Saturday,
noon, brisk southwest winds Minnesota-
Fair tonight, probably followed by showers
IN northeast portion tonight, brisk south
erly winds. Iowa-Fair tonight and prob
ably Saturday warmer in northwest to-
night. North Dakota-Partly cloudy to-
night and Saturday, warmer in east and
south portions, cooler Saturday, brisk
southwest to west winds. Indications are
for mostly fair weather, with mild tenn
pefature throughout this district West
ern assurance Will cause cloudiness, es-
peeiaily unsettled weather in northwest
Closing Cash Grain Prices
>, No. l hard $1.1S%; No 1 northern.
81 IL Ne. 2 northern, 81 O71s a .OSIk
No. wheat, ,991sc@$1 Oih; No / durum,
81; No. yellow corn. AN; No. corn,
43c; No. oats. 2S1s @2Sss; No. 3 white
eats. eats. % 2s% barley, s7@4sc:: rye, 77M@
fax to arrive, 1.3624; No. / fax March
option, 81 36%.
Puts and Calls
., Minneapolis May puts, s1O95s; calls,
81 1ls; curb, 81 10%. Milwaukee Nav
wheat puts, 81 10Y; calls, s1I3% july
wheat puts, 90c; calls, 9O7c: NAV corn
puts, 4Sssc; calls, 4S%c.
Minneapolis Receipts and Shipments
ReceiDts Shinmenfc