The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-04
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The leading futures ranged follows:

465,O00 a year ago; shipments. $4,000
bushels, against 314 900; Argentine ship
ments 3,704 900 bushels. last year 4.360, coo.
and last year S,5S4,000. The Ohio state
crop report for. March makes the condi-
ton II, against 70 in January, 50 year
ago and SO last July.
Liverpool wheat closed k@%d lower;
Berlin and Antwerp unchanged; Budapest
&c lower; Paris wheat centimes higher.
flour centimes lower TO centimes
higher.
Chicago-The North Dakota farmer can
beat the world when il comes to seeding
his crop of wheat. He can get credit for
starting earlier on his wheat than do the
planters of the south, with their cotton. ;.
that seeding of spring wheat had COM
menced at Towner, Glenburn and at
Fargo, N. D. This was used as one of
the bear influences yesterday.
Modern Miller-Weather conditions have
been unusually favorable, and especially
where the winter wheat plant has come
Top growth of the plant is small. more
particularly the late sown, which in some
sections does not show above ground;
otherwise the plant; where exposed, ap-
pears green and healthy.
notwithstanding prices were
I'D lower with further declines of I'D in
March and May, the factors being large
Argentine shipments to Liverpool, the
heavy increase in the Argentine visible
supply of wheat and cheaper offers from
India. and an easy undertone developing.
Corn-After opening unchanged, March
advanced sd on covering by shorts, owing
to the rejection of corn rendered on con-
tracts and to a better spot demand.
Chicago Cash Business-Bidding for No.
hard winter wheat Thursday by four
brokers reduced its discount under May
from &C to SIC, a sale of 5000 bu being
made at the latter figure. Sales of all
40, 900 bu and receipts ' for Il. 600 bS No. 3
hard We're cancelled. No. red Z. O. b.
was $l-16@l17; No. 3 red, S1.071z @1.10;
NO; red. $l04A @L07h; No: 8 hard;
$500 GIL; NO: hard, sl.O4h; No.
St. Louis closed at s111% for No. red
IN store and sold (. o. b. at $1.1414@1.151z
carried over on the sample tables unsold
there being an absence of demand. No. 9
hard weakened and sold at s1.05hQ 10S.
Corn nG u brought l9nu &c advance but the de
with only $4,000 bu sold here and "a, 900
bu at the seaboard. Oats advanced &c
with sales Of $4,000 bu- The seaboard sold
loads of Manitoba wheat for export.
Weather-Map shows practically clear
conditions everywhere. Temperatures are
high and weather in all sections is of the
divisions. 1t is -4s above in Kansas.
Canada ranges "a to 40 northwest 80 to
%, middle west 80 to IS.
n,F Forecastmi llinois.Partiy cloudy to
cloudy tonight and Saturday. Missouri,
Iowa, the Dakotas. Nebraska and Kansas
-falr tonight and Saturday. Lower Mich
1gan-Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday
with probably, showers. Upper Michigan
rarity cloudy. with showers or snow
nnrries tonight and Saturday. Wiscon-
SSlInlwPartly cloudy tonight; Saturday fair.
Mlnnesota-Fair tonight and Saturday
There is no indication of any change In.
S wi, w weather except that the cloudiness
temperatures will continue throughout the
district. e
Closing Cash Grain Prices
No; hard. s115A; No northern.
$l:lS3s; No. 2 northern. $1.O9A al. IOK
No. 3 wheat, $1.O2A @1O4A; No. / duruT1i'
"a; No: yellow corn. 43%c; No. 8 corn
49A; No: oats, 2s5s 629Ac; No. white
oats, 2sssc;. barley. S7@44c; rye. 1910
H1sc, NO flax on spot. $1.3SA: No. /
hax to arrive, $1.3SA; No. 1 flax March
option, S13SA. -
Puts and Calls
8, M1 MIN ss May puts s1.12M: calls.
$i.l312 a. l.13B; curb, $1.13A. Milwaukee
May wheat puts, $1145s 11.14%: calls
'sdiIe 1s gLd6A; July wheat puts. S95sc;
4Sb @48Ac. N'''7'