The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-16
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The leading futures ranged as follows:

also very weak and show declines OF 142c
in the different markets, our market be-
ing the only firm market In the country.
May wheat opened at 81. 091z, sold at
81. 09ss, broke to 81 0s5s. rallied to s1.10ss
al. 10Y closing at 81. 1.O91k. July opened
at s1.06$.. sold at 81 07 down TO 81 061s.
81 .06%. September opened at SS3sc, sold
at SS15c, reacted to SSc, rallied to SSBc
and closed at SS@SSBc.
Minneapolis stocks decreased 100000 bu
for four days. Receipts 164 cars, against
2S2 year ago; Duluth s, against 43; Chi
cago Z, against 13; Kansas City SIS, and
st. Louis $4,000 bu. Clearances of wheat
and flour $4,000 bu: Primary receipts
$4,000 bu. against 4S9, 900 bu last year.
Shipments 246, 600 bu, against 26S,000 bu.
Liverpool closed unchanged to lsd high
Paris wheat 2OGS0 centimes higher, flour
50q55 centimes higher, Antwerp un-
changed
iverpool-wheat-C Considerable dull
ness prevailed at the opening. Initial
prices were unchanged Later the tone
improved and slight gains of I'D in May
and sd in July occurred, the factors be-
ing light speculative offerings and reports
Corn-Affected by the strength in Amer
lea yesterday, opening prices were I'D to
SD higher, and March further gained
ing u under realizing by large long.
Chicago Cash Business-The milling
trade in wheat Tuesday was better with
most cdSn ndnQlerS, sales dRSreBdIlnS
$4,000 in scattered lots, although a few
large interests complained of an inability
to sell cash wheat to mills or to local
interests. No 2 red was 151zc to &c over
No. red was 81. .os to LIS. and No. i
red CSC to s1.05. No. hard in store was
&c under May and Z. o. b. Slip to $1.14.
Car lots of No. 4 spring sold at 971kc to
99c, and No. 3 at 81 .02 to 81 05. st. Louis
was unchanged at 81. .0614 for No red.
Kansas City said wheat was drug, with
180 cars on the tables and no bids except
from Chicago elevators who wanted No.
advance in corn futures shut off buying of
cash lots for shipment, but prices ad
vanced 1sc in the sample market. Sales
aggregated 125,000 bu for domestic use.
Oats advanced nc, with sales of $4,000
bu. The seaboard sold $4,000 bu of Man
itoba wheat from Duluth for direct ex-
80 900 blu.
Weather-Map shows generally higher
temperatures. with light rain or snow in
Manitoba, Nebraska, Iowa. Illinois. Kan
this morning. except in Missouri. Snow
ing at Duluth, Winnipeg, Minnedosa and
raining at North Platte, Des Moines and
northwest it is generally cloudy and
warmer, II to 2S above; general SHOWS;
precipitation IL. Northwest cloudy, 20
to rs above; trace at Huron and trace at
west generally cloudy.
Forecast-Illinois, Indiana, rain or snow
in north: probably showers in south por-
tion tonight and Thursday. Missouri,
probably showers tonight or Thursday
Michigan, snow fiurries tonight and Thurs
day. Wisconsin, rain or snow tonight and
Thursday. Minnesota, South Dakota
snow tonight and Thursday. Iowa. show
ers or snow flurries tonight and Thursday.
North Dakota. partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday. Nebraska, Kansas, showers to-
night and Thursday. Indications are that
the weather will continue unsettled over
the greater portion of this district Tenn
perature will rise slightly.
Closing Cash Grain Prices
No. hard, $1.1SA; No. / northern,
s1.11A; No. 2 northern, $1.07@1 0s; No.
wheat, s1.01h Q1. .O41k: No. 1 durum,
94c; No: yellow corn. 44Ac; No. 3 corn,
44Ac; No. oats. 28h @29tsc; No. 3 white
oats, 30Bc; barley, 3S@43c; rye. THO
19Ac; No. ! fax on spot, 81 37%; No. /
flax to arrive, $1.37%; No. fax, March
Puts and Calls
=, Minneapolis May puts. s1.O7%; calls,
s1.10; curb. 81. 09M. Milwaukee, MAY
wheat puts. 81; 1Oa4; calls, s1141k; July
wheat puts, 90Bc; calls, 92h 6925sc: Sep
tember corn puts, 1915 @49Ac; calls 49N
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