Cash grain

MINNEAPOLI(AP) -- Wheat receipts Wednesday 70, a year ago 75.

Spring wheat cash trading basis: steady.

(Prices reflect No. 1 milling quality only. Milling quality is defined as: 275 or better falling numbers; 58 lbs or better; 13.5 percent or less moisture; 1.5 percent or less damage, 1.5 percent or less dockage and 2.0 ppm or less vomitoxin.)

No. 1 dark 14-15 percent protein:

Prices: 8 cents higher from 4.32 1/4 nominal to 4.49 1/4 nominal.

Test weight premiums: 0 to 1 cent each 1/2 pound 58 to 60 lbs; 1 to 2 cent discount for each 1/2 pound 58 to 56 lbs. Non-milling discounts: .85 to 1.75 cents.

Protein prices: 11 percent, no quote;

14 percent, 4.37 1/4 nominal to 4.49 1/4 nominal, up 8

14.5 percent, Combined with 14s

15 percent, 4.32 1/4 nominal to 4.49 1/4 nominal, up 8

Hard red winter wheat: 12 percent protein no quote; 13 percent no quote.

Number traded: milling 0 cars; top traded milling 0 cars.

Off grade as low as no quote Minneapolis, no quote. Discounts, amber 5 to 10 cents; durum 10 to 40 cents.

Corn No. 2 yellow Minneapolis: 2.21 1/4 bid, up 5 1/4

Barley cars 50, a year ago 28.

Soybeans No. 1 yellow Minneapolis: 5.59 bid, up 2 1/4