Cash grain

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wheat receipts Wednesday 174, a year ago 245.

Spring wheat cash trading basis: mixed, 5 cents lower to 5 cents higher.

(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 13-15 percent protein:

Prices: mixed, 6 3/4 cents lower to 3 1/4 cents higher from 3.55 3/4 nominal to 3.65 3/4.

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;

12 percent, no quote;

13 percent, 3.55 3/4 nominal, down 1 3/4

14 percent, 3.65 3/4 up 3 1/4

14.5 percent, Combined with 14s

15 percent, 3.60 3/4 bid (train) to 3.65 3/4, down 1 3/4 to 6 3/4

16 percent, no quote;

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

Duluth: 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: 1.88 1/4 bid down 2 1/2

Oats U.S. 2 or better: 2.41 1/4 down 5 3/4

Barley cars 12, a year ago 18.

Soybeans No. 1 yellow Minneapolis: 4.45 3/4 bid, down 11 1/2