Cash grain

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wheat receipts Wednesday 96, a year ago 341.

Spring wheat cash trading basis: steady to 5 cents lower.

(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 11-15 percent protein:

Prices: 1/2 to 5 1/2 cents lower from 3.45 1/2 to 3.90 1/2.

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, 3.25 1/2 bid no comparison

12 percent, no quote;

13 percent, 3.45 1/2 to 3.55 1/2 down 1/2

14 percent, 3.57 1/2 to 3.60 1/2 down 3 1/2 to 5 1/2

14.5 percent, combined with 14's

15 percent, 3.80 1/2 nominal to 3.90 1/2 down 1/2

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

H-A-D choice milling: 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: 1.80 1/2 bid up 1 1/4

Milling Oats No. 1 & 2: no quote

Non-milling oats: no quote

Barley cars 12, a year ago 20.

Rye No. 1 Pl: no quote; No. 2: no quote

Soybeans No. 1 yellow Minneapolis: 4.69 1/2 bid down 3/4