The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-01
Review OF the siarhetS.

The s'good time coming winch
every one il anticipating in business circles
has not yet arr we'd but is confidently expect
ed when thessneat President" is augurated.
AS this event is not far distant there seems to
be daylight ahead.
Grain is quoted in Milwaukee: Wheat, No
/, ST as; No. 9, fresh, sl.35 \ setter March,
81 "a, seller April, si.34 M. 5. Sl26. Corn
steadier, No 9, 44c. Oats steady and in mod
crate demand No. ., 33&c. Rye steady and
in moderate demand; No /, 7i&@7oc.
Barley lower; No. 9, g., seller March, 69Ac
In Chicago, the following grain quotations
are given: Wheat, No 9, Sl.2SKc cash
st.28x seller March $780, seller April !;
si.332 seller May; No. 2, Chicago, sl.2r@ %;
rejected slO5. Corn active and lower; No. .,
Al u c, cash and seller March, closed at al i
seller AyriI; 45Sc seller May !; rejected, SIC.
Oats dull and weak and lower; No 9, 33k C
cash Sac, seller March; "a &c seller Apri $3.50
seller May; rejected Csc. Rye, steady ,6oe; Barley
dull and weak, lower; So &c cash, and seller
March
The " Y. Times has the following review
OF the gram trade:
| The foreign grain markets have been tame
/
| tor wheat, and our own markets have beer I'D
the wheat connection kept relatively higher
! as II prices, partly 10y speculative manlpu-
! lati0u based OH the assum ptlon OF short sup
plies in the interior, thus seriously changing
business. Export dealings IL wheat at TINS
point have been recently unlmportant, ship
| pers mplainirg OF their inability tn pay ask
ing rates. Through the past weeks various
ruinors have been in circulation OF return
shipment oil American whea. iron
Europe OF more or less magnitude These
rumurs for the most part were credited Il
well-inioruaed parties at Chicago" whers
} by the way the speculative interest IS repre-
scented as being III substantial control OF tn'
market The Tumors had reference mostly Il
returning cargoes OF California wheat. but, a
the close Of the uast week, became more com
prehensive. and hinted at "iarge quan'it'e
of wheat arriving at the port OF New lorl
from England, Germany, and California
with further important amounts on the way.
, The rumors AS nearly as anything could h
made ont Oh those having basis OF probabi
ity. are spoken OF here a. hayl, z the tounda
!, ion OF return shipment OF very ln'erlo
snrlng wheat from Glasgow, which inferiu
wheat il said to be in liberal supply and un
n marketable there, and possibly one or tw
4 lots oil California wheat which have been III
: v0Ived III the return movement ny the ri
mors which are so freely supplied from Ger
Q tain points in the west 10 the mar
u kets OF the seaboard, with the suif
| eiently-ohvious purposes OF ibfuelst
ing value Late cable advices ~
OF stronger foreign markets for wheat, an
export bu, ers are So mingiy mere disposs
operate here and at tie oni ports. es pecially
Z view Of the favorable circumstances OF extrso
II binary low rates OF OCEAN freight, both Nv s.
J. aud steam Recefs purchase Of mixed IVES
ern corn on export account, ior delivery ne
and at PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore, have bet
X extensive, aud prime TyeIs again Ia compa
A. atireiy active request Tor the German market
The export cali tar flour al present com
10 ncst'v from the West Ind es, South Anel
can and British American provinces, the
= guirv Tor Europe being extremely light. u
: nligIers supply the bulk OF the West Ind
~ trade reqU regnents
L In St. Paul the VIII. at market has remains
4 firm anu steady throughout the week. Bu
ers are paying lie price quoted last We
Is viz: $3.50 ior No. si.25 for No. 2: sti5
w No. O. The deliveries from the street Z
lie quita liberal, and good deal OF wheat
at irving by rail is going into store
In Miuneanolis wheat receipts Tor the We
were IS, COO bushels against 46. 375 the pre-
20 ioas week, and Sc. $50 tor the correspondl
Ut week in 1875 Prices have ruled STEADY
IL 81 81 Tor No. /. 81 IT Tor No. 2, and Sl.T
GS NO .. STOCKS ar iA@ir11tHE IA
iot hands OF miIl-rs. Less than 10 600 bushels
wheat were required to manufacture the I'll
nj shipped during the week, bit the accuTnn
~ ton o, wheaE il at price aboEethe present
cb ne Of -four il eastern markets, which eau
he miaers to withhold their stocks until order
sat In Chicago pork is lower, being qup'e'
Sl4l5 q Sl4 81 seller March, and 9l4 Al
sl4.5g seller april. Dressed hogs are quot
- at So, C IS IS In Chicago and Milwaukee.
$40 Batter is dull IN St. Paul, fne lots OF tn
~ jars, and even frkins, if really fresh q
aAs sweet, are saleable az I5g7ce, as TO quail
lns ONLY small amounts OF choice dairy pacl
Aaae table butter are arriving. and they sell
oaF.sc Substantially the same rates
he Pc IN Minneapolis.
age As anight frings mt the stars" 50 the VI
X . weather brings out the eggs. and - Paul
Ith- Minneapolis quotations are fexc, with IND
res. tions of = farther decline.