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

The ssgood time coming" which
every one is anticipating in business circles
has not yet arr we'd but is confidently expect
ed when the'sneAt President' is inaugurated.
AS this event is not iar distant there seems to
be daylight snead.
Grain is quote ID in Milwaukee: Wheat, No.
/, 81 45; No. 9 fresh, ST. 4; setter March,
81 "a, seller April, si.a4 Z; No. 8, sl.26. Corn
| steadier, No. 2, 44c Oats steady and in mod
crate demand; No. Q, a3Hc. Rye steady and
| in moderate demand; No. |, 7lk@72c.
Barley lower No. 2, CO.; seller March, 69Xc
In Chicago the following grain quotations
are given: Wheat, No. 2, Sl.25Kc cash;
Sl.o8x seller March Sl.30h seller April ;
81 SO seller May: No ., Chicago, Sl.2a@ 20;
rejected si.O5. Corn active and lower; No. 2,
Axe, cash and seller March closed at Al Z
seller Arril; 45Xc seller May rejected, 37c.
Oats dull and weak and lower; No. 2, 33k c
cash SAC, seller March; 34Hc seller Apri ;36A c
seller May rejected 26c. Rye, steady 68e; Barley
dull and weak, lower; 55Hc cash, and seller
March.
The N Y. Times has the following review
OF the gram trade:
The foreign grain markets have been tame
} tor wheat, and our own markets have been I'D
f the wheat connection kept relatively higher
as to prices, partly by speculative manipu-
lation based Oh the assumption OF short sup
plies in the interior, thus seriously changing
business. Export dealings in wheat at this
] point have been recently unlmportant, ship
. pers mplaining OF their inability to pay ask
ing rates. Through the past weeks various
ruInors have psen in circulation OF return
, shipment OF American wheat from
Europe of more or less magnitude. These
rumurs for the most part were credited t.
"weIl informed parties ut Chicago" where
o by the way, the speculative interest IS repre-
Q scented as being in substantial control OF the
q market The rumors had reference mostly t(
:. | returning cargoes OF California wheat. but, a
= the close Of the asst week, became more com
| prehensve and limited at elarge quanflt'e'
of wheat arriving at the port OF New Yorl
;, ! from England, Germany, and California
with further important amounts on the way.
Is The rumOrs, rs nearly as anything could ~
r made ont Oh those having basis OF probabl
:. ity. are spoken Of here a. havi, the founda
:, ion OF return shipment OF very lnierlo
spring wheat from Glasgow, which inferi"
Is wheat il said to be in liberal supply and un
n marketable there, and possibly one or tvs
"a lots OF California wheat which have been IN
,v volved in the return movement ny the ri
!. mors which are SO freely supplied from Ger
" tain points in the west 10 the mar
VI ketS OF tue SeaUoaFu, Win tue SUN
GENTLY obvious purposes OF infiuenc
ing value. Late cable advices ~
OF stronger foreign markets for wheat, an
export bu, ers are SIS mingly mere dispost
. operate here and al tie outportS, es peciaiy ]
70 view of the favorable circumstances OF extrao
III binary low rates OF ocean freight, ool n ~ s.
D. aud steam Recent purchase oil mixed IVES
ern corn on expert account, Tor delivery he
and at philadeI phia and Baltimore, have bee
aI extensive aud prime rye is again In compa
H. atively active request Tor the German market
The export cal for flour al present COM
hs ncst'y from the West Indies, South Amer
can aud British American provinces, the /
y curry Tor Europe being extremely light. Ci
= | nliIers supply the bulk OF the West ind
~ trade reqU renents
IT. In ST. Paul the VIII at market has remains
IT. finn and steady throughout the week. Blu
ers are paying lie price quoted last wer
as viz: sl 80 Tor No. | /: 81 .25 for No. 2; sti5
ow No. 3. The deliveries from the street q
de ouits liberal, aud good deal OF wheat {
hat irving by rail is going into store
In Minneapolis wheat receipts Tor the We
were d, GOO bushels against Il, 375 the pre-
go ious week, and So $50 Tor the correspond
,ut week in 1875 Prices have ruled STEADY
di- 81 50 for No L, 81 n FOR No. Q, and SLIT
ks No. 8. Stocks are steadily increasing in
W. IanUS OF mll<Ecs L<SslnEH 10 wv oeA-Ai~t1
wheat were required TO manufacture the III
nd shipped during the week, bat the accumn
ex- ton o, wheat is at price aborethe present
,ch ne OF -four in eastern markets, which eau
The millers to withhold their stocks until order
eat In Chicago pork is lower, being quoted
sl45 @ st4 - seller March, and sl4-4s
sl4.5) seller April. Dressed hogs are quot
=, at So, q SIS % in Chicago and Milwaukee.
.a'u Butter is dull in St. Paul, 6ne lots OF tn
~ jars, and even frkins, If really fresh
nAs sweet, are saleable at i5320c, as to quall
'ins OnlY small amounts OF choice dairy paci
NC table butter are arriving. and they sell
a7Gesc. Substantially the same rates
the pa d in Minneapolis.
rage As "night tEings nut the stars" 80 the W
X weather brings out the eggs, and St. Paul
it'll Minneapolis quotations are f2xc, with ind
reg. tons Of farther decline.