The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-11-30
THE MARKETS.
ST. PAUL.


FLoUR-Trade has been rather quiet, mostly
local Prices easy, thoug, now frming 10 on rate
eat: Quotations eu Pasent: $eS6 Clears
$4@5: in bills. 25c extra. Buckwheat flour, SO
0:9.5O per Dbl. Rye -four. $425vG4 so per Dbl.
Graham, $685. per Dbl.
3@5o per bu. This has been partially incidental! to
the freight rate cuts by the roads leading to Chi
cago, On tho theory that cheap eastern rates will
prvne st. fanl and Mino az Of their aoeded
supplies The millers are buying steadily. and the
outside milling demand is fair; Wheat sales are
confined to ro9nd 1ts for milling and
goes into elevators on storage. On Tues
ay ps . .Ss and esp.c af9s for Eo
hard Soft wheat has Leen slow al! the week. Farm
ers deliveries will probably be free, and arrivals
here will show increase. stocks are likely to- accu-
furnish cars for low freight grains when they Can
find moro profitable use for them elsewhere The
market closed firm with upward tendency. Quota
|. 81 BID; No; 2 hard. q bid: No. e. e3c bid. $50
asked: No. 8, 100000 bid.
ConN-There is but little old corn IN the market.
The demand is moderate, but on scarcity prices
tended upward. though showing no material ad-
vance. Holders were firm on Monday, but weak
ened on Tuesday, owing to the fair receipts of new
Which supplies the better d demand chtcaso wes
easier on Tuesday. Closing prices: No 9, $50
bid 200 asked: new. Csc asked: old No. 2, all the
month. zoe asked.
week, and on good local demand prices have ruled
steady to arm, showing for the week an advance
Of h@2c ths former fo1 No. ~ mixed IKE Closing ing
month. 33e bid. 35c asked: December. 33c BID:
the year. $50 bid, $40 asked: No. mixed, $50
bid. Other bids: No 2 white, 36c: No; 9, 34c:
10000 bu No. 2 mixed, SAC; seller the year: car
No. mixed, 34c.
FLOUR-AbOut the only alteration In the prices
Of -four yesterday from those of q week ago we're
caused BY the drop in freight This eaua'e Cd, 25@
SOC per Dbl IN local values, current prices being Is
SIS; clears, S5@5.5O: low grades. $2et3 per Dbl.
MuLsTuFFs-Bran was materially higher yes
ter1ay than . week ago, closing at $9.50@lO in
o the H. Masa fe e.d rssue %
steady, and closed at 2450@25.5O for No.
stock on track. inside bid. outside asked.
WHEAT-The business yesterday was Of tridiug
shore. They were not, therefore. in any condition
to trade. 1t was reported that the warning railroads
had determined to make the equivalent break IN
wheat advanced. This was denied, AID it was
stated that no cut was contemplated 10 wheat rates,
and prices went down again, closing noninay at
81: 05 for No. hard yesterday about 1c above the
price week ago. In some cases cut rates have
been reported. and in others denied: 1t Is hardly
possible that the present method OF charging 200
lbs ON mil nrod"ets can ,ons exist Without nauru
rating granger war that viii be- as hard to down
as the war On eact, other. Nomnaliy prices yesIer
95oaSI. 62 for No, j. and 9ga05c for No, E.
OATs-sod steadily at sac for No. 2; s5c for
No. white. and S3c for Rejected,
Cu,c.no M.nvrr E,o,,r s...av ,n,h,,c.a
~ 49,, WIS uJ y.,,ie,
S nr "nel qei n anu eI'e A. 80:
SssmosEc 2anno-x 30 egiac NJ one 81.
cago spri1R, 2aa92sso cash rest same as regn
sr "a no Co. Ucas" spths' hs le1s,e1 oeo; NO.
r Ta wln,es S4,2c cas.' ~ Novelnoe
PC Sorn' higher: opti0ns so%ei, except NoSem
per; os4e casn: oztSc Nqvemoer' s 2s'se necem
per ana Inc year: o4sc "aauasy; 22r Nay; re-
lected, ooc: Cats, quiet ana easy; 80 &C easn ana
November; 34Sc December and5he year; 90 1an,
uary: 350sg5o NC May; relecteu, &c rye. du!l
at 5I12c. barley, dul! at SIG $50 LAX ia seo,