The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-21
THE MARKETS.

s5as.5e: st!sisht: s.. 25@s Is: Common branas'
in 1es 2Se extra 5k ns -four SIS S
Graham IS 5000 SO pr bbl: Market quiet for the
WHEAT-The mar ket has been tending down.
ward during the week, In following the lake ports,
but at the same time there was developed feeling
Of confidence that wheat was good property to buy.
that i: at csFtatn prices Tho dealers made Their
which yet wete below the views Of sellers Re-
cepts fell of some during the week. but at that there
was DO increase IN quotable values Prices as they
run are at about the figures of week ago, and
rather steady: Receipts are liable to increase
little. as country roads are bettet. There is more
to, the aptioaeh to what may b called bottom
prices Aside from this, transactions hnrs been
limited, owing to small milling demand Stocks on
f5ge Sa Ss4 h Ds 81 ac
bid, 94c asked; No. hard, 921ac bid. 94c asked:
No. 2. Csc bid, SOC asked. Sales Tuesday: car
ns Hs'asi Is ssns hardly dry
enough for use. PRICES, accordingly. have yids
range, according To- the c9p q at Of grain The
quiet. closing rather weak in the absence Of active
demand. Stocks generally light Closing figures:
No. 9ld 69e BID: new Kansas SIC asked; Iowa.
week. and stocks have been light on small
but there was better attention given to futures
The market was generally steady, closing at rather
firm figures, shade higher than week ago.
want and do not contract ahead Of their actual
necessities Tuesdays closing quotations.: No 2
mixed, 35c bid, 36c asked December, 3474c bid,
36c asked: January, 3412c bid; February, 34c
bid; May, SIC bid, 39c asked; No. mixed. 35c
asked; No. white, SIC asked: No. white, 36c
asked.
M11sTUFFs-This market has eztetienced some
decline since week ara The following were vaa-
bull: shorts, $lo@lo:5o: coarse corn meal.
stock. No. /. $2s 50@24 per ton ~
WHARF.-The local market for this cereal has
been unusually lifeless for tho week. but there had
been some trading until yesterday. when there did
not seem enough Of animation left to even gasp.
Prices were nominally 9s@99c for No, hs.d:,
ranging along fcom 6o@80c No. was offered at
e6s with no bids. No. hard was offered at 99c
with CSC bid. No. hard was offered ut 94c, 93c
bid. 81 was bid for January 81 .02 bid for Feb
ruary, and 81: 10 was bid for May delivery. There
was nothing doing in samples s excepting in eon.
CoRN-There were no sales yesterday, and but
! small demand A few cars we're offered yesterday,
and SIC was the outside bid for No. 2 new corn.
The for rejected remained nominal at 45@5Oc.
OArs-Closed with 35c the best bid that could
fSt No. T. held i &c. Init steady
Wheat, dun, prices shade lower; ~ regular. 80:
| uary: 81. 01@1.Olle May: No. 2 red winter. OAK
@94asc November: Chicago spring, 77c; re-
jected, Gle. Corn. active but lower; 53leG 536'c
cash, December and January: So l2c February;
o.ss ,snGsfg
| February; 36Ac May: Rye irmer ut $50 Barley.
steady ana Unclaimed: Butter quiet but steady;
32c: Eggs. easier at 2sc. Flax seed. stronger
at $l.15. Dressed hogs, good demand and
prices shade higher: S675ae725 Pork, active
but lower; $17.25@1z3O cash: $17. 35e01 2. 37!a
January; S17.5O@17.729 February LARD, active
but lower: SIC. 60 cash; $1o57h@1o6o Jan-
| uary: $40 62l9@1O65 February. Bulk meats
easier; shoulders, Sc. IS; short ribs, 1896; do
| clear, SO! 20 Whisky, frmer: not quotable.. Calf
Wheat declined leg 4c. Corn, stronger, excepts
January. which declined h@Ac.. Oats, irmer and:
| UNCHANGED, except December, which advanced 1s@
ably changed Receipts-FIour, 600 bbls; wheat,
$4,000 bu; corn, 213 900 bu: OATS $4,000 bu: rye
IL, 900 bu; barley. 45,OOO bu. Shipments-Flo
20 900 bbls: wheat, $4,000 bu: corn, 135. 900 bu
600 bu. 49, -, TO-. -, !. ]
MILWAUKEE MARKEE-Flour quiet and nomi-
nally steady. Wheat. steady; No. hard, ST.:
95c: February; 95:4c: No. B. 76c; No. 4, G3.
higher, No 2, 3. asc: white 1884. Rye, steady and
shade frmer; No. I, 5Ghc: MOI. 531oc Barley,
frmer: No. 2, 737ac: extra No 3, rs Iec. Provis-
ions. lower: mess pork, $3.50 cash: 1920 De-
cember; $l7.35 January. Lard, prime steam
$1O5O cash and December; 1O.52ha January.
Butter. steady: creameries, 2sS936c; dairies goa
26c Cheese, Quiet. Eggs. easiss: 26ep27a