The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-01-18
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FLOUR-Quotattons: Patents, $6@6 80: clears,
$4a5: in bbls, Csc extra. Buckwheat lour. &c. 81
draha ns. s4soa5 2s p s1d b., z' 'e' 0'''
cper bu. also all the mouth and May was &c ad-
vanced in bids: No SPOT UNCHANGED, hut May was
SC higher; in other grades, futures. there was no
and no %
but other grades wore UNCHANGED though firm. The
tone of the market was strong throughout,
there being steadily su;ts'Ged confidence shown
prospects Of good demand in the future
Yesterdays quotations.: No. ! hard, and all tho
month, ST. 05 bid: March, 81; oe bid: May. SIP
81. 10 bid; No. hard, $50; No. 2 regular. 93c;
No 3, SOC: No. 4. 70c: reiected, coo. all bids.
CoRN-Market quiet and weak. Receipts. moder-
February. 4sc bid: March, 49c bid: May, 52c bid.
55c asked; new: mixed Iowa, 100 asked. Sales:
8 cars ear corn at 47c.
far us receivers are concerned: Most Of tho pur-
chases by obbers are still made on tho streets from
sled wagons, 50 that commission houses are rather
lar, closing at the following figures: No. mixed,
34l2c bid, 35a2c asked: a.. the month, 35e bid.
351ec asked: February, 35e bid. 36c asked; March.
SO bid, s5c asked: No. e white, 35c
bid, 3612c asked; No white, a5lso asked; re-
MuL!sTUFFs-Prices of bran wero about soc
per ton higher than yesterday. This advance was
sustained by similar rise At most outside potntA
Sales were at 80. 80 for bulk and $40 for sacked
The Target manufacturers were asking 50 at the
close for bulk and $40 SO for sacked. Shorts par
took of the upward tendency. and were quotable at
$9. 5o@l9 per ton Coarse meal firm It $19@ 70;
other lots were offered At $l9. bat in quality hardly
so good.
WaEAr-s.le: Of {, No Ss bard =: the e1o.s o.
early with 81. O5 bid for No. l hard 81 OF bid
for No. ? hard, and 04c bid for No. 2: Sellers,
however, were firm in their views. asking some
was strong, and prices advanced to @l.O6 for No
hard. at which price 10 cars were sold; 10 carr
sold at $l.O74, +. O. b: Sales Of No. 2 hard
a1ag 18th ND
May brought $l.i6. Samples ranged from 81 90
@1.O5, with considerable changing hands. For
commonly active, and = good speculative interest
very small It tho present tine. and prices srs nrm
CoRN-This market has been strong for some
market At other places. Chicago closed At 59lsc
went at ~ iec. This is too wide difference to be
long maintained, Is shipp"rs will hardly send hero
with 80 great premium iu favor OF that market
sales Of February par wore made At 4ee and At tho
MILWAUKEE, MARKET - Flour, quiet and I'M
changed Wheat, buoysnt: No. hard. 31.O619:
No. 2, CSC; January. CSC: February. 90asc:
March: 99kc: May; e1:059a: No 2, s4s: No; 4.
Oats. inactive and hold firm: No. 2. nominaly.
ss*s: So :e ss bs:y fs9 :s;d y?
2, fresh. Use: extra No 8 sc Provisions, higher;
mess pork, $l7.45 cash and January; 9l7.55
February. Lard. prime steam, 5000 cash
and January; $1O.65 February. Butter. quiet
Cheese, quiet. and IN changed. Eggs. scarce and
hrm. Receipts-F1our. 1925 bbls: wheat, 2O,247
bu; bariev, 1921 bu. ehipments-Flour, 49,
40 bbls: wheat. 500 bo: barley. $40 bu.
full prices. Wheat, active, firm add higher: reRu-
lar, 97a4c January; 9sAc February; coke March:
2 Chicago spring, 97%c; No Chicago spring,
s5c: rejected. &C. Corn, higher; 5s+@5sa9c
March; 55le@55xc May. Oats, fairly aettve and
Z shade hiehs1; $ ~ e:.h J.ns,ry; Se@9e1ec
S7hs June Rye: steady and 3D.. unc9a n By
ing downward; creamery. fair to fancy, 25@39c:
good to fancy, 23@33c Eges steady and I'M
changed. Flaxseed strong and higher; $1,000
1.29 Dressed hogs, active, drm and hRher;
&715@7.5O. Pork strong and higher: $3.50
l7.4O cash: e17.5O@l75219 February: 917.7O
@1772h March: &19@9l9.O2 May. Lard,
strong .sd 4 hi hiehe.: eoe1@ s24 s, ss:s =;
March: q .o2Ne1l.os Ky: Bult meats, strong
short ribs clear, $500. Whisky, steady and nm
changed At slid. Call board-Wheat, IRREGULAR:
976ec January; 0sA@984c February: 99xe
March: &l.O5ae@l.O5ls May. Corn, strong and
higher; Soc January; 564e February; 36c bid
March; 37@@377ec Nay.