The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05
COMMERCIAL.
ST, PAUL

wHEAr-The market was dull, aud all there
'oud be done was 10 make quotations. There we're
more offerings than there was buying. Some May
was offered. The milers are using stored wheat,
lut fresh deals were limited. No. hardS1 ] bid,
81 II asked: May, ~ Ia asked: No. hard, Sl.O7
e l,09: No. p Sl.oo@lo3. Sale: car No. 1
larl, Sill
CORN May deal dun. though steadily held for
spot. There were no buyers. except at figures be-
wanted. M 30. ,, 4sc bid. sc asked; May, sic
isked new mixed, 4 SC asked,
OATs-The market was firm, though there were
10 active inquiries; stock moderate. There was
demand did not seem to be so active as on Friday
| aud Saturday. Quotations: No. : mixed, l0c,
ilc asked for spot and May June 42c asked: year,
}2c bid. 33c asked; No. 2 mixed. SOC bid; No ,
white, lc bid, i3c asked: No: 3 white, i0c bid.
RYE-Lower by lc at 45c bid for No. Q.
BARLEY-Whiie there nothing done on
change, there was better feeling aud better de-
mand outside. Stocks are shorter here, and the
brewers are now showing more demand, especially
S5c for No 55d for, for extra No s. aud i5c for No 3
MILISTUFFs- Ground feed, kn-dried, 500
bid. S2l asked; Bran, sacked, Sil asked; Corn
meal coarse Sio; ooteu' az ~ - oo@23 op.s outg1 g D
car lots iobbing 500 per ton Nothing doing in
| coarse corn meal. Ground feed in moderate de-
| maud. Linseed meal firm.
sEEDS-Clover seed is very scarce ana nrm; on
change $500 per bu. bid general range OF quota
tons 81 5000. Timothy is in light supply, and
guotable at 81 55@1.6 incoming, Flax seed is
| high prices in Chicago attracting TO that market
what little there is that might otherwise come 10 St
Paul The 81. Paul mill is shut down for want Of
seed supply, hence nothing is done in the seed.
The supply ali over the country seems 70 be light
MINNEAPOLIS.
FLOUR Orders still come In slowly and the tone
OF the market is not much better. prices remaining
| unchanged. Quotations are as follows: Patents
| So. 1897; sraights, 80 1546 10: clears. 70 25J
| 800. low grades, S2.2513 80.
| MuLsTUFFs-Bran and shorts show weakness,
though quotations are nominay unchanged. Other
millstuffs unchanged and in light demand. Quota
tions are as follows: Bran, 50 25R9.5O per ton {:
shorts. $40. 25G 1000: mixed feed. 81 50d 20 SO
| per ton Oh track: SIS 1512O75 I. o. b., ac-
cording to quality. Coarse meal is quoted at
| 50cgSl per ton below mixed feed.
WHEAT-The market was stronger, bidders ad-
vancing llc over Saturdays offerings with holders
confident and not disposed TO part with their grain,
| though some sales os No. l hard we're made at
81 L. Almost any quantity could have been sold
! at that figure Quotations are as follows No
Si0s; No. hard, seller May. Sl.i2: No l bard,
seller June, Sll5; No. ] hard, for last half May,
Sl.l4 No | Northern Sl.OSi2; No. Northern,
Sl.O32; No. regular Sl.o3: No >. asc.
Millers' association quotations were: No. ! hard,
$l.ll:No. = hard ST 0G: No regular, ~. .0G: No.
regular. 81 OF: No, 3reguar. 96c-
CoRN-General inactivity still prevails, with no
| 'rading and nothing to gauge figures by Quota
| ions are nominaly as follows: No Z, seller May,
| soc: seller June, Sic: seller August. 51c con-
| iemned, i5di7c for spot
OATs-Bids were freely made Of 40c for No. .
for SPOT, lc being asked, with holders firm. Quo
| tatous: No. =, for spot. 4Oc: No =, seller May,
| 40c: white. 5ld42c: rejected, 37a39c
| HAY-Choce grades are scarce and N active de-
mand at higher prices while the market is glutted
with poor stuff. for which there is sale. Sales
ranged at 500 for choice. with poor to fair lots
| quotable at SiJ7
MILWAUKEE MARKET, T,-Flour in fair supply;
demand light Wheat. steady; No. 2 hard. 81. 20
| No. =, Sl.lOA: April, l.107s: May. Sl.l1.;
June, 81 1875 July. Sl.l5S. No 3. 95c: No. 4,
snc.r al inila and all,,
unchanged; No 2, 55l@c. Oats. inactive: No. 2,
4Oiac bid: white. 43a,c. Rye, steady fair demand
| No. /, 60c: No =. 5sc Barley, duh: extra No.
/ 8. weak. oi'a. Provisions, higher: mess pork.
| Sl935 cash and May: 1880 June Lard.
| prime steam, $ll 20 cash aud May: Sll.s5 June.
Freights-W Wheat 10 Buffalo, quiet aud steady sac.
| Cheese, firm Eggs, steady. Receipts-Flour,
1917 bbls; wheat, 81 .459 bu; barley. l4,5Si bu.
| Shpments-Flour, 5,7l6 bbls; wheat. l,7o0 bu:
| barley, $500 bu.
CHICAGO MARKET Flour. quiet and unchanged.
| Regular wheat, moderatively active and higher
| Slllm April: ~. l2@l.l2is May: la i2re
il4'e June: 81 l57sctil6 July; Sll3aL1SH
Sl1IBGl.l2L: No 3 Chicago spring, 95c: No.
| 2 red winter. 81 l2@1l24 Corn, quiet but
steady and high higher; S5&3se fasa sasa S5s Any
| 6Oc August; 5liac the year. Oats, demand active
prices advanced: 4ci4c cash and April: 408d40a
May: 2a421sc June; 4l7sc July: Doc August;
quiet, soa s3c. Flax seed, quiet but steady
Sl.44al.45. Pork, active and higher: SO 45S
1880 cash, April and May: sla62a "a rs
| June: .s2Ggl9.s5 Ju.y; $40 August:
| $l7. 30 the year. Lard demand active and prices
| advanced 81 81 lalt 20 cash. April and May;
sll.s5all.s7a June: Sll.95gll,07ls July:
| year Bulk meats in good demand: shoulders,
| SIS: short ribs, $40. 75 do clear. $ll: Butter,
| steady aud unchanged. Eggs in fair dsmard: l5c.
| 70 Buffalo. Sac. Call-Wheat, demand active, and
| irregular: decliIed Lc for MAY: advanced ac tor
August Coru moderately active andiaigher: advance
| isc for May: advanced &c for June and August;
| Pork demand active aud irregular: Sl9 47ia May;
$l667ia June: $40 - July: S1a97la August.
| Lard active but lower; declined 2'ac. Receipts
Flour, 900 bbls; wheat, 10000 bu: corn. $4,000
bu: ISL 900 bu: oats, 900 bu; rye OO0 barley.
| bu. Shipmeuts-- Omitted.