The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-22
THE MARKETS,

WHEAT-Market dead. dull, and nothing doing,
outside of attending to very light inquiry. Receips
asked; April, $1.l3 asked: 81 16 bid: May, 81
asked: No. i and No. 2 hard, no bids at offerings:
No. 9, 81 bid; No. 3, 9Oc bid.
actions were light. Spot quotations unchanged in
asking figures at Sic for No. 2. and 48c for new
mixed, Futures: nothing doing.
OATs-The marzet was quiet. Bidders were of
little in their figures, but sellers showed no change
in asking, except in May, for which they demanded
1c advance. No. 2 mixed, 3sc bid, 4Oc asked
April, 4Oc bid, 42c asked: May. 41c bid, 44c
asked.
MnLsruFFs-Bran was rather scarce and
stronger. owing to an advance at CHICAGO and at
other points: Quoted at $ll.25@11.75 in bulk;
81 5O@1.75 additional sacked: shorts, 81 500
$24@25: mixed feed. $1s@l9 so on track.
$l95O@21 +. o. b.. the latter for choice.
WHEAT-Weaknessa and dizziness were the lead
sons for the INACTIVITY were the same as previously
statedsmal' offerings, declining prices and small
demand from local millers. Al the opening on
icEs T. iq Sa!S
No. hard. Sellers asked $l.O9 for No. 2 hard.
No. Northern was quoted about the same as No.
hard; No. 2 Northern, $1.05@1.o6: Southern.
were weak and dull, selling mainly by sample.
CoRN-There was no ira ing in this cereal yes
terday. Present holders were not inclined to sell
at present, a. they saw clearly that to do so while
submit to drop. This they are inclined to fight
against to the extent of not throwing their holdings
upon soft market Nolninally the market price
was sic for No. 2, and it is doubtful If any could
have been bought below that. Yet there were no
bidders at that.
OATs-The offers to gel! wore fuller and prices
car of No. by sample brought 4Oc on Change.
CHICAGO MARKET. - Flour, quiet aud un-
changed; Wheat. weak and lower: regular. 81 .O6A
June; No. Chicago spring, $1.07@l. O7ia: No. 8
Chicago spring, 21sc: No. 2 red winter. 81. O9]6.
Corn, easier Ct 57le% $50 cash; 5sAc March; 5725c
4p; t S3Ss Mey &c. d !G ws;k s1S
lower: 4l4c cash: 4lN@41ssc March; Al &c
April; 44c May; 431ac June: 425sc bid July. Rye.
dull, weak and lower; 63Mc. Barley, dull and
81. 81 Dressed hogs, higher; So lO@s. 20. Pork.
$500 Anril: $is.400e1s 42ia May; $l8.55@
aS57i2 511e 81 @l ds:5 IVY Lard easier:
$ll .32ls April; 81 ]. 4715@ll. So May; $l1.55@
l1.57ls june: $ll.6zls@11.65. Bulk meats, in
fair demend shoulders 75o: short ribs $lo do
r regular. $iSSn@o7 Mach; osn 1o9@ 1ce7
A 3d1 sld 1MsX June
April: 437sc May; 1880 June: 1850 JUL: PORK.
Irregular: SlS bid March; S18 III April ;
1882 i2@18.75 July. Lard, irregular: $l1.I5
March; $11. 300 1l.324 April: $11.47ie@l1.5O
May: 81 1879 June: 81 i :659i1 July. r.
ceipfs-Flour. 10000 bbls: wheat, 80, 900 bu;
corn. 233. 5000 bu: oats, 10000 bu; rye, Is, 600
bu; barley. 10000 Blu. Shipments Flour. IT'S
b6ls; ~ Wheat 1900 bu; corp. l62, 900 bu; oats,
MILWAUKEE MARKET.-Fiour in light demand.
Wheat easier: No; hard. $1.l3; No 2, $1.O7:
March; 81; O5ss; April, $1O6ls: May. $1.11bs:
June, $1.1lA; No. 3, $50: No. 4, 75c Corn.
i9weE and dun: Nc: 2. pc: Oats, dull and lower:
Coo: No: 2, size: Barley. dull and lover; extra
$3.50 cash and March; $Is,45 NAV. Lard.
prime steam, 81 20 cash and March: $3.50
May Dressed hogs, nominal at $7.75@790. But
ter; dull CHEESE St firm Eees steady. Rsceipts
24:5go hu. shipments--F!our; $685. bbis: wheat.
LOO bu; barley. 2O.O4O bu.
DULUTH MARKET. Special Telegram.-The
markets on change to-day were lower but active:
$1.l314 was bid for 5000 bushels No. hard,
spot: No 2 hard. held at 81. 1Ola: 5000 bushels
offered At 81: 10: $1.15 bid; No. NAY offered at
$l.15; no bids: June wheat held at $1.21.. In
store: No. hard wheat, Elevator A. 243.7S9
b9; Elevator B. 450.24 bu: Elevator C..
69,325 bu. No. l wheat: Elevator A, 1890
bn; Elevator B, 44,699 bp; Elevator G,
1867 bu; Elevator B, 77,oe4 Su; Elevator 9,
1929 bu. No. wheat: Elevator A. 46,6l9
5u; Elevator B, 46,497 bu; Elevator G. 1861
bu. No. wheat: Elevator A, 1924 bu: EIeva-
tor B. 4,4l6 bu; Elevator @. 2,1o6 bu Rejected:
d Gey.sS: Soo Su Eles.ter ba Con,
iSs,55s By. TOTALS: Elevator ' i. 4i ii b1:
Elevator B, ~727.516 bu; Elevator q. 1884,
@96 bu. e3rsDd to'e1. III e1>vatNss. I OBJ 1856 bu