Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
THE MARKETS.
ST. PAUL.


FLouR-Market quiet all the week. with holders
disposed to sell at quotations and not accept com
missions. Quotations: Patents, Orange Blossom
$G 1877; Red Cross oE st raj $6T TG2 -
81. 5O@ 4.75: in bbls, Csc extra; GU sid.
brands. 25@5Oc per Dbl less, according
to quality. Rye -four, 81 per bb' Graham "a u
as per Dbl.
WHEAT-The demand has been very light. and
scarcely any business seen, owing to condition:
elsewhere dealers have not operated to any extent,
either for milling wants or speculation. Frequently
Change it has been difficult to start bids or tC
get any one to buy. Offerings were moderate Re-
cepts light. A good deal of wheat has been
withdrawn from store, belonging to Mime
apolis mi!lers, hut other than that movement:
have been light. except one day when heavy ship
ments were made to Milwaukes and Eastern mar
kets Toward the close Of The week stronger feel
ing was noted among holders partly due to cold
stronger. without any activity. Receipts and ship
ments We're increased No. l hard, Sill bid
$1.l212 asked: June, 81. IA asked: No. hard
$l.O7 bid, LILO asked; No. 3, $1.O1 bid; No. B,
Ole bid.
CoRN-Quet all the week, but firmly held at the
close, mainly account of the cool weather that
strengthened other markets. No. 2, SOC bid, DC
asked: june 53c asked July, 55c asked; year, DOC
bid. SIC asked. Sales: l car No. 2, SIC; 8 cars
No 2. year, SOC.
OATs-But little has been done during the week.
On Tuesday there was little spirit of inquiry for
job lots. Speculation quiet. No. mixed, 40c bid
for spot and May; June, 4Oc bid; No. mixed, 3Sc
bid: No. white, Ale bid. 42c asked; No. white.
4Oc bid; rejected. 38c bid. 3Sl9 asked Sales:
No = white, 42c; 1900 bu No. 2 white, sacks in
cluded, delivered on levee, IA l2c
MINNEAPOLIS.
FLoUR-The situation throughout the week has
been lacking in features of interest," with no material
change in the outlook or in quotations, which are
as follows: Patents. Sc. 75@7; straights. SIS: rs
&C 10; clears, $5.25g5.5o; low grades, S2.2oC9
$50
4 4 ca1
during the week, except for sacked which is scarce
and firm. Fine shorts has also been in good
demand at fair figures. Other millstuf unchanged;
Quotations are as follows: Bran. weak at S6g
6.25 in bulk: $3.50 sacked. Fine shorts, Ny
$3.50: coarse, $8@9 so: mixed feed, 81 sc 20,
according to quality. Coarse corn meal, about 81
per ton below the price of mixed feed.
WHEAT-The weak opened with rather a strong
feeling, but there was marked decline, culmina!-
ing on Saturday in sales of No. hard at 81 L T.
There was a reaction Monday and an advance
Tuesday, when the last sales were at 81: II l2 with
plenty of bids of ST. ~ not taken. Other sales
not of interest telling the tone of the market
Quotations: No. l hard, spot, SI.I212; seller
June. 81. ID %: seller July, $1.l42; No: 2 hard,
81 .O6: No. 3 Northern, ST. Mers'' association
prices were: No. hard. 81. IL: No. hard.
$1.06: No. regular, $l.06: No. REGULAR
81 OF: No. 3. 96c.
CoRN-Has been ldull and Inactive throughout
the week, with decline of &c, which was after
ward recovered, the closing being firm at the fol-
lowing quotations: No 2 spot, 5onac: seller
OATs-Opening firm, this grain suffered a
slight decline, owing to increased receipts, but
closed strong as follows: No 9, al l2c Sin store.
and 421ac +. o. b.; white. 42@ 43c: rejected, $500
4Oc by sample.
CHICAGO MARKET.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat. unsettled and generally higher; 81 .O9l99
1.O9A May: 81. lOA June; ST; l2s2@l IL l2Ss July;
81 13MDI 1895 August; 81. 135sG1 33i Septem-
Der; ri .O91a year. No. Chicago spring. 81 % la:
No. 8 Chicago spring. 93c; No. 2 red winter,
81 12l2. Corn, quiet and shade easier: 56@564c
July: 59sT 5914c August; 59l4c September: 524
@52ssc year. Oats. quiet but steady; Al 1ac cash:
42c May; 424c June; 4lBa42s July: 35c
firm; G2ca 62i4c. Barley, dull and nominal at SOC.
Flax seed, firm at SLAB Pork, moderately act
i've and higher-opened strong and higher, and
closed at inside prices 81 g. 35@ 40cash and May;
81 9. 75eB19.77le August; $l9.90@l9.95 Sep
TENDER; $l7.57lea176O year. Lard, generrlly
some sa'es rather higher; 81. 75@
IL 77lo cash and May; l1.S0@l1.S2A June:
81 .9OotI1 9212 July: s. 1.S0@11. 82l2 August;
$ll. 721a@II.75 September: $40. 719@ 10. 80
year. Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders. So;
quiet and unchanged Eggs in fair demand at lsc.
WI :sky, steady and unchanged. Freights-Corn to
Buffalo. &c. Call-Wheat, active but lower; de,
clned lac May. declined ssc June, July, August and
September. Corn, fairly active and a shade higher;
advanced Ice May, June, July and September.
Oats, steady aud unchanged. Pork. irregular
and fairly active; declined l2c June: advanced
2 lec August Lard. in fair demand: SC lower
May: l9c lower August and September. Receipts
Flour 10000 bbls; wheat, $4,000 bu: corn,
80, 900 blu; oats. 10000 bn; rye, 5000 Blu; bar
ley, $4,000 bu. Shipm snts-Flour. 1000 bbls;
600 bu rye, $500 bu: barley. $500 bu.
MILWAUKEE MARKET-Flour, inactive and en-
tirely nominal Wheat, lower; No. 2. $1.0sA;
May. $l.O8A; June. Sl09ss; July, S1.l17s;
September. BIB Corn, frmer; No. 2. 56ssc;
rejected, 52@g5 c. Oats frmer; No. 2, 42c; white.
45c. Rye, weaker: No: l, 81 lac: No: 2, 59Ac.
Barley. higher; extra No. 3. So i9c Provisions.
July. Lard, prime steam, ST. .S5 cash and June;
Eli. 90 July. Freights, wheat to Buffalo, NOM
inaly steady at 24c. Butter, steady. Cheese,
quiet but steady. Eggs, lower. Receipts-Flour
"a, 92I bbls: wheat, "a. 500 bu barley, TO- 723 bu
2l.964 bbls: wheat, 925 bu;
barley, 4.646 bu.