Morris tribune., 1883-02-21
COMMERCIAL,
ST. PAUL.


WHEAT--The market has shown considerable
strength, ard prices have been maintained in the
face of heavy deliveries by wagon at the city mills.
At one mill alone the daily receipts by teams aver
aged 1000 bushels daily, making of the heavi.
est weeks for business in the line ever knowr.
Prices are now M to s sood fair point and this,
together with the fact that there is no farm work
progressing leads farmers ro haul freely, especially
while country roads hold good Rail receipts have
been light, but are X W increasing though showing
mostly ordinary quality of wheat. The board OF
trade market has been firm, with small advance
in prices, and closing with easier tendency, with
buyers more choice in their selection o. grades.
The demand fs steady. so that If sellers should
make the slightest concessions from current quota
tons, all stocks Would be readily taken. Specula-
ton Is not quite active in the futures, yet sufc-
entity confident to make bids daily. Prices are now
little lower in bids than wsek ago. both spot and
futures, following Eastern markets. These are
liable to be fuctuating, but in the main, will prob
ably maintain values, as the supply of good wheat
in Western farmers hands is probably less than
previously anticipated. Closing. auotations No.
hard, 81: 10 bid, 81. ID asked: March, 81. bidt
No. bard, Sl.65 bid: No /, ST. bid, s / o3 asked
Nc. 2, SOC bid; No. 4, 79c: rejected, bsc. !
CATTLE-Toward the close Of this review week
there has been moderately increased supply. The
demand has Tot been as extensive as heretofore
owing to Lent and to the supplies OF dressed meats
from other points. Quotations steady at unchanged
figures. Choice steers. 81 1915 per 100 TBS; fancy
GERS, $5.25@5.5o and upward; fair to good
do. $4@465; good mixed, $4@4.50; thin stock.
1880. Mich cows, scarce and firm at range of
S4O@ 80 per head. Veal calves, S6Q17 per 100 Tbs.
HOGS-As nearby stock growers feared there
might soon be bad roads in consequence Of melting
SHOWS, those who had hogs brought them into mar
ket. that while ran receipts were light, there was
Week supply f 1F snyfr p5sl sssf5 hfa
for dressed; demand fair. Sales on ch nse on
Tuesday: 2 cars at $40, and ! car at $40.
Live hogs quotable at IS. ?O@6 per 100 'bs.n :.
SHEEP-Very. scarce and firm. Demand mod
Ono Al
100 lbs; choice to fancy, S5.50@6.
MINNEAPOLIS
WHEAT-This market opened week ago at
ST. IL for No. i hard ahd closed yesterday al
III. lOis for spot showing general decline OF &c
for the week The other grades and the samples
fell off about the same as No. 1 hard. While this
weakness has prevailed hers there has been some
ease in the market at other places. Yesterday,
however, outside points regained the loss for the
week and closed al the highest reached Oh the crop
1t is not unreasonable to conclude, therefore, that
local prices, stimulated by yesterday frf1ness In
the lake markets. will advance to the price of a
week ago. The cause assigned for easy prices here
is the refusal of local milsrs to follow up the adj
yance cars of No. hard sold yesterday ut
spot delivery at 81 II, $1.10l6 was bid Sl06 was
bid for No. 2 hard: No. sold at $1.06 No. 2 at
S1.O2
CHICAGO MARKEr.-Flour quiet but firm.
Wheat active, firm and higher; regular, 81 .06 %
February: $i.O7@1.O71s March: $1.0S April
$1.l2A@1.12I May, No 2 red winter. $l'Oe!
No. Chicago sbring, $1.06l4@1.065s; No. 8
moderately active and higher, 55a@557sc cash
561sG 56A March and April: $500 SOC May; re-
iected. 4S&@04915c Oats stronger: 3SAc cash;
3Sas@381ac March; 3SNc April; 4O6sc May.
Rye, steady and unchanged at Gao. Barley, steady
and unchanged at 85c Flax seed, stronger. al
81. 27@l .271s: Dressed hogs. dull prices q shade
lower: 81: 4e97.7o Pork, active. firm aud higher:
.9591s cash; 81 500 lao 1s sos March: SIS. 70
@182212 April; $1S.37l2a 18.4O May Lard,
stronger and higher: $11.221eR11.25 cash:
$11.2715@11.3O March; $11.40@11 .42lo April
@11.52h@11.55 May. Bulk meats. steady and
higher; shoulders, $40; short ribs. $3.50: do
clear, 1915. Whisky. steady and unchanged at
$L1 Call-Wheat. opened stronger, advanced
1s@3 Corn, fr1ner, but not quotably higher,
except 1c higher for February and March. Oats,
lower LAID, irregular; S1l. 15G911. 20 February
11.25@1 27l4 March: 81 ]. 40 April; $1l.52lo1
IL55 May; 1155@ IL; 57;s June. Receipts
600 bu; oats. $4,000 bu: rye. 1000 bu: barley,
$4,000 blu. Shipments-Flour, 400 bbis: wheat,
$4,000 bu; corn. none: oats. none; rye. "a 600 bu.
MILWAUKEE, MARKET liour, in fair demand.
$1.o6ia: February. ST oo; March, ST. .o6,6; April,
&1.07s; May, $l.12&: No. 3, SSc; No. A., 73c.
Corn. higher; moderately active; No. 2, 553ic.
Oats, firm; No 2. csc; white, alc, Rye. entirely
more active; easier extra No. 3. 56c. Provisions,
higher; mess pork, %1S. 10, cash and February
81 9. 20 March. Lard. prime steam, 81 % cash
fair demand at S7.4O67 Butter, quiet and
unchanged. Cheese, steady. Eggs, scarce and
firm. Receipts Flour, 10.962 bbls: wheat. ST.
625 bu; barley. 30, $50 bu. Shipments Flour,
J3,5O0 bbls: wheat. 425 bu; barley. 2I.11O bu.
DULUTH MARKET The marke on change were
quiet and lower; no disposition to operate sellers
scarce; $1.1216 was bid for No. hard, cash
$l.0S bid for No. /, held at $l.0Si2; No hard,
May. offered at 1.20: no bios