The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-12
THE MARKETS.
ST. PAUL.

FLOUR-The market is very duh Millers ara pa.
tiently waiting for turn way or the other
hoping for reduction of flour stocks in the consum.
ing markets Just now there is no demand, and
prices are weak. Millers would probably do some
shading for the sake of selling round lots, but it
difficult to stimulate activity even by offering to
ake @ d CnE sG 0fane
tol' family, $3.50; Bakers. *4.5094.75: in bb!s
Csc extra; outside brands, 250 soc per Dbl less,
according to quality. Buckwheat Hour, $6>96.5 So
per bbi. Rye -four, 4.5O per Dbl. Graham, So
per Dbl.
WHEAT-The market has been dull throughout
the week, with no material changes in prices beyond
the shading of No. hard. May delivery. Receipts
nave been light. Speculation has been quiet. and
mlers doing nothing, while flour has been very
dull and weak There is q disposition to wait for
$1.l2 asked: May. S1.12 bid, $1.1G asked: No. g
hard, 81 O5 bid 81 .O9 asked.
CoEN-There has been little more inquiry
lately but not enough to make lively daily markets.
Stocks moderate: prices steady Closing figures:
No. 2, 48c bid SIC asked April, 49c bid: Mag, soc
bid, SAC asked: new mixed soc asked.
OATs-In the latter half of the week there has
been fairly active demand, mainly for spct, mostly
/ on account of the opening spring weather, when
local and nearby consumption increases Prices
are stronger, especially stocks on hand lther
light, or holders having confidence in the market,
refuse to sell except at values. Tuesdays quota
tians: No. mixed, 800 bid, 42c asked April, 4Oc
bid 42c asked; May, 1870 bid. 43c asked: No:
white, 41c bid. 43c asked; No. 3 white. 4Oc bid:
Sales: l car No. 3 mixed, 391ec; 5000 bu:No. 2
mixed May, 4214c.
MINNEAPOLIS.
FLoUR-Busness in the flour department has
been exceedingly depressed during the week and is
so still. The output has been small with some &C.
emulation stored up. Quotations are nominally
unaltered. Patents, Sc. 400 80: straights SO so
@G %; clears, $5@5.4O: low grades. $2@3. 25
per Dbl.
MILLsTUFFs-Bran has remained very steady all
| the week, closing with $40 bid and $1O.25@lO. SO
asked for bulk lots: shorts held at $40 75@1l pc,
dr. o n d.rc r
@2O f. o: b.: mixed feed. $1s.50@20 on track:
$l9@21 f. o. b.
WHEAT-The sales have been light for the week,
as have also been the RECEIPTS Prices have not
for futures has fallen off, and for them prices have
declined about 1c for distant months. No. l hare
closed with sales at s: z: No. 2 hard. $1.O8;
bid; for Nos. and there was not much demand,
excepting by sample
CoRN-Has been very quiet and closed about ~
No. and SOC asked.
OATs-Sales were at 39@4Oc all the week TO,
No. 2: No. white brought about &c above No. 2
HAY-Prces were rather firm early. but closed
NEW YORK MARKET-Flour dull: receipts, 49,.
600 bbs: exports. $50 bbls: good to choice, 81 sc
o. Wheat, cash lots. 40 l2clower; options, 81 IL
lower, closing weak: receipts, $4,000 bu: exports
so. 600 bu: ungraded red, 81 O4@1. 241e: No. :
rcd. 81. 1s: steamer No; 2 red, $l.ls@1.lsh: No
2 red, .2lA@l;2lM: certificates, 81: le@
L.
81 .o5@1: "a: No. white, sales, 500 bu at $l.l2
No. red, April, sales, 2OS,O 900 bu at $ll9u
1893, closing at S;1.19: May sales. l,O5G, OO(
bu at 1921 leg ~, closing at $1.2l1s; Jun.
sales, $4,000 bu at $1.2216W1.23, closing a
ST 221e; July sales, $4,000 hu at 81. 2Ol2@
bu at 81. 2O@1.20Ss closing at Sl.2O. Corn, un-
settled; lec lower; receipts. 10000 bu: exports
$4,000 bu: ungraded, 62MG6l2c: No. 3, 64a@
IS 1ec; steamer, Ga 3tM Csc: ungraded while, 65c
steamer white, 65 l2c; No. 2 April, 65Na 6GAc
closing at 6G7sc; June, G67s@ G7asc, closing al
opened 1s9 l2c higher: closed, advance partly lost
receipts, $4,000 bn: exports, none: mixed Western
51M55c; white Western, 533aW57c. Hay, de.
mand far and market firm. Coffee, quiet and {
shade higher. Sugar, quiet and unchanged. Mo.
lasses dull and UNCHANGED. Rice, quiet but firm
@1.75: Turpentine dull at $l.4si2. Eggs, West.
crn quiet but steady at 194@l93c. Pork, quie
$3.50; options neglected. Beef. quiet but steady
Cut meats, quiet. Lard. firm ana steady: prime
steam. 81 1.6O; April, $ll.58; May. sl1.Gl June
$l1.63; July. $11.63g11.64; August and Sep.
TENDER, $l1.6591l.69. Butter, quiet but firm
ers unchanged.
CHICAGO lMARKET-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Hogs-Receip:s. 1000 head; shipments
$500 head: weaker; declined 5@1Oc per 100 lbs
packers and shippers were buying: quality com
mon; good to best heavy. S7.7O@ s: light, So. 500
head; shipments. 2,4OO head; slow and easier: 10
per 100 lower: poor to fair shipping, $5.25@5. 80
good to choice, 100000; exporters, Sc GOA I
butchers, So. 1894 40 for cows; IS. 500 rs To-
steers; stockers aud feeders, SO. 6O@5; closet
tame. Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; shipments
averaging 81 lbs. $40: fair to choice, -. 75@