Morris tribune., 1883-04-07
THE MARKETS.
ST. PAUL.

FLoUR-The market is very dull. Milers are pa
tiently waiting for turn one way or the other,
hoping for reduction of -four stocks in the consum
ing markets. Just now there is no demand, and
prices weak. Millers would probably do some
shading for the sake of selling round lots, but it is
difficult TO stimulate activity even by offering to
make concessions. Quotations: Patents, Orange
Blossom, 81: Red Cross, straights, sc. 25: "Capi-
tol' family. $3.50; Bakers, $4.50@4 rs: in bbIs
Csc extra; outside brands, 25q soc per Dbl less,
according to quality. Buckwheat flour, $6@6.5O
per Dbl. Rye flour, 81. so per Dbl. Graham, $5
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 are doing nothing, while flour has been very
dull and weak. There is disposition to wait for
developments. Tuesday quotations: No. l hard.
hard, 81 .O5 bid, $1.Os asked.
CORN-There has been q little more inquiry
lately, but not enough to make lively daily markets.
Stocks moderate: prices steady. Closing figures:
No. 2. 49c bid, SIC asked April, Acc bid: May, soc
bid. 54c asked: new mixed, SOC asked
OATS-In the latter half of the week there has
been fairly active demand, mainly for SPOT, mostly
on account of the opening spring weather, when
local and nearby consumption increases. Prices
stronger, especially stocks on hand are "Ither
light or holders, having confidence in the market
refuse to sell except at values. Tuesdays Quota
tans: No. mixed, SOC bid, Acc asked: April, 4Oc
bid 42e asked May 42c bid 4sc asked No
Sales: l car No. 8 mixed, 3919c: 5000 bu:s mo. 2
mixed May, 42kc.
MINNEAPOLIS.
FLoUR-Business in the -four department has
been exceedingly depressed during the week and is
SO still. The output has been small with some ac-
emulation stored up Quotations are nominally
unaltered Patents. $6.4O@6. 90: straights, So. so
6 20; clears, $5@5.4o; low grades. S293 25
per bbl
MILLsTUFFs-Bra has remained very steady all
the week, closing with $40 bid and $40. 25@lO SO
asked for bulk ots shorts held at $40. 755 l per
tnn nam fnnal
$19@21 I. o b. -
WHEAT-The sales have been light for the week,
as have also been the receipts. Prices have not
varied more than 19c for the week. The demand
for futures has fallen off and for them prices have
declined about lie for distant months. No. 1 hard
No. Northern, 81 .O9; No. Northern, 81. O4
bid: for Nos. and there was not much demand,
excepting by sample.
CoRN-Has been very quiet and closed about 1sc
lower than n week ago; 49c was bid Yesterday for
No. 2 and Soc asked
OATs-Sales were at 39@4Oc all the week for
No: 2: No. white brought about &c above No. 2.
HAY-Prices were rather firm early, but closed
easy at S7@S5O
NEW YORK MARKET-Flour dull: receipts, g.
600 bbls: exports, $50 bbs coed to choice, $4. 90
lower. closing weak: receipts, $4,000 bu: exports,
$4,000 bu: ungraded red $1.O4Gl 24le; No. 3
red. 81. Is; steamer No red, 81. 1901. 1871: No.
1.22s delivered: 81. 19la (. o. b.: ungraded white,
81 .05@1.24 No. 1 white, sales, 500 bu at $1l2;
No. red, April, sales, 20S 900 blu at 81 19tG
1885, closing at 81. 10: May Sales I,O56, 600
bu at 81. 81 ls91 %, closing at SLIPS; June
sales, $4,000 Blu at $l.22b@1.23, closing at
81 22le; July sales. 125,OOO hu at 81. 2Oiaa
12l le closing at .20l2; September sales. 81, 900
bu at 81 O@ l. 205s, closing at Sl.2O Corn, UNI
settled; 1ec lower; receipts. 900 bu: exports,
$4,000 Blu; ungraded, 62W66l2c No 3, Ga 3,@
% lec: steamer. Ga %@ $50: ungraded white Csc:
steamer white 65iec; No. 2 April, 65NCa 68Ac,
closing at 667sc; June, 667s@673sc, closing at
opened ls l2c higher; closed, advance partly lost
receipts, $4,000 bu: exports, none: mixed Western,
5IM55c; white Western, 63h@57c. HAY, de.
mand fair and market firm. Coffee, quiet and A
shade higher. Sugar, quiet and unchanged Mo-
lasses dull and unchanged Rice, quiet but firm.
Petroleum steady; United 95Ac. Tallow, quiet
but firm at 84@8 7-16c Rosin. quiet at 81 7OD
@175 Turpentine dull al $l.49i2. Eggs, West
ern quiet but steady at 1914@l919c. Pork, Quiet
$3.50; options neglected Beef, quiet but steady.
Cut meats, quiet. Lard firm and steady prime
steam. 81 go; April, $I1.58; May, $lI.6I: June.
81 :63: July. 81 .63g1 La; August aud Sep
TENDER, ST. 165@1l.6S. Butter, quiet but Arm
for choice; 16933c. Lead. dull and heavy 9th
ers are UNCHANGED.
CHICAGO lMARKET-The Drovers' Journal re.
ports: Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head: shipments,
$500 head weaker; declined SO 1Oc per 100 lbs
packers and shippers were buying: quality COM
mon; good to best heavy. So. ZOOS: light $7. 300
head; shipments. 2, 400 head: slow and easier loo
per 100 lower: poor to fair shipping, IS 25@5 90:
good to choice, $6@6.6O; exporters, SIG GOA I:
butchers, So. 1894 40 for cows; SIS. 3OQ 8 rs for
steers; stockers ard feeders, So. 6O@5; closed
tame. Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments
averaging ga lbs ~. 10: fair to choice, "a. 75@
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