River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
COMMERCIAL.

WHEAT-The market was dull. and all there
could be done was to make quotations. There were
more offerings than there was buying. Some May
offered The millers are using stored wheat,
but fresh deals were limited No. hard, Sill bid,
81. / 2 asked; May, 81. Ia asked: No. hard, 81 OF
GI.09: No. 2, $1.o0@l.03. Sale: car No
Corn May deal dull. though steadily held for
spot There were no buyers, except at figures be-
wanted. No. 2, 4Sc bid, SIC asked; May, sic
asked; new mixed, 4Sc asked,
OATs-The market was firm though there were
40 active inquiries: stock moderate. There was
some figuring to prepare for May deals, but the
demand did not seem TO be so active as on Friday
aud Saturday. Quotations: No. 2 mixed, 40c,
Ale asked for spot and May: June 42c asked; year,
SIC bid, 33e asked, No. mixed, SOC bid; No. 2
white. 41c bid, 43c asked No. 3 white, 40c bid
RYE-Lowsr by lie at 45e bid for No. 2.
BARLEY-While there was nothing done on
change. there was better feeling and better de-
mand outside. Stocks shorter here, and the
brewers are now showing more demand, especially
as receipts are light. Prices generally steady at
65c for No q 55e for extra No 8, and 45c for No g.
MrLsTUFFs- Ground feed, kiln-dried, $50
meal. coarse SO: boiled, go 5oGa3, bulk; oufgo-
ing, 81. 25@I.4 40 per 100 lbs. Linseed meal 81 8
car lots: iobbing, $40 per ton. Nothing. doing in
coarse corn meal. Ground feed In moderate de-
mand. I4inseed meal firm.
SEEDs-Clover seed Is very scarce and firm; on
change SIS. 60per bu. bid; general range Of quota-
tons So. 5000. Timothy is in light supply, and
duotable at S1.55@1.65 incoming, Flax seed is
not quotable here. There is none coming in, the
high prices in Chicago attracting to that market
what little there is that might otherwise come to St.
Paul The St Paul mill is shut down for want Of
seed supply, hence nothing is done in the seed.
The supply ali over the country seems 10 DO light
MINNEAPOLIS.
FLOUR Orders still come in slowly and the tone
Of the market is not much better, prices remaining
unchanged. Quotations are as follows: Patents
So 1897; siraights, IS. 75d6.10; clears, So 25@
$50: low grades. 81. 259z3.5O.
MIIISTuFFS-B and shorts show weakness
though quotations uoninally unchanged. Other
milstuffs unchanged aud in light demand. Quota
tions are as follows: Bran, 50 25@ g. so per ton:
shorts. SO ESQ $50: mixed feed. SIS. 50120 SO
per ton on track; Els. 75s620.15 f. Q. b.. ac-
cording to quality. Coarse corn meal is quoted at
5oc(1gI per ton below mixed feed.
WHEAT-The market was stronger, bidders adj
vancnG lie over Saturdays offerings, with holders
confident and not disposed to part with their gran
though some sales Of No hard were made at
S1.12. Almost any quantity could have been sold
at that figure. Quotations are as follows: No. l
hard. for spot, SLIP No. hard, for spot
seller June, S1.15: No hard for last half May
S114: No. l Northern, Sl.0Sl2: No. 2 Northern,
$l.03to: No. regular. $l03; Ne. 2. 98e
MiIlers' association quotations were: No. ! hard,
Sill: No. 2 hard. 81 OG: No / regular, 81 06: No.
regular, 81 oil No. regular, 96c
CORN General inactivity stil prevails with no
lions are noninally follows: No. 2, seller May,
soc: sell june sic: seller August. sac; con-
demned, 45147c for spot.
OATS-Bds were freely made Of 40c for No. 2
for spot, 41c being asked with holders firm. Quo
tations: No 2, for spot doc; No 2. seller May,
40c: white. 5I942e; rejected, 37g39c.
HAx-Choice grades are scarce AID in active de-
nand at higher prices while the market is glutted
with poor stuff. for which there is no sale Sales
ranged at 1901 for CHOICE with poor 20 fair lots
auotabIe at $497.
MILWAUKEE MARKET.-Flour, in fair supply;
demand light Wheat steady; No. 2 hard. 81. 20;
No. 2, S1.IO#: April, 81. 1913; Mas. ST. 4;
soc: rejected, Lominal. Corn, dull and nominaliy
unchanged; No. 2. 55lsc. Oats. inactive; No. q
40lac bid white. 43slc. Rye, steady; fair demand;
No. l, soc; No. 2, $50. Barley, dull extra No.
2 veal. 54lo Provisions, higher: mess pork,
$40 80 cash and May; 1890 June. Lard,
prime steam, S11.70 cash aud May; SI1.S5 june.
Freight 70 Buffalo, quiet and steady, 3s<c.
Butter. choice, in good demand; others dull
Cheese, firm. Eggs, steady Receipts-FIour,
1917 bbls: whsat, 37.459 bu; barley. 14,5s4 bu.
Shipnenfs--Fiour, ,746 bbls; wheat. 1,700 bu:
barley. 5000 bu
CHICAGO MARKEE-F1our. quiet ami unchanged.
Regular wheat, moderatiYeiy active and higher;
SI1IB April; SI.12@1121s May: S1.14l2g
1145aJune: SI.I57s@l. l6 July; SI.13gI.13A
August: 81 90 the rear: No. Chicago spring,
Sl.11%g51. 1255: No. 3 Chicago spring, Csc: No.
red winter. 81 I2WI.12l4. Corn. quiet but
553sg55 lse May: 57ssa Sc June; $3.50 July;
Coo August; 81 &c the year. Oats, demand active;
prices advanced: 40I4e cash aud April; 40sst940si
May: 42G425sc June: 41Esc july; S9e AugEsts
$50 335scthe year. Rye. steady 60l4c. Barley,
quiet, S0Ms3c. Flax seed aniet bun steady
SI4491.45. Pork, active ard higher; $19.458
June; &I9.s2ag19s5 July: 500 August;
$3.50 the year. Lard, demand active and prices
advanced. 81. 81 a811.70 cash. April and May:
81. s50iL87l2 June: 81. a5M11. 97Ia July.
SII. s71oa1I.9 80 august; SI075G10.50 the
year Bnik meats in good dsmanas shoulders.
So: short ribs sio.75: do clear. 81: Butter,
steady and unchanged. Eggs, In fair dsmaEd: Sc
Whisky, steady and unchanged. Freigh.s-Corn
to Buffalo. 3l1c. Cal--Mhezt, demand active, and
irregular; declined &c for Mar. advanced &c for
August. Corn moderately active anaih gher: advance
lsc for May: advanced &c for june and Angust;
Pork demand active and irregular. 81 47lz May:
SIG. 671a June; SASS July. SI9 97l1 August.
Lard active but lover: declined 2iae Receipts
Flour, 600 bbls; wheat, 30. 900 bus corn. Is 600
bu: 1SI 600 hu. cats 0U0 bu;rye,1 ), Oo0, barley.
bu. Shiuments-- Omitted.
Mrs. w. T. Clough, mother of Co. ". p.
Clough, of st. Paul, was buried at Roehes-
ter recently. Previous to her dtath she
had been affected with terrible Dislady Tor
a Iona time. with no hops Tor relief from
her sufferings.