River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-03-01
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| WHEAT-The market has shown considerable
strength, and prices hare 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 one of the heavi-
est weeks. for business In the line ever known.
Prices are now up to agood fair poiut and this,
together with the fact that there is no farm work
progressing leads fafmefs ID hau ffeeft especially
while country roads hold good Rail receipts have
been light, but are ne increasing though showing
| mostly ordinary quality of wheat. The board OF
| trade market has been firm, with small advance
in prices, and closing with an easier tendency, with
buyers more choice in their selection OF grades.
| The demand is steady, SO that if sellers should
make the slightest concessions from Current quota
| tons, all stocks would ha readily taken. Specula-
ton is not quite active in the futures, yet sufic
entity confident to make bids daily. Prices are now
little lower in bids than week ago. both spot and
| futures, following Eastern markets. These are
liable TO be fluct uating, but in the NAN, will prob
ably maintain values, as the supply Of good wheat
| in Western farmers hands is probably less than
previous anticipated Closing quotations: No.
hard, 81 10 bid. 81. ID asked: March. Gil bid:
| May. FL l 3 bidi Ne. L Sf:0i bid, St,0s asked
No. hard, oa bidi No. 1, 81 bid, 4 0j asked
| No 2, 9Oc bid. No. A, 7sc; rejected, Csc
| CATT1E-Toward the close Of this review week
there has been moderately increased supply. The
demand has not been as extensive rs heretofore
owing TO Lent and to tho Supplies OF dressed meats
| from other points Quotations steady at unchanged
figures. Choice steers 81 1895 per 100 TBS: fancy
do. Sl@465: good mixed, s484 sol thin stock.
1880. Mileh Bows, SCARCE and firm at range OF
S4Oa60 per head. Veal calves, $6GeT per 100 TBS
HoGs-As nearby stock growers feared there
might be bad roads in consequences of melting
SHOWS, those who had hogs thought them Tito mar
ket So that while Fail receipts were light there was
week ago 1t range IF 81 25e7 40 per 100 lbs
for dressed; demand fair. Sales on 'change on
Tuesday: cars at $40, and ! car at $40
Live hogs quotabIe at S5.50aB per 100 Ia
sHEEP-Very searce and arm.' Demand mod
crate Quotations. Fair TO good. 81. 5O15 per
100 lbs; choice to fancy, S550@6.
MINNEAPOLIS.
WHEAT-This market opened week ago at
Slip for No. l hard and closed yesterday at
81 Io1z for spot, showing general decline Of &c
for the week. The other grades and the samples
fell off about the same as No. | hard While this
weakness mas prevailed Lere there has been some
ease in the market at other places. Yesterday,
however, outside points reganed the loss for the
week aud closed al the highest reached on the crop
1t is not unreasonable 10 conclude. therefore, that
local prices stimulated by yesterdays firmness 10
the lake markets. will advance TO the price Of
week ago. The cause assigned fer easy Prices here
is the refusal of local millers to follow up the adj
vance: cars of No ! hard sold yesterday at
S1.Illa for March delivery Il was offered for
spot delivery at 81. II, I106 was bid: 81 06 was
bid for No. hard; No, sold at SI.06: No. 2 at
Sl.02.
CHcAGoi MARKET.-F Flour. quiet but firm
Wheat. active. firm aad higheri regular 81. 06ss
Sf,l2Maf.teN May No = red winter. $1.0s:
No. Q Chicago spring. S1.06l40l 065s; No 3
Chicago spring, 92c: rejected; z1e1T2r. Corn
56lsqaek MafEh ana April; 5s7s9 59c Nav; re-
iected. 4s3l@a49i1c Oats. stronger: 3S54c cash |;
3Sss4 381kc March: 3sLc April: 405sc May
Rye, steady and unchanged at 64c. Barley, steady
and unchanged at SIC. Flax seed, stronger. al
81. 27d1 271a. Dressed hogs, dull: prices shade
lower: 81 40g7.70 Fork, active. firm and higher
SI795G1S cash; 81 500 laG Is % March: SIS. 20
@fS.22l2 April; &1s3Tlad1s40 May. Lard,
stronger aud higher: S1l.22ka1125 cash;
S1l. 27ls9l1.30 March; SI1.400 IL .42la April;
@1I.52eg1l.55 Mat. Bnlk meats. steady aud
higher; shoulders, $40; short ribs. $3.50: do
clear. 1915. Whisky. steady and unchanged al
81 l6. Call-Wheat, opened stronger, advanced
ls4 sc. Corn, hrrner, bat not quotably higher,
except 1Sc higher for February and March. Oafs.
firmer but not auotalty higher, except 1sc higher
for May and Juue. Pork, east + bat not quoiabiy
lower. Latd, irregular; 81. 1871. 20 February;
11.25dIL2714 March: 81 10 April: S11.52 LED
ll.55 May: 1850 1882 5nne. Receipts
Flour, $4,000 bblsi wheat, 1900 bu; corn. 1922
600 bu: cats. $4,000 bu: rye. 1000 bu: barley,
$4,000 bu Shipmeats-Flonr, 400 bbs: wheat,
$4,000 hu: cora none: oats, none. rye. 81. 600 bu.
MILWAUKEE MAEKET - four. 10 fair demand
Wheat, bu0yant. No 2 hard, 20: No. 2,
$L06ia: February, Sl08: March. s.. 06i6: April,
Sl.0T5s: May, Sl.I2A: No. 3. ssc: No 4. 73s.
Oats, firm; No. 2. CSC; white. Ale. Rye, entirely
nominal: No. ] 81 iac: No 2 59lac. Barley,
more active. easier. extra No. 3. DC. Provisions.
higeers mess pork. SIS. 10. cash and February;
81 !. 20 March. Lard. prime steam. Sl1.25 cash
aud February; $3.50 Marca. Dressed hogs, in
fair demand at S740aT50 Bntter, quiet and
unchanged Cheese, steady. EGGS. scarce and
firm. Receipts Flsur. 1882 bbls: wheat. 37,-
625 bu: barley. 50 so bu. Shipments Flour,
l5.5O0 bhis: wheat. 425 uns barley. LILO bu.
quiet and lover; 10 disfastien q operator sellers
scarce; 81. l2ss was BID for 30 hard, cash.
Sl.os bid fer No. ], held st SlsDsAQs Nc. hard,
Nay offered q 1.20. NJ ssis