The Dickinson press., 1883-05-05
COMMERCIAL.
ST. PAUL.

W~HEAT-The market was dull. and all there
ould be done was to make quotations. There were
more offerings than there was buying. Some May
was offered. The mlllers are using stored vii. at,
put fresh deals were limited. No. / hard, $l.1 IL bid,
| 81. IL asked; May, 81 IT asked; No . hard, Sl,UI
al:o9 No; 2, $l.oo@l,o3. Sale: 1 car No.
CoRN--May deal dull. though steadily held for
spot, There were no buyers. except at figures be-
ow the market. The grain. apparently. was not
asked; new mixed. iSc asked,
oATs-Ihe market was firm, though there were
40 active INQUIRIES: stock moderate. There was
demand did not seem to be so active as on Friday
and Saturday. Quotations: No. 9 mixed, ACC,
alc asked for spot and May: June 42c ASKED; year,
white. l1c bid, Abe asked: No. 3 white, 4Oc bid.
RYE-Lower by lc at I5c bid for No. Q.
BAl;LEY-Wthle there was nothing done on
maud outside. Stocks are shorter here, and the
brewers are now showing more demand, especially
as receipts are light. PRICES generally steady at
feed, kiln-dricd, $50
bid, $21 asked; Bran, sacked, $ll asked; Corn
meal, coarse $40: bolted, SS22.5Ua23 bulk; outgo-
car lots: jobbing, 500 Der ton. Nothing doing in
coarse corn meal. Ground feed in moderate de-
mand. Linsced meal firm.
SEEDS-Clover seed is very scarce and firm: on
Change s:s. GO per bu. bid: general range of quota
tons SIS. 5000. Timothy is in light supply, and
quotabie at 81 ,55@ LOS incoming. Flax seed is
| ~ luAtdDlS iCl's lucIt Il uOuS COIllluS III, Iue
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 all over the country seems to be light.
MINNEApoIIs.
| F~LoUR-Orders Still come in slowly and the tone
of tho market is not much better. prices remaining
UNCHANGED. Quotations are as follows: Patents,
sG:75@7; s],raishts, So: 73sfG,lo: clears. s5.25e9
300: low grades. T2.2313.5O
MlLLSTuFFs-Bran and shorts show weakness,
though quotations alr nnminaliy unchanged. her
milIs'ufIs unchanged and in light DEM nd. Quota
tions are as follows: Bran. H9.25n3.5U lcr ,ou:
shorts, $lo.25gf 900: mixelfe d. $lS.5OA.O.5 50
per ton on track; Sis. 75a2o.75 t.. o. b.. ac-
ccIding to quality. Coarse corn mra! is quoted at
cos 81 per ton below mixed feed.
WHEAT-Ihe market was stronger. bidders adj
vancine lie over saturdays offerings. with holders
confident ami not DISPOSED to part with their grain,
though some sales OF No. l hard were made al
Sl ~. Almost any quantity could have been sold
at that figure. Qnat.tions arc as follows: No.
ST. :uS: No. l hard. setter May, SLIP: No. l hard,
ss!'f; :' No: i! Sas,ns 5iD. 5 ! .ps1, e 3d. I' ; S Ssai hai4g,
%l.O3i.: No. l regular. %l.u3 No. ., 9Sc.
Nlillers' association quotations Were: No. l hard,
$1.ll:No.2 hard. 81 .oG: No 1 regular, $l.oG: No.
. regular ST. Oh; No. > regular. 96e
trading aud nothing TO gauge figure: 6by. Quota
ions are nomina!ly as follow. No. ., seller Nav.
So; SELLER jun, 5lc: ,licr August. sic; con.
1emned, NiIcfo pot.
OATs-l'ilS >" re freely made Of lOc for No. o
for SPOT, nc being asked, with holders firm. Quo
tatlo'": NO. FIR spot, 4uc: No =. seller May,
&c: white. 5l@l2c: rejected, 31t039c.
HAY-Choice grades arc scarce and IN active de-
mana at higher l,rlces. while the market is glutted
with poor stuff, for which there is no sale. Sales
quotable at %IG7.
MIdwAuKEE MMAEkET.-Flour. in fair supply:
demand lIh1: Wheat, s,"aiy; No. . hard. $40;
mo! mo. !, s1:loa; ApriI, sl:lo7s: May. Sl;lIl4;
eoc;; rejected; hominah. Corn, dull and nominally
UNCHANGED; No. a3'@c. Oats. inactive; No. :,
40 b aa; ws!'e' dasic. Rye, steady: fair demand;
3, weak, $40. Provisions, hiuIer: ness SRA n cN3:
$685. cash and May: $1,000 JUNO. Lard.
prime steam, Sll;7q cash and May; Sll.s5 June.
Butter. choice, i'll good demand: others dull.
Cheese; firm. Eggs, stsady. Receipts-Flour,
a;?l1 bbls; wheat 31.l?9 bu; barley, l4,5S4 Blu.
barley, 5000 bu.
CHICAGO MARKET .-llour. quiet and unchanged.
r Nes"IaMr . waGa'' n n9 3a5 active and higher;
! l45sJune: Sl:l57e@1.lG July; S .13@l.13a
| August: $l.o9 tho year; No. . Chicago spring,
s. sl ~ sin,z No; ia , ehjcago spring, 95c; M:
steady and higher: 55@55c cash; 55c April:
55a@551ac May; 5~79se57asc June; 1890 July;
Coo August; 5liac the year. Oats. demand active;
, prices advanced; lo14c cash and April; 4o5s@loaa
May; a2gl2Asc June: 41sc July: 35c August;
33M331Scthe year. Rye, steady Gol4c. Barley,
euie', soMs3e, Flax seed. Quiet but steady
1880 cash, Auril and May: $50. 621aW 10 65
June; Sl9.s2i@@la.s5 July: $50 August;
S17.30 the Year. Lard, denanl active aud prices
advanced: Sll.67l2tsll.7o cash. April and May
S~ll.s5Ill.S7le June: $1l.95dll. Ole July
Sl~l.s7iaa1l.oo August; $40. 75@lo,so the
year. Bulk meats in good demand; shoulders
SIS: short ribs. $1O.75;, do clear, $ll: Butter
steady and unchanged. Eggs, in fair dsmar,:: l5c
WHISKY, steady and unchanged. Freigii,s-Coru
to Buffalo. 3lac. .Cali-Wheat, demand uc;ive. and
irregular; declined &c for May: advanced &c fol
Angus. Corn moderately active andiaigher: a irance
Pork demand active and irregular: $40 i7la May;
&l6.G1l l. June; Sl9.S5 July: S1a.97la Au gust
Lard active but lower; dec med 2l.c. r., eipis-
blu: ISL. 900 bu: cats, 5000 bu; rye, Is, 600. barley,