The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-12
THE MARKETS.
ST. PAUL.

FLOUR-The market is very dull Millers aYs pa
tlent!y waiting for turn one way or the other,
hoping fox reduction of -four stocks in the consum-
ing markets. just now there is demand, and
prices arc 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. %: "Capi-
to' family. $3.50; Bakers, $4.5OG4.75: in bb.s
Csc extra; outside brands, 25 . SOC per bbI less,
per bbi. Rye flour. $3.50 per Dbl. Graham. SIS
per Dbl.
Wharf.-The market has been dull throughout
the week, with no material changes in prices beyond
the shading of No. l hard. May delivery. Receipts
nave been light Sp cuaton has been quiet, and
mlers are doing nothing, while flour has been very
dull and weak. There ia a disposition to wait for
Developments Tuesdays quotations: No. hard
81. 2 asked: May. 81. IL bid, $l.16 asked: No. 9
hard, 81 .05 hid, 81 .OS asked.
COEN-There has been little more inquiry
lately. but not enough to make lively daily .rkets
Stocks moderste: prices steady. Closing figures:
NJ. .. 4sc bid. SIC asked: April 49c bid: May, soc
bid. sic asked: new mixed. soc asked.
OATs-ln 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. Priccs
are stronger especially as stocks on hand are lther
light or holders having confidence in the market,
s aps K sell xs s. { S1 H 1o
bid, Acc asked; May, 421ac bid. 43c asked: no. 2
white, 4lc bid: 43c asked: No. white, 4oc bid.
Sales; ! car No mixed, 3912c: 5000 bu:No 2
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-
unaltered. Patents. So 4Oa g. 80: straights. $3.50
@6 e; clears, $5@5.4o: low grades. $2@3.25
per bbl.
MILLsTUFFs-Bran has remained very steady all
the week. closing with $40 bid aud $50. 259 10 so
asked for bulk lots shorts held at 81 O. 75Glll per
ton: coarse corn meal, SlSMl9 ON track. $3.50
h Yo1 fna6&
$l9@21 t. O. b.
WHEAr-The sales have been light for the week.
as have also been the receipts. Prices have not
varied more than }ec for the week. The demand
for futures has fallen off and for them prices have
declined about 1c for distant months. No. hard
S9sfa Win sales Ct 81 No hard Ssos
bid; for Nos. and there was not much demand.
excepting by sample.
CoRN-Has been very quiet aud closed about TIC
lower than a week ago; 49c was bid Yesterday for
No. and soc asked.
OATs--sales were at 39@4Oc all the week for
No: 2: No. 2 white brought about &c above No. ?.
HAY-Prlces were rather firm early, but closed
| easy at S7@s.5O.
New YORK MARKET-Flour dull: receipts, 3d.
600 bbls: exports. $50 bbls: coed to choice, AGO
CT. Wheat. cash lots. A@ 1eclower; options, y 1c
lower, closing weak: receipts, $4,000 Blu: exports
| $4,000 bu: ungraded red, S1.Ol@.. 24le; No. )
red. 81. 1s: steamer No: 2red, $l.le@l.1Sk: No.
| 1.22A delivered: 81. 19la f. o. b.: ungraded White.
| 81 o5@1 "a: No: white, sales, 500 bu at sl.12:
NO. z reO APRIL sales, 2OS,OOO bu at 81. 100
| 1879, closing at Sl.19: May saes lO5G, 900
| bu at $1:2l 1s9l 20. closing at $l.2ll Is: June
| sales, $4,000 bu at $l.221s11.23. closing at
| 81: 221s; July sales, $4,000 hu at $1.2Oie@
1.2l L, closing at 1903; September sales 81 600
bu at Sl.2OQt 1. 2O5s, closing at $I.2O Corn, uu-
settled; l2c lower: receipts, 1000 bu; EXPORTS
81. 600 bu: ungraded, G2M6Gl2c: No. 3, 6IaA@
65 loc; steamer, 81 3in Csc: ungraded white, Csc:
| steamer white, G5 lec; No. 2 April, G5Ss q 66Ac
closing at 6G7sc; June. G6Ts@ G7;ssc closing at
667sc: July, Gs1a@69l4c, closing at 90 2c. Oats,
oyo1 l,IEl ,,.} pbar .o1c
| reccpts, $4,000 bu: exports, none: mixed Western,
81 III 55c; white Western, 531:e157c. HAY, de-
| mand far 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 Sla@S 7-l6c Rosin. quiet at ST 7Oae
| @l.75: Turpentine dull at $l.48e. Eggs, West
$3.50; options neglected.. Beef, quiet but steady.
Cut meats, quiet. Lard, firm AMI steady: prime
steam. $11 go; April, 1885, May, ST. 81 June.
81 l.G3: July, $l1.63,Mll.G1; August and Sep.
| TENDER, $ll.G5G1l.6s. Butter, quiet but firm
| for choice: l6>a 33c Lead, dull and heavy. 9th
ers UNCHANGED.
CHICAGO tMARKET-The Drovers' Journal re-
$500 head: weaker: declined 5@ lOc per 100 lbs
| packers and shippers were buying: quality COM
mon; good to best heavy. 81. TOO s: light. ST. 3On
40; mixed. $125@7.65. Cattie-Raceipts 3 500
head; shipments. Z,4OO head slow and easier: Toe
per 100 lower: poor to fair shipping, s.. 25@5 90:
good to choice, 100000; exporters, Sc GOA !:
butchers, So. 1894 40 for cows; So 3Oa 5. IS for
tame. Shcep-Receipts, 5000 head: shipments.
1900 head: inquiry far: firmly held: prime lambs.
averaging 81 lbs. $40: fair to choice, 81. Esd
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