Morris tribune., 1883-05-19
THE MARKETS.
ST. PAUL.

FLouR-Dun and unchangeds. Quotations:
Patents, Orange Blossom: $3.50; Red Cross
XXXX 81: in bbIs 25c extra; outside brands,
25@5Oc per Dbl less, according to quality. Rye
-four. 81 per Dbl. Graham 81 1875 per Dbl
WHEAT-Market dul! and weak. Nothing doing
worthy of mention. Receipts are increasing some,
and probably will be quite free in week hence.
SPECULATION seems TO be dead, and dealers are wait
there will yet be boom but present prOsDects are
rather slim. Quotations: No. hard, spot ST. 12lo:
May, $!;1I3a: June, $l12@l.l4; Ne. hard,
81 OF bid. 81. 90 asked; No. 2, $1.02&1.O OF; No.
3, $50 95c; No. 4, 75c.
Corn Nothing doing at all; spot stuff not
wanted. Quotations: No. 2, 52c asked for spot
year. 40c bid, soc asked: No 3, 4sc bid.
OATs-The market was fairly steady; demand
limited. No 2 mixed, 40c bid. 41c asked for spot
and May; June, 4olsc BID. 42c asked; year, 32c
bid, 33c asked: No. 5 mixed, soc Did, No white,
4lc bid, Acc asked; No. 8 white, 40c bid: re-
jected. SIC bid. Sales: cars Nc. white, 42c-
MINNEAPOLIS
FLoUR-The situation shows some Improvement,
though there is no change in prices Quotations are
firm, as follows: Patents, Sc. 1897: straights,
S.. 1906 10; clears, $5.25@55o: low grades,
MILIsTUFF-There is no life in the mar
ket, with quotations nomin lily as follows:
Brsn, Sc. 5C96,75 in bulk: SIS. % sacked. Shorts,
81 5oG775: mixed feed, SIS. 50G2O. 80, &C
cording to quality, Coarse corn meal sold at
about 81 per ton below the price of mixed feed.
WHEAT-Whlle prices were nominally firm, there
L. u.
hard. spot; seller June, 81 14la; No. 2hard 81 90:
for No. hard, spot transfer receipts, 81. Is has
been bid for the past two DAYS Quotations: No,
hard, spot 81. 12lo: seller June 81 u; seller
July, 81. l4la; No hard, 81 90; No. l Northern,
ST. 90; No. 2, $l.06. Millers' association prices
were: No. hard, Sill: No, hard. Sl.O6: No.
regular, 81. o. No. regular, $l.01; No. 3, 96c.
CoRN-There were some offerings bu: no trading
Quotations: No 2, spot, 49}ac; seller June, sic:
condemned 4694Sc.
OATs--Are firm with good demand at Acc for
No. insstore, and 43c f. q. b.: white, 43lg43l5c:
rejected, 39@41c by sample.
MILWAUKEE MARKET-Flour quiet and IN
May, $l.12l4; June, 81. IA: July, SLICES: year,
$1.1142; No. 3, soc; No. 4, 7Sc- Corn, weaker;
No. 2. 537sc: rejected, SAC. Oats, unchanged:
No. ., nominally 41c. Rye lower; No. l, 64c; No.
2, &c Barley, dull aud nomnal choice No. =,
soc; extra No. 3, 53Ac bid, SIC asked. Provis-
ions, steady: mess pork, $2o.l5, cash and May:
NAV; $l2 June. Freights-Nheat to Buffalo dull
and nominal at 3leJ334c Butter, firm for choice;
others dropping. Cheese, fair. Eggs, quiet and IN
changed Receipts-Flour. 5000 bbls; wheat, 81
067 bu: barley. 1870 bu. Shipments-Flour,
IL, ZAP bbs; wheat, ], 275 bu; barley, 200 bu.
CHICAGO MARKET -Flour quiet aud unchanged.
Regular wheat irregular aud fairly active at 81 1928
May: 81. 144@l.l4Ss June; Sl.l6Ssa I.16la
July; 81. 157s@1.16 August; $1.155s September;
ST. year; No Chicago spring, $l.l24 a .2la;
No. Chicago spring 96c; No. red winter,
S1.14@ 14lo. Corn. nominay unchanged aud
fairly active at $3.50 81 1sc cash; 53B@15lc May:
55ss@55 lac June: 81 ia&r57Ssc July; 5s4c Au-
d lac cash and May; 42loc June; 424c July;
351e@35Ac August; 33L4c year. Rye, weaker
at CSC Barley dull and nominal at SOC. Flax
seed, dull and lower at Sl.4l@I.42. Pork I'M
settled and generally lower; 500 q cash and MAY:
$50. 12bG20.l5 June; 20.27ihIa2O. so july:
$50. 4092O. 42le August; 500 5UGs 20. 50 Septem-
Der; SIT 6O617.65 year. Lard active but lower:
$11.9O@11.95 cash and May; $l1 .92lagSl1.95
June: S12@12.07l y July; S11,97l2Wl2 August
and September; S10.S7le@1 "a. 80 year. Bulk meats
in fair demand; shoulders, SIS; short ribs, $40. 9O
do clear. $11.10. Butter, quiet and unchanged.
Eggs quiet and UNCHANGED. Freights-Wheat to
$I.Il& May: $l.13 e June; SI.I5xt6l 1854
July; 81. 1855 August: .15l9 September. Corn,
active but lower; 53 lac May 81 &c June July;
5Slsc August. Oats. active and lower: Ale May;
42c June;s 413sc July; 347sc August; $3.50
September Pork, active but lower: $50 07le1
2Ol0 June; 500. 20@20 2215 July; $40. 2.o4
20. 37lo August; $40 45@20521e September
Lard, active but lower; declined 2l6c Receipts
Flour, $4,000 bbls: wheat, 10000 bu: corn,
2l2,000bu; oats, LOT 900 bu: rye, 5000 bu;
barley, $500 bu. Shipm>Dts-Omtted.
NEW YORK MARKET, Special Telegram-Wheat,
cash lots, dull, with tendency doNrward Options
closed Nc lower. Speculation less active, and
largely in July. Export trailing very slow Corn,
lower. Options were steadier. Cash trading mod
crate. Speculation very dull Oats, white la PC
lower closing weak. Options closed with rather
more strength. Speculation fairly active. Rye in
moderate demand and firm. Barley duh and NOM
inal Flour closed duh. and prices are still favor
ing buyers, aud in some instances showing fur
ther slight decline; sales, $4,000 bbls. Per closed
dull. weak and somewhat nominal. Lard closed
dull and heavy at 6@7 points decline.