The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-08
: COMMERCIAL.
ST. PAUL.

ST. PAUL.
So &c., Red &es: 4s RstsH o caec 9
s.; xxx, bakers, 81: in bbls Csc extra: out
side brands. .25@5Oc per Dbl less, according to
quality; Buckwheat flour, $G@6.50 per Dbl. Rye
per Dbl r%~-1' p'' ''' ,''D'''' ~
WHEAr-Market quiet and steady at unchanged
quotations. Fresh receipts limited. No. hard,
81. 06: No. 2. ST; No. 3. soc. Sales: 1000 bu
No. hard. In store. ST. IA.
in bids, and new mixed lower in asking figures.
mixed. SIC bid,
and bias tor White sSowed St Mafe aue
Quotations: No. 2 mixed, $50 bid, 4Oc asked; No.
3, mixed, SIC bid: No. 2 white 3915c bid, 42c
asked; No: 3 white, 38lsc bid: rejected, 38c; No.
$50. 'N' ''N"'' @'' '' ''''~' ''' ~'' ~
BARLEY Firm at unchanged figures, on good de-
mand and light offerings. MOI, zoo; extra No. 8,
SIC: No. 3, SOC
FLoUR-Market firm and quiet, with moderate
local production. Quoted at Sc .25@6.7 rs for pat
ents; stragh:s, $5:50@6.25; clears, $5@5. SO: low
grades. $2:25@3:25 FER bbl.
M1ILSTUFFS-Bran was higher, SO so bid, with
sales at 1915. Some dealers asked 50 for bulk.
Sacked was held at $1O.25@1O.5O: coarse meal
nominal at $185O@19.5O. Mixed feed sold at
err brings $1s@l9.5O, according to quality.
WHEAT-The dealings comprised few sample
and few grade cars. Holders made some effort
aually had to abandon it and accept the figure Of
Saturday. SLIP, for single car lots. There were
some round lots offered on the basis of ST. Is for
No. hard, but at that figure buyers held of.
B at Slip. Something like dozen cars Of sample
wheat sold at prices rabging from SOC for rejected
to $l;O6 for No. !. Following were bidders prices
$i.0s: No Southern, ST. O3@i Oh: No. 2 hard
$1.O8: No. 2 Northern, $1.O4: No. 2 Southern,
$1l91.O2 The feeling was steady. but rather more
were bidders at ST. IS q for May. but as there was
no offers to sell brought out, there was nothing
spirited in the bidding to show how high buyers
would go for that future; stocks are rapidly de
in the receipts, or before the end of the current
month some mills viii! probably have to shut down
to wait for supplies Of wheat to arrive.
CORN-The corn market was steady and quiet
49c was the price asked for spot corn: There were
buyers at 48lac; 1870 was bid for March: sic for
April: and $50 for May.
white. and $50 for rejected, all by grade.
RYE-54c bid for No. 2.
BARLEY-Nominal at 45@55c for No. 8.
CHICAGO MARKET Flour, firm and unchanged.
Buyers and sellers are apart. Wheat lower and
quiet; regular: $1:o5@l05H February: $1:oSX
spring, ss]$c; No. red winter $l.o6M@1: 81.
Corn, quiet and easier; 55H@55Nc cash and Feb
ruary; 55A@55Hc March: 57T@59 Nav. Oats.
quiet and shade higher; 3734c cash; 37s4@37T
February; $50 March; 38ls@39Ac April; 4Osec
May: 1854 June. Rye, firm at 64c. Barley, quiet
at S2@83c. Flax seed, firm and unchanged at
$1.25@l.3 on track. Dressed hogs quiet: light,
$725@7 80: heavy. 81. 5o@7 SIS. Pork, in fair
ary; $1s.227@@1s:25 March: 37le@1s.4o
April; $ls.5219@1s.55 May; $1S.65@1 6. 81 L
June; .7O@l8.7 Is July Lard higher: 81 !. 80 Z
cash and February; $11 .4O@11.42 March: ST l. So
April: 6276@1l.65 May and June. Bulk
meats. in fair demand; shoulders, $500; short
ribs. $685.: do clear, 1906. Butter, firm and
unchanged Whisky, steady and unchanged at 81. 6.
Call-Wheat advanced 4c. Corn advanced NC
Oats, quiet and unchanged Pork, irregular at
$1s.O7le@lS.1O: February. $500; March
$1s. 35@1937&: April, $18.57h: May, $18.6 esq
1872 June. Lard, frmer and not quotably
higher. Recepts-Flour. 10000 bbls: wheat
$4,000 bu: corn. U.s.. 900 bu: oats. 5000 bu
rye. 1880 b1; barley: 10000 bu. shipments-
oats, none: rye. none; barley, 5000 bu
MILWAUKEE MARKET-Flour in fair demand
Wheat irregular; No: 2 hard. SLY: No. 2. $1.O5;
February 81. O4A; March, 81. O5h: April. 81. O6ae
May, $1.11as; No. 3, SIC: No 4, 72c. Corn dull
No. 2, SEC: rejected, 4eMc. Oats scarce and firm
er; No. 2. $50 bid; white, 4OAc. Rye dull; No
l. Gle: No. 2, 591ac. Barley dull: No. 2, 75c
extra No. 8. 54l2c bid. Provisions steady; mes,
pork. $500 cash and February: $3.50 March
Lard. prime steam, $11.35 cash and February
$11.45 March. Dressed hogs in fair demand al
$7.4O@7.5O Butter quiet and dull. Cheese quiet
Eggs, fresh scarce and wanted Recsipts:.Flour
Shipments Flour, 1925 bbls: wheat, 1000 bu
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