St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-15
The MILLS TO CLOSE.
Minneapolis Millers Think Of
Shutting Down in About
Two Weeks.
The Flour Market Very Flat
and There Is But Little
Wheat.
Reports From St. Louis. Buff
falo and Milwaukee Indi-
cate Curtailment.
The Gambling Houses All
Closed as Tight as Wax
Again.
DOWN THEY MUST GO.

The Close ofNavigatiOn Will Prob
ably See the Flour Mills Shut
Down.
Minneapolis millers generally are of
the opinion that all the flour mills in
the city will shut down before Dec. /.
The -four market is decidedly fat, and
the total output has not exceeded 10000
barrels a week. There is no wheat to
grind for enc thing, and if there was, it
is held that it would be hardly worth
while 10 grind it, owing to the dull mar
ket. The GLOBE yesterday quoted
opinions to show it is impracticabIe for
the millers to pool on curtailing of
the output and leisurely shutdown is
all that can be anticipated. The North
western Miller places the running limit
at the closing of navigation and adds:
ALREADY there is feeling of inditfer-
ence about running prevailing, and
some stoppages have occurred. Next to
the heaviest firm in the city Oh Satur
day stopped two mills representing a
combined product of $500 barrels,
while it already had an idle one of an
equal capacity. A 300-barrel mill was
shut down this morning, and there
are numerous others whose stop
page seems only a matter
of few days. The millers are grind
ing now more to take advantage of the
lake and rail freights and the good
water power available than anything
else. Lake and rail lines shipping via
Milwaukee and Chicago will this week
practically stop taking flour, ETC., only
one or two being in market at present.
The northern reservoirs have so far been
kept open, materially helping the stage
of water here. but they are expected to
be partly closed at least within very
few days. when the power will doubt
less become poor. Considerable agita-
tion has been going on the past week to
the end of inducing the millerS here
and at other centers to shut down dur
ing December. Minneapolis millers
seem non-c0mmittal about acting in
concert in this respect. but vouchsafe
the opinion that the natural course
of events will force them to do this
to a large extent. Reports from
other points are to the effect that the
st. Louis mills will run only half ca
pacity faOm now until Jan. 1; that the
Buffalo mills will be down during three
weeks in December; that the Milwau-
kee mills are favorable to largely re-
dncing their output, as are also the
Hills composing Tie NORTHWESTERN MILL
ers' association. This would cut off
an immense production, and could
hardly fail to have decided
effect on the -four trade. The supply of
barrels is still very short in Minneapo-
lis, although the mills manage to get
along without serious Inconvenience.
The flour market is without life and
the greater part of the flour going
forward from here is being stored
in the East, Prices are unchanged;
but were they reduced, it is doubt
full if any considerable business
could be done. A little more business
has been done on export. some sales be-
ing made Of bakers and low grade.
The direct exports for the week We're
31.5G0 barrels, against Is, 500 the preced-.
ing week. Asking prices, London C. i.
f., 2S0-pouDd sacks, are: Patents, 42s;
bakers, 30s@50s Sd; low grades, 1850
1Ss 3d.