St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-18
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber Of Commerce.

Local receipts were 232 cars and Duluth
reported 81 cars fresh arrivals. Shipments
from herewere 81 cars. City millers were
picking up few cars of the best milling
wheat for immediate use, but no large lots
could be disposed of at the advanced prices
asked Sales ranged about 1c over the prices
of the day before, and fair share of the mod
crate offerings was sold before the close. Fol
lowing are the closing quotations.: In Store
No. hard, April, Soc May, S0Ssc; June,
81Bc; No. / northern, April, Use; May,
7S3sc; June, 797Sc; No. northern, April,
76c; May, 1850; June, 777e. On Track
oslo; No. 2 northern, 77617Sc.
Sales included-20 600 bu May No l hard,
soc; 900 bu June No hard, seize; TO-
600 Blu June No. ! hard, s2l2c; 10000 bu
June No. hard, s1$4c; 10000 bu No. L
Northern, 1890: 5000 bu No. l hard cash
in store. S012c. Car lot sales by samples
cars No. hard, delivered, see; 4 cars No
hard, delivered, Sic; ~ cars No. 1 hard,
delivered. 91I2c; 8 cars No. l Northern, de-
livered, 90lsc; cars No. l Northern, delv-
cred, soc; ) cars No. l Northern f. o. b.,
79l2c; car No. Northern, delivered 79l2c;
% cars No. l Northern, to arrive, soc; l
car No Northern, soc; ) cars No. North
ern, with tran. to ar. o. W. b.. Slice: l car
No. 2 Northern, delivered, 79c; 3 cars No.
No. 2 Northern, delivered, 7Sc; cars No.
/ Northern, to arrive with tran. o. W. b.,
81l2c; 1 car rejected, 72l2c; cars sample,
76c: 8 cars delivered, 774c; l car, no
grade 15c; l car no grade, 75I2c.
Flour-The firmness of millers with the
late advance in their asking prices checks
business. The country has become educated
to cheap -four, and dealers that need to re-
plenish stocks now are bidding old prices;
failing of acceptance, are holding Off If the
advance in wheat holds, flour will stay mp. az
the wheat rise is equal TO 25c on -four. There
is more inquiry today than yesterday and
more wire sales, though the sales were mostly
for small amounts on the basis of So. loo
$50, New England delivery, for patents.
Export business has been good, but the rise
checked it also. Patents were offered, Lon
don delivery, at 27s Sd, butnot taken. Patents,
sacks to local dealers, 81. 40@450; patents to
ship, sacks, car lots 81 .2O@l4. 25; in barrels,
S44004.5O; delivered at New England
points s.. 15@5. %; New York points, So
COLO: delivered at Philadelphia and Balti-
more, S56n5. 10; bakers here, $35O03 90; SUI
perine, S2@2.60; red dog. sack, Sl.50
@1.60; red dog, bbls S1.6J01. 70; rye flour,
pure, cwt, S1.75.
easy with large production. Held at about
S13 for prompt delivery; shorts, $3.50
1875.
Corn-The corn market was firm, with moth
ing done excepting by sample at 4S049I2c,
according TO quality.
Oats-1hIs market was steady at 29033o
for poor mixed to choice white.
Barley-Samples of No. were held at $50
zoe, according to quality.
Feed-Mixed feed selling slowly at $50
100. t.; S1S.5U019.50 (. o. b.
Flax-Sales at 81 30. Chicago. 81 as.
Hay-This market was firm for choice, but
slow for heating lots; quoted all the way
down for wild from about S11.50 to So.
Timothy nominal at about So above wild.