St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-03
Oh amber of Commerce.

Local receipts amounted to 452 cars, with
90 shipped out Duluth reported 1O9 cars on
track. The decrease of Ia, 900 bu in stocks
here and at St Paul WIS about what was ex-
pected, and the light increase at Duluth was
no surprise. Sample tables were well sup
piled, and buyers found no trouble in filing
orders. Prices ruled about the same as on
saturday, but the demand was not so active.
Still sales amounted to fair number of cars.
Following are. the closing quotations: In
store-No. L hard, April, Use; May, 75ssc;
June, 76Bc; on track 76l2c; No 1 North
ern April 73c; May, 73lsc; June, 747sc; on
track. a5lac; No O. 2 Northern, April, 72c;
Sales included IL cars No. hard deliv-
cred, 76Ac; cars No. hard, delivered,
76l2c; cars No. l hard; t. o. B., NC; u
cars No. l hard, o. t., 7612c; car No. L
hsrd t. a a6Ac; cars Sd No; hard t.
75c; cars No. Northern, delivered, 75l2c;
] car No. Northern, delivered, 744c;4
cars choice No. l Northern, delivered, 76c; 3
cars No. Northern, with transit o. W. b.
776e; cars No. Northern, o. W. b., 76Hsc;
2 cars No. 2 Northern, delivered. 74c;
l car No. 2 Northern, delivered, 73Ac !.
5 cars No. 2 Northern, delivered. 73c;
l car No. 2 Northern, 74c; car No. 2
Northern, 7412c; 8 cars No: 2 Northern. 73c;
z cars No. 2 Northern, with transit, 74c; 10
cars No. 2Northern, with transit, to arrive,
74c; 3 cars rejected, 66c; 2 cars rejected,
Sic; 2 cars rejected, 69c; 1 car rejected, f. o.
b., 67c;1 car rejected, 71c; 2 cars sample,
71c; cars corn, delivered, 441ac; 1 car corn,
delivered, 44c; car No. white oats. O, t.,
sic; l car OATS soc.
Flour-Continued to go out freely, with a
good small order demand at current figures.
The usual proportion of the production con-
tinues to go abroad. Stocks are evidently
not large in the domestic trade and there is
no reason why prices may not advance. The
winter wheat millers are ordering wheat from
this section in large quantities to supply
their home trade, furnishing evidence quite
satisfactory that they have not the surplus
wheat among farmers there that they are
represented to have by the government re-
port. as well as by some New York publica-
tons. The surplus stocks are mainly in the
Northwest, and these will begin. within a
few weeks to melt rapidly with the increase
of power that will be furnished by the melt
ing SHOWS. Patents, sacks to local dealers,
$44 4og patents to ship sacks, car lots,
ivered at New England points, -$4.90@5;
New York points, $4.SO@4.9O; delivered at
Philadelphia and Baltimore, $4.75@4. IS;
bakers, here, $3.2O@3:40: superfne, $40
2.6O; red dog. sack, S1.5O@1. go; red dog,
Bran and Shorts-The bran market was
firmer with good demand at $13.50@l4 for
both bran and shorts on track.
Corn-The offerings are fair and prices
uOlu up pretty wen considering the late re-
ceipts. Sales at 44c, 44l2045c for good sam
Piles on track.
Oats-Steady at 2s@31c, with fair inquiry
for nice feed oats suitable for retail trade.
Barley-Moving quietly at 60@66c for fair
to choice samples Of No. 8.
Flax-Sales at 81. 80; Chicago, 81 As.
Hay-There is more hay offered than few
days ago and it was selling quite well at $50
10 for good to very choice upland.
WHEAT IN STORE.
The following shows the wheat in elevator