St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-12
ESTABLISHED 1879.
Woodward & Company,
GRAIN COMMISSION,
42 Corn Exchange, Minneapolis,
Execute orders for future elivery in
Chicago, Milwaukee or Duluth.
wQ Quotations furnished on applicai ont
NfINNEAPO1IS.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Wheat opened higher on firm cables and
firm quotations from other places, win
small arrivals here. First sales OF May were
at ST. $685. with an advance to Sl. 1923 Ihat
was the high price OH the early bulge. FROM
that prices receded quietly to 81: l6A, with
small operations The sample market opened
about IL O'Clock and there was some waiting
on the part of future dealers to eaten the
drift of the cash market Qnotatons came
in lower from other places and lent addl-
tional weakness to the feeling here: No;
northern, May, was held at 81 l04. me
market for futures became very dull ABOUT II
O'Clock and continued quiet ana weak Inr0ugh
the remainder of the session at about ~ i3i2.
Is, 600 bu May sold at SI.16ss l5,0Oo bu
Nav. 81. l6la; 900 blu May, 81. 1873; $4,000
bu May, ST. 1874; 10000 bu May, 81. IGs4;
10000 bu May, SIG 20, 900 bu oo May,
NAV, $l.l59s; $4,000 bu May, $1.l5&; 25,-
600 bu NAV, Sl.155s; 10000 Du May,
SI.l5ls; 10, 900 blu May, sl.15ss. Following
are the closing quotations.: No. hard De
cember, 81 20; January, ST. May Sl.2i1
on track. Sl21: NO. northern, December,
ST .O9iS; January, 81. 1OA May, $1.11l2; on
track. Sl.12@1, IA; No. northern, Deem
Der ST 90; January, $l.03; May, S1.O9l2; ON
track, $1.O201.O4.
heavily loaded as OH yesterday and with
rise in speculative markets to assist, hoiders
were not slow in putting up prices OF milling
wheat. But little hard wheat was offered
play was not great. Buyers were slow to re-
spond to any advance. No. hard sold early
at 81 %, but when speculative wheat started
on the down turn prices OF sample went
along to certain extent, though inc mooer-
ate Offerings prevented values from going
below Yesterday. The sample market closed
dull-hard to sell. Car lot sales by samples:
cars No. ! hard, $1.22; 2 ears NO. hard,
fo B., sls2ss; cars nort S9; s s1[taefn;
No northern SLY: 10
ears ears No. northern, SIO3l2; 2 cars
No northern, Si.O7; ears No
northern, S1.04; % cars No. aaortnern,
cars No. . northern $1.O6; 5 cars No.
northern, Sl.O5: 5 ears NO northern,
ST .O5: 2 cars No. 2 northern, 81; ears,
No northern, choice, 81. 10; cars 40.
s5c: car No. 5, 97c; cars No oo . 99c &C.
cars No. 3, 95c; cars No. . Luz cars
no 3, 96c; cars No. 3 soc.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The flour market was IN rather
more active form to-day, started propably
by the additional activity In wheat yester-
day. Stocks in the hands OF consumers and
in warehouses of jobbers are necessarily
growing less They are looking about for
the right time to take hold and though they
moderately before rise. They have bought
more for few days. II wheat shows per-
manent strength inquiries will be better, but
any rise in quotations makes them SLOW puy-
erS Patents. SACKS 10 jOcdl oedleIs, po:ooO
6.65; patents to ship, sacks. car lots, S6;4O
@6. 50 lin barrels, S665@6.75; delivered at
NewEngland points, 81; l5@7.33 New
York points, $7.05@1.25; delivered at Phlla-
delphia and Baltimore. S1@1 .20i bakers,
here, 81. 5C@5. 80.
Bran and Shorts-There was no material
change in this market; what little there was
for sale was firm and steady at abont 11.25
for common bran and common shorts.
Corn-Was going quietly. Some new corn
was held at 2S@29C, while other sold at 20
Sc less.
Oats-Light oats were weak at 22@23c
with heavy held at 27@29c o. t. The marke
was generally steady.
Barley-The general range of prices was
from 4O@55c, but few cars we're choice
enough in quality to bring the highest quo
Feed-sl4@15.
Flax-Quoted at S1.49. Chicago S1.54.
Hay-There was not much doing in hay.
Fair to choice wild, S4.5O@6.5O. Timothy
nominal.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road, 2, $50 bbls; Omaha. 1,343
bbls: Minneapolis & st. Louis, $50 bbls; Wis
consin Central, 40 bbls; st. Paul d Duluth,
100 bbls; st. Paul & Kansas City, 1.239
bbls: Chicago, Burlington d Northern,
l,2l5 bbls; 500 line. zoos bbls.
CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-
ceipts by roads: Milwaukee road. 81 cars;
Omaha, q cars; Minneapolis d st. Louis,
80 cars: Manitoba, LIB cars; st. Paul d. Du-
luth, cars: Northern Pacific, 20 cars.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Following is the state inspection or grain
Miuueanolis for the past tWenty-fOur hours: