St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-27
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.


There was very little inquiry for grades
excep. for No. northern at the opening
with sales chiefly for May. There was un-
usual weakness in spite of small receipts and
large shipments Reports from New York
and Chicago were bearish. and there was no
news OF a sustaining character from any
where. The early sales we're at 81 lOh May.
then there were large sales at Sl.1O. and
later large offerings at that without takers.
The market reacted trifle, and sales were
again at 81. j OILS but another decline set i'll,
and the market dropped down to $1,000,
and on down to 81 09 sellers. The low point
of the break was 1.OSa4, which soon rallied
to s1.09. with heavy selling, at that and all
May at about S1.21, with no call for NO.
futures Each succeeding break carried
prices down cent, and near the close May
sold at $1.O61s. but reaction TO $1.O1 &C.
10000 bu May sold at 81. II: As. 900 bu
May, 81. 1OA 100000 blu May, 81 10; 10.
600 Blu May, 81 j OILS; 145 600 bu May, 81. 10;
10000 bu May. $1.O9l2: 135, 200 Blu May,
May, S1.Os7s; 5000 blu May. S1.Oss4; TO-
coo bu May, 81 .O9: 5000 blu May, Sl.OsA;
$4,000 bu May. S1.Os7s: 100 600 bu May,
$1.09; 10000 bu May, 81: 0sl2; %; 600 bu
o asy 81 Sa 4 s. &C. 9u 4 nsy 5u M I
s1.o7l2; 25. 600 bu May, Sl.07; $4,000 Blu
May, S1O6a4 10000 bu May, Sl.06s4: s.
900 bu May, S1.07: $4,000 Blu May, Sl.065s;
10000 Blu May, .S1.O6ls; 20,0,0 bu May
81 O6ls; 10000 Blu May, S1.064; $4,000
bu May. Sl.O61s.
Following are the closing quotations: No.
! hard. December. 81. IA: January. S1.14l2
May ST. ol2; track. Sill No. l northern,
December, si.o3: January, Sl:04; May,
ber.l 94c; January, 95c: May. 81; track,
93c. Sellers of samples had great difficulty
in getting bids for grain at anywhere near
former prices. In fact, the drop in outside
in cash grain almost wholly for time, and
the market was so unsettled all day that buy
ing was very limited. Some sales OF No. l
northern were made early at Sl.C7, but the
demand at that was limited and sales during
the session were at irregular prices. Receipts
for the two days were l76 ears, and 1z3 were
shipped out. Duluth reported Sd ears on
track.
Car lot sales by sample cars No. l hard,
Sl.15; 8 cars No. l northern. SLOT; 2 cars
No. northern, SI07; car No northern,
SLIP; 5 cars No. northern, Csc; cars No.
northern, 9oc; cars Noe northern,S 81 %;
cars No. northern. 94c: 2 cars No.
northern. CSC; cars No. 2 northern, 93c;
No. 3, 0. l., Sl.04; 2 cars No. g. 9Sc;3 cars
No. 3, Zoe; 2 cars No. 3. f. o, b..
9ic: 3 cars No. 3, delivered, e3l2c: 4
cars No. g. 76c; 2 cars No. 3, 7Sc.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-There was a small demand for
broken lots of flour, and was evidently meas
ured by expectation of a decline. Reduc-
lions in price will be resisted by holders of
the stocks on hand. A year ago the coarse
productions, such as bran, shorts and low
grades sold higher than now. Bakers fiourS
are held higher nominally, but bring little
more Than year ago. Millers are therefore
compelled TO get back the increased cost of
wheat from patents Or the zoe extra cost of
wheat must come from the amount extra
that can be realized from about 20 lbs of
patent -four. IL is difficult TO realize that
they can afford TO sell lower. Patents, sacks
to local dealers. S6.5OG6:6o: patents to
ship. sacks car lots. S6.40Q6.65; in bpls,
S6.650G.75: delivered at New England
points. 81. l5@735; New York points, sos
0725; delivered at Philadelphia and Balti-
more, S717.20: bakers here 81. 5ce9o:33
superfne. S30435: red dog, sacks, $1,000
l.65; red dog, bbls, 81 SO6l.s5.
Bran and Shorts-The bran market was
duh, and small sales mostly of a half retail
character at about S11; common shorts
about the same as bran.
Corn-Very light stock on hand, and hold
ers asking about soc for cars of sound corn.
Oats-The offers were quite free, and prices
steady; held at 23@3Oc, with good retail
stock selling in car lots at 25@21c.
Barley-Contnued dull and the market
unsatisfactory. with sales ranging from SOC
for frosted or discOlored TO 4Oc, 45@5Oc for
good mailing samples. Some choice held
few cents higher
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, $3.50 bu; corn, 600
bu; oats. $500 bu: barley 1,5Oo bu; fax
seed, 10000 bu -four, 40 bbls millstufs,
90 tons hay i > tons: fruit, $40 lbs;
merchandise. l.39597O lbs; lumber. ,
cars; barrel stock, cars; machinery, Ill,
1876 lbs: coal, zS9 tons; wood 372 cords;
lime, 2 cars; cement, 100 bhls; pig iron, 60
cars; stone 2 cars; dressed meats. 1000
lbs; hides $500 lbs; sundries, 10 cars;
total 46l cars
Shipments-Wheat, 90, $50 bu; corn. 600
bu: oats 900 bu; barley, 1920 bu; fax
seed, 5000 bu; flour, sos bbls millstuff,
Der, 20 cars; machinery, 10000 lbs; coal,
10 tons oil cake, 10000 lbs; hides, 100.
600 lbs; sundries, ii cars Total, 400 cars.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Following is the state inspection OF grain
Minneapolis for the past twenty four hours.