St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-17
ESTABLISHED 1879.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Wheat opened at S1.10 December and
S1.15 May, with fair trading Buyers were
in the majority and prices soon advanced
from 120lc, with December the fayorite
month. which was l2c above November and
about 5@5Iac under May At 10 a. M trad
ing was at Sl.10I2 November, S1.11H De-
cember and l.16l2 May. Chicago was buy
ing December wheat here. Later there was
an advance of l2c and December sold at
S1.11l2, with the other futures IN the usual
order. That advance was not maintained.
and in few minutes prices dropped back to
the basis Of Sill December and SILICA
May. Trading was moderately active all
through the session and fluctuations were
May were at S1.15, but the price
was soon moved up cent with
sales about 1880 at SL164. December
ranged from S1.lO@1. IL, with later sales at
l2c decline. The weak tone of foreign cables
and conflicting reports of the amount on
ocean passage produced bearish feeling.
Sample tables were not SO well loaded, re-
ce1pts being only 392 cars with "a shipped
out. The quality Of offerings show some i'm
provement also, though sellers found it
almost as ditheult to sell wheat as before
Higher prices were asked, but sales did not
show much improvement. Following are the
closing quotations: No. L hard, cash, S1.20;
October, $1.2U; November, 81. 20; December,
S1.2l; on track, SLID; No. northern, cash,
Sill; october, Sill; November SI.1IIs;
December, 81 on track, S1.1l012; No.
northern, cash. Sl.04; October, 81 Oh; No
vember, Sl.O4l2; December, Sl.O5l2; on
Flour-Market Record: The flour market
was weak and Csc lower to-day, caused by
the big break in wheat here during the last
two days. That with previous declines makes
a SOC drop which is equivalent to the local
drop of loo in the price of wheat. AS III the
past the future of flour must depend upon
the future of wheat. Wheat declined about
9@1Oc in the last few days. That may not
be bottom as it is proverb1al that when prices
change on such excited markets they 90 as
much too low as they had been too high A
few millers declined to drop and consequent
ly sent out no quotations. Patents. sacks to
local dealers, ST. 81; patents to ship, sacks
car lots, S6.6506. 80: in barrels, Sc. S5G7;
delivered at New England points, S7.4e0
7.60; New York points, $780,. so; deliv-
cred at Philadelphia and Baltimore, S7.25M
7.45; bakers here, S4.90@5.60; superfine,
S3Gl4 60; Red deg, sacks 81 60Ql 65; Red
dog, barrels, 81. 8001.S5.
Bran and Shorts-The market was quiet,
with considerable OF the current production
offered for both promp t and forward delivery
at about $40. 25@10. IS; though millers sold
ahead, asked more. Shorts were quiet and
less firm at 81 .5O013. 90 for fine to coarse.
Corn-Market without any life. and none
changed hands excepting few cars to grind
into feed at 3S042c for samples.
Oats-Dull aud in a general way steady.
Fair lots went by sample at 24D27c, with
choice bringing 1@2c more. There was
more demand for choice at the difference in
price than for inferior lots.
Barley-The barley market was steady and
samples quoted at 40@65 for the range of
samples.
Flax-Quoted at $40; Chicago, S1.45.
Feed-Mixed feed selling slowly at S1.I5@
liz.
Hay-slow at about $500 for good wild.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, 225, $50 bu; corn ], 800
bu; oats. 1860 bu; barley, 1,2OO bu; flax
seed, 4, 900 blu; flour, 125 bbls millstuff
So tous; hay, 100 tons; fruit, 3O7, 800 lbs;
merchandise, 1,137, $50 lbs: lumber, Is cars:
posts and piling, 5 cars barrel stock, 40
cars; machinery, $4,000 lbs; coal. l.444
tons; wood, 40 cords: brick, 139 900; lime,
5 cars; cement, $50 bbls; house goods CO.
600 lbs; pig iron, 1S cars; stone, 10 cars; live
stock 4 cars; dressed meats. 1901 900 lbs;
hides, 95,500 lbs; sundries, Is cars. Total,
$50 cars.
Shpments-Wheat, $3.50 bu; oats, 6, 800
blu; barley 2,4oO bu; -four, "a 7O5 bbls;
millstuff, 722 tons; hay, 10 tons: merchan-
disc, 1,261 go lbs; lumber, 7S cars; par
rel stock, 2 cars; machinery 45 900 lbs;
coal, 272 tons; brick. 5000; household
! goods, 100000 lbs; live stock, cars;
| dressed meats 40, 600 lbs: hides so 600 lbs /;
railroad material, ) cars; sundries, "a cars.
Total cars, 593
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
| Following IS the state inspection of grain
| at Minneapolis for the past twenty four
| bOurS.