St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-26
Fam UP CAPITAL,
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.


Local receipts on Saturday were only Ill
cars and AZ were shipped out. Trading was
quiet with prices not materially altered from
the prices of the day before. But few out
side orders were in to be filed, but with a
moderate demand from city millers most of
the samples were cleared off. Local stocks
are expected to show but little change for
the week. Following are the closing quota
tons: In store-No. hard March, 744c;
April, 74lac; May, 75c; June, zoe: on
track, 75l2Gl16c; No. 1 northern, March,
73c; April, 73Ac; May, 1894; June, 7434c;
on track, 74c; No. northern. March, zoe;
April, 70Ac;M ay, tic; June, 72c; on track,
72@73c.
Sales included: 2 cars No. 1 hard. 7584c;
20 cars No. l hard, to arrive, 75Ac; 2 cars
No. l hard, delivered, 76c; 2 cars No l
hard, 75l2c; 2 cars No. l Northern, deliv-
cred 74l2c; car choice No. l Northern,
zoe; . cars No. l Northern, delivered, 75c;
Northern, delivered, 73l2c: 2 ears No. =
Northern, 71c: cars No. . Northern, f. o.
b., 73c; cars sample, zoe; 1 car sample,
74c; 1 car 10 grade, re; l car oats, 29c;
car oats, 2Sc; cars oats, soc; car oats, i'll
store, Csc: 2 cars corn, i'll store, 48c. -
Flour = Market Record: Considerable
flour has been sold within few days to go
abroad. Owing to the low ocean rates these
sales are, net to millers, in many instances
better than domestic business. The late con-
tinuous depression in wheat prices, at such
trading points as handle options almost eX-
clusively. has demoralized dealers in flour
OH this side. The prices of wheat in Mime
apolis, St Louis and such other points as use
wheat for flour making. hold relatively above
option markets Cash wheat here went down
&c, while Chicago dropped sc. This shows
that wheat is wanted for legitimate and thai
flour is not entitled to more than q
Patents, sacks to local dealers, $4.40@4.5O;
to ship, sacks, car lots, ST. 100 l. %; in bbls
S4.2J@4.35; delivered at New England
points, $4,000; New York points, $500
4 90; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $4.750
4.85; bakers, here, So 20@3.40; superfine,
S2@2. 90; red dog, sack, $1.50@1 60 bbls.
81 65@1. rs rye -four pure. cwt, S1.75.
Bran and Shorts-The price of both holds
firm, with sales at $l3.25@14; shorts gener
ally about 25c above bran.
Corn-1he corn market is quiet, and hold
ers tolerably firm at about 44c for good
samples on track.
Oats-The feeling was weak. with fair
amount of samples offered at 2S@30c.
Barley-The market was steady at 60@67c
for fair to good samples, generally of the No.
3 grade.
g. %, and some choice Upland held above
quotations.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wle EFT, 63,27O blu; corn, 2, 400
bu; oats 5000 pu flour, 125 bbls; mill
stuff, IA tons; hay, 60 tons; fruit, 10000 lbs;
merchandise 666,2SO lbs: lumber cars:
posts and pling, 2 ears; barrel stock, 9 cars;
machinery, 95 ,450 lbs; coal, 231 tons; wood,
2S9 cords; brick, $4,000; lime, l car live
stock, car; dressed meats, 10000 lbs; hides,
46,4OO lbs; railroad material, l ear; sundries.
cars. Total, 297 cars.
Shipments-Wheat 26,79O bu; barley,
1900 blu; flour. PITY bbls: millstuff, 345
tons; merchandise, IA, $50 lbs; lumber, II
cars machinery, 49,, 600 lbs; coal, 1873
tons brick, 10000; household goods, 10000
lbs; stone, 3 cars; live stock, car: railroad
material, car; sundries, 10 cars. Total, 45S
cars.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
The following are the receipts and ship
ments of wheat to-day. reported by Pressey,