St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-03
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The wheat market opened with weak
feeling, and prices Sac under the close of the
preceding day, for futures. May SOLD at
81 Pool; 2oA, then up to S1.2uI2. and De-
cember Sl.15la. within &c of Thursdays
closing. A decline then set in, and Decem.
Der sold down to Si.13h, May to ST. 3S4.
The large arrivals of the last tWenty-four
hours had much to do with the weakness so
noticeable. Country buyers reported a con-
tnuation OF the free movement there from
farmers granaries. There were early sales
of May hard at Sl.30, but later that grade
followed the other downward. The receipts
of 56G cars here for the,day filled the sample
tables to oyerfiowing. when added to the
convinced that buying would not improve
enough to clear away the grain. Therefore
prices were held at about Thursdays closing
figures, or couple of cents below Thursdays
opening. Some sales of No. / hard were
made at S1.25Ia, and No. 8 sold at 81 .O4
early, but the demand was not active. and
buyers were soon filed up. Shippers were
taking few lots. and the customary small
amount was taken for local millers Follow
ing are the closing quotations: Grades-No.
l hard, November. 81 %; December S1.25:
May. $l.30: on track, SI.24@125 No i
northern, November. SI12A; December,
December, Sl.06; May, $1.14; on track,
81 .0T6ll 90. - ~
Unless mentioned sales aresof No. L north
ern-5,0 900 bu December, Sl.I5la: 5000 bu
December, Sl.158; l5,000 bu December,
May. No. l hard, -S1.3Gl2; 5000 pu May,
Sl2Ol4; So, 600 blu May. 81. 20l2; .. 900 bu
May. Sl.2012; 10000 bu May, Sl2Oss:
10000 b "a Nay Nay, 81 1874: 5000 bn May,
May. Sl1s5s; 10000 bu,December 81 1914:
10000 bu May. 81 1914 Car lot sales by sam,
s cars No. / hard. Q. W. ". b.. SIG;
z ears No, hard, S1.25: l car Nc hard
f. o. b., Sl.25ls; 3 ears No. ] northern
S1.15; 2 cars No. northern, S1.14l2; z cars
No. northern, S1.14; 4 cars No. / north
ern 81. IT: 3 cars No. northern, SII6:2
cars No. 2 northern, SLIP; IA cars No.
2 northern, 81 90; 8 cars No. 2 northern.
cars No. northern, to arrive, SI.OS; Is
cars No. 2 northern, delivered, ST. OSls; 2
cars No. . northern. $1.07: 5 cars No. 2
northern, Sl.G9la: cars No. 2 northern.
2 cars 2 northern. S1.14; cars No. 3.
SI.14;2 cars No. 3. 81 o5: 2 cars No. s
81 GA; cars No. 3, S1.03: 5 cars sample.
eoo; cars sample, 81. %; car sample.
81 81 9; cars sample. 81 81: 1 car rejected.
70; car no grade, .5s5; 2 cars no grade,
99a ao car no grade, ST. 90; l car oats, 29Iac:
yoc,r oats, 26I2c; ! car oats. 24I5c. car
aa ta delivered 24c; car hay, Sc. 90.
oa ~ ur-Market Record: The flour market
was ull and almost iiteless. due in great
, r;ase yesterday. There is stagnation in the
t pa,6Se be cause there have been mills enough
rlaue NO in this country for the last three
ru1 20 make flour enough to last, not
aione pgh that period, but for nearly an
enIiaI length ahaad. There is one favorable
view of the future and that is the nearing
of American and foreign quotations to the
same common basis of values that Will, it is
hoped, permit larger exports now. Patents,
sacks to local dealers, $797.15: patents to
ship, sacks, car lots, S6.90@7. Is; in barrels,
$7.lo@7. rs; delivered at New England
points, S7.656t7. So: New York points, S7.55-
@7.75; delivered at Philadelphia and Balti-
more, S750G7.7O: bakers, here $500
5s5; superfine, S3@4. 60; red dog, sacks.
81 .6O@1 60; red dog, bbls, S1.s0@I. So.
Bran and Shorts-The bran market was
dull at S9.50@1O for track stuff, though some
millers held above the outside figures they
being sold well ahead; shorts, SlU.5O@l1.75
in bulk and on track.
The corn market was slow at SEQ
3sc for samples, with very poor demand.