St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-30
J.J. WATSON, BRO. & HYNDMANN,
lis East Fourth Street,
REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE INVEST
MENTS.
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Local wheat sellers were still higher in ask
ing prices. Receipts were 3l2 cars, with %
shipped out. No. 1 hard wheat on track
before, but buyers held off City millers
picked up few cars. Duluth reported 81 cars
on track Following are the closing quo
tations: No. 1 hard, in store. April Sic;
May, Sic; June, s21sc; on track, e2!2c;
northern in store. April, 79c; May, zoe;
June, 9O14c: on track, S012c.
Sales included: 10000 blu May No. l
s2bc; 10000 Blu No. to arrive, s2Eac Car
lot sales by sample: cars No. I hard de-
livered, S2Ac; 4 cars No. hard SIC; s cars
No. 1 northern delivered, s1l2c;5 cars No.
1 northern delivered, 91c;7 cars No. l north
choice No. northern delivered, Sic; car
No. northern. with trans DEL, Sic;
cars No. 2 northern delivered, o. W. b., Sic;
car No. 2 northern delivered, Soc; 2 cars
No. northern, SO4c: 3 cars No. 2 northern,
79lsc;1 car corn, 49l2c; 3 cars rejected o.
t., re; l car sample, f. o. b., re; car oats
O. t., 30l2c; car mixed oats, 31lac; l car
oats, 33c; 8 cars oats, Sic; car oats, 3112c;
car oats, soc.
Flour-The flour market was dull and no
demand at the quotations millers are gener-
ally making. There is some inquiry at the
seaboard on the basis of 81 $685. .O5 for good
standard patents, and there have recently
been sales at that. They were to a limited
amount, with the bulk of production held
above that New York advices say: Spring
patents are offered more freely, and to sell
to any extent slight concessions are made;
brans not so well known are urged. for sale.
The low grades are firmer i'll demand, and in
limited supply, and quotes old and favorable
brands at 81. S3@5. Patents sacks to local
dealers, 81. 1904. so; patents, to ship. sacks
car lots, $4.2o@4.25: in barrels, S4.4O@4.50
delivered at New England points, So 5@
N<lrl- into ~,
cred at Philadelphia and Baltimore, 81. $50
sos; bakers here. So 5O03. 60; superfine
S202. 60; red dog. sacks, $1.50@1. go; red
dog, bbls, S1.65@1.75; rye flour, pure, cwt
$1.75.
Bran and Shorts-The market is easy with
a large production offered for prompt deliv-
cry at S12.25@l3 for bran; S12.25@13.25
for shorts.
Corn-There were only few cars offered,
oats~Sold steadily at 29@33c for mixed
and white samples with nothing done in
graded sales.
Barley-A few cars of barley was offered,
but met with poor demand at 50@55c for
No. 3 samples.
Flax-Sales at 81. 80. Chicago, Sl.45.
Feed-Mixed feed selling slowly at $3.50
@19.50 o. S1950@2O f. 0. b.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, 12O, $40 blu; corn ], 200
bu; oats, 1,4OO bu; flour. US bbls mill
stuffs. Is tons; hay, 135 tons; fruit 10000
lbs; merchandise, L, LA, 40 lbs; lumber,
cars; posts and pilings, car: barrel stock,
cars; machinery, 907, OO4 lbs; coal, l65
tons; wood, "a cords; brick, "a 900; lime, 5
cars; cement 100 bbls; household goods,
$4,000 lbs; ties. 6 cars: stone, 8 cars; live
stock, 2 cars: drssed meats, 10000 lbs;
hides, 10000 lbs; railroad material, 3 cars;
sundries, z cars. Total. 435 cars.
Shipments-Wheat IL, $40 bu; corn, S,4O0
bu; barley, 600 bu; -four 33, 1856 bbls: mill
stuff, 756 tons: merchandise, 9S4.170 lbs;
80 tons; lime, cars; cement, 100 bbls
live stock. car; hides. 10000 lbs; railroad
material, II cars; sundries, Is cars. Total
$40 cars.
WHEAT MOVEMENT