St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-19
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The early drop in speculative markets was
q trifie sudden. but the demand that devel-
oped with the low prices was strong enough
TO recover part of the drop. First sales of
May wheat were made at l.15l4 iii the pit,
and there were number OF Outside orders
in to be filed. The amount for sale was not
small at these figures and the prices gradual
ly worked up 10 Sl.15ss. while one or two
TO be sustained and the market weakened
again q small fraction, though trading was
very dull all through the session. Light re-
ceipts had a firming effect but it was now
effective in advancing prices. The close was
dull for both futures and samples,
with the latter very weak and
futures steady Many samples were left
unsold at the end; 10000 bu May sold at
Sl.15; 10000 bu May, Sl.l5ss; 65, 900 blu
May, S115ss; 10000 blu May, S1.15t2; So,
0o0 bu May, s1.15ss; $4,000 blu May,
81. 1888; 10000 bu December, 81; 10; 30
COO hu May, S1.15ss; 10000 bu May,
Sl.15sS; 10000 bu January, 10; 10000
bu May, Nc. northern, Sl.O7. FOLLOWING
are the closing quotations: No l. hard, De-
cember 81. 20: January, S1.21: May, s., ~;
on track Sl.20; No. l northern, December,
81 .09l2: January. 81. 10l2: May, 81. l5i2; on
track, 81. 10@1.l1; No northern, Decem-
Der, Sl.Ol; January, S1.o1l2; May, sl.oe;
on track, Sl.0I@1. OF.
Sample wheat was very dull, owing to the
inauguration of the method OF selling on
track instead of delivered" for the purpose
of relieving shippers OF any, demurrage
charges that may accrue after the grain is
sold BUYERS did not take kindly to the plan
ard In consequence there was practically no
trading during the first half OF the session
The demand was not great, ana MAO buyers
been favored with every advantage tue SUM
would not all have been cleared away. AS II
was, sellers held firm and there was little
business Receipts were 233 cars and LOO
were shipped out Duluth reported 10Y cars
on track. Car lot sales by sample-3 cars
No. hard, $1.20; cars No. | northern,
SLIP; 6 cars No. l northern, Sl.lO; car
No. . northern, f. o. b.. S1.02; 10, cars No.
northern. Sl.0l; 2 cars No. northern,
choice, 81. 10; 4 cars No. 2 northern; 81 %;
6 cars No. northern. Sl.09; 3 cars NO. =
northern. S1.03 cars No. northern,
81 .O2: = cars No. 2 northern, choice. Los:
cars No. northern, Sl.03; . cars No. }.
Ole: > cars No. 3, f. o. b., SLOT: ears No.
5. 9Sc: . cars No 3, 81 .05: 3 ears No. 3, 81:
2 cars No. 3, 92c: cars No. g. Soc.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS
Flour-Tne flour market was steady, with
current sales apparently about equallng the
present small output. Wheat held up here
too high to make any reduction IN the prices
of flour. With wintC wheat mlllers buying
cheaper wheat. they are undersellng the
spring wheat millers, and even putting their
flour in competition with spring wheat flour
at home. There is certain trade that taxes
spring patents whatever the cost is. mat
trade is supplied rs usual, but the general re-
Patents. sacks to local dealers, So. 5O06. 90;
patents to ship, sacks car lots. So. 4006.6
in bpls, Sc. 65@6 70: delivered nj New En-
gland points 81. 1907 80; New York points.
S7O567. %: delivered at Philadelphia and
Baltimore, S7l7.20; bakers here, S4.5C0
5 80, superfne. S304. 50; red dog, sacks,
Sl.6O6l 60; red dog, bbls, 81 S00l. 70.
Bran and Shorts-This market is quiet. The
small production is kept well cleared up and
prices pretty well held at l1@l1.5O for bran
and common shorts.
Corn-Holders asked 2602Sc for most of
the offerings. The demand was small and
market quiet.
Oats-0ffers large at 22@3oc. for the run
of samples The demand was not equal to
the supply and to force sales the buyer die
tated prices. Pretty good oats sold at 240
25c, by sample.
Barley-Quiet and steady though buyers
sampled closely for quality and badly stained
or frosted were slow at any price. The gen.
eral range was at $4,000. with most sales of
pretty good lots at abont SOC.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road 2,730 bbls; Omaha. ], 241
bbls; Minneapolis & ST. Louis, 125 bbls; Wis
consin Central l25 bbls; Manitoba 125
bbls: St Paul q Kansas City, ., 039 bbls; Chi
cago Burlington 4 Northern, S25 bbls;
500 line. 5, 525 bbls.
CAR LOT RECEIPTS
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-
CENTS by roads: Milwaukee road. e. cars;
Omaha, i6 cars; Minneapolis 4 st. Louis,
Is cars: Manitoba, 103 cars; st. Paul 4 Du-
nth, 4 cars.
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
Tho folIou;nu are the receints and shin