St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-04
MINNEAPOLIS FkOViSiOH COMPANY!
"a and 26 South First Street,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Pork and Beef Packers
AND GENERAL Provision DEALERS.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber Of Commerce.

On the local board there was some demand
for wheat, but it was mostly from shippers
and for wheat that could go out on original
weigh bills. For such some high prices were
holders were asking former prices buyers
held off for lower prices. Receipts amounted
to 24S cars, with 40 shipped out. Following
are the closing quotations.: No: d,in
store store, February, 7 Id March, 7s1ge; hqy,
store, February, T5lac; March, 76l2c; May,
7Slac; on track, 76lac. No. 2 Northern,
in store, February. 73c; March, 73c; May,
7612c; on track, 74c. ~.
Sales included: 8 ears No. hard,o t., Use;
l car No. 1 hard, 7sc: ears No. hard,
delivered, 77lac; ~ cars No. l Northern O.
t.,77c; 2 cars No. 1 Northern, f. o. b., 77I2c;
10 cars No Northern. to arrive, I5s4c 20
cars No. Northern, 76l2c; 8 cars No. nj
Northern, o. t..76c:2 ears No. ] Northern,
delivered, 7614c; car No. Northern, 77c;
s ears No. Northern, delivered, 73c; cars
No. Northern. 7212c; q cars No. 2 North
ern, o. t., 13c; 10 cars No. 2 Northern, 73lsc !;
car rejected. 73l2c; 3 cars rejected, roc;
car rejected, 60c; L car no grade, SIC; car
no grade, 65c; 2 cars hay, $40; l car hay.
$3.50; . cars choice oats, 31I2c; car no
grade corn, o. t., 44c.
Flour-Market Record: There has been
some increase i'll the production of flour dur
ing the present week, owing to change i'll the
weather and more mills in operation. The
output is fairly well provided for, however,
and while the market continues dull, there
lating anywhere. The inquiry from abroad
is fair, but business for export is rather light
London bids 23s Sd for bakers very freely,
but millerS decline to accept it; but 23S I'd
has taken little within day or two, and
some has gone to Leith at Sd more The
figures mentioned are presumed to be the
lowest that have been accepted for first grade
bakers. Patents, sacks to local dealers, S. 40
@I450; patents to ship, sacks, car lots, 81. 10
"a %: in barrels S4.25@435 delivered at
New England points, S5@5. 10; delivered
at New York points, 1906; delivered at
Philadelphia and Baltimore, S4.85@4. IS
bakers, here, So. zoos; 70; s;peIfine, $50
bbls. 81 .65@1.75; rye -four, pure, cwt, S1.75
buckwheat flour, bbls, S5.5Ot@6.
Bran and Shorts-The bran market is
steady and firm, with sales of bran mostly at
Sl3.50@13.75, with some choice at S14.
Shorts are going at Sl3. 50t@14.
Corn-The market is overstocked with corn
offered on track shipped weeks ago and has
been showed in. Sales at 44@45c by
sample.
oats-There are more oats offered for track
delivery than that trad e can take, giving the
market a weak tone, with prices tending to q
point where they can be taken for store
Sales at 27@30c by sample.
Barley-The offerings were fair, but the
demand was also fair at 64@70c for good
No. 3 by sample,
Hay-This market was quiet with fail
amount offered and sales at 5000 for good
wild, timothy selling at $12.5O@13.5O in q
small way.
Flax-Sales at $40 Chicago, SI.46.
Feed-Mixed feed selling fairly at $19@
1850 o. t.. S1850@19 f. o. b.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, 141 800 bu; corn, d. SOC
bu; oats, 11.70O bu; -four, 440 bbls; mill
stuff, 20 tons: hay, 65 tons; merchandise
s72, 1896 lbs; lumber, IL cars; barrel stock
6 cars; machinery, $4,000 lbs; coal. 1,69e
tons; wood, $50 cords; lime, 1 car; pig
iron 80 cars; ties, 4 cars: stone, 2 cars; live
stock, 2 ears; dressed meats. 10000 lbs
hides, 10000 lbs: railroad material, 1 car
sundries, cars Total, 563 cars.
Shipments-Wheat, ~ $50 bu; corn, ], zoo
bu; oats, 900 bu; barley 1000 bu; flour
1870 bbls; millstuff, 2S4 tons; hay, IL
tons; merchandise, 613, $40 lbs; lumber. Ii
cars; COAL II tons; live stock, car; hides
$4,000 lbs; sundries. 10 cars. Total, 295
cars. q;
WHEAT MOVEMENT. a..
The following are the receipts and ship
ments of wheat to-day, reported by Pressey
,an1A~ r. H.,