St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
Chamber ofCommerce.

Receipts were 80 cars and shipments amoun-
ted to 81. Duluth reported 70 on track.
Very few buyers were on the floor early and
selling was extremely slow until late in the
session, though no great activity was mani
tested at any time. Sales were made at a
fraction below the figures of the day before.
and while the display of samples was light,
some of the low grades were carried away
unsold Low grades were exceedingly duA
later. Following are the closing quotations
No. L hard, casn, in store, S54c; August,
S5Ac; September, S5Ac; Oh track 8612M
SIC; No. ! northern. cash, in store SG4c:
August, s34c; September, s3s4c; on track,'
S5@S5l2c; No. 2 northern, cash, in store,
soc; August, soc: September, soc: on track,
S1l261S2c.
Sales included-5,O ,OoO bu September No l
hard, S3l2c; 5000 bu September No. l hard,
Soc; 10000 bu September No. hard in
store, S5s4c; 6 cars No. hard, delivered.
S6l2c; 6 cars No. hard, S6lac; z cars No. /
hard, f. o. b., SIC: 2 cars No. l hard, S6Ac: :
cars No. l northern, delivered, S5c: cars
No. l northern, S4l2c, l car No. northern,
o. t., S51ac; ! car No. 1 northern f. O. b.,
soc: IL cars No. northern, Soc: car No
l northern, S512c; L car No northern,
S2c; car No. northern delivered. soc:
3 cars No. northern f. o. b.. S1Isc; car
No. northern o. W. b., S3c; 3 cars sample f.
o. b., soc; car sample, Sic; l car sample.
zoe; ) cars no grade f. O. b., Sh14c; cars no
grade, SOC; car shorts, $3.50; car No. 3
corn, 42l2c; car No. white oats to arrive,
32c; l car No. 3 oats. 32c; 1 car No. 3 oats,
3114c
Flour-The demand was rather better for
flour today from abroad, and higher figures
are accepted. Patents are going at 29s 6d6
3Os Cd at different points in the united king
dom Bakers are selling at 23@24s The
inquiry is improving at domestic points, and
-four is pretty well held, with more appear
ance of large buyers taking hold more freely
With steady wheat markets the flour market
would quickly adjust itself to the situation.
The present trouble is not so much low prices
as 1t is uncertainty and suspicion that unset
ties the trade. The demand for forward sales
of old flour is growing. Patents, sacks to
local dealers. S4.70; patents to ship. sacks,
car lots, S4.30@4.40; in barrels, S45064 90; ;
delivered at New England points, $500
Ssiled S2S delivered @ at New York points $595
S4.95@5.l0: bakers, here. S3.30l3. 70; su-
perfne, S2M3; red dog, sack, S1.5001. 80:
red dog. bbls, S1.65@175; rye flour, pure.
cwt, S1.70.
Bran and Shorts-Millstuffs selling well on
about the same basis of prices. Bran in bulk
S10.50@11.25. Shorts, S1I.75@l2.5O, with
good inquiry for sacked stuff at the usual
cost of sacking.
Corn-Feed corn sold fairly at 3e04oc
The demand for choice yellow was small at
the nominal figure 42643c.
Oats-Nice oats were fairly salable at 27@
32I2c by sample. New begin to arrive, and
are offered 3Cdn4c under old.
Feed-Mixed feed selling slowly at SI601S.
Flax-Nominal at ST. .O4l2 Chicago 81. .lOA
Barley-Nominal at 3O@l5oc.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat. 81 800 bu: corn, l 200
bu oats, 900 bu: -four, 155 bbls: mlllstuffs,
Is tons; hay, 80 tons; fruits, 142. $50 lbs !;
merchandise, S7S,602 lbs; lumber, II cars :
posts and plling 19cars; barrel stock, cars !;
machinery, 71,40O lbs: coal, l,oss tons;
cement, 430 bbls; house goods, $4,000 lbs
stone, 81 cars; live stock, 3 cars; dressed
meats, 10000 lbs: hides, 13,5OO lbs; sun
dries, % cars. Total 3S7 cars.
bu: oats, 900 bu; -four, %, 354 bbls; mill
stuffs, 7O9 tons; hay, 10 tons; merchandise
1,274,430 bs; lumber, 70 cars; barrel stock,
tons pe ron & stone les eGs Ie
stock, l car; railroad material, % cars {;
sundries, 16 cars. Total, 54S cars.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
The following table shows the state inspec-
ton of wheat at Minneapolis for the past
tWenty-fOur hours: