St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

On the local board there were few cars Of
wheat offered on the sample tables, and the
few millers who were buying were compelled
to bid up. Receipts were 20 cars with IA
shipped out. Duluth reported no cars in.
During the past week local stocks in eleva.
tors have decreased 1869 Blu. and Duluth
increased ], 100 bu. Following are the clos
ing quotations: No. hard in store, Janu-
track, soc. No 1 Northern, in Store, Janu-
airy. 71l2c; February, 77s4c; May, Sic; on
track, zoe. No. 2 Northern, in store Janu-
airy, 72i2e; February, 75l2c; May, 79c; on
Sales included: 10000 Blu No. / Northern.
to arrive in May, S142c; 10000 blu May No.
hard, S21Sc; %, 600 blu October No. 1 hard,
S7l2c; 10000 bu May No. hard. S2Ac. Car
lot sales by samples: 10 cars No. l hard. O.
t.. soc; ! car No. 1 hard, delivered, SOl2c:
10 cars No. hard, to arrive, soc; car No.
l hard, soc: 2 cars No. l hard, SOI2c; cars
No. hard, to arrive, 79l2c; cars No.
Northern, choice, 7912c; 10 cars No. L North
ern, to arrive, 7Sl2c; l car No. l Northern,
delivered, soc; 4 cars No. l Northern, 794c !:
l car No. l Northern. delivered, zoe: / car
No. Northern, delivered, 79l2c: car sam
pie, TIC; cars sample. 75l2c; 1 car sample,
zoe; car rejected. frosted, f. o. b, 75c; l
car barley, f. o. b., 69I2c; car sample bar
ley, +. o. b., 72l2c; 1 car corn, 4712c; car
oats, 34c.
Flour = Market Record: Cables again
brought in good many inquiries for flour,
e.
were too low for acceptance. A moderate
demand for small lots was reported by nearly
all millers, but their correspondents gener-
ally said large lots for future delivery could
not be sold without cut below present val
ues quoted. The conditions are Temporarily
unfavOrable for local millers The blockades
cut off wheat arrivals. With consequent ad-
vance III wheat prices here, and flour buyers
asking for reductions on it, the millers' prof
its are shorter at both ends. However, they
are buying only enough wheat to sort up
with and selling very little more flour than
they can get quotations for. OF course it is a
question of freeze out between manufact-
urers and Dealers without much to indicate
especial advantage yet by either Patents.
sacks. to local dealers, S4.15@4 25; patents.
to ship sacks, car lots, 405@4. Is; in bar
rels, 81. 3O04.45; delivered at New England
points S5.I 1905. 20; New York points, So .O5
@5.15: delivered at Philadelphia and Balti-
more, 81. 5000. 10; bakers, SIS. 35@3. go; su-
perfne, S202.7O; red dog, sack, ST 5O6l SIS +:
red dog bbls, S1.65@1.SO; rye -four pure,
cwt. S1.75; buckwheat flour, bbls. S5.50@6.
Bran and shorts-This market remained
steady but dull owing partly to blockades and
partly to the fact that bidders are about 256
5Oc below asking prices. The usual bidding
price was S13@13.5O asked.
Corn-Sales at 47I2c o.t,, 4Sl2c T. OBJ.
Oats-The quantity of oats offered on track
to-day was too small to make showing
They were quoted nominal at 32@35c for
fair to choice stock.
Barley-Business nominal on account of a
cut off in receipts; quoted at 5O@7Oc for
mailing samples.
FlaxoSales at S1.39 Chicago S1.45.
Feed-Mixed feed selling fairly at Sl7.50@
IS; $1S@1S.50 o. t.; f. o. b.
Hay-Stocks are getting pretty well cor
nered and prices are tending higher. Sales
OF good stock at Sill; timothy S14@15 nom
inal.
WHEAT IN STORE.
FOLLOWING table shows the wheat in Min