St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-29
MINNEAPOLIS
Chamber of Commerce.

NudlllUCI Va SOkuIltfCe.
On the local board there was a little bust
ness by millerS, but outsiders were doing
comparatively nothing. Sellers were hold
ing at the prices of the day before at first,
but soon weakened, and several lots were
moved at declines ranging up to l2c. Re-
ceipts were only 126 cars, owing to the late
storms, but the supply on the sample tables
was ample. Futures were dull and lower.
Shipments for the day, AZ cars. Duluth
reported 81 cars on track.
Following are the closing quotations: No.
hard, in store. February, 76Mc; March,
16Ac; May, 7sasc: on track. 77l2c; No.
Northern, in store, February, 74Ac; March,
34a4c; May, 76s4c; on track, 75lz@76c; No.
or Morth bern, Nm in store. February r.
Sales included: cars No. hard. delivered,
71I2c; IL cars No. 1 hard, 77l2c; cars No.
l Northern, zee; cars No. Northern, 75c;
2 cars No. Northern, 7412c; cars No. l
Northern, 75l2e; cars No 1 Northern,
7334c; 2 cars No 2 Northern, 73c; car No.
2 Northern, 7234c; cars No. 2 Northern
74c; car No. 2 Northern, 74l2c; l car re-
iected. 6912c; cars rejected. Csc; l car re-
grade, f. o. b., 6Sl2c; L car barley, CSC; l car
oats, 29s4c; 8 cars corn, Ace; 1 car sample,
delivered, Use.
Flour-Market Record: There has been
the production will begin to increase. Stocks
are low here for this time in the year. some
10, 900 barrels accumulated here a month
ago, since that time no more than holding at
with nothing in the way of changes to speak
of, excepting that freight rates are very
changeable and at delivery points values are
affected by it. The demand is good at the
present selling figures IGTe Patents, sacks to
sacks. car lots, 50. 1904. %; in barrels 81 %
604. So; delivered at New England points,
$5@5. 10; New York points. $4.90@5; de
livered at Philadelphia and Baltimore, S4s5
@495; bakers, here. So 20@3; 45; super
]. fine, $2@2. 65; Red dog, sack, Sl.50@1. co;
Red dog, barrels, S1.65@1.75; rye flour,
2 pure, cwt $1.75.
7 Bran and Shorts-This market is quiet, with
"a fair demand and prices ranging at $13.25
@13.75, with some mills productions held
at SD.
Corn-The offerings were above the de-
mand and consequent prices weak at 400
T4312c for samples on track.
lOatS-SaleS of ordinary lots were hard TO
make without some concession in prices
There was some inquiry, but this was more
than met with offerings at current quotations
e-2703Ic according to quality
iBarley-Steady demand with easy prices,
62@6Tc for samples of No. g..
Feed-Mixed feed selling fairly at ST.. ESQ
1S o. t.; $1S@19.5O f. o. b.
Flax-Sales at S1.39. Chicago S1.45.
: Hay-There was some call for timothy at
,$13. Wild was offered in fair amounts at 81
101O. according to quality, though there was
hardly any good enough to bring above SO
$3.50.
: CROP MOVEMENT.
The following tables give the receipts of
wheat at the four principal spring wheat
markets from the beginning of the crop year,
August l, 1887, to date, and for the same
time year ago; t-esEa
This crop. Last year.
Minneapolis. ....... 80, 306.92 24,629, 400
Milwaukee. .......... GAIT, 100 5,215,S31
Duluth ............ .13,62S, 1853 1898, 269
Chicago...... :. 80. 9,719,366 13,646,S7O
Total ........... 80 49,, 1858 81, AGO. $40
The following table gives the receipts of
wheat at the four principal winter wheat
markets from the beginning of the crop
movement July l, 1887, to date, for the same
time year ago:
This crop. Last CROP
Toledo. ........... 9,249,752 11,S31,577
st. Louis. ...... 49,. 1O.993, 324 1O,6S3,776
Detroit ;;;;;........... 5,5o5,s99 a,sds5Is
Total. . 20, 9O3, 453 80, Us, 2Sl
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of flour
from Minneapolis Jan. ! to date, and same
time in 1887: 1888, SS5,45 bpls; 1887,
49,, 44S bpls
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and ship