St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-09
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Receipts of wheat here were LA cars
for the day, with fitty-siX shipped out. The
inquiry was mostly from local millers, but as
usual on Saturday they were not taking much
grain. Duluth reported thirteen cars on
track. Prices for samples ranged a fraction
below those of the day before at the opening,
but sellers advanced asking prices later. Fol
lowing are the closing quotations; No.
August, S3c; September, S2SSc; on track,
S3lac; No. northern, cash, in store, SOI2c;
July, S012c; August, Sic; September, SOI2c;
No. northern, cash, in store. Use; July,
Use; August 7sl2c; September, 7Sc; on
track, 7S(0I9c.
Sales included: 5000 bu August No. 1
hard, to arrive, SIC; 10000 bu August No.
1 northern, to arrive, S3e. Car lots by sam
f, o. b., S3l2c; cars No. L northern, S1l2c;
1 Car No. / northern, o. t., S2c; 10 cars No
L northern, S2c; car No. l northern. with
transit, 7sl2c;2 , cars No: northern, 7sl2c;
northern, 79l2c; l car No. 2 northern, O. W.
b., 77l2c: L car No. 2 northern, 77c; 2 cars
sample, sic: car sample, soc; cars sam
pie 77c; cars sample, o. t., 901Sc; 2 cars
no grade, f. o. b., SIC; l Car no grade, zoe;
car rejected, f. O. b., 62c; car rejected, f.
O. b., 7lc; cars rejected, f. o. b., 74c; car
white oats, 33l2c; car No. 2 oats, 32c; 1
car No. 2 oats, o. t.. 32c; cars No. 2 oats,
delivered, 32c.
Fiour-There was good inquiry for flour to-
day. but sales were only of moderate amounts
Millers were holding more firmly, while buy
erS resisted every attempt to increase the
price. Sales for the Atlantic coast points
were at 81 .90lI5 for patents i'll most IN
stances, though i'll extreme cases prices above
and below the figures mentioned were paid.
MillerS want more money and will stand for
more if the PRESENT bulge in wheat is sus-
tained. a position that now appears to have
a substantial basis The inquiry from abroad
was of the usual character. Patents, sacks
TO
sacks car lots, 81. .1504.25; in barrels, 81 SO
@o45O; delivered at New England points,
S5@5. 10; New York points, $4,000: de-
livered at Philadelphia and Baltimore,
supertine, $2@3; red dog, sack, 81 5O@1 so;
red dog, bbls, S1.G5@1.75; rye flour, pure.
cwt, $I.7O.
Bran and Shorts-The bran market was
steady and the demand good at SS.50@10 for
the various descriptions offered. Shorts also
covered wide range in the asking prices,
from Sl0.5O0ll1.75.
Corn-Demand largely confined to that of
feed mills. These picked up dry lots suited
to their use at 4O@43c, with No. 2 held at 40
@146c o. t.
Oats-Generally sold at 3o@33c by sample.
with some choice held above and some poor
offered below.
Feed-Mixed feed selling slowly at SIG
Flax-Nominal at S124 Chicago. 81. 80.
Barley-N ominal at 3OO50c.
Hay-The hay market was steady at $50
$50 for poor to good Wild
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, S2,OS0 bu; corn, 600
bu; oats, 14,70O bu; flour, 275 bbls; hay, 20
tons; fruit, 1Sl 900 lbs; merchandise, 7O1,-
800 lbs; lumber, 8 cars; posts and pil1ng,
l car; barrel stock, 2 cars; machinery, 12O-
600 lbs; COAL 30s tons; wood. 141 cords;
brick, $4,000; lime, cars; cement, 200 lbs;
house goods, 10000, lbs; stone, IL cars;
live stock, 2 cars; dressed meats, 10000
lbs; railroad mate .ial, cars; sundries, IA
cars. Total, 323 cars.
Shipments-Wheat 81 200 bu; oats, ISOO
bu; flour, 12,2O9 bbls; millstuffs, 4O7 tons;
merchandise, l ,S04, 660 lbs lumber, SO cars:
machinery, 10000 lbs: coal 26S tons;
brick. 5000; lime, 3 cars; house goods So
900 lbs; ties car; stone, cars; live stock,
l car; hides. 10000 lbs; railroad material,
cars: sundries, cars. Total cars, 433.
MINNEAPOLIS STATE GRAIN INSPECTION
The following table shows the state inspec-
ton of wheat at Minneapolis for the past
tWenty-Iour hours: