St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-27
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber off Commerce..

L he dry weather reports from the WIN
ter wheat states had very little infiu-
ence and was usually regarded as of
little Importance, excepting to fill up
the usual call for gossip of some kind.
The most reliable reports show eXcep-
through portions of the central aud
northern parts of Ohio and Indiana.
Larger arrivals than expected here were
weakening and threw upon the market
all the wheat for cash sale there was
any dem and for, while the shipments
show decrease with outside millerS not
free buyers.
The May option was the favorite
month although there were a few in
quiries for the later futures, as we'll as
for No. 2 northern. With the exception
of the small but strong ball clique in
this market the feeling seemed to favor
sales for future delivery. Cash wheat
was selling above futures, as it has sold
from the first. Why that should be so
was accounted for on the theory that the
cash sales were by sample, while the
May sales may possibly be filled with
wheat barely up to the standard grade,
samples often being above it. The prin-
cipal uneasiness here was as to the
effect on this market of a corner. should
one actually develop in Chicago, thing
not much believed in here, the bulk of
operators regarding it as milking deal,
but one to be avoided, as all such are
The wheat market was strong this
morning at about 9S19c May, but soon
weakened and sold down to 971lc, then
became stronger, selling up to CSC dur
ing the first hour of trading. July was
about &c above May, with small inquiry
for the July month. No. northern was
offered for May at &c under No. north
ern for the same month. There were
few outside buying orders for May,
while local operators were the princi-
pal sellers. There appeared to be no
great short May interest to be provided
for, and there were 10 more anxious
buyers of it ON breaks than on the late
bulges.
Some of the sample tables were piled
nigh with basins of wheat, and the
amount offering was liberal as usual of
late. The demand did not show any
Improvement, and sales up to IL o'clock
were very few, and consisted of some
special lots buyers happened to be in
need of. Prices were weak, and COW
cred lower range than yesterday. A
few outside orders were being filled for
the best grades of milling wheat, but
local grinders were doing scarcely any,
thing. Sellers were endeavoring to get
bids of anything without fixing asking
prices. Receipts were 154 cars and At
were shipped out. Wires to Duluth
not heard from. Car lot sale by sam
pies: 10 cars No. 1 hard, S1.0S15: 2 cars
No. hard poor. Sl.0S: car No. hard,
S1.14; 2 cars No. l hard, S1.14; cars
No. northern, 90c: cars No north
ern, $1.01; 2 cars No. northern. S1.O3;
cars No. northern, 81 .02; 8 cars No.
l northern. $1.06; 5 cars No. northern.
81; 2 cars No. l northern, S1.02; 9 cars
No. 2 northern, 95c; S cars No. 2 north
ern, 93c: 2 cars No. 2 northern, 9Oc; 2
cars No. 2 northern, s1.02; 3 cars No. 2
northern, 99c; 2 cars No. 2 northern,
f. o. b.. 81; 2 cars No. 2 northern, Csc;
5 cars No. 2 northern, 90c; cars No. 8,
SIC; 2 cars No. 8, Sic; cars No. 8, SIC;
2 cars No. 3, SIC: 2 cars No. 3, SEC; cars
rejected, CSC; cars rejected, 60c; car
rejected, SIC; 2 cars rejected, 5sc; 2 cars
sample, o. t., 5Sc; cars sample, f. o. b.,
73c: 2 cars oats, f. o. b., 224c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Market Record: Flour-The follow
ing mills were running to-day: Pills
bury A and B, Phoenix, Anchor, Wash
burn b, Columbia and Petit. The
added daily capacity of the seven mills
grinding amounts to 1900 bbls, but the
output for to-day will probably not eX-
coed 12,O00. Since yesterday morning
the flour orders have been small, caused
by another decline in speculative wheat
markets. The small amount of flour
being turned out is all that buyers can
be persuaded to absorb at the relatively
high cost. If the wheat market should
not be sustained -four is expected TO
hot to
ton looked for by large flour con-
sumers, who are buying flour only
as they need it. They were misled
in October and in January, but will
hardly be again on the present crop,
unless persuaded that there will be
another short one harvested this
season, when they might perhaps
pick up stocks a little more freely.
Patents, sacks to local dealers, S606. 20;
patents to ship, sacks. car lots. S5.S0(06;
in barrels, S6(06.15; delivered at New
England points, S6.75@6.S5; New York
points, S6.65(G6,75; delivered at Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, S6.60@6.7O; bak-
erS here, S494.75; Superfine. S2@3.5O;
red dog, sacks. S1.35(G1 so: red dog, bar
rels, 81 .60@1.7O.
manned steady at S7.75(dS.25 for bran:
7.50@S.50 for shorts, coarse shorts being
cheaper than bran, while fine is dearer.
Several millers asked $S.25 for common
bran, with others selling at IS, and in
few instances stray cars were picked up
under SIS.
Corn-The corn market is dull. with
sales ranging at 30(0314c for fair I'M
graded to good No. 2, with considerable
going through for export on through
billing.
Oats-The market was quiet and gen..
orally steady at the late big range in
prices from 20@2Sc for samples. =
Barley-There were some fair lots
offered. They went slowly at 4o@5Oc,
and poorer at 30@40c. =,
Hay-The hay market was dull at $50
$50 for wild and S5.5O@7 for timothy.
FlaX-Quoted at sl.45. Chicago, S1.51.
Feed-S11@12. q.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS. ~
Following shows the shipments of
-four from Minneapolis, Jan. l to date
and same time in 1888: 1889, l. O19, $50
bbls; 1888, 1924, 1913 bbls.
COLLECTING GRAIN FREIGHTS.
Notice was given yesterday that on
and after March 26 the Milwaukee, Min
neapolis & st. Louis, Duluth, Kansas.
City, Northern Pacific and Omaha roads.
will send grain arriving over their re-
spective roads to mills or to elevators to
store, subject to presentation of res
ceipted freight bill or release.
On grain ordered to elevator for trans
fer freight will be collected at estimated
weight before the cars are sent to ele-
vator, and correction will be made to
elevator weight as soon as correct weight
is received.
All orders from commission men to
agents of above roads. if ordering grain
to elevators, must state if to be trans
ferred or stored.
CITY PRODUCE MARKET.
Quotations are for lots from store:
Butter-Creameries, 2O@22c: diaries,