St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-08
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

According to cable reports English whe
and -four markets were higher by a fraction.
French were a fraction lower for flour. N ew
York was higher on bad cables from the
Russian and Hungarian fields Three loads
were reported taken in New York for ship
ment. There were offerings of both Kansas
winter wheat and Chicago spring on the loca
boa I'd. A lot of each was said to have been
sold, but the prices obtained were withheld.
July was dull and nominal. September was
offered at SIC, and S1I2c was bid for Deem
Der, was the way the market stood most of
the day. Following are the closing quota
tons: No. l hard, July, ST. .O5; on track,
$1.O7@1.O9; No. 1 northern, ST. 90; August,
sc; september, STAG; On track, ST.. O2@l .05 !;
No. northern, July. 92c; on track, 92@95c.
Sellers of cash wheat were asking aboutth
same prices as on the day previous and sam "a,
pie cables were about as well loaded. The
demand was shade better than yesterday,
especially early in the day, and holders were
kept busy showing goods. The amount taken
by millers was not large. however, and the
first half of the session was mostly spent in
examining the offerings Oh the tables. Ship
mentS from New York were nearly so, 600
bu, and with the light receipts at most points
buyers were induced to load up little to-
ward the last Receipts here were 1S5 cars,
and 70 were shipped. Duluth received 5
cars.
Car lot sales by sample: Two cars No.
hard, f. O. b., S1.0S;7 cars No. 1 northern,
S1.O2; 4 cars No. northern, S1.O3; 2 cars
No. l northern, o; t.. 81 "a; 3 cars No 1
S1.O5; 8 cars No. 2 northern, 9212c; 8 cars
No. northern, 92c; cars No. 2 northern,
91I2c; 5 cars No. 2northern. 95c; 2 cars No.
2 northern, f. o. b., 93l2c; cars No. 2
northern, 97c; cars No. northern, CSC;
NO. 2 northern, 94c: 2 cars No. 2 northern.
81: 8 cars No. 2 northern, CSC; 9 cars No. 8,
S5c; 2 cars No. 8, SIC; 2 cars No. 3, CSC;
2 cars No. 8, soc; cars No. 3. SIC,
cars rejected. 82c;2 cars rejected, zoe; 2
cars rejected, 71c: 8 cars rejected. 92c; 4
no grade, 75c; 2 cars no grade, SOC; cars
no grade, 29c; 2 cars no grade, zoe; 2 cars
no grade, 90c; 2 cars no grade, 33c; 2 cars
no grade, 43c; 5 cars sample, 73c; IL cars
sample, 75c: car sample, zoe; cars sam
pie, $40; car sample sic; 2 cars sample,
92c; / car sample, Soc; car sample. del,
S5c; 10 cars sample, 76c; 8 cars sample,
soc; 10 cars sample, csc; 2 cars oats, 2312c;
car oats, DEL, 21c; car No. 2 yellow corn
to arrive, Sec.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The following mills were running
yesterday: Pillsbury A, Phoenix, Humboldt,
Petit, Minneapolis Palisade, Columbia, ST.
Anthony, Northwestern, Washburn B and c.
grinding to-day will probably aggregate b.
075 bbls. The -four market was felt to be
well maintained to-day by the frmness Of
holders. The cost of wheat is daily moving
upWdTuS tuTOuBu tuc largo ucluduu tuc
little of it there is for sale. About four local
firms own the wheat or the bulk of it. and
all other spring wheat millers must skirmish
for wheat or go without it, The competition
makes high cost and flour must necessarily
follow or consumers Withdraw from the
at s'i few s general a distributing N points.
Millers threaten daily to pull out of the
market and shut down but fresh orders for
hair uoOds can6S no to bl RI or
for wheat and their very competition
helps to put the cost of it higher. Patents,
sacks to local dealers, $5.45@5. 65; patents
to ship s ss car lots 20; in
England points. se'25@e.4o; New " York
points, S6.l5@630; delivered at Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, Sc. 1O@6.25: bakers
here, $4,000. IS; superfine, $4,000. IS;
red dog sacks, 81 .30@1. 5O; red dog, barrels,
$1.5O@l.65.
Bran and Shorts-Of Offerings were moderate
and feeling steady and firm. the demand was
not urgent. Quoted at $707.5O for bran.
Shorts, $7.5O@s,5O.
Corn Was only in modern demand for
shipping or local account The supply is
small, and firm prices are maintained.
Quoted 35@35l2c.
Oats-Were dull and quiet at 20@2S2c.
Hay-There was a moderate demand for
good to choice, but everything else was dull
and neglected. Quotations ranged from
S6.5O@S.5O.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments Of flour
from Minneapolis Jan. L to date and
same time in 1888: 1889, barrels 2,493, 296:
1888, barrels, 3,2O5,O61.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road, 90 bbls; Omaha, 2,O76
bbls; Wisconsin Central $50 bbls; Manitoba.
125 bbls; st. Paul & Duluth, 5000 bbls;
sas City, 1922 bbls; Chicago, Burlington &
Northern, $3.50 bbls; Eastern Minnesota,
5000 bbls; 500 line. 1904 bbls.
CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-
ceipts by roads: Milwaukee road, % cars;
Minneapolis & st. Louis, 2 cars; Manitoba,
100 cars; Northern Pacific So cars.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Following is the state inspection Of grain
in Minneapolis for the past twenty-tour
hours: