St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-18
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Nav trading began at $1.O5Is. and in the
first hour worked Up to 81 .ObA. There was
some good buying of the late futures Tor mill
ing purposes. but May continued the most
active future. The buying was steady all the
morning, with orders from outside mostly on
the buying side. The fact that shipments
were larger than receipts, with previous ten
dency that way, stimulated mlllers 10 proVius
for the late months OF the crop year, anu
there was more demand for July ana Au-
gust. News was unimportant, but rather en-
couraging to buyers. The buying was 1alr
for May at the close, and there was good
demand for hard. with some hrmness. safes;
$4,000 bu May wheat sold at .Ool2 S2,Uuo
bu May, 81. O5ss; $1,000 bu May, S1.O5a4;
5000 bu Msy, S1O5M; 10000 blu May,
S1.O6; 10000 blu blu May, Sl.U6ls Ao,OOO
blu May, 81 O6; 2O,u 900 blu July, $1.O74; 10
600 bu July, $l07s; 1890 Ss9 6q no J" y;
hard, SI.i6: $4,000 blu May, $1.O6; 40, 600
bu May, Sl.O64; 10000 bu May, 81 .O6ss;
10000 blu May, sl.O6;. 10000 bu May
$lO6Is; 10000 bu May. S1.O6ss; 1000 bu
May. $l.06A.- Following are the ci9s19g
February, $1.15; May, ST.. 1872; on track,
SI.l6: No. l northern. January, Sl.O4;
February, S1.0S; May, Sl.O6A; on track,
$IOS@l 10; No. 2 northern, January, 93c;
February, 93c; May, 96l2c; on track, 5000
$1.O2.
The display on the sample table was mod
crate. being more than the receipts for the
day. Some Of the grain has been accumu-
lating from previous receipts ana solne 10
being taken out of the elevators to be sold on
change by sample The demand for grace
wheat was good, local and outside millers
being in the market for all grain tit TO con-
vert into -four. Low grade wheat went peg
ging for buyers and not all OF IT was sofa.
Receipts were only 40 cars, and 90 cars were
shipped out. Duluth reported II cars on
track. Prices were steady at about yester,
days figures. Car lot sales by sample:
cars No. northern. ST. 10; 1 car NO. l
northern, f. o. b., $l.12; 10 cars No. noptn.
ern, ST.. 10; 2 cars No. 1 northern. $l,O9l2;
2 cars No. 2 northern, o. W. b., 81; 3 cars
No. northern, csc; 2 cars No. northern,
97c;2 cars No. 2 northern, $l.OOla; cars
No. 3, Sec; Car No. 3, Csc; ears NO. 8,
&c; cars No. 2 sOc;2 cars NO; 81. /. O. 3d. d.
pie, f. o. b., zoe: l car rejected, 75c; car
rejected, f. o. b., zoe; 2 cars no grade, 6Sc;
cars corn f. o. b., soc; car feed, SLID;
cars barley 47c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The flour market was no worse to-
day, ana according to some mlllers the de-
mand was better. When prices OF wheat
show that they are ON firm OASIS IL may Dc
figured with a reasonable degree OF CONN
dence that flour will go no lower as millers
have held out with much resolution against
a break under the late declines IN wheat.
There was good demand for all the cash
wheat offered that was fit for milling. That
demand was from outside as we'll as home
mills. showing better feeling among millers.
There were fair orders for small interior
points.
patents to Ship sacks. car lots. S6.15@
$50; in barrels, S6.35@6.5O; delivered at
New England points, $7@7. Is; New York
points, So 90@7. O5; delivered at Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, Sc. 95@1; bakers; here
Sd. 2O@5. 80: supertine, $3@4.35: red dog,
sacks, $1.6O@1.65 red dog, bbls, SI.oo@
185.
Bran and Shorts-The bran market was
steady at 5000 for extreme figures ana
shorts about the same price.
Corn-The market was quiet at 2S@29c TOR
common samples of No. held at 3O032c
by sample.
Oats-Were dull and very tame at about
the same nominal figures but hard to sell,
quoted at 21@29c for extreme prices for
samples.
Barley-Good barley was wanted at 500
53c but no market for poor.
Flax-Quoted at Sl.57. Chicago $l.63.
Hay-Hay was weak with sales of choice at
S., with fair to good at S45O@5.5O.
Feed-S12@13.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Following is the state inspection OF grain
in Minneapolis for the past "a hours: