St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-22
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.


Early trading in the wheat market was
weak. perhaps because there is covering of
ice instead of snow above the winter wheat
plant; perhaps because wheat at the Allan
tic coast is so near down u an export basis,
for this is year that seems to go by con-
traries. When wheat was pouring into the
Northwest markets at rate never exec eded
but once, the price advanced beyond all
reason; when the gate closed and receipts
dropped to a very small movement prices
dropped TOO. Wheat was easy for all fut-
ures at the start. but later firmed OH larger
visible supply than had been expected.
The opening was at S1.O7l2 for May
and sold up to Sl.O.&. but LATER fell
to Sl.0712 again. and business was dull in
sympathy with the small demand for cash
wheat. Room traders got fairly evened up
last week, and with small orders from out
side there was less than usual intere in the
turn of prices. No. 2 Northern fuiur's sold
about 10l2c under No. Northern. N ar the
close the market was firm, with an Il, i've de-
mand. and sellers cautious with an advance
to SI.OS MAY. The market fell off at the
final close to S1.O7s4 May. 100000 blu May
wheat sold at $1.0712; 250,00O bu May,
Sl.075s; 100000 bu May, S1.O7a4; 5000 bu
May No. hard, $I;2lE; 10000 Blu May,
$4,000 blu May, $1.079s; 5000 blu May,
S1.O7$4. Following are the closing quota
tions No. / hard-January. S1.17; Feb
ruary, SLIT; May, S1.2l12; on track, SLY.
No. 2 Northern-January, Sl.05; February.
S1.0512: May, S1.01a; on track, Sl.GS@
l.O9. No. Northern-January, 94c; Feb
ruary, 9l12c; May, 97lsc; on track, 95@9Sc.
Wheat on sample tables did not attract buy
ers to any extent, but the offerings were SO
light that no special anxiety was felt by sell
ers Receipts for the two days were 100 cars.
and sc were shipped out. Duluth reported
Is on track. Outside millers were taking a
few cars when the quality suited, and local
millers were buying few lots of the best
grades to arrive in the near future Prices
averaged about the same as on Saturday,
though the demand was even less than then
Some sellers were asking an advance for the
best wheat. Low grades showed no improve
ment Local wheat stocks decreased 243,-
900 bu during last week. while Duluth in
decreased 500, 00' Blu. Car lot sales by sample:
9 cars No. hard. SI1S; cars No. l hard,
delivered S1.l7; 20 ears No. northern,
Sl.O9: 2 cars No. l northern. S1.13: 2 cars
No. northern, 81. IA; 2 cars No. northern,
97c; 2 cars No. 2 northern, o. W. b., 81; 2
cars No. 2 northern, +. o. b., 96; 2 cars No. 2
northern, f. o. b., 95c; 4 cars No. northern,
95c: So cars No. northern, 97c; cars No.
northern, f. o. b., 96c; cars NO. 2 north
EN-. 81; ! car No. northern, f. o. b., CSC;
cars No. 3, soc; 5 cars No. 3, f. o. b., Csc.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-Marhe. Record: Some local millers
thought trade was picking up again since the
late break in wheat. 1t is thought more -four
has been SOlu IMAM has Dcel ulhue ny IMl0n6-
apolis millers since Jan. /. That sold has
been for immediate consumption at points
outside the Atlantic coast cities. COnsidera-
BILE has gone through New England ,ints
and the remainder widely scattered thro 81
the country Prices were steady and millers
holding pretty firm to the rates. Patents,
sacks to local dealers, S6.25@6.4o; patents
to ship, sacks, car lots. So06. 10; in barrels,
ST.. 2O0635 delivered at New England
points, S6.90@7; New York points. $500
more Sc 75@6.S5; bakers here, S42U@
5 80; supertine, S25t al. 10; red dog. sacks,
Sl5O@l .65; red dog, barrels, $1.7O01.95.
Bran and Shorts-A car of Pillsbury's bran
sold as low as $S.75, but that is below the
current figure. The most common range
was from 9.2509.75 for bran, and $9@9. So
for shorts.
Corn-The corn market was dull at $50
29c for good feed corn. No demand for No.
yellow, nominal at 31@3ll2c.
Barley-The market showed no real
change; remained dull, with considerable
medium quality offered at5U@52c.
Oats-Steady at 24@25 for medium stock
and an extreme range from 21@2Sc for sam
Hay-Wild s4.5O96.25; timothy, s7.5u@
Fiax-ouoted at S1.56; Chicago, ST.. SO.
Feed-Sl1 .5O@l2.50.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, ST, 90 blu; corn, 1890
bu /; oats, 1900 bu; barley, "a o bu; flax
seed, 1000 Blu; millstuff, 81 tons; hay, 10
tons; fruit, 10000 lbs; merchandise, 974,-
$40 lbs; lumber, ID cars; barrel stock,
cars; machinery, 1O7, 400 lbs; coal, s4I tons;
wood, 212 cords; brick, 1000: pig iron,
"a cars; stone, 2 cars; live stock, car;
dressed meats, 81, 600 lbs; hides, l3, 100 lbs ;
sundries, 2 cars. Total, 3l4 ears.
Shipments-Wheat,36 81, $50 bu, oats, 9O0bu;
barley, 2,4OO bu; rye, 100 bu; flax seed,
1000 bu; -four, 1858 bbls; millstuffs. 500
tons; merchandise, S76.3lO lbs; lumber, 81
cars; machinery, $4,000 lbs; coal, 80 tons;
live stock. 2 cars; hides, SO, $50 lbs; wool,
1O,9OD lbs; railroad material, l car; sun
dries, z cars. Total. 351 cars.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road, 1,43O bbls; Omaha, LOIS
bbls: Minneapolis & st. Louis, l.06I bbls;
Wisconsin Central, 40 bbls; Manitoba 125
bbls; St. Paul & Duluth, s75 bbls; st. Paul
& Kansas City. 1878 bbls; Chicago, Buriing-
ton & Northern, 1852 bbls; Minneapolis d
Pacific, 375 pbls; 500 line, 2,661 bbls.
CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-
ceipts by roads: Milwaukee road, cars: