St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS,
Chamber of Commerce.

Wheat was steady with small demand
for futures of any month or grade. The
trading was chiefly for May delivery of
the northern grade. with the opening
price the same as yesterdays closing.
After the first few sales the tendency
was down with q later reaction of a
fraction. The smaller arrivals with
fair shipments. leaving but GA cars sur
plus for local grinding, was on the face
of it bulliSl feature. That was offset
by the poor demand for -four with very
little. milling activity. The colder
weather for a few days has checked
seeding operations. but as the weather
remains bright prospects of early re-
sumption neutraliZeS the effect.
The elevator companies having wheat
III the country and shipping it here,
have for considerable time been bring
ing the poorest wheat. Past experience
has shown that to be the better policy
owing to the Iatter's unsafe keeping
qualities. Another reason to that end
IS that they are wedding out such low
qualities as would not apply on May
sales. About all the good wheat held
in the country has been sold for that
months delivery and the elevator COM
panies expect to deliver wheat on the
sales, for which they are now preparing.
That will make the receipts pretty large
through April and part of May, at least.
May wheat sold first at 9S1 SC, then de-
clined to 9S14c, sold again to 9SsSc, and
changed but little from 9S1E assoc
until after II o'clock. July was offered
at 1c above May, and No. 9 northern
May sold at SC under No. northern.
There was very little hard bid for or
offered. Later in the day the trading
was mostly in September. which prom
1cnI tot lly In, nj o<~f1 e.
favor. The sales ranged from S2t0S21fc,
with the feeling mostly in favor of sell
ing at that. though there was good deei
mand at SIC, Or Ice under May. TIE
market was stronger, and advanced
toward the close.
Very little good milling wheat was Of Of :"
fered on the sample tables. even feSs
than the usual amount OF the last week. 4
The demand, however was so limited
that the absence of the good varieties
was not very noticeable. Holdersi of;
the few cars of northern wheat on the,i
floor were cautioning buyers to take
bold while it lasted, but the buyers re.s,
fused to take warning. A few orders,
were in from outside millers for special
lots, and when these could be secured
in the cars and on the tracks OF soing
specified road sales were generally eff
fected. Receipts, lis cars, and 81 cars
shipped. Duluth reported - received.
Car lot sales by samples: cars Nod,
northern. CSC: 2 cars No. northern, f.
o. b., S1.00L; 2 cars No. l northern.
Sl.0S; 2 cars No. 2 northern, 95c: cars
No. northern, gee; 2 cars No. 9 north.
ern, 95e; 2 cars No. 9 northern, 94c; 2
cars. No. 9 northern, 90c; 2 ears No. 2
northern, 90c; 2 cars No. 2 northern,
Ole; 5 cars No. 8 o. t., SIC; ears No. g.
1. o. b., Soc: 3 cars sample $40. 3 carS
sample, soc; 2 cars rejected, zoe: cars. !,
ear corn, Sic; 2 cars corn, Sic; 2 cars ]
oats, 24c.
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 and G, Petit, Galaxy. North
western, st. Anthony, Homb0idt and
Palisade. The added daily capacity of
the twelve mills grinding amounts to
%, 100 bbls, but the output for to-day
will probably not exceed $4,000. The
market was steady, and showing no i'm
provement in the range of values,