St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-25
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.

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MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS..
Chamber Of Commerce..
Wheat markets mostly opened weak this
affected values there was sharp Rise started
by shorts covering, urged to 1t by a bull
movement In pork. Why pork should bull,
wheat they did not stop to inquire. 1t is
realized that selling the new crop futuresi
yet only two inches to a foot high, is trading
on dangerous ground, and without any other
reason than that some one else is buying
shorts 60 to covering. Such covering in
more than 1c in short time. New York ad-
vanced Ac, caused by Chicago's rise There
were pretty fair clearances from there, but il
was reported the rise of the morning pre-
vented any further asa export buying There is
farmers granaries that, for the present. goes
long way toward making up current arrivals
here without drawing heavily upon stored,
country elevator stocks. With these arrivals
wheat sold about the same as twenty-four
hours earlier. Later, on a further rise in
other places: there was more desire to buy,
though the demand even then was limited
at the email advance asked. A few early sales
OF July were made at S6@S6Ac. and the sell
ers asked 96l9c, but the strength checked
trading. The firmness Of other market points
holders to ask more, but buyers were not i'm
pressed with conviction That the rise was
more than temporary. A few settlements of
May were reported at iscc under. July.
September futures were lifeless. Among
activity in the morning, but the activity was
mostly in looking at the grain without
buying any. few local millers were pick
ing up few cars and orders from down
country mills were coming in with about the
usual limitations attached. Occasional lots
OF good wheat that were wanted for certain
purposes sold at improved prices, but most
sellers claimed that they were willing to close
out their offerings at yesterdays figures.
to the amount carried over from day to day,
made fair showing. Shipments were SO
cars. Duluth received 4 cars. Toward the
last there was more buying for both local and
Car lot sales by sample: car No. hard
95c;2 cars No. northern, S6l2; cars No.
| northern, 86c: 4 cars No. l northern,
9Oc; cars No. northern, Soc; 8 cars No.
cars No. ! northern, ole; 8 cars No. l
northern, S8c; 2 cars No. ! northern,
S7l1c; cars No. northern, S6c; cars
No. northern, 77c; 5 cars No. north
ern. 7912c; 2 cars No. 2 northern, 75c: 3
2 northern, SEC; cars No. 2 northern, 75c:
5 cars No. Northern. 79c: cars No.
Northern, Soc; 4 cars No. 2 Northern, 79c;
8 cars NO. Northern, Soc; 2 cars No. 2
94c sse No No. oc car No.
2 cars No. 2, 75c; cars No. 3. 75c; 2 cars
rejected, CSC; car rejected, 65c: 2 cars no
grade, CSC; cars no grade, 65c: 2 cars
sample, 75c; 8 cars sample, 35l2c: 2 cars,
25c. &c. '~' ~ ''' '' ' 'A'S' " '''f s"l
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS
Market Record: Flour-The following
mills were running to-day: Pillsbury A,
Phoenix, Petit, Humboldt, Galaxy. ST.,
Crown Roller and Columbia. The added
daily capacity of the eleven mills grind
ing amounts to 2O.l5O bbls, but the QUIT
put for to-day will probably. not exceeds
1914. The market was dull and lifeless.
though It might be expected to pick upE
again quickly ly with a little steadiness,
in wheat. The latter can be but a littlef
way from the bottom when the new crop fu-.
lures are selling within 5@7c of the bottom
moves abroad some wheat. also fair indica--
ton that, foreigners having taken hold, the,
surplus will be more easily taken care Of Pat
ents, sacks to local dealers, s. .30@5 40: pat
bbls, s.. .l5@5.45; delivered at New England
points, $5.6O05.75: New York points, $3.50
@665; delivered at Philadelphia and Balti-
more. SIS. 5.45@5.60: bakers here, 3.35@4;
@f.s5; psra red dog, bbs bbis $i.s5@f.5%o. % ~ =
Bran and Shorts-The bran market was
steady and easy at S7@7 SO for bulk cars,
with shorts going out at $7.25@S.25 for fine
and coarse.
Corn-CorD in the country is said not to be
moving freely. The local cOnsumptive IN
quiry is about enough to take the receipts at
32@33c for common lots ungraded, while
some very choice in a small way brings Sac
in cars.
Oats-The oats market is quiet, with plen-
tiful supply offered TO arrive but not very
many on track. Sales at 21@2Sc by sample.
Barley-No business; prices nominal at
25@45c.
HayIThe hay market dull at S4@7 for
wild s.. .5O@9 for timothy:
Feed-$ia@1s. ~
FLOUR SHIPMENTS
Following shows the shipments OF -four
from Minneapolis. Jan. ] to date and same
time in 1888: 1889, 1885, $50 bis; 1888.
2,635 ,O87 bbls.
CITY PRODUCE MARKET
Quotations for lots from store: Butter
Creamerles, 14@16c; dairies; 1r@13c; thirds,
1O@12c; packing stock. 6@7c. Eggs-In-
Guiding cases. l2lsc per doz. Berries
Gooseberries, 24-et case, .S2@2;50; cher,
saS2.75 pei per box Ok for California; straw
berries sell at $I.50@3.25 per 24-qt
case. Peas and Beans-Fancy navy, per bu,
S1@1. rs; dirty lots, SOC. Cider, per Dbl, $50
0.oO; per nalI-DDl, 3l.IoQQ0; DOlleu C1uef. PEI
gal, Csc. Dressed Meats.Beef, per lb, 2@4c;
veal, Sc for heavy to &c for light. Cheese
Full cream. 1880; part skim, 4@6c. Fruits
Apples, S2@..50 per bbl; dates, 12c; figs,
100 l4c: lemons, box, $4@6; Malaga grapes,
keg, $5.5U@6: Messina oranges, $325@3.50;
California. S3@3.5O. Fish-3G6c. Hides
Green. 4@4Ec; green salted, 5@5!kc; pelts,
3l9c for No. 2. Jellies-Halt-pintg glasses, 81
per doz.; pals, 3Ac per ID. Nuts-Almonds,
15@1Sc; Brazils, lie; cocoanuts. 5l2@6c;
peanuts, green, 6@8c; baked. 9@l0c; pecans,
6@12c; hickory nuts, per bu. 75c@$1 80.
Poultry-Live turkeys, lb, 9@lOc; live
chickens. lb, .8@9c: Potatoes-Quiet; Irish.1 1s
14@18c per lb; buckwheat, 12@15c.
Vegetables Onions, per doz, 15@20c;
cabbage. doz, 5G@6Oc; lettuce, doz, 25
@35c; radishes, doz, 10000; pieplant, lb,
lh@1c. Wool-Quiet at 17@l9c for un-
washed mediums; 21@27c for tub-washed.
FLoU SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road, l,o40 bbls; Omaha, 1882
bbls; Wisconsin Central, 725 bbls; st. Paul
4 Duluth, $500 bbls; Northern Pacific,
100 bbls: st. Paul 4 Kansas City, 1000
bbls: Chicago, Burlington & Northern.
1873 bbls; Minneapolis Pacific, $500 bbls;
500 line, 1926 bbls. ~
CAR LOT RECEIPTS. Z
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-.
ceipts by roads: Milwaukee road, Is cars;
Omaha, cars; Minneapolis d. st. Louis, IL
cars; Manitoba, 70 cars; Northern Pacific
IL cars; Chicago, Burlington 4 Northern, i
car: 500 line s cars. y
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION =
Following is the state inspection of grain in
Minneapolis for the past twenty four hours:
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