St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-01
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce..

There was some trading in the way of even
ing up this morning, but with little DISPOSE
ton to enter into new business very extern
sively. The elevator men did not like to
make contracts for the delivery of grade
wheat while the law and consequent rules
under which they might be compelled to de-
liver are in q transition state. Millers have
got wheat at high cash, and without letting it
down are trying to lift flour up to it. They
did not appear to want any more wheat at
the prices. but did not want wheat to fall on
account of the possible effect OH -four. The
business transactions were mainly by brokers
and commission men. Wheat opened rather
firm at about $1.o4s4. May with steady in
Later the market declined to 81. 04, with
small trading on the way down. From that
point there was an advance again to S1.O4l2,
followed by drop to Sl.03S4 again toward
up of old contracts, but in new business the
market was very dull, it being the last day of
the month. There has not been much Feoru-
airy business, and deliveries tomorrow are
expected to be small The market closed dull
and weak at c decline for the day.
Sales included 1880 May, $l.04s4; 15,-
600 blu May, SI.O412; 25.O0O blu May,
Sl.O4ss; 10000 bu May. Sl.O4A; $4,000
bu May, S1.O4ls; 1O,0oO bu May, 81 Oh; 49,
Si.osa. Following are the closing quota ,
tons: No. l hard, January, 81 Febru-
airy, S1.14; May. $l.1S; on track, 5l.15;
No. northern. January, $l.01l2; Februery,
$1.0ll2; May,$1O3l2 on track, $1,000 Oh;
No. = northern, January, 92c; February,
92c; May 94c; on track, 95@97c.
AT the beginning OF trading there was
little inquiry for milling wheat but as soon
as the limited wants of buyers were satisfied
the market became extremely dull again.
The demand mainly was for choice samples
of No. northern. But few orders from
outside millers were in, the bulk of the pur-
chases being for local milling account.
Morse Petit and the Crown Roller mill were
about the only buyers. Prices were scaled
samples in best request, while on No. l
northern some dealers claimed decline OF
&c. Low grades, as usual, were forced off
on almost any bid received: Receipts were
eighty cars with fifty-nine shipped out Du-
luth had forty-eight cars.
Car lots by sample: cars No. northern
81 .06; cars No. l northern, 81 .04; car
n o. l northern, S1.O4; cars No. nortc
ern, 81. 03; cars No. northern, f. o. b
81; 2 cars No. 2 northern. 97c; s cars No.2
northern, csc; 2 cars No. northern. SO
Q cars No. northern, csc; l car No 2,
northern, 81; cars No northern. f. o, b.
96c: cars No. 2 northern, 95c; cars No,
g. soc; cars rejected, 76c; cars no grade
o. W. b., zoe; cars no grade. f. o. b., 6Ol2c:
l cars sample, Sl.OS; car sample. soc; 1
Car sample. 6Oc; 8 cars sample, Gle; l car
oats, 25c.
Flour-The following mills were running
to-day: Pilsbury A and B, Phoenix. Anchor.
Washburn B, Galaxy, Petit Crown Roller
Columbia and st. Anthony. The added daily
capacity Of the ten mills grinding amounts
to 10000 barrels, but the output for to-day
will probably not exceed 14,5O0. Prices
were steady, and in some instances millers
held with rather more tirmness. There have
been few late inquiries from abroad, but
too few to create any faith that flour from
no fhora without
material change, relatively in the range Of
values. There was small interior demand
that called for about the current production.
Patents sacks to local dealers. SO. 10000;
in barrels s6.65@6.l5; delivered at New
England points. 6s0@6 90; New York
points, $6.7O@6.S5; delivered at Phiadel-
pbia and Baltimore, $6.65@6.90; bakers
here. 81 1000. 10: supertine, $4,000. 10;
S1.7U@1.S5.
Bran and Shorts-Bran was quiet at 1925
@9.75; shorts, 10000 for common, $1@2
above for fine.
Corn-The corn market showed small bust
ness and steady prices, with sales of few
sample cars al about 3uc for good ungraded.
Choice Nos. 2 and 3 yellow held nominally
1@I3c above.
Oats-This market was steady, with fair to
good retail oats going at ,24@26c by sample;
poor lots down to pc, and choice white
held at 2S@29c.
Barley-Mest barley offered was frosted
or stained, with holders asking 40@50c: de-
mand poor.
Hay-Wild, SO 5O@6; timothy, 81 .5O@s. %.
Feed-S1l 5O0l2.5O.
Flax-Quoted at 81 81; Chicago, 81 60.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road, ], 300 bbls; Omaha, 543
bbls; Minneapolis & st. Louis. 1,705 bbls;
Manitoba, l25 bbls; st. Paul d Duluth, 1,75O
bbls; ST. Paul d. Kansas city. us bbls; Chi
cago, Burlington & Northern, 1850 bbls; 500
line, l65 bbls.
CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-
ceipts by roads: Milwaukee road, IS cars;
Omaha, z cars; Minneapolis & st. Louis, 8
cars; Manitoba, "a cars; Northern Pacific, II
cars.
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and ship