St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
MIME ApOuIS.
Chamber OF commerce.


There were few large lines of long
wheat unloaded here during the last
few days and they reduce tue spread of
this above other markets. but with less
offered it Widened again. A few days
ago, when there were more buy
ers, Minneapolis was &c above Chicago.
Saturday &c above and yesterday Sc
above. 1t was claimed that some mill
ers, long of wheat for May, were drop
ping it, but this did not appear to be so.
1t was generally wheat that had been
bought by the country at low prices
and the holders taking their profits.
The country movement was still light,
with steady arrivals here from the eie-
ators. May wheat opened at about
$l.l34 and dropped to S1.l21s, then rose
to 81. 1875 with fair amount of wheat for
sale, but buyers did not appear to be
very anxious to get it. There was con-
siderable talk by the bulls that wheat
here will be great deal higher before
the May deaf is settled. The opinion is
based on the idea that all the wheat
here and in the country has been sold
against for May, while portion of it
only will inspect contract grade. leav-
ing all other grades to be settled for,
with nothing to fill with. That claim is
VII L,l0 pa3io tna1 tHo IululeS naNe
mostly landed with millerS, who will
want the wheat and not the differences.
The closing was weak. Following are
the closing quotations: No. Hard
February, Sl.2O; March, S1.21; May,
s1.2 on track, s1.2O; No. northern,
February, SILL: March, S1.1115; May,
sl.12s4; on track, s1.l1@112; No. 2
2 northern, February, s1O2; March,
Sl.03; May, S1.041s; on track, 81 sI.09@1.07.
Sellers of sample wheat we're inclined
to hold for higher prices in view of the
firmness late Saturday in speculative
markets. and the fact that tyesterday'sre-
ceipts were considerably below what
had been estimated. There was a fair
inquiry from both local and outside
millers,b but the atteulpt to put up prices
was promptly frOwned down and the de-
mand was cut down. At the previous
range there was a moderate business,
the demand being mainly for the best
samples of No. 2. Receipts for the day
were 1856 cars; shipments, SO. Duluth
reported 35 on track. Local elevator
stocks decreased ,304 bu for the
week. Sellers were unable to dispose
of all the wneaJ offered. Car lot sale
SLIP; 8 cars No. northern, 0. t., S1.10;
90 cars No. l northern, delivered in
March. S1.13; 2 cars No. / northern,
S1.l4; cars No. l northern, Sill;
2 cars No. l northern, delivered,
s1.l01@; cars No. 2 northern, $1.O6:
2 cars No. 2 northern, f. o. b., Sl.07:
2 cars No. l northern, fob, Sl.06: cars
No. 2 northern, Sl.0S: 6 cars No. 2
northern, sl.04; 2 cars No. 2 Northern.
S1.01: 2 cars No. 2 northern, Sl.o9: Is
cars No. 2 northern, Sl.04;2 cars No. 2
northern, to arrive. s1.05; 5 cars No. 5,
Csc; cars No. 3. Csc; 1 car No. 3, 9Oc;
2 cars No. 8. f. o. b., S1.0415: 9 cars No.
3, +. o. b., S1.03; cars No. 8, sl.O2;
cars No. 5, 97}5c; 2 cars No. 8, sl.l0.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The following mills were run
ming yesterday Pillsbury A and B, Phoe-
nix, Anchor, Washburn b and &, st.
Anthony, Northwestern, Galaxy and
Palisade. The added daily capacity of
the ten mills grinding amounts to 49,
400 bbls. but the output for to-day will
probably not exceed $1,000 bbls. The
by the sharp rise in wheat
the last day or two preceding,
but previous activity had filled many
vacant places, and the inquiry was less
pronounced than Oh other days, OF more
particularly during the preceding rise
in wheat. The output would be rather
larger now if it were not interfered
with by the scarcity of water with such
of the mills as are driven wholly by it.
The millers here were firm in prices
that they had begun to waver Oh.
until the harder prices of wheat Satur-
day braced up their views again.
Patents. sacks to local dealers, 5000
$50; patents to ship, sacks car lots, ST
@6.l0; in barrels, s6.15(a625; delivered
at New England points, s6.90(@7.O5;
New York points, s6.s0@6.95; delivered
at Philadelphia and Baltimore, $3.50
$50: bakers here, A.l0@5.10; superfine,
S2.50(94.10; red dog. sacks, S1.45t91 80;
red dog. barrels, sl.7O@1.s5.
Bran and Shorts-This market showed
no important change. In general
way it was called firm, with orders
enough to move the production at about
1878 for shorts and SO for bran. Fine
shorts were held at S9.25@9.5O.
COrn-There was no corn moving eX-