St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-15
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber of Commerce.
There was more strength in May
wheat this morning. At the start there
was nOminally 1a@5Sc premium in favor
of July, but with considerable demand
for May and but little offered prices ap-
preciated until it brought as much as
July. The buying for May was by
scattering parties who evidently had
some short and they were later rein
spicuOus on the long side. The latter it
was noticed met few responses to their
bids, perhaps because their trades do
not ''ring up" Still the offerings were
few even in response to the bidding of
parties whose trades settle more easily.
A few days past May had been sold
quite readily in exchange for July, with
premium OF about &c OH July, but
this morning the May was not so easily
Obtainable, caused probably by little
anxiety on the part of some little
so soon to mature. AS to the short in
tereSt in May there is considerable diff
ference in opinion, some putting it at
| 100000 bushels above the possibility
| of getting wheat to fill, while others
claim it is too incOnSiderable to create
any alarm.
The opening for May was nominal at
SOC, and July sold to S95Sc. The early
sales were the low sales, as the demand
exceeded the offerings. and May went
to 903sc: July the same. Trading was
lighter than usual. chiefly due to smaller
offerings, particularly of May. Other
markets were pretty well sustained
most of the day, and that firmness af-
fected this market to some extent. espe-
cially on the early futures. The de-
mand for cash wheat being good, also
assisted III the support of futures.
Among the sample tables there was
fair inquiry for the northern grades and
sale ranged fully as high as YESTERDAY
for Nos. and 2. Of No. hard there
was not enough to boom a market and
some houses claimed that for all good
milling wheat there was an active de-
mand at shade better pricss. Local
mlllerS were picking up nearly everv-
thing fit to grind. With the exception
of Dundas buyer there was very little
wheat taken to go out. Low grades
show no improvement. Receipts for the
day were $50 cars. Shipments were So.
Duluth reported 30 cars as the days re-
ceipts. 1t is estimated that local eleva-
tor stocks will decrease about rs. 600 blu
for the week and Duluth is expected to
increase like amount. Car lot sales
by sample: 2 cars No. hard, O. w.
b., S1.04; 2 cars No. hard, f. o. b., S1.O4:
2 cars No. northern. 94c: 10 cars No.
l northern, Ole; 2 cars No. l northern.
CSC; 2 cars No. northern. f. o. b.. 99c:
car No. l northern, 95c: cars No. /
northern. 81: 10 cars No. l northern,
92c; Q cars No. northern, SIC; 9 cars
No. 2 northern. o. t., soc: cars No. 2
northern, SIC: car No. . northern. f.
O. b., 81c;2 cars No. 2 northern zoe: 9
cars No. 2 northern, soc: 2 cars No. 2
northern, S5c; cars No. 2 north
ern, SSc: 2 cars No. 2 northern. SIC;
2 cars No. 8, delivered. 71c; cars No. 3,
75c: 2 cars No, 3, o. t., SOC; 9 ears No.
3, delivered, 721ac; 4 cars No. 3, roe; 4
cars No. 3. Tic: 3 cars No. 3, Soc: 2 cars
g. SIC; 2 cars No. 8, f. o. b., soc: 2 cars
rejected, delivered, &c; ? cars rejected,
+. o. b.. soc; 2 cars no grade, size: 2
cars no grade. 60c: 2 cars no grade, soc:
2 cars sample, delivered, 75c; cars sam
pie, delivered, 45c; cars sample, de-
livered 81; cars sample, Soc; 4 ears
sample, 81; 2 cars sample, 5Sc: 2 cars
oats, 23115c; 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 c, Petit, Galaxy, Palisade.
Minneapolis, Humboldt, Crown Roller
and Northwestern. The added daily
capacity of the - mills grinding
amounts to $4,000 bbls. but the output
for to-day will probably not exceed 90
100. The demand has not improved to
speak of. A steady but small stream of
flour is going out daily, but not equal in
volume to the output of mills if run
ming regularly. An effort to work off
flour in New York to consumers by
cropping materially on asking prices
was said to have been made, but without
bringing satisfactory results. 1t is
doubtful whether offers of Sc for patents
would effect substantial sales One
salesman on the road for large milling
concern said he never found the market
so lifeleSS on any trip he ever made be-
fore, as OH the last. Buyers are waiting
for the bottom. Foreign trade in bakers
was reported quite as slow as patents
in the domestic trade. Confidence is
yet wanting, and consumers and re-
tailers, as well as jobbers, are work.
ing on the smallest possible supplies.
Patents, sacks to local dealers, $500
6; patents to ship, sacks, car lots,
s5.50@5.75; In barrels, S5.7O@6; delivered
at New England points, $6.3596.65: de-
livered at New York points. S6.25@6.55;
delivered at Philadelphia and Bati-
more, s6.2O@6.50: bakers here, s.. 75(0
AIS; superfne, S203.50: red dog, sacks,
$1.35@1 80; red dog, bbls, 81 .6O@1. 10.
Bran and Shorts-Were quiet, and
continued in about the same channel as
for several days past. Bran and com
mon shorts selling at S7.2597.5O.
COrn-COntinues in fair local demand.
Supply rather scarce. Exports have not
been quite up to the average for the
past few days, but there is no lack of
export orders at the seaboard. There
are some expectations of increased re-
ceiptS soon. Local quotations I'M
changed at 90G32c.
Oats-COntinue unchanged. with quo
tations ranging 20(a2Sc for the various
grades.
Barley-Very poor to fair barley is
difficult to dispose of: choice grades
show slight Improvement. Offerings
of the latter are small, and with
Slightly increased demand a steadier
tone was noticeable. Quoted at 20@4Oc.
Feed-S1l. 50@12.50.
Hay-Market dull at S3(05.50 for wild,
s5.5007 for timothy.
FlaX-Quoted at Sl.4S. Chicago, S1.54.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of
flour from Minneapolis, January l to
date and same time in 1888: 1889, bbls,
1857, AIS: 1888, bhls, 1,723,S17.
CITY PRODUCE MARKET.
Quotations are for lots from store:
er-Creameries, 20022c; dairies, 10
(01Sc: thirds, 10@!2c: packing stock, ga
&c. Eggs-lncluding cases, 915010c
per doZ. Berries-Cranberries, s2(0225
per bu; in bbls, s5(l6.50: Strawberries
sell slow at from 50 to 40c quart. Peas
and BeanS--Fancy navy, per bu, S100