St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The wheat market was very dull this morn
ing, with no general effort apparent to trans
act business. 1t was asserted that combi-
nation existed to maintain the prices, to
bolster up the market. But whether true OF
otherwise, the talk of it appeared to narrow
the desire to do any trading to speak of. AT
the start buying was at prices about the close
of Yesterday but later there was an easier
market caused by breaks in other places.
The reports of growing crops were about
as favorable as well could be- and that with
large arrivals were depressing in general
effect.
May opened with good demand at s6lac,
but soon settled to Sic. The trading in it was
restricted and but little was done in July
which ruled about lie under May, with sales
at all fractions from sec down to Soc There
was an effort to sell No 2 northern May at
76c, but the trial met no encouragement
There was demand for May and July at all
times at prices relatively above cash samples
Following are the closing quotations. No. 1
hard-April, Soc; May, 95l2c; July, 97l2c;
on track, 95c; No. northern-April, s5l2c
May, S5l2c: July, 944c; on track s5@S6c;
No. 2 northern-April, 74Ac: May, 74Ac:
July, 7oAc; on track. nc.
At the start there was no demand fer cash
wheat. and the dropping tendency of outside
markets kept buyers from investing The
heavy receipts helped the feeling of weak
ness, and sellers were making heroic effort
TO hold the market from going lower. Later
there was shade of improvement in the
best grades and some sales of No. hard were
made at CSC. The northern wheat was in
some demand at prices that varied but little
from yesterday, but the low grades were not
quotable at any steady range. Receipts for
the day We're 10 cars. and Is were shipped
out, Duluth reported "a cars on track. Local
millere were buying very little wheat, and
shippers orders were less than yesterday.
Car lot sales by sample: 2 cars No. hard
No. hard, 81; cars No. 1 northern, soc;
cars No. l northern, SEC: 4 cars No.
northern, 90c; 2 cars No. l northern. SIC;
car No. northern. 81: cars No. / north
No northern. Sic; 6 cars No 2 northern,
soc: car No. northern, Sac; 4 cars No. 9
northern, NC; 2 cars No. 2 northern, f. o. b.
s2c; 2 cars No; northern, s4c: 4 cars No. s
2 cars No. 3. 75c; 10 cars re-
iected, 73c 1 car rejected, csc; cars re
jected, Csc; cars no grade, doe; 2 cars no
grade. o. t., zoe: 8 cars no grade, 55c; B cars
no grade, 73c; cars no grade, zoe; 2 cars
3 oats, %.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of flour
from Minneapolis. JAM to date and same
time in 1888:
1889 bbls. 1,4192O7 1883 bbls 1,927679
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The following mills were running
| to-day: Pillsbury and B, Phoenix, Anchor,
Washburn B and c, Petit. Minneapolis.
Northwestern. Galaxy. Columbia and Hum
boldt. The added daily capacity of the
twelve mills grinding amounts to %, 400 bar
rels, but the output for to-day will probably
not exceed ID, 400 barrels. The flour mar
ket was dull. and mills are not running near
| their capacity. There is yet no lack of wheat
to manufacture into flour. but for one cause
or another prices of 1t are maintained
above the value of the product. If buyers
would clear up the offerings at current ask
ing prices, flour could be made at some profit
perhaps, but lacking demand the possible
margin of grain is too small to justify mill
ers most of them think. in pIiing up surplus
in anticipa ton of possible future demands.
Patents, sacks to local dealers, $5.70@6;
patents to ship, sacks car lots, S5.50@5.75;
in barrels, $5.7G@6; delivered at New En-
gland points. Sc. 35@6.65; New York points.
S6.25@6.55; delivered at Philadelphia and
@4.75; superfne, S2@3.5O; red dog. sacks,
$1.35@l.5O; red dog, barrels, S1.60@1.70
Bran and shorts-Millstuffs are quiet and
conditions unchanged: bran and common
shorts quoted at S7@7.25.
Corn-There is bmt little being received.
and The supply here is small, quoted at 31M
33c; the export demand for the past week
was smaller, free movement being re-
stricted by the smaller offerings and higher
claims of holders in consequence. The I'M
usually low prices current in the United
Kingdom during the past few months, the
lowest on record In Liverpool, have increased
Oats-The Movement Is light and the mar.
ket rather dull; quoted at 20@2Sc.
Barley is as dull as ever; the supply of
choice is small but the demand is smaller ;
Door and medium grades nominal; quo ted at
25@45c
Flax-Quoted at 81. 1914 Chicago, 81, ssh.
Eeed-S11.500l2.50