St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-06
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

There has been growing demand for
cash wheat for the last few days, which
1t was possible a few days ago to buy car
lots and by putting them in store. sell fut-
ures for July against them and make fair
carrying charges. Since that the milling de.
mand has stfffened the price of Nos. l and
2, leaving the elevator carriers without any
margin to work Oh. Millers. however, were
not III the market to buy July, evidently i'll
tent only on supplying their present wants,
leaving the future to take care Of itself. 1t
was the cash demand more than anything
else that supported the market for futures,
which support was more in the nature of
asking higher prices than in creating greater
demand.
The news bureaus we're considerably active
in getting out kilograms Of crops from vari-
GUS places. These are very conflicting and
included most of the earth. but being mainly
thought to come from private and interested
sources, were deemed unreliable ana pro-
duced very little effect. New York quota
tons indicated that the general strength in
futures this morning might have had its in
ception there, and in confirmation Chicago
wiredAthat the buying there came from New
selling it to them. On the other hand IA
loads were worked in New York for export,
and Hutchinson and Fairbank said to be.
buying futures
Wheat for future delivery was easy at the
start. but later firmed up, with better in
quiry and sellers asking higher figures. The
buying was at no time active but advanced
in prices from S2ss@93c before 1 o'clock.
There was even less doing in new crop
futures than before, with prices of them en-
tirely nominal. The active inquiry for cash
milling wheat. was the principal milling
feature of the day business and indicated
more healthy Market as the purchases were
for immediate use to turn into flour. Fol
lowing are the closing quotations.: No.
hard, June, 83c; July. 90c; on track, 8Sc:
No. northern, June, S112c; July, 83c; on
track, 91l9c; No. 2 northern, 72c; July,
72s4c; on track, 72@74.
vance in the prices of futures and were
prompt in asking higher prices for their
grade offerings. Receipts were smaller also.
but 1Ol cars being posted on the board, and
section is about to show falling off the de-
mand from millers both here and at outside
points exhibited little more willingness to
look at grain. Early sales were made at
about a cent advance for everything above
No. g. and even the low grades attracted
more attention from buyers. Local milfers
began picking up their selections, and while
the activity did not continue to the close
sellers were not disposed to make any reduc-
tons in prices except on some low grades.
Shipments were 81 cars. Duluth received
another car.
Car lot sales by sample: car No. LIZARD,
f. o. b., SOC; 2 cars No: 1 northern, s5c;
No. northern, soc; 2 cars No. northern.
SOl2c; 2 cars No. l northern. Sic: cars
No. northern, choice, 8Sc: 2 cars No. l
northern, SEC: 4 cars No. 1 northern, 84c;
cars No. ! northern, SIC; cars No: l
Is cars No. northern, 74c; 8 cars No. 2
northern, 721Ac; 2 cars No. 2 northern,
73l2c; cars No: northern, 74c;
5 cars No. northern, 76c
northern, 73c; Gears No. 3, soc; 2 cars N o.
3. 64c; cars No. 8, Csc; car No. 8. CSC;
cals No. 8. 69c; IA cars No. 8, zoe; 2
cars NO. 8. &c; cars No. 3, 60c; 2 cars
4Dc; 2 cars rejected, 45c; 4 cars rejected,
45c; 2 cars rejected. sic; 2 cars rejected.
&C; cars rejected. Sue; 2 cars sample, 45c;
- cars sample soc; cars no grade, CSC;
cars oats, 2311c; car hay, SO.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The following mills were running
to-day: Pillsbury A. Phoenix. Petit, Pail
SADIE, Standard, Cataract Minneapolis, Wash
burn B and G, Crown Roller, Galaxy, St.
capacity of the thirteen mills grinding
amounts to 23,O5O bbls, but the output for
to-day viii! probably not exceed 10, $50. The
flour market was quiet again to-day with
| rather more orders reported for patents from
domestic points, There are are some COM
plants from country mllers that the 10 cal
millers are cutting under them in the sale OF
-four. Whether or, not the complaints
%ers well Are os u ths a MRneaR naI
The point with them is to sell their produc-
tions keep the mills going and pull through
to new crop without loss. Patents,
sacks to local dealers, $5.soS@5.4o; patents
rels. 5.15@5.45; delivered at New England
points, $5.6O@5. 70: New York points. $3.50
| @6.65; delivered at Philadelphia and oBalti
superfne, $1.75@2.5O; red dog, sacks, $l.15
01.35; red dog, barrels, $1.35@1.5
Bran and Shorts-The demand was slow
| and sales rather light at $6.5O06.75 tor bran
| and common shorts.
| Corn-Demand is very dull and receipts
! small; fair qualities are quoted at 29@3Oc
in cars, while No. 2 choice is quoted at &c.
| Oats-Are unchanged with demand insig
niicant. The average range of prices is from
23c to Csc, with poor quoted at zoe and choice
at 29c
Flax-Quoted at 81 81; Chicago, S1.57.
| Feed-$12@12.5O.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of -four