St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-25

was considerable May offered on the
theory of probable break. Quotations
from other points came in strong and
higher, causing sellers to advance i'm
asking prices without selling much.
Buyers had very little enthusiasm
OF the quality that made them
active purchasers, and the most pleased
bulls among them showed 10 disposition
to increase the size of their holdings.
mat the shorts i'll Chicago are badly
dem0rallZed and running from the aWk-
ward position they find themselves in
was regarded more as a lesson of eau
ton than as all inducement to more eX-
tended trading. Prices advOuced about
re soon after the start, but at the ad-
vance there were too many sellers and
the gain was soon lost. Ii local bulls
had been strong in faith as they were
in talk, and had pushed their opera
lions, the conditions were favorable to
the establishment of markets on high
Ell plane. July was under May from &c
to lc at different times in the day. but
there were few buyers of it excepting
IN the way OF changing from one month
to the other.
The opening price of May wheat was
at Sl.02l3, and i'll the next thirty min
utes there was an advance to 81 .O4. but
at the top OF the market was nominal.
Later prices declined to S1.0215 at IL
O'Clock. There was more done in July
in the way of spreads between it and
May than in any other way at 1%(11c
spread in May. There were some good
sized flour sales reported, and one
miller claimed to have sold $4,000 bar
rels Of patents since Yesterday morn
ing at stiff prices. Cables were firm,
and Liverpool quoted California? wheat
q penny higher. The weather was
bright and farmers were reported to be
getting along well with seeding.
Among the sample tables there was
an Improvement noted in the price of
the best grades of milling wheat, though
easier than they have for the past week
Local millers were buying trifie more
freely than for a day or two past, but
orders from outside were light. No.
northern sales ranged about a cent bet
ter than yesterday, and few special
lots Of No. 2 sold above sellers prices
yesterday. Offerings were liberal, re-
celptS being 15S ears, and the accumula-
tions being quite large also. Ship
ments were forty-siX cars. Duluth re-
ported forty cars on track. Local ele-
Vator stocks are expected to de-
crease about 100000 bu for the week.
Car lot sales by samples: Gears No.
hard, t. o. b., SLIP: l ear No. / hard,
Sl.l3; cars No. l northern. Sl.09; IS
cars No. l northern, $l.07; ears No.
81. on: 2 ears No. 2 northern. 96c: cars
No. 2 northern, 97c; 2 cars No. 2
northern, $1,000: 2 cars No. 2 north
ern. 9Sc; 9 cars No. 2 northern, f. o. b.,
4c; cars No 2 northern, 93c; cars
No. 2 northern, +. O, b.. 9S15c: cars
cred, ere; : cars No. % 3, 'e 9se;
2 cars No. 2 northern. 90c; cars No.
3. so: 2 ears No. 9, f. o. b., SIC: cars
No. ), 90c: ears rejected. soc: car re-
jected, Sc; 8 cars rejected, soc: 2 cars
rejected, G0c: 9 ears rejected, nc; cars
rejected, Csc: 2 cars rejected, T5c; 2 cars
no grade, zoe: 9 cars white winter, de-
livered, SIC; 2 ears sample, 95c: 2 cars
sample, 46c: 4 cars No. 3 delivered,
911ac; 2 cars hay, S4.25: 3 ears oats to
arrive choice, 28c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
FlOur-The following mills were
running to-day: Pillsbury A and B,
Phoenix, Anchor, Washburn B ami c,
Galaxy, Columbia and Petit. The
added daily capacity of the nine mills
grinding amounts to Is. 100 bblS, but the
output for to-day will probably not ex-
coed II, 500. There was again an evil
dent quickening in the -four trade,
though the movement showed small
results, compared wi4h the last two
days sharp spnrts in the upward run of
speculative wheat markets. More bust
ness was either ordered OF inquired for.
The rise in wheat is yet looked upon
askance by flour buyers, they still,
pointing to manipulation as the
deal. With the late statistical figures
in sight and official. whether correct or
not, it would be difficult operation TO
make anyone familiar with the subject,
and not hoping for some gain through
speculation, to believe that there is not
wheat enough i'll this country to meet
all domestic demands for the next six
teen weeks, when the new crop will be-
gin to be available. Looking upon it in
that light flour buyers will hardly be
persuaded into large purchases; they
will rather continue to buy only
for present wants. Patents, sacks,
to local dealers, sG(dG.2O; patents to
ship, sacks car lots, $5.S0@6; in barrels,
s6@6.15; delivered at New England
points, Sc. 75@6.S5; New York points.
S6.65@S.75: delivered at Philadelphia
and Baltimore, $6.60@6.10: bakers here,
S404.75; superfine, S2@Q3.50: red dog,
sacks, 35@1.50; red dog. barrels, 81 60
CLIO.
Bran and Shorts-The demand was
not brisk, but the small production was
fairly disposed of at about $S(0S.50 for
bran and $7.75@1S. 25 for common shorts.
Corn-There was only a moderate
amount of corn offered on the local mar
ket. The corn arriving here now is for
warded by rail to the East and worth
about 30031c for steamer grade. The
local demand is supplied at about the
same figures o. t. for No. OF good un-
graded.
Oats-The demand was fair for local
consumption, but as more cars offered
on track than there were use of for the
day they went slowly to retailers at 20
(02S, with an exceptionally poor car
going below quotations.
Bariey-A dull market ruled in this
grain and some quite fair barley had to
go at little above 40c, while dark stained
or frosted was particularly hard to sell
at all.
Flax-Quoted atsl.45. Chicago, $1.51.
Feed-S11@12.
Hay-The hay market was dull at $50
$50 for wild; S5.50(07 for timothy.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of
-four from Minneapolis, Jan. to date,
and the same time in 1888: 1889, bbls,
9S0,090; 1888, bbls, 1,2S2,779.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Milwaukee road, AGO bbls; Omaha.
100 bbls: Minneapolis & st. Louis, $50
bbls; WisconsinCentral, 375 bbls; st.
Paul q Duluth. 700 bbls; Northern Pa
cific, 100 bbls; st. Paul & Kansas City.
235 bblS: Chicago. Burlington e North
ern, 1850 bbls; 500 line, 1925 bbls.
CAR LOT RECEIPTS,
Following are the Minneapolis wheat
receipts by roads: Milwaukee road, %
cars: Omaha, cars; Minneapolis 81
st. Louis, ! car; Manitoba. % ears;
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