St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-31
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber ofCornrnepce.


Some enthusiasm and no little activity was
noted in the wheat market yesterday. Prices
were up from the first. ana the demand was
good, coming from shorts il their desire 10
fill against Sales and there was moderate
buying for long accounts. Many felt that
prices were low, and when short were un-
easy. and when waiting for n favorable time
TO buy. considered that time was likely at
hand. Just twenty four hours earlier they
had sold with quite as much confidence.
The news started out OF an encouraging
character. Cable reported advancing prices
by both public and private kilograms. Re
252.00o BIZ the week, and corn
decreased $4,000 Blu. Some pri-
waite kilograms said Liverpool was l2d
higher. Dornbuch estimated the supplies Of
wheat and -four in the United Kingdom;
British wheat undelivered 50,2400JO blu;
wheat and flour on passage Il ,04O.OO0 bu;
stock in British ports l6,4O0,0Jo bu. making
a total of S5,tS0 900 bu, against "a, sos, 00O
bu year ago. and an average for the last
three years of So, 984, 900 bu. Seaboard bus
mess was reported more active. Reports
from the winter wheat fields Ill the South
west were discouraging on account of eK-
ceedingly dry weather. Total receipts at the
four principal spring wheat points since
Aug. ], the beginning of the crop year foot
up. Minneapolis, %. 1888 Gil bu; Duluth, TO-
4S3, S45 blu: Chicago, 9,63l,705 nu; Mil
waukee, 4,052.US9 blu: making q total of 81,
5O6,25O bu, against 81, 1887, 716 bu during
the same time last year, and 39,260,47l bu
in 1885.
CASH WHEAT
Demand was good for spot wheat. The
arrivals were smaller, and with only 279 cars
IN the competition was brisk. Shipments
were full and took 80 cars. Sales averaged
somewhere al out &c higher than the pre-
cedlng day for milling wheat, for which the
demand as usual was more active than for
the under qualities. Local elevator people
were in the market for little, with the bulk
OF the offerings of cars going TO local millers
q nd tn lapcn ,tcid nxx-T,c 70 fhn i've
request the market closed up early except
ing for undesirable lots or lots held above
the going price. Closing quotations: No. 1
hard. December and January, 90c; track,
Gle; No. northern, December and January,
S612c; May, 94l2c; track, 8Sc: No. north
ern, December and January, S3c; track,
S412c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding yesterday probably aggregated 23,-
900 bbls. Shipments, IL, 100 bbls Quoted
at 81. 5000 for first patents; S4.30@450 for
second patents; S3.50@4.2O for fancy and
bags. including red dog. Market continues
quiet in flour. as in most articles The low
price of wheat and the consequent low price
of flour would most likely bring the activity
it invites at any other time than in the midst
OF the holidays. AS it is now. business is
quite moderate in sales as well as in manu-
facture. Some low sales have been reported
in cases making it needful to realize without
well sustained, with the owners fairly conf
dent of nature that will bring results more
satisfactory.
Bran and Shorts-Shipments, 914 TONS
Quoted at S14. 25@l4.50 for bran, S1425@
10 for shorts, aud S15.25@15.75 for mid
dlings. Bran was offered quite freely at
Sl4.5O with some demand, the feeling being
rather firm, and shorts quiet
Corn-Receipts. $3.50 bu; shipments, $500
blu. Quoted at 43l2@46c on track. Corn
sympathized with other grain and was held
at about lac more and rather better inquiry.
Oats-Receipts, 5,40O bu; shipments, H.,
70O Blu. Quoted at 36@39c by sample. The
demand for No 3 white was good and prices
average l2c better all around.
Rye-Receipts. none; shipments 600 bu.
Quoted at 59@6lc for sample cars on track.
Barley-Receipts 600 bu; shipments.
5000 blu. Quoted at 45@155c for good to fine
samples of No. 2. Market was slow and
prices nominal
Flax-Receipts. 1.5OObu: shipments. $500
bu. Flax sales are based on &c off from the
Chicago quotations.
Feed-Millers held at Sl9@l9.5O with corn
meal at SlS.5o@I9.
Hay-Receipts, 120 tons; shipments, none
Choice wild quoted at S650@z, and good
timothy at $3.50; fair Wild S5.5O06.5O.
More inquiry for good wild hay was reported
and sales averaged better.