St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-04

14c, including cases. Some sales are
occasionally made at 14l9c. A large number
OF eggs are being thrown out. New potatoes
ping demand is good Market fairly well
supplied with fresh vegetables. Demand
good, both to supply local trade and shipping
account. Tomatoes very scarce and firm.
Some tomatoes sold as high as 81 per bushel.
heavy, with fair demand for spring chick
ems. and more inquiry for OLD hens. Not
much doing in turkeys. The mutton market
is steady: supplies are quite small, and, with
good demand, prices are quotably firm The
veal market is about steady with fair de-
mand and moderate offerings Very few
calves coming in that bring outside prices
Offerings of blueberries small and demand
fair this morning. Offerings OF red rasp-
berries were smaller than usual and market
irmer on choice berries. Considerable soft
stock was closed out below quotations The
currant market is dull and cleaning up Slow
Some choice sound lots were picked up q
little above quotations, Offerings OF melons
for shipment Green apples are in good
supply. The demand is fair for choice fruit
WHEAT FUTURES.
The demand for wheat was good at the
opening, with feeling that reaction would
naturally follow the late severe depression
About Ac advance was paid early. and the
market moved upward very easily until a
nice gain had been secured. After rise OF
l2c had been made, there was more selling,
and wheat bought early began to come on
the market. checking the demand.
There was good deal Of news
of one sort or another. and much
OF strong tenor later, creating fresh
inquiry and further advance. The sit
uation of the corn crop in the Southwest
and the late sensational markets helped to
push up wheat as the shorts run easily.
The clearances from four ports. partly esti-
mated, were L. 91, 100 blu wheat, and 1874,
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Cables continue quiet with weather a little
unsettled in the United Kingdom and on the
continent.
Following are Saturdays closing wheat
quotations: No. 1 hard, August csc; on
track, 97@97c. No. l northern, August,
9O12c; September, 89Ac; December. 9lAc;
on track, 92@93c. Nd. 2 northern, August,
e5c; on track, $4,000.
CASH WHEAT.
The cash wheat market was slow Saturday.
The water was out of the canal and local
millers bought little. If any, supplies. A large
part of the outside orders were limited be-
low the market Those that were not were
soon filled. Prices were some stronger than
yesterday.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of flour
from Minneapolis, Jan. TO date and same
1880 bbls. 1888, 225 1889 bDls. 2.sos.552
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-1'he flour mills running Saturday
will aggregate $4,000 bbls. The movement
was kept up well, the old sales not having
been filled, ana there being moderate new
business. The price of patents here was
about S4.S5@5 in WOOD for car lots, A few
sales were made below, as well as few above
quotations. Bakers went at So. 1904. 10, fair
low grades at Sl.75@2 and red dog at 81 go
@1.70. Shipments, 29.6l3 bbls.
Bran and Shorts-A good trade was, done
in these mill products, as the demand con-
tinued very active and there was good out
put. More could have been done with more
stuff on the market. A great deal was going
out on old sales. and it was hard to get pur-
chase for prompt shipment. Bran went at
$ll@1I.5O. shorts at Sl25o@13.5O, and
middlings at $685. OLA.
Corn-Market dull at 45@45lsc, mostly
nominal. Receipts, 2,440 bu; shipments,
900 blu.
Oats-There was poor inquiry for oats at
the price they were held at. Receivers tried
to get 35c for No. Q white and along down
from that to 32c for dark mixed. Blu yers
held back and to do business, lower prices
had 10 be accepted ranging at 30@32c. Re-
ceipts, 81, 500 Du; shipments, 200 bu.
Barley-Slow. and mostly nominal for want
of supplies. at 33@3Sc.
Rye-A few cars offered 45@46.
FIaX-No business to mention with prices
nominal at 81. %.
Feed-The market was active with good
movement on old contracts, and fresh sales
at $lT@17.50. Coarse meal held at about
ST.
Hay-Demand very poor, and good wild at
S4@5.