St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-20
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

With rather large receipts of wheat and
smaller shipments. with reports of quiet mar
kets at other places, the feeling was easy in
futures and the tendency was to dullness.
Five loads were early reported as taken for
export in New York, and cables were quoted
strong in the morning, but these had little
effect in overcoming the quietness. Opening
prices of May were fraction lower, anG val
ues later declined further, which brought q
small reaction in buying and O rise to 97L3c
for May, with no lines for sale. Reports
from the country indicated rather larger
farm movement of wheat.
CASH WHEAT.
The demand for spot wheat was good, but
at a decline from yesterday. There was con-
siderable offered and sold to arrive, bringing
a little under spot offerings. Some was
bought to ship, but mostly for local use.
The selling to arrive indicated that holders
of wheat i'll the interior were in the notion of
accepting the current figures and from il the
presumption favored rather larger arrivals
The difference is now in favor of May. and
there is less margin Of profit TO hold in coun-
try houses.
Sample sales: II cars No. 1 northern,
Gle: s cars No. northern, 9ls4c: 81 cars
Mol northern, 9ll5c: cars No. l north
ern, 92c; 20 cars No. northern to arrive,
ole; car No. northern, 90c; 8 cars
No. northern, 89c; 6 cars No. 2 north
ern, C; B cars No. 2 northern, S7l2c: 4
cars, No. northern, to arrive, soc; D ears
No. 2 northern, to arrive. 83c: l car No. 3
choice, SIC; car no grade, 2 lbs off. Soc;
L car No white oats, f. o. b. Ale.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output Of the
mills grinding yesterday will probably ag-
gregate 25,5U0 bbls. Shipments, 26699
bbls. Quoted at 5 4SU05. 10 for first patents;
S4.65D4.So for second patent; S3.S @s420
for fancy aud export bakers; $I.9002. 70
for low grades in bags, including red dog.
Flour markets remained quietly steady, with
a moderate general distribution of patents
without particular activity. Bakers contin-
ned 10 go quite WELL and the low grades were
in about the same request as usual. fair
amount of flour is now turned out, or rather
more than week ago.
Bran and Shorts-Shipments. 7I7 tons.
Quoted at S14. 250l4. so for bran, SI45U0
10 for shorts and $l5.5U@l5.75 for mid
dlings. Bran was scarce. and urgent request
for prompt delivery paid Sl4.2o in some
cases. Shorts were not so scarce as bran and
held at about the same price.
Corn-Receipts $40 bu; shipments none.
Quoted at 450e46c on track. The demand
was light and it was difficult to find buyers
for the track lots offered.
Oats-Receipts, 1880 bu; shipments,
1880 bu. Quoted at 36@40lac by sample
Good white oats were wanted at about 39c
for No. 3 white, o. t., and 4UG940l2c for No.
white, o. [.
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments, none.
Quoted at ct @6lc for mple cars on track.
Barley-Receipts, 1900 bu: shipments.
5000 Blu. Quoted at 45@55c for GOOD to
fine samples of No. 3. Barley remained dull
and buyers inactive, with fair number of
cars offered.
Flax-Receipts, none; shipments 1900
bu. Flax sales are based on &c off from the
Chicago quotations.
Feed-Millers held at $50. 5002i, with
corn meal at $40 .5O@19.75.
Hay-Receipts, 40 tons; shipments. none.
Choice wild quoted at S.@7.50, and good
timothy at 50. Fair wild brought S66l7.