St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-02
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber Of Commerce.

Wheat ruled lower to-day. The opening
was at about 90c July, with fair transactions
from that down to SOC. There was good
deal of buying against long purchases and
shorts pounded it. After soc was reached
more of disposition to buy was started and
prices gradually appreciated until July went
up about lie above were it started this morn
ing. Good weather for growing crops and
good reports from California and from some
of the central wheat states were the basis of
the decline. The larger holders Of both cash
wheat and long futures threw none of theirs
At some seasons in the day business was dull.
but on the whole there was liberal trading.
The markets at other places were in harmony
with this in general fluctuations and the
general rise.
Following are the days closing wheat quo
tations: No. hard, May, S9Ac; June, S9Ac;
July, 9l14c; on track, 9012@91c: No. north
track, 9oc; No. 2 northern, May, Sec;
June. SIC; July, 89c; on track, S6@S7c.
CASH WHEAT.
The posted receipts of wheat for the past
forty-eight hours were POI cars, with % cars
shipped out. The cash wheat market was
very dull yesterday and prices were weak and
lower sympathy with the decline in fut-
ures. There was no buying of prominence,
except by local elevator companies at a4c
under July for contract grade. Local millers
bought a little Of the better grade early at
about July prices but they were very particu-
lar in what they took and were soon sup
piled. Low grades were working out very
slowly.
Sales of cash wheat are on the basis of de-
livered unless specified,
Cash sales by sample and otherwise satur-
day included the following: cars Mol hard,
9lAc; 2 cars No. hard, 9212c; 3 cars No.
1 hard, 90c; cars No. hard; 89l2c; car
No l hard, o. b. W., 90l2c: 5 ears No.
hard, 9Oc; 5000 bu No. l hard f. Q. b.,
S97sc: 2 cars No l hard, 9O1sc; 2 cars No. L
northern, O. t., S9l2c: 2 cars No l northern,
S914c; l cars No. northern, SS34c; 9 cars
No. 1 northern, S9e; 80 cars NO. 1 north-
cars No l northern, SS34c; IA cars No.
l northern. soc; 2 cars No. l northern,
o. w. b.. 90c; 10 cars No 2 North
ern, 8Ss4c; % cars No. 1 north
cars No. l northern, O. t.. s94c; + cars
No. ! northern. SS12c; 2 cars No northern,
S9lac: cars No. northern, 89a4c;
cars No. northern, soc; cars NO. 2
Northern, S5c;2 cars No. 2 northern, 85l2c;
2 cars Nos S3c; 2 cars Nos, S2c: l car Nos.
SOc;2 cars no grade. soc; 2 cars rejected, l2 Id
off. S5e: l car rejected. Toe; cars re-
jected, S6lac;2 cars rejected, SIC; 2 cars
rejected, 7Jc; C cars oats, o. t., 2Sc; car
corn, 31l2c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding Saturday will probably aggregate
1900 bbls.
Business remained slow. The late decline
Ill wheat convinced hour buyers tldb luelr
conservatism had kept them right in not buy
ing ON the rise beyond their present needs.
Sales of patents were reported light. on tn e
basis OF about S4.90@5.10 in wood. Con-
tracts for delivery at Atlantic coast point
were on a basis of S5.5O@5. 70 for the differ
emit places, taking freight rates based on
Boston, New York and Baltimore tariffs.
Bran and Shorts-ThiS market was quoted
at SS.50@S.75 for bran: S909.75 and $40
for shorts. Business quiet with moderate de-
mand and fair offerings.
Corn--Was easy, with holders asking about
32t2c for good yellow samples; receipts.
"a, 770 bu; shipments, 5000 bu, local de-
mand slow.
Oats Market easier, with good white sold
at 2Sc fair mixed at 26c; the offerings were
very liberal at opening and sales slow; re-
ceipts, 46 800 bu: shipments. $4,000 bu.
Barley : Nominal at about 30@35c tor
ordinary samples; receipts 600 bu; ship
ments, none.
Flax-Nominal at about S1.41; receipts,
none; shipments, 1000 blu.
Feed-Steady, with milers asking $3.50
1850; coarse meal, SCHOOLS to bill out.
Hey-Goo1 Minnesota wild held at SO to
arrive with fair Iowa upland about the
same and choice above; good wild rather
scarce for spot delivery; receipts, i 10 tons.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of -four
from Minneapolis Jan. to date and same
time in 1889:
1890, bbls. .2.691, 991 1889. bbls- l, 979, 969
STATE GRAIN EXTRAORDINARY