St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-08

fruit. 547, 900 lbs; merchandise. i, $50, $50
stock, 10 cars; machinery, 211, 800 lbs; coal,
l,l34 tons: wood, 275 cords; brick, 80, 900
lime, . cars cement. $50 bbls; stone, 10
cars cars live stock, cas-; dressed meats. 1OO.-
Total car lots, 963.
Shipments-Wheat $1,000 blu; barley,
5000 bu; flax, 1000 bu; flour. 1o, 396 bbls !;
m1lllstuffs, sos tons; merchandise, 1876. O2O
IDS; lumber, % cars; barrel stock, 1 car;
machinery. $50. GOO lbs; coal, IL tons; lime,
z cars; live stock. 2 cars; hides. $4,000 lbs !;
sundrles. Ii cars. Total car lots, 542.
GENERAL PRODUCE.
Inc Dutter market is steady and not quota
Oily changed. The receipts are not heavy,
ana not quite up to the requirements of the
local demand. The outside inquiry contin-
ues active for packing stock and Keeps the
receipts closely cleaned up. Veal market
steady with good offerings and fair demand
An occasional fancy calf brings above quota
uons The game market is about steady on
prairie chickens, with choice lots in small
supply. Ducks are in good request around
d t Egg receipts are moderate and
are. Offering at 17017l2c, with an DC &C.
cas1onal sale made a fraction above in a
smail way. The market is well supplied
outside, shippers buying freely at inside
quotations. Sweet potatoes are in moderate
supply and selling fairly. Good supply of
minnesota cranberries and prices are steady.
prices are steady. The demand is not active
except for hlghly-colored berries. Mutton
onerlngs are large, with slow demand.
Inc market is weak and dragging, and it is
extremely difiic1lt to get outside quotations.
The apple market is quotably unchanged.
the receipts are running rather light. Hold
ers find it difficult to get top prices as most
OF the fruit is not of the best quality. Crab
apples are mostly poor. Choice shipping
fruit held at 75c@$l. Hislops are in good
demand.
WHEAT FUTURES.
Wheat was strong and higher at the outset
to-day, which set some longs to realizing,
and the market fell back, losing part of the
early gain. December opened at 97ssc or
esc above Mondays closing. 1t fell to 97Isc,
and then rose above the opening bprice Re-
ports OF heavy Hour sales at domestic points,
ana more to go abroad caused a firm re-
spouse to higher quotations from other
places, and another cent was quickly added
10 prices. Outside buying was slow, but is
beginning to come in. Cables were firm and
reported higher. Liverpool. 1kd higher.
The market was very active portion of the
time, and then other cases OF some dullness
were noted. The late inactive markets seem
to be over, and brisk business promised
again.
The receipts of wheat at the ten principal
points Yesterday were 604, ia blu. OF this
aiuOQAt ESQ. /4O pu were received at MIME
apolis. and LOG, SCI blu at Duluth. The ship
ments from the same points were 236, 5S7 blu.
The receipts of wheat at the four principal
spring wheat markets, Minneapolis, Duluth
Milwaukee and Chicago, since the beginning
of the crop year. Aug. /, are 1878, COL bu
against 10, sos. 593 blu during the same time
la Fo year; uere ves,ora.r. o,o.,n ,,,o.t
quotations: Grades-No. l hard. October,
81 .02; on track, 81 n219; No. 1 northern
Ont0hQr har abar
9Sl2c; ON track. Csc; No. 2 northern, Octo-
Der, 92c; December, 9412c; on track, Gle;
May, $l.Olss.
CASH WHEAT.
Wheat for spot and sample delivery was
firm. and held higher i'll the morning. with
buyers holding Off at first in sympathy, but
later they bought literally. The general de-
mand was good, and millers were free buy
ers OF 6 II the samples suitable for their use.
Outside mlllers bought some. and elevator
companies freely, making an active sample
market. few cars with too much poor
wheat in stuck a long time in the hands of
sellers, and part of them did not sell; but
on the average the inquiry was large, with
most classes of wheat going satisfactorily.
The offerings were up to the average since
the large movement began, In some cases
&c premium was paid, it was said, for wheat
In Milwaukee cars.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding yesterday probably aggregated 2S,-
600 bills.
The flour market was rather firmer, and
some millers asked 10@l5c higher than be-
fore, to correspond with the advance in
wheat. Sales were generally in rather large
quantities, and ranged from S. 25 to SIS. SO
so lar as they were reported, though it was said
some sold above that. Bakers brought from
S39 80 to S4.45 for low brands to fancy Low
ggraddes in d bags, Se@2.30, ana red dog about
S1.S0@1. 80. Shipments, 10. 800 bbls
Bran and Shorts-Demand was steady at
S11@l1.25 for spot stuff; shorts, S13@I3.5O,
and fine middlings from $I4 % to SI475.
Shipments. 500 TONS
Corn-Sales of car lots were reported at
10000 for fair to choice lots for feeding
purpc ses. Very nice corn for bolted meal
was held above, but with light request for il.
Receipts 4, 27O bu.
Oats-A fair supply offered at about $40
3Sc, with good demand for local use and for
shipment when prices were not above a
shipping basis Receipts $500 Blu.
Rye-The sales are occasionally only and
quoted to be worth about 54@55 for good
samples No. 9.
Barley-Business quiet and the movement
steady. with No. a samples ranging from IS
@5Oc generally, and No. 3 from 5U@6Oc
mostly. Receipts 5000 blu; shipments
5000 blu.
Flax-Business was quiet, with sales rang
ing from S1.43 to S1.44. Receipts, 1850
bu; shipments, 1000 bu.
Feed-The feet market remained steady at
S1S 5u@l9 for No. l feed, and about Sl9.25
for two thirds oats and one-thlrd corn. Coarse
cornmeal quoted $3.50.
Hay-Market steady for common wild at
about $6.2o@7.f5. Choice Minnesota and
nice Iowa upland quoted at $S@S.5O. Re-
ceiptS l3a tons.