St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-05
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Com MERGE.

The wheat market was active and higher at
the oIenil e. and shortly after advanced l2c,
with an active demand for May. Seaboard
stocks of wheat reported 5,9O0,0OO bu less
than year ago. Cables were strong, l2d
higher, but foreign holders were said TO be
able to sustain prices. There were several
reports of damage TO winter wheat that add
ed to the general tirmnesS. The markets
were generally active on shorts covering, and
at some places foreign houses were said to be
buying. Opinions from abroad seemed TO be
in favor Of further advance there. Con
servative people said we have already &c
advance, and they were loo king for tempo
rary breaks.
The amount of wheat on passage increase
III 400 Blu. William Dunn was buying
wheat in Chicago, and it was said TO be on
continental orders. AS an offset to the large
Increase of wheat on passage, he home de-
liveries in the United Kingdom were report
ed to show 10000 q bu of q deficiency.
Shortly after IL O'Clock the market showed
some weakness. and May sold lower. For
the remainder of the session there were mod
crate fluctuations
Following are the closing wheat quotations:
No. hard March, 7SIac: April, 7:jc; May
Sua4c; on track, 79l2@Scc. No. northern,
March, 77t2c; April, 75a4c; May, ,.ss4c;
75l9c; April, 75S4c; May, 7e4c; on track.
75l4077c.
Receipts of wheat for the day were l59
cars. and shipments 50 cars. Cash wheat
was in good demand, but BUYERS held back
somewhat owing TO the higher range of
prices asked. Still. with little shading,
most of the good milling wheat was moved
at prices about l2c above those of yesterday:
little wheat that hung along 10 the last had
TO go little lower, in sympathy with the
break i'll futures about noon.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
FlOur-The ADDED daily OUTPUT Of mills
grinding Yesterday will probably aggregate
Ii, o bbls.
ficlal effect in the flour market. 10 the extent
OF arOusing buyers TO sense of the low
prices it has been going at. STILL the move
ment has not been going long enough i'll the
upward course of heat TO start genuine
activity IN flour. A few parties have sold
more freely for q few days. ButaS wheat ad-
vances holders of -four are less anxious to
SELL as each day seems to cut off the neces-
sity OF making concessions. Flour Is not any
higher i'll general quotations. but the cOnces-
sons granted week or so ago could not be
obtained now. Patents, sacks, to local dealers.
SIG JM4.65; patents to ship, sacks, car lots,
81. l504.5 ; in barrels, 81. 25@4 80; deliv-
cred at New England points, S5.O5GD5. 80:
New York points, $3.50 '.25; delivered at
Philadelphia and Baltimore, S4.900o. 20;
bakers here, S..9003.Z3: superfine, Sl.7O@
=. . red dog sacks, Sl@l.2O; red dog, bar
rels. Sl.25Gll so.
Bran aud Shorts-Bran was firm. with hold
ers asking $3.50 IN cars for shipment. Shorts
were also firm, and mostly held at $3.50 t. o.
b. Shipments. 6l5 tons.
Corn-The car lots offered were not so
many as usual. and holders ask 25@26c o. {.
for fair samples to No. 2 yellow. Receipts,
$3.50 bu; shipments. 1920 bu.
Oats-The movement was smaller. with
prices steady at =, @22c for fair mixed to
good NJ. white. Receipts, $500 bu; ship
ments. is ~ bu.
Barley-Very little moving and values
mostly nominal at 22@35c for poor to fair
car lots.
Flax-Quoted ST. 50; Chicago, S1.45.
Feed-Moved slowly at Sl0@l so o. t.;
S1O5O@llf f. o. b. and switched for billing
out
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of -four
from Minneapolis Jan. / 10 date and same
time in l 80: 1872, l, Lid, 2U5 bbls; 1889,
757,0l5 bbls.
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