St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

This market opened unsettled and quiet,
and some uneaSiness in futures, but there
was large demand that absorbed all offer
ings and, as other markets were firm, values
became firmer and crawied steadily upward
at first, then more rapidly. From the OPEN
ing at 1890 o'clock the market rose full
&c, with large trading all the way up,
and some heavy transactions at the top.
The early buying was much of it by investors
and with that demand only, prices advanced,
and then on short covering the advance was
sharp. Liverpool was early quoted dull
On this side the country was buying in all
places, making broad market all through.
From 80 to o'clock there was intense
excitement, and May wheat went up from
S334c to S6Ac, with large trading on
the advance. the market jumping along
ut lac between successive trades
How much was short covering or long buy
ing could not be distinguished, as all were
equally excited in rush TO buy. July went
in the same time to 915sc. From l o'clock
to the close May sold back to S5Ac, and was
unsettled.
Following are the closing wheat quota
tions: No. hard April, S6Ac; May, -7Ac
July, e7Ac; ON track, S5lA nominal. No. l
northern April, S5Ac; May, S5Ac; July,
S6l2c; on track, S4I2c nominal. No.
northern April. Sic; May, Sic; July, S3l2c;
on track, SO@S2c. nominal.
Receipts of wheat for the past wenty-four
hours were 1873 cars, shipments % cars. The
demand for cash wheat was little slow
most of the day, though there was fair in
quiry for the better grades early in the SEES
sion. A few outside millers bought little
wheat, but only enough to meet immediate
requirements Not much wheat was bought
by local consumers. Poor grades were dull
and neglected. Local elevator companies
were fair buyers late in the day.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments OF Hour
from Minneapolis, Jan. to date and same
time in 1859:
1890, bbls I.s45, s56 1ss9bbls 1.s5744s
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
The added daily output of the mills grind
ing yesterday will probably aggregate 1880
bbls Patents, sacks to local dealers, 81. 700
AIS; patents to ship, sacks, car lots, $4.450
400: in barrels S4.45@4.75: delivered at
points. $5.20@5.4O; delivered at Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, S5.15@5. 80: bakers
here, $2.S0@3.40; sEperfne, $l.7O@2.45;
red dog, sacks, S1.10@l.20; red dog, bbls.
Sl.25@l so.
Bran and Shorts-A good inquiry exists at
about SO. 25 for bran and at $3.50 for shorts
with some of the latter held up to $40. Ship
ments, 796 tons.
Coril-The corn market was quiet at the
recent advance, with fresh lots held at 500
3OAc on track and 3l@3l12c I. o. b. Re.
ceipts, IO,9S0 bu: shipments, LIZ, 200 Blu.
Oats-There was some demand yet for
seed, but as 1t is getting late in the season
for looking up seed, holders are urging for
WarQ Cnelr gram. IL was nelu pretty well at
25@26l2c, with feed grain at 23@25c. Re
ceipts, ID, 400 bu; shipments. 1900 bu.
Barley-N othing doing to speak OF; nomi-
nal at 2S@35c.
Flax-Receipts, 500 bu; Shipments 1900
Blu: quoted at ST.. 43; Chicago, 81 40.
Clover and Timothy-JObbers were selling
from store at ST. 20@1. % for fair to good
timothy: good to choice, S1.300l As, and
fancy, $3.50. Their asking price for clover
was from So 20 to So 80 for fair and good to
prime, and I'D to S345 for choice; prime
MANN 9th red clover held at $3.50.
Feed-Market firm at SJ2@12.25 o. t.;
Sl2. 25012.5O o. b. outside for good feed.
Hay-The market was firm for upland,
with sales at S725@7.75. with ordinary wild
held at $5.75.
STATE GRAIN INsPECTIoN-wHEAT.