St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Wheat market opened easy with good de-
mand for May that carried prices a fraction
higher after the first hour. With the good
demand existing, this market was well sup
ported, but later the general markets de-
clined and carried prices down here about
l2c. from 76l2c TO T6c. At 76c considerable
wheat was sold but sharp demand existed
for it. ana with a reaction in other markets
turned upward again here No heavy lines
OF wheat were thrown on the market during
the break, but several medium sized amounts
came out. On the rally, prices returned to
76s4@ 6lac shortly after the noon hour.
General news was not important The Yisl-
bic supply decreased $500 o bu the last
week. Local stocks decreased 46.l7s bu.
Following are the closing quotations: No.
l hard, February. 75l2c; March, 7584e; May,
ruary, 74l2c; March, 74S4c: May, 1850: on
track, 75S4Gl76c. No. 2 northern, February.
re; March. 72Ae; May, 74Ae; on track.
72I317Ie.
Wheat receipts. including Sunday, were
26:S cars, with twenty five shipped out. The
demand was slow throughout the session,
but though the tables were pretty well sup
piled with samples, most of the good wheat
was sold during the session. Prices averaged
about iac lower than Saturday. There was
nothing to speak of taken for outside ac-
count. sales being made almost entirely TO
local millers. There had been some orders
here. but few of them were filed, Some
lots, little off in quality, were not taken, as
the demand for them was very light.
Car lots sales by sample. delivered: cars
No. I hard, 77Ac; 3 cars No. 1 hard, o. t.,
z Ac: Q cars No. hard. 76lac: cars No.
hard. nc; ears No. hard. Q. W. b.. choice.
7Sl2c; 2 cars No. l hard, f. o. b., 77I2c; 9
ears No. i northern. 76I2c: "a cars No.
northern. &c; 5 cars No. l northern, 75Ae;
cars No. 2 northern, 74c: 2 cars No. 2
northern, o; t., 74c; cars No. 2
ern, 73c; 10 cars No. 2 northern, 74Iac;
cars No. 3, re; 4 cars rejected Alb dock
age, zoe; car rejected, Glib dockage, zoe:
l car rejected. 4-lb dockage, 6Se; l car re-
25 cars grinding corn to arrive, 24slc;2 ears
corn, O. C., 24s4c; ears No. 3 oats, p l2c; l
car hay, S4.5U; car hay, $4.25: 3 cars hay,
good; $3.50; 1 car hay, choice upland.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of flour
from !, Min inca Jan. to date and same
1890, bills. $40. 500 1889, bbIs.. .75s. 1872
FLOUR AND COARSE CRANE.
Flour-The added daily output of mills
grinding yesterday win probably aggregate
1910 bbls. Patents. sacks to local dealers,
S4.15@4.5O; in barrels, S4.3O@4.6O: deliv-
cred at New England points, SIS. 1905. 40;
New York points. S5.O5@5.3 delivered at
Philadelphia and endo Baltimore sos: 25:
2.25: red dog. sacks, S1@1.2O; red dog, bar
rels, 81 .250l.5O.
Bran and Shorts-The market was quiet
and the product was moving out at steady
pricas at about 81 50 for bran with some ask
ing a shade higher Shorts moved at about
So 25@s.50. Shipments, s9s tons.
Corn-Market very dull. with considerable
Offering at about 25D25l2e o. t., and held IL
0s4c higher f. o. b. and switched. Reeeip.s s,
"a, $40 bu; shipments, 400 bu.
Uats-otocks on track were light, though
considerable is held in store Track sales of
samples ranged from 2OIa to 22e Some
nice white held at about 23c. Receipts, H.
400 blu: shipments. 1l.7O0 bu.
Barley-Market dull and nominal, common
offerings held at about 23@35e. Receipts,
6v0 bu; shipments none.
Flax--Receipts, 900 bu: shipments, none;
quoted at Si.32; Chicago. $1.3e.
Feed-Quoted at Sl0@1O.50 o. t.; $4,000
IL f. O. b. and switched.
Hay-Market overstocked and demand
slow, sales ranging all the way from 81 25
for medium wild to So. 1919 for choice up
land Receipts, 105 tons; shipments, 10
tons.
STATE GRAIN INsPECTIoN-wHEAT