St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-13
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The market opened quite active Yesterday
compared with many days past, and it
was good day tor the bears all the morning.
The tendency is downward, and the general
opinion is that the market has not yet
touched bottom by any means and the most
sangulne bulls have about given up hope
Outside news was all discouraging and
general weakness prevailed everywhere.
cago feyer1sh and lower; Liverpool
quiet and no demand. Tine -four market
was dull and languishing In fact less act
i've than it has ever been known at this sea-
son OF the year. La grippe and the mild
weather, IL is thought have great deal to do
with the falling off in the consumption of
flour and provisions generally. May wheat
opened at a lac. and soon dropped to 7G5B
o.. 6s4c, and held steady at that. and by II on
the market sas very quiet. with May at 16s5
@76ISc sellers. Receipts here were 81 cars.
and shipments 20. Duluth's receipts, 33 cars.
Inc cash wheat market was dull and quiet,
and the demand was not very good, with not
great deal offering, some Of the elevator
men having decided not to offer any more
wheat for few days. No. 1 northern sold
at 76016i2c for choice, No. 2 al 13GD75c for
good samples; lower grades neglected ell
tirely. The market during the last hour of
the session was very quiet and very little
trading done. May wheat opened steady at
76s4Cqt76 sellers up to p. M, finally clos
March, II; May, 7ss4c; on track, 77l2c.
No. northern. February, Use: March, 73Ac;
May 16&ag76Ese; on track; 76e. No; 2
May, 74i5c; on track 72i074c.
Car lots sales by sample. delivered: 8 cars
No. hard, I. o. b., 7Sc; cars No. / hard,
77i2e; cars No. hard o. w. b., Use: 2 cars
ern. 76Ae; i cars No. L northern, 76c: l.
ears No. l northern. choice, 76l2c:
2 cars No. northern, 77c;
cars No. l northern. choice, 2 s4c;
northern, 74c; cars No. northern, 7lo:
cars No. northern, 72c; 3 cars No. =
northern, T3l2c: L car No. 8, 2-lb dockage,
TIE; cars rejected, 67c; 2 cars rejected,
65e; ears rejected, 64c; car no grade, 2-lb
dockage. 74c; cars no grade, L2-lb dockage,
74c; car corn. I. o. b., 26l2c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added DAILY output Of mills
grinding, yesterday will probably aggregate
22,oi0 bbls. Patents, sacks to local dealers,
S4.7504. so; patents to ship, sacks, car lots,
S4.l5@4.5O; in barrels, 81 3O@4.tO: deliv-
cred at New England points, S5.1505. 40;
New York points, So.O5@5. 80; delivered at
bakers, here, S3@3. 40: superfine, SI.7u@
2. Is: red dog, sacks, Sl11.20; red dog, bar
rels, S1.25@1 SO.
Bran and Shorts-The market was steady
with quite a good demand at about 81. 5O@
$50, with shorts at about So. 25@s.75 Ship
ments SIS tons.
Corn-More offered, but little sold. Hold
erss asked about 25i2@26c o. t., but could not
sell much at that The outlook seemed
easier. Receipts, Il 1850 bu; shipments.
1890 bu.
Oats-Few offered. and with some demand
prices were rather firm at about 2 01l2c for
samples o. t. Receipts, 200 bu; shipments,
2,700 bu.
Barley-DulI and nominal at 22@35 for
poor to fair samples. Receipts, 800 bu; ship
meDts none.
Flax--Receipts, 500 bu; shipments, 500
blu; quoted at Sl.32; Chicago, Sl.3s.
Feed-Quoted at $10@IO5O o. t.; 10000
IL (. o. b. and switched.
Hay-This market was dull, and considera-
BILE poor hay was offered, With sales at about
IS. 50t46.5O for fair to good wild.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of -four
from Minneapolis Jan. l to date, and same
time in 1889:
1890. bbls. IT'S, 44s 1889, bills. .4O7, $40
STATE GRAM INsPECTION-WHFAT.