St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-04
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Wheat was dull in all ways. The early
market was higher than was indicated by the
closings Tuesday, but it lacked activity. I he
trading III May was some Sl2c above Deem
Der, leaving good carrying charge, but at
that December found very little favor. Or
ders did not seem to be very large on either
side, and the business of the ordinary sort
mainly in the hands of the floor traders Ele-
vator people did not sch extensively, though
they did a little of it against purchases. The
dullneSS was as fully marked as activity was
q few days ago. Foreign markets presented
little encouragement, with their prices mostly
unchanged, but with no disposition to buy
extensively. Other markets were as dull as
this and all seemed to be waiting for some
new development. The range of May was
mostly from 96c to CSC.
The total receipts of wheat at the four prin-
cipal winter wheat points-Toledo, St. Louis,
Detroit and Kansas Clty-from July 10 date
are 8.S76,o7l tn, against 2O.6S6,2 10 blu in
1889. and %. 500, 1903 bu in 1888.
Total receipts at the four principal spring
wheat points since Aug. l, the beginning Of
the crop year, foot up: Minneapolis, q, 6S3.-
go bu; Duluth, S,S34.5l3 blu: Chicago,
8, 92.6ll bu; Milwaukee. 1924 bu,
making total of 43.24o, 80 blu. against So
81, 1854 bu during the same time last year
and 32,9l6,592 Blu in 1883.
Local flour shipments since Jan. l amount
to 6, 81, 100 bbls, against 5,1n3, lOS bbls
during the same time i'll 1889. and 6.476, So
Cars inspected out since last report were
II cars No. northern 90 cars No. north
ern, is No. 3, rejected, no grade, No. 1
hard.
Flour shipments yester lay were 24,54o
bbIs, against 27,714 bbls last year.
Duluth for twenty-four hours. 577 cars,
gainst 655 cars year ago to-day.
CASH WHEAT.
Spot wheat was, if anything dulle, than
yesterday, and sold lower. few millers
that wanted wheat to use at once, bought all
they needed, while others having fair stocks
now, held back in the morning for lower
prices, and they got them. There was some
elevator buying, but it was not active until
after holders were satisfied they would have
to drop to figures that would invite the ele-
vator people to take 1t and sell May. The
arrivals were large enough for good business
if there had been the necessary demand
shippers did very little.
Receipts of wheat for twenty-four hours.
412 cars; shipments, 165 cars. Duluth re-
ceived &c cars.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding Yesterday will probably aggregate
81, 600 bbls.
Shipments. 24,54e bbls. Quoted at SIS
second patents; SIS. @42O for fancy and
export bakers; S2M2 % for low grades in
bags, including red dog.
The markets were slow in all respects The
domestic trade bought freely q week or two
ago. and heavy contracts were made for q
time running well forward. Prices are not
apt to create demand from the home trade
for that is supplied for the present, except
ing in the way of sorting up. The latter
keeps the mills partly employed, and for the
rest they run on contracts and provide for
temporary demands that might require to be
filed at once, and calls for small surplus
This is the season when frost and ice
always interfere with the turning out of q
full output and they do so interfere now
Few orders are taken now for patents to go
abroad, for the mills have about as much
sold as they want at current cost of wheat
and current price of foreign bids.
Bran and Shorts-Shipments, el2 TONS
Quoted at S12.75@13. 25 for bran. SI2. 75M
1875 for shorts, and S15@15.5O for mid
dlings. Bran and shorts were both slow, and
in some cases they were offered at easy fig
ures, though the market is fairly steady.
Corn-Receipts. $3.50 bu; shipments, 600
Blu. Quoted al 5G@53c on track. The offer
ings of new corn were fully equal to the de.
mand, with the sales from soc 10 sic mostly.
Oats-Receipts, 2, 200 bu. Quoted at 800
43c by sample. This market was steady and
quiet with white oats ranging mostly at 4I0
Hay,Receipts, none; shipments, none.
Qnoted at 5SQ6lc for sample cars on track.
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