St. Paul daily globe., 1890-04-30
INlENNEAPOLHS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

active than Monday. Prices began to drag
down from the first. Trading was more in
July than May, but that month partook of
the general dullness. Reports from other
points were equally dull with declining ten
dency News was not sensational in any re-
port. Liverpool was firm but the movement
slow. Some complaints of dry weather came
from the south and west. The amount Of
wheat and flour on passage for the United
Kingdom was reported at 1913 bu AN
5.55S to the continent. Wheat was still
moving quite we'll in the Minnesota timber
from farm granar1es.
Following are the closing wheat quota
tions: No l hard. April S51ac; May, S512c;
July, SIC; on track. S6S4@S1l2c. No. l
northern, April, S53sc; May, 95S8c; July,
S65sc; on track, S64@S6l2c. No. northern.
April, e1c: May, Sic; July, 92c; on track,
SO@S3c.
CASH WHEAT
Wheat receipts for the twenty-four hours
were 419 cars; shipments, 30 cars. The
offerings of cash wheat were large, but
good portion of the arrivals were applied on
sales made to arrive. and did not appear on
the sample tables The market opened easy,
and about 4c lower, in sympathy with the
weaker feeling in the futures market. There
was pretty fair demand for No. Northern,
but the other grades were more or less neg
lected. No. hard was working out slowly
at about I2c premium over No. Northern.
Elevators were picking up considerable con-
tract grade, and with some buying for out
side account and local consumption, consld-
erable wheat was disposed of.
Sales of cash wheat are on the basis OF de-
livered, unless specified.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
The added daily output of the mills grind
ing yesterday will probably aggregate 2l 700
bbls Patents. sacks to local dealers, 5 %
$50; patents to Ship sacks car lots 81. 400
4 20; in barrels. S465@4.95 delivered at
New England points, S.. 1905. 60: delivered
at New York points, $5.3O@o.5O; delivered
bakers here. S3@3.60; superb ne, $l.7p@
$50: red dog, sacks, 81. lO@1. .25; red dog,
barrels, 81 .25@1.5O.
Bran and Shorts-Market steady at 500
925 for bran, S9@975 for shorts. Moderate
offerings for prompt delivery. Shipments,
61S cars.
Corn-Quiet with sales Of No. 3 yellow at
about 31I2c on track. Receipts, 300 bu;
shipments, %. 200 bu.
Oats-Demand slack, with cars offered at
25c for No. 2, with buyers at about lc under.
The inquiry for seed grain was about over
Receipts, 1900 bu; shipments, $500 bu.
Barley-A few cars or indifferent quality
brought zoe. and more was offered at 3Oc
Shipments, 1920 bu.
Flax-The market was nominal, with little
offered. Quoted at about S1.43. Chicago,
S1.49.
eFeed-Moved fairly from local mills at
S12.50@13.
fHay.-Sales were reported to range from
$3.50 10 $3.50 for moderate quality OF COM
mon wild to nice upland Receipts SO tons.
FLOUR SHIP MENTs.
Following shows the shipments OF -four
from5 Minneapolis. Jan. l to date, and some
time in 1889:
1890. bbls 2, 2,140.55S 1885, bbls 1918, go
Z GENERAL PRODUCE.
Receipts of choice stocks OF butter are very
light, and when any is received that is really
fine or fancy, a ready market is obtalnable at
good prices. The receipts OF medium grades
are, large, and large part of it is OF poor and
inferior quality. for which the demand is
limited. Strawberries were scarce this morn
ing, stocks having all been worked off yester-
day atS2.5O@3 for ca ses of "a pints. and 30
@6 for "a quarts. Cranberrles are offered at
S5. .20 per bu. Oranges continue firm, with
stocks rather small fair demand. Lemons
mand at steady prices, prices varying with
the quality and size of the bunch. Prices
remain very steady for eggs, with all
dealers quoting 10l2c, including cases. for
any amount. Business in vegetables is quite
active and with fair receipts and good local
demand very satisfactory market is report
ed The demand for lettuce and radishes is
very good. and, with generally good supply
aud in good condition, considerable is being
such as cucumbers, asparagus, pieplant and
Southern cabbage, and for these the prices
range according to the amount on hand, but
usually they are rather high priced. The
market was well supplied with live chickens
Yesterday morning, and they met with fair
SALE Prices are a little weaker with live
roosters bringing about Sc, and old hens 912
@1Oc.
THE WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The receipts and shipments of wheat from
the principal primary markets were as fol