St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-07
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.
WHEAT FUTURES.

WHEAT FUTURES.
The markets were rather slack yesterday
COMPARED with Monday The short wheat
was pretty well out of the way, and longs did
not appear as active buyers. AT times the
demand was active, while at others consid-
cradle wheat was for sale; The edge was OF
from values and cooled the fever SO notice
able few days ago. Light rains were again
talked Of In different parts OF the North
west, with the feeling generally expressed
that there is no general suffering just now
for the want of moisture. FrOsts were re-
ported in Missouri and frost predicted in
illinois last night. Liverpool was quoted a
penny lower Local feeling rBther weak
most Of the day, with some pulges. There
was no especial character TO the market
Cables made official shortage in Indian crop
25 per cent. July ranged from 92c to Csc.
Following are the days closing wheat quo
tations: No. l hard, May Gle; June, 92c;
July, 93lsc; on track, 951ac. No L
northern, May. Gle; June, 9l5sc; July,
SIC June, SSc; July SOC; on track, S7099c.
CASH WHEAT.
The demand for No. l northern wheat was
not as good as it was Monday. Local elevator
companies were not at llanxious aboutbuy-
ing. Still, with little buying by millers
and some scattering orders. to fill, fair
amount of this grade was worked off. There
was but little if any premium on No. hard
over No l northern. No. and under
grades were moving slowly. Prices were
firm at the opening, but broke later i'll SYM
pathy with the decline in futures. Early
sales were the highest. Receipts were ~
cars; shipments, 81 cars. Shipments from
Duluth by lake were 1885, 444 blu.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments OF flour
from Minneapolis Jan. to date and same
time in 1889:
1890, bbls.. ,274,76s 1889. bbls.. 1, 6OO.523
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAIN.
The added daily output of the mills grind
ing YESTERDAY will probably aggregate 1880
bbls.
Flour was generally well held yesterday,
ing, with some orders reported at figures
that millers could meet. Many other in
qniries and bids were here, but some were
pitched too low TO be filed. So early after
the late advance there was said to be more or
less of waiting for developments. Ship
ments. 1S. 420 bbls.
patents to ship, sacks. car lots, $4.7U05. 10;
In barrels, So 1O@5.40; delivered at New
England points, $5.S0@5.95; New YORK
points, $5.7005.S5 delivered at Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, So.6565. so; bakers
here, So. 20@3. 80; superfne, S1.95@2. so:
red dog, sacks. Sl.30@1 .45i red dog, barrels,
Bran and shorts-The bran market was
slack and buyers ordered in small lots, evil
emily with the expectation of lower figures
ahead. Bran was quoted at So. 75@9; shorts,
S9@9. rs. Shipments, 577 TONS
Corn-Was held with firmness at 33633l2c,
with little business Receipts, 40 bu;
shipments, 600 blu.
Oats-The demand for oats was steady, and
the offerings were held at along from 23c to
&c for low mixed samples TO choice white
f. o. b. for seed. Good No. 2 and No. 8
white were going from .5c to 25lac, and No.
2 white held about lc above. Receipts.
1900 blu; shipments, L, 800 bu.
Barley-Some fair stained grain offered at
33@35c, with little inquiry. Shipments. 600
blu.
Flax-Receipts. none; shipments, $500
Du Nominal.
Feed-Some feed was offered at S12.75,
with others held up to SI3@I3.50.
Hay-Good upland was bringing about So.
with other wild from Sc so to $3.50 for fair to
good. Receipts, so tons.