St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-02

&c to Liverpool. Cables noted strong
London ana Liverpool markets with
white wheats a fraction higher. The
decrease Of wheat on passage was reported
at 1,496,OOO blu. The market subsequently
became stronger, with large export buying
reported from Chicago. The opening price
OF tbs different months was a2ont S3@c for
July, e4ssc BID for August, S3tec BID for
September. Prices gradually worked higher,
with later sales Of August up to $3.50, Sept
ember up to S4sBc and July S4Iac bid. The
depand was much larger than the offerings,
and was greatly encouraged by larger de-
mand for flour. There was an increased in
CURRY for several days, and in the last two
days large sales have been made both at
home and abroad.
Following are the days closing wheat quo
tations: No. l hard, July, 85c; August,
87l2c; on track, SOC; No. l northern. July,
S4Ac; August. s5l2c; September, S4I2c; on
track, SIC; No. 2 northern. on track, 500
S3c.
CASH WHEAT.
Receipts of wheat for the past "a hours
were rs cars; shipments II cars. There was
good demand from local mills that Toe up
all the offerings of good milling wheat ex-
cept a small amount taken to ship out. Mil
lers have been selling more -four in the last
day or two and were buying wheat freely in
consideration of the larger demand for -four.
All high grades sold very satisfactorily n
poor wheat was better cleaned up than usual.
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panylng detailed report of sales.
FLOUR
Following shows the shipments Of flour
from Minneapolis, Jan. 1 to date, and same
time in 1889:
1890. bbls. 1896, OBI 1888, bbls. 2, 444. 997
ENERA RoDUC
Butter receipts are again running very
heavy, but only a small portion is good, some
dealer sclaiming less than 10 per cent. Fine
grades are cleaning VI closely and are rather
scarce. Mediums are sticking. The trade
does not want them in sufficient quantities to
prevent accumulation. Good eggs are rather
scarce. The receipts are running rather poor,
with quite q large per cent of f1Oaters.
The demand is not large enough to enable
holders to work prices up any and the
market is unchanged, with 11@11l2c asked.
But few eggs appear to be selling at the lat
ter price, that figure being mainly asked by
larger supply, n the demand is fair. New
potatoes are not very plenty, with holders
generally inclined to irmness. There were,
in fresh vegetables, no good string or wax
beans Offered yesterday. Southern cabbage
in fair supply. with considerable of 1t poor.
Beets. asparagus. cucumbers. lettuce, onions
pieplant, peas, radishes, spinach, turnips n
tomatoes in good supply. The live
poultry market is quiet and dull.
Offerings of turkeys, fowls n spring chick
ing out slowly. The demand for veal is
quite good and the market is about steady.
Not many of the calves that came in Monday
and yesterday morning were good enough to
bring the outside quotation. The mutton
market is quiet and steady and trade fair;
receipts are equal to the demand; lambs are
in small supply, with good inquiry. Blue
berries in small supply; good stock in fair
request at $3.50 per one-third blu, with some
16-ouart cases selling at $40. A few cases
of raspberries were offered; demand fair;
quotable at about S2.5O@3 for "a pints
and about S1.5O for "a pints black,
Green apples in fair supply; good stock sell
ing at soc for W bu. An active trade in
lemons is reported, with choice sound fruit
strawberry offerings this morning were
larger. with a good deal of the stock poor.
The demand was good for choice fruit. Illi-
nois berries sold mainly around $1.50 for
16-Qts and 50. 25@2.5O for 24-qts. The Wis
consin berries were generally in bad condl-
ton, although some were very fine. The
range was from 81 down to Csc on los.
Minnesota berries were only fair, the best
selling at 5 2.5O@3 per 24-qts.
RECEIPTS N SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, AZ, 12O bu; corn. 5,490
Du; oats, $500; bu; flour, 100 bbls; hay. ID
tons: fruit, l63,O0Olbs; merchandise, 1,564,-
29O lbs; lumber, % cars; posts, ~ cars; par
rel stock, 9 cars; machinery, 1S4.650 lbs;
coal, 736 tons; wood, 10 cords; brick. 49,
car; stone, 2 cars: live stock, II cars;
dressed meats. 40. $50 lbs: wool, 99.50O lbs.
sundries, "a cars. Total car lots, 1856.
Shipments-Wheat, 1920 bn; corn, 80, 400
blu; oats, 900 bu; flour. $3.50 bbls; mill
stuffs, 3S2 tons merchandise, 1863 $50 lbs;
lumber, 81 cars: machinery, 169,4OO lbs;
coal, AZ tons; brick, 20, 900; live stock, 4
cars: wool, 10000 lbs; sundr1es, IA cars.
Total car lots, 41O.
STATE GRAIN