St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
MINNEAPOLIS MARIE ELS.
Charmr,er of Com,.,eree.

The inclination was TO sell wheat for May
at the outset Yesterday on Il lower Liverpool,
although the latter markct was depressed by
American adylceS more than on account or
unfavorabe conditions at home. London
quotations were unchanged. Prices fell
about lie during the morning under selling
out some long wheat with some short AT
94Ac good buying developed and the market
quickly recovered and advanced. not only re-
gaining the loss but adding something 10 il,
though fluctuating sharply latel. Values
moved up and down in other markets in
about the same manner as here. Clearanees
from New York were 1864 bu wheat and
.l,792 pkgs flour. The Bank of England, it
was reported. reduced its rate from u to D
per cent
Total receipts at the four principal spring
wheat points since Aug ], the beginning of
the crop year. foot up: Minneapolis, 22,93O.-
B bu: Duluth, S,97l.O65 bu; Chicago,
6o.4nO.01O bu; Milwaukee. 1878, 1876 bu,
making total of 43.768. 747 bu, against 80
5I6,S. blu during the same time last year
and SO, 397, :64 bu in 1888.
The total rece pts of wheat at the four prn-
clpai winter wheat points-Toledo st. Louis,
Detroit and Kansas City from July to date
are / 80 -. 444 bu against % 746, 1874 blu i'll
1889. and %, S95, OIL bu in 1888.
Local hOnr shipments since JAM / amount
to q, al.109 bbls, against D, 1908 9 bbls
during the same time i'll 1889, and t, 1885, BIZ
bills in 1888
Cash Wheat-Spot wheat in cars was
mostly selling fairly at low prices. but there
was more activity, with an increased buying
by elevator companies and shippers. Mlllers
were not generallp doing much, though few
bought well ana took considerable. With
the additional demand the sample offerings
seemed 10 clear up better than on Wednes-
day; vet the low grades and no grades sold
poorly. the usual buyers of them holding
back for one cause or another.
Receipts of wheat for twenty-four hours,
457 cars; shipments, 81 cars. Duluth re-
ceived loo cars.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding Yesterday will probably aggregate
22,90n bbls.
shipments. %, 33o bbls. Quoted at $3.50
% 20 for first patents; S4.T5@4.9O for
second patents; SIS @4.2O for fancy and
export bakers; S2D2.25 for low grades i'll
bags, including red dog.
. The markets for patent fours are inactive
ana slow with inquiry enough for all the
other grades 10 move them easily. Wheat fell
would be ill better position, for experience
TINS season shows that prices of flour in the
United Kingdom are not governed very
greatly by the rise and fall in this country.
whenever the cost of wheat here puts -four
too high to export. A small change now
would again give an export basis to work on.
Bran end Shorts-Shipments. loo tons.
fer shorts and Sl5@15.5O for middlings
and most millers asked So @5Oc advance.
Corn Receipts. 1880 bu; shipments.
300 bu. Quoted at d q Sc on track. Corn
was dull, and rather more offered in cars
than demand called for, with holders asking
about C for new and &c for old.
Oats-Receipts, 10, 500 bu: shipments H.
70n bu. Quoted at 39@42c by sample. No.
3white were held at 4G6l41c, according to
quality, and moving slowly.
Rye-Shipments, so hu. Quoted at $50
Gle for sample cars on track.
barley-keceipts,. 1000 bu; shipments,
1900 bu. Quoted at 53@iSc for good to
fine samples of No. 3. The barley market
remained dull and with considerable offered
the tendency was lower
Flax-Receipts, 1000 bu; shipments, $500
bu. Flax sales are based on DC off from the
Chicago quotations.
teed-aiiIers held at SCI .5O@23, with corn
meal at S2ll22.
Hay-Receipts. Ill tons; shipments, 10
tons; Choice wild quoted at @750, and
good timothy at So. 25@1Y: fair will brought
$1,000. lay was in large supply and very
dun at about $50 for top prices Of wild.