St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-08
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber OF Commerce.

The futures market was q heavy one yes
terday,w fair trading. There was no
pro mine Ut buying, nd the crowd was gener-
ally inclined TO take the selling side. Some
was nominal at $3.50. Prices dropped off
SEC in the first few minutes and 78c more in
the next hour. Later there was lac recovery.
with more steadiness Liverpool was re-
ported dull, with the tone easier. Shipments
from Dululh by lake were 3:U.334 bu. A
little more business was done in the May OPP
ton, prices ranging between 89Ss@90c.
Low temperature was reported throughout
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri.
During the last hour prices were very I'M
settled, July selling down TO Ole, up to 91s4c
and back to Ole.
Following are the days closing wheat quo
tations: No. 1 hard. May, S9Ac; june 90l2c;
July, 9ll2c; on track, Gle. No l northern,
9U@9lLac. No. northern. May. sec; June,
SIC; July, S9c; on track, S6@Sac.
CASH WHEAT
Receipts of wheat for the day were 100
cars: shipments 20 cars. The demand for
No. northern wheat was little better than
yesterday, with several local miilers pretty
free buyers. Elevator people were inclined
to take hold at about 1c above the ruling
price of May wheat but were generally over
bid by the millers. All grades except the
hard to sell. Prices were lower all around in
sympathy with the slump in futures.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAIN.
The added daily output of the mills grind
Ibh bis yesterday VIII pf0OaOiy aggregate -i'000
Patents, sacks to local dealers. SIS. 35@5.55:
patents to ship. sacks. car lots, $4.7O@5. 10;
in barrels, S5.1O@5.4O: delivered at New
England points, $5.90@5.95; New York
points, S5.zo@5. 50; delivered at Phlladel,
here, $3.20@3.95; superfne, S1.95@2.S so:
red dog, sacks, 81. 3O@1 As; red dog barrels
Sl.45@1.7O.
Bran and Shorts-Bran market is quiet,
with buyers taking small lots at So; 1909;
Shorts pretty we'll sold up and quoted at SO
as rs, with some holding as high as $40.
Shipments, 604 tons.
Corn-Not much offered. Quoted at 800
33c. Receipts, 1880 bu; shipments.7, 200
bu.
Oats-The demand was fair and the offer
ings held at 25@25l2c for good No. 2 white.
Famed seed oats quiet at about 27c I. o. b.
A few cars were held at &c, but not selling.
Receipts, q, 800 blu; shipments, $500 bu.
Barley-OffeTings small and not selling
well. Good sound barley mostly quoted at
3O@35c. One OF two lots were held at 40c.
Receipts and shipments none.
Fiax--No receipts; shipments, 1000 bu;
nominal.
other held UP to $l3@l3.5O.
Hay--Not muen doing. Receipts, % tons:
shipments 20 tons Good upland was held
at about SIS. with wild ranging from $3.50 to
$3.50 for fair to good.
GENERAL PRODUCE.
There were good many strawberries on
the market yesterday morning, and most Of
them were in pretty fair condition. Prices
are little lower, the best Mississippi berries
selling all the way from 81 to S. for 24-qt
cases. The supply of oranges is only mod
crate. and prices are ruling strong and grad
ually improving on all kinds. The demand
is steady but not large. Whether warmer
and more favorable for trade in new vege
tables. The supply Of Southern cabbage lie
small and prices strong. Asparagus selling
fairly. String and wax beans are not NOV
ing satisfactorily Pieplant rather plenty.
old stock held at 75c and fresh at 81. Let.
tuce. radishes and cucumbers supplied mostly
by local. growers, and offerings small. A few
were offered at S2.25. The poultry
market continues rather quiet. While
the receipts at present are moderate
they are sufficient to supply the demand.
The receipts of live chickens ana turkeysare
light The butter market is holding up
quite well, and all good butter cleans up
closely, with receipts little too small to sup
ply the trade Mediums are dull, and as q
usual thing grades that wont bring over 1Oc
are soon consigned to packing stock. The
late advance in eggs to lie is we'll sustained
SO far, and though the trade object strenu-
ously to the price, they are paying 1t. The
receipts are not large and some houses are
for land though the offerings were pretty well
cleaned up the market is not quite as strong,
with SC about the top for good meaty calves
with well covered kidneys. Thin and small
calves are not an active sale. Mutton firm
and arrivals closely picked up.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Following is Tuesdays local state grain In
SpectiOD bV the different RAILWAYS; r.5