St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
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Chamber of Commerce..

a. Wheat was lower yesterday morning caused
by an increase of some 5000, 900 bushels on
passage. lower prices and heavy markets i'll
he ln1ted Kingdom, rumOr that the Bank of
England would advance its rate of discount,
and another failure in New York May
wheat opened at 9olsc, rose Sac, and after
tluctuatlng around l2@s4c fell to 95c early
in the session. A few trades were made in
December about sc under May, but business
was mostly i'll May, the December delivery
day being too near for that month to
be attractive to buyers in the present
state OF financial affairs. The improve
long account, though the tired look of the
market this morning caused many of such
BUYERS to drop their loads. which were
bought in by previous shorts. Cables were
firm and unchanged, while others, and es-
pecially private ones, said the market was
weak, dull and heavy. Receipts in the
Northwest were heavy, but their effect would
able. a little was sold against interior pur-
ehases. Flour shipments to-day were 24,-
296 bbls
Following are Yesterdays closing wheat
quotations.: No. 1 hard, November SIC;
December. SIC; on track, SIC: No. l north
ern, November, e4l2c; December, S4lac;
May, 93lac; on track, Slice; No = north
ern, November, NC; December. 77c; on
track, 1717Sc.
The supply of cash wheat was large and
the demand very Slow owing TO light money
and weak and declining futures Early prices
were slightly lower than Mondays. and when
the break in May came holders had to accept
concessions to correspond, aud in some cases
slightly more, in order to sell. 1t was very
dull market, especially during the latter part
OF the session. No. = northern and under
grades were pronounced by some holders
hard 10 sell.
Receipts-Wheat, SAG cars. Shipments
l35 cars: Duluth received 293 cars.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Florr-The added daily output OF the mills
grinding to-day will probably aggregate %
O0b bbls. Shipments, "a. 296 bbls Quoted
at S5@5. 40 for first patents; $4,000 50 for
second patent; S3.9 J@4.c0 for fancy aud
eXporrSpakers; 5000 for new grades in
bags. including red dog. The feeling was
better i'll the flour market this morning with
more inquiry. The tirmer tone of business
yesterday sent more inquirers into the mar
ket for flour. 1t was felt that the worst 1eat-
ures in the money stringency are past and
with them the prevailing opinion was that
| the lowest prices of breadstuffs are also gone
by. With renewed confidence there were
good reasons to expect q hardening of gen.
eral values. Fair sales were noted for do
nestle use besides the export trade
| Bran and Establishments, 562 TONS
| Quoted at Sl4@l4.5O for bran, Sl45O@15
| Tor shorts, and Sl5.75@ $50 for midd,ings
Shorts were easier and slow, while bran sold
| quite well.
| Corn-Receipts, 2,44O bu; shipments.
| none. quoted at S4@06c on track. There
was nothing doing to speak of, though the
| feeling was easier.
| oats-Receipts, 10000 blu; shipments,
| 1900 bu. Quoted at 39@42c by sample.
Prices were called steady, but sales showed
| weakness and buyers were backward.
Rye-Receipts, 900 bu; shipments. none
Quoted at 5s@60c for sample cars OH track.
Bariey-Receipts $500 bu; shipments
none: quoted at 53@5Sc for good to fine
samples of No. 3. Buyers were few and
prices lower from lie TO &c on samples, with
| business slow.
l. Flax-Receipts. $500 bu; shipments.
l:3,g0e Blu. Flax sales are based on sc off
from the Chicago quotations.
Feed-Millers held at S21.50@22. with
| cornmeal at S-2@22. 25.
Hay-Receipts, 6a tons: shipments, none.
Choice wild quoted at $500, and good timo-
thy at SO. 25@95O. Far wild brought 81. %
4@S. Choice upland was in good demand and
firm at about So. with fair qualities of wild
selling better.
STATE GRAIN EXTRAORDINARILY.