St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-11
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

May wheat opened quiet at shade above
the close OF Saturday, but with weak feel
ing and prices f1uctuating lightly. Consider
able sold on outside orders, and country ele-
vators sold fairly. In addition there was the
usual selling by holders of numerous small
lots. They made quite full supply for the
market compared with other places. Some
general weakness was apparent Buyers
were on hand for all of it, when offered
within their views. The trading was quite
sons. Gables were quiet. Rains were gem
eral through much of the winter wheat
country. Country stocks decreased for the
week 277.000 bu. The visible supply de-
creased 6S2, 900 bu.
Shortly before the close of the session big
demand sprung up for May wheat and, with
large sales, the advance Was sharp.
Following are the closing wheat quota
lions: No. 1 hard, March, 77l2c; April,
77a4c; May 79a4c; on track, 7se. No.
77ac; OIL, track, 76l2@ 776S4c No; north
ern, March, 7334c; April, 74c; May. 75S4c;
on track. 74@75l2c.
The receipts of wheat including Sunday,
were S64 cars, with 25 cars shipped out.
The demand for cash wheat was not very act
i've early in the day. buyers acting very in
different and demanding concessions, and in
order to effect sales holders were compelled
to come down about lsc from Saturday s
prices. After this had been done the move
lions share though considerable was taken
by elevator companies TO go into store. Firm
ness in futures raised the price OF spot wheat
near the end of the day.
Car lot sales by sample, delivered: z cars
No. l hard, zoe; 81 cars No. L hard, Use: 2
cars No hard O. t., 79Ac; cars No.
hard o. t., 79c; 4 cars No. l hard, 77S4c; 2
cars No. l hard, 77l2c: cars No. northern
o. t., 79c: 10S cars No. l northern o. t.,
76I2c; Al cars No. northern, 7Gl2c; %
n
No. l northern, 77l2c; 43 cars No L
northern, 76S4c; 2 cars No. l northern, nc;
cars No. northern, 764c; cars No. L
northern. 77Ac; 2 cars No. northern on
track. 764c; 2 cars No 2 northern, 74c; 2
cars No. 2 northern, very poor, 72c; cars
No. northern. 75c; cars No. 2 northern.
75l2c: 2 ears rejected, 72c; car No. oats
white f. o. b., 22c; car No. white oats.
2lc.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS.
Following shows the shipments of flour
from Minneapolis, Jan. to date and same
time in 1889.
1890, bbis. j, 225. 1893 1889, bbls. .s3s, 554
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily OUTPUT of mills
grinding yesterday will probably aggregate
5000 bblS.
Patents, sacks to local dealers. S4.6O@465;
patents to ship, sacks car, lots, S4.J 5QG4: Az; ;
in barrels, S425@4.5O; delivered at New
England points S5@5 80; New York points,
81 9O05. 20: delivered at Philadelphia and
Baltimore, 81. S5@5.15; bakers here, $3.50
Q320; superfine, $1.7O@2.25; red dog,
sacks, S1@l.2 red dog, bbls, 81. 25@1. so.
Bran and Shorts-The demand was active
for bran, with bidders at $7.75 for large lots
and holders fraction above. Some were
asking So. Shorts firm at $4,000. Ship
ments, TIA tons.
Corn-The market for samples remained
quiet at about 24l2c for No. on track and
25c for No. 2. Cars delivered f. O. b. and
switched held l2@1c above o. t. stuff. Re-
ceipts, 80, $50 blu: shipments, 1920 bu.
Oats - The offerings were large o. t. at
21@22c. for No. and No; 2 white, but it
was very hard to get above 2ll2c for the best
No. white. Mixed held at 20@21c. Re-
ceipts, 10000 bu; shipments, 1900 bu.
Barley-Fair stained lots held at 26@35c.
Receipts 1900 bu; shipments, none.
FlaX-Quoted at $l.42; Chicago, $149:
Timothy and Clover-Timothy quoted at
$1@l.l5; clover, $2.50@3.
Feed-Quoted at Sl00lO50 o. t.; $4,000
IL (. O. b. and switched to bill out.
Hay-Arrivals have been light but farm
ers from the surrounding country have kept
the local market supplied. Good wild was
held at S6@7 and fair at $4.50@5.50, Re
ceipts. sd tons.
STATE GRAIN INsPECTION-wHEAT.