St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-16
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Wheat was strong and higher after a few
minutes OF quiet trading in the morning
Later and after about 1c had been gained,
considerable sales were made in one way and
another checking the rise. British cables
were lower and business in Liverpool was
quoted dull, with holiday character Early
news was meager and prices drifted about
as they were forced by majority of business
that set TO one side or the other. There does
not seem much TO the real situation TO effect
rapid changes. These are forced mainly by
the volume of business which ever way 1t
goes temporarily. Close: No. / hard, Nav.
S1.09; on track, Sl09HM1.10; No. northern
May, S1.G7l2; July, S10o5s; on track, SlO74
@l.0Il2; No. northern, May, S105; on
track, S1.05@1.05l2.
Cash Wheat-There was very little if anv
demand for any kind of wheat except No 1
northern, and that was small. There was
some early buying of that grade at about I2c
under July, but 1t was limited and soon sup
piled. The offerings were small but the mar
ket dragged badly. Local millers were not
baying. claiming they could not sell flour at
figures that would warrant their paying the
prices asked. Elevator companies would
have bought No. northern at lie under Jnlv
but as sellers only had a few cars they gener-
ally held on in an endeayor to get little
more for their wheat. Receipts of wheat for
twentyfour hours were So cars; shipments,
81 cars. Duluth received Is cars
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS
Flour-The adoed daily output of the mills
grinding yesterday will probably aggregate
$4,000 bbls. Shipments. 1851 bbls Quoted
at S5.3C@95.60 for first patents; So. 1G0525 for
second patents; S425Q5 for fancy and export
bakers; S2Q250 for low grades in bags
including red dog Flour was rather quiet
with moderate buying reported to go one
place or another, with nothing like eagerness
market is complained of as the inspiring
cause of the. unsatisfactory dullness prevail
ing There is good demand for low grades
and the query con- es from the East to know
llaas- n
question. coming through flour authority,
is a sort of revelation to mIllers, and they
feel very tired because they never before
thought OF a cure so simple and so easily ap-
piled. II patents don't sell, make bakers;
and if you get too much bakers turn all to
red dog.
Bran and Establishments, 9J5 tons:
quoted at S11@l1.50 for bran, S14@15 for
shorts, and S15@16.50 for middlfngs.
Corn-Receipts, loo bu; shipments, none; ;
quoted at 6C062l2c on track. A few cars
of corn were offered on the market by sam
pie, and there was small demand at steady
prices, but no great amount could be sold
without accepting lower figures.
Oats-Receipts, 2.320 bu; shipments T. $50
bu; quoted at S4S@5Ol2c by sample Oats
were weak. and more appeared To be offered
than there was present demand for AT the
current prices. A few cars of No. white
sold early at 49950c. and some No. oats at
Acc. The feeling was that prices are too
high, and buyers took only enough for pres
ent demand.
Rye-Receipts, 800; shipments, none;
quoted at S3@s5c for sample cars on track.
Barley-Receipts, none; shipments, none
Quoted at c0D70c for poor to fine samples of
No. 3.
Flax-Receipts, 44O blu; shipments. none
Flax sales are based on SC off from the Chi
cago market.
Feed-Nillers held at S25.5O@96; less than
car lots $26.5o027,50, with cornmeal at SIS
@26.
Hay-Receipts, ia tons: shipments, 90 tons:
choice wild quoted at SS61S50, and good
timothy at S9.5c@1O50; fair wild, SG065O.