St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-12
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber Of Commerce.

Wheat advanced yesterday morning above
the price of Monday. For four successive
TUESDAYS there has been rise in the morn
ing followed by break the same day The
difference Is that to-day the price was higher
than before for December wheat. which, 1t
was claimed, showed increasing sentiment
gathering on the long side. 1t is the export
that makes it. with accommodating evidence OF
European wants The crop condition as re-
ported by the agricultural department was
called bullsh on spring wheat Just before
the close prices became very strong, and with
active buying December advanced above SIC.
Cash Wheat-Cash wheat was steady and III
fair demand. Offerings of fresh country
wheat were small. Some good sized lots OF
elevator wheat changed hands. No north
ern sold from 96c to 9Si2c for old. with some
cars sold 10 arrive at Gle. No. = northern sold
from g315c to 97Iac for old, according to quail
ity. with few cars new sold at soc. Low
grades are still very slow to SELL Receipts of
wheat for twenty-four hours were 2G cars;
shipments, 101 cars.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding yesterday will probably aggregate
%, 400 bbls. Shipments. l4,2s4 bbls. Quoted
at S4.7505 for first patents: SI5304.7O for
second patents; S4Q450 for fancy and
export bakers: S2.1102 45 for low
grades. in bags, including red dog.
The demand continued large, and, while the
disposition for exportlng..is to buy the cheap
er goods, or to buy the patents at low prices.
there is little imprOvementin that line, and
considerable patents have been sold lately to
90 abroad. Freights have advanced so much
that the benefits of a small rise abroad are
more than absorbed by it. The product can
all be sold if prices can be made satisfactory.
Bran and Shorts-Sh1pments, 30 tons.
Quoted at Sl0G119.25 for bran, Sl51f5. p for
shorts. and Si6ulS for middlings. This mar
ket is still steady, with a full demand, and
the larger part of the supplies going East.
Local prices have shown few fluctuations
lately, with steady movement.
Corn-Receipts 413O bu; shipments, go
Blu. Quoted at 6eQ6lc on track. The corn
markets are quiet and stiff for spot grain,
with moderate local business only.
Oats-Reeeipts, 3,240 bu; shipments, $3.50
bu Quoted at 27Q130c by sample. This mar
ket is pretty well supplied. and prices are
generally easy. few choice old oats are
taken occasionally at full prices, but the
feeling was none too strong at quotations.
Rye Receipts, none; shipments, 10 bu-
Quoted at 53I74c for sample cars of new on
track. The rye market is firm and demand
good for shipment at outside figures for
choice grain.
Barley-Receipts, none; shipments. none;
nominal at 4G055c for poor to fine samples of
No3.
fax sales are based Oh 10D1lc off from the
Chicago market.
than car lots, S?2.25922.75; with corn meal
at S207502l.75.
Hay-Receipts, 10 tons; shipments, none;
choice wild, new. quoted at $500; fair wild,
SG0750; poor Wild S506; good timothy at
othy offered on market and not much in
quiry. Choice was quoted nominal at about
Sill Fine upland was in fair request, but
the ordinary qualities were slow to sell.