St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-10
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS,
Chamber of Commerce.

Wheat was higher again this morning with
shorTs scrambhng for covering for their
open deals. and longs encouraging them to
do so before any further rise. and TO assure
the shor;s of good intentions the longs bought
some themselves. While the receipts here
were large last week, SO much of them were
otherwise disposed of the public stocks de-
creased 10000 bu during the time This
morning receipts came in with 4S5 cars of
fresh arrivals. Liverpool and London cables
were firm for wheat corn and flour. and Paris
was higher the French showing, by the adj
vance, confidence in statements of their
crop damage. The opening trades were a
little soft they being affected by the
heavy Minneapolis arrivals 1t soon was
apparent that the end of this rise
had not come, for a cent was added TO the
early price. Some was sold against calls and
the market steaded, and May hung around
9SsSc for some time. Wheat futures were
very strong, and before clock May sold to
49c. Total receipts at the four PRINCIPAL
spring wheat points since Aug. l, the begin
nlng OF the crop year, foot up: MINNEAPOLIS
81, 1906 bu; Duluth, II, 654 $50 bu; Chicago.
l,24, 600 bu; Milwaukee, 4.92L0i6 bu, making
total of q, 512,212 bu, against So 4l6I04 btl
during the same time last wear, and 46, 7lS,5 s
bu III 1880. The total receipts of wheat at the
four principal winter wheat points, To-
ledo, st. Louis, Detroit and Kansas
City, from July 1 to date are D. 74S 40
Blu, against % $50 DOB bu in 1890 and q ISIS. PIG
bu in 1850. Local flour shipments since Jan
] amount 10 1,115,l30 bbls, against 1,2075
bbls during the same time in 1890, and SOL
35l bbls in 1889 Combined receipts at Min
neapolis and Duluth foG n hours were $50
cars. against 3S' cars year ago to-day. Cars
inspected out since last report were > No. |
hard; q No: northern; ~ No. northern:
9 No. ); rejected; > no grade. Our flour
shipments to-day were a, lS5 bbls.
CASH WHEAT.
There were i06 samples OF different lots of
wheat offered to select from. Millers held
back and some of the elevator companies
went in TO buy, paying from l2c under the
May price TO lc under IT, They wanted No
northern 70 sell May against, and that
Widened the difference between it and No =
northern. Low grades were heavy. and it
was hard TO move them at prices to CORE
Spond with No ] northern. Later millers
took more wheat. Receipts of wheat for the
last torty-eight hours were 49, cars; ship
mentS, lOI cars Duluth received 0S cars
Closing quotations: No. hard, March, 81;
on track. Sl.Ol: No. northern, March and
April. sc; May, 9Di4c: on track, csc; No ,
northern. March. e6; on track, 9cGl91; july
Sl0l.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
FlOur-The added daily output of the
mills grinding to-day will probably aggre
gate 1850 bbls. Shipments. -, iSj Dbls
Quoted ut Sings for first patents: 81 SEQ
4. ~ for second patents; S3.SC014.30 for fancy
and export bakers; Sl.SJG6?.25 Tor low grades
in bags, including red dog.
Inquiry was more active and sales could
be made, if milIers would accept about such
figures as they would take a week ago. If
the flour could not be bought on or near
that basis buyers took very little more thnn
enough TO carry them along for the present
The latter have bought on an advance in
wheat several times, and claim that results
would have been more satisfactory if they
had done what most of them have done so
far on this rise-wait.
Bran and Shorts-Shpments 651 tons
Quoted al S16Gl6.25 f bran. SlGt0l6.25 for
shorts and $l6.50@16 IL for middlings. the
bran market was very firm and shorts were
higher also. The demand seemed to be best
in the West. and bulk lots we're wanted
largely.
Corn-Receipts, Is 20 bu; shipments. /. $50
bu. Quoted ut 5.A5jc on track Receipts
lately were small most Of the time making u
temporary scarcity that trmed prices up
pretty well, ana then the activity i'll futures
also helped the general strength.
Oats-Receipts p, 100 bI; shipm ents, Il. 800
bu. Quoted at 4G@4sc By sample Oats are
very firm. with considerable inquiry.
Rre-kcceipts, 500 hi. Quoted at S4@e5c
for sample cars on track.
Barley-Receipts, l,46e bu: shipments, 700
pu. Quoted at 5506sc for good 10 fine sam
pies Of No. Z.
Fl0x-Receipts. 3GO bu; shipments, $500
bu. Flax sales are based on Sc off from the
Chicago market
Feed-Mi.lers held at S2l5CG22. 80, with
cornmeal ut S205o@21.5G.
Hay--Receipts. 10 tons: shipments, 10 tons
Choice wild quoted at S6.5l017.5J, and good
timothy at Sl.5C9sS.50; fair wild, S55e46.