St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-14
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber Of Commerce..

The market opened strong for futures ana
the early demand was good. Cables were
rather easier and the weather was reported
better in France. Reports from Chicago and
other American markets noted an easier feel
ing after the first hour and this market fell
i'll sympathy with them. Receipts were large
and were reported by ali the roads at ;524 car:
for the twenty-tour hours. Shipments were
II cars. Some parties tested the short side
again for q turn but did so cautiously. No.
northern wheat, May. opened at y9l4c and
closed at 9SI2c.
CASH WHEAT.
The spot wheat market was very slow an6
considerable of COM planning was noted BY
parties selling, that the buyers did not come
forward to buy, as they had expected, on the
strong opening in futures. Others that had
wheat of quality that met the demand vera
pretty well pleased with the results, and they
sold out clean. When futures weakened in
the middle OF the day buyers of spot asked
the concessions to correspond.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-Jhe added daily output of the
mills grinding yesterday will probably aggre,
gate 1870 bblS. shipments 81 2SS bblsj
Quoted at St.S5Q5.20 for first patents; $1,000
40 for second patents; S{95@i40 for fancy
and export bakers; S1.SllI !.35 Iof low grades
in bags, including red dog. The rise in wheat
has lasted long enough this time to establish
higher prices for -four, and the demand foE
concessions on -four TO the prices noted
before the rise has practically ended Al
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sell down again. Now il is whether wheat
will advance more. With flour buyers in that.
mood they buy what they need without much
hesitation. Some miilerS ask 500 for their.
choice patents with others selling below,
that, with some selling under s., ana flour
that they call just as good as the other. The
late drift of foreign markets has been toward
higher prices, and all but patent can be
placed abroad, while the latter is going there
fairly well.
Bran and Shorts-Shipments, $50 tons
Quoted al SlGU1625 f bran. S1GI16.50 for
shorts and Sl650@16 70 for middlings. The
demand for Western account was good, ana
bulk lots sold well with the tendency tOwardi
higher prices in sympathy with the drift of
the other feed markets. Some demand was
noted for sacked lots to go East at the diff.
ference in the cost of sacking. =
Corn-Recelpts, l4,O40 bu; shipments. g. 100
bu. Quoted at 56Gl5Slac on track There
were moderate offerings, and the local de-
mand was satisfactory. though not very
large with the notion of holders that they
were qualified TO name the price
OatS-Receipts, 1910 bu: shipments, Q 800
blu. Quoted at 4s05lc by sample. sample
oats were in good request with fair supply.
and request Sales on track ranged about I9c
under o. b.
Rye -Receipts. 1,3)0 bu; shipments, none {;
Quoted at S40)S5c for sample cars on track.
Barley-Recepts, 900 bu: shipments, none.
Quoted at 5506Sc for good TO fine samples of
No. B. Dealers with nice gram 10 sell adj
hered to firm prices lately prevailing.
Flax-Receipts none; shipments none.
Flax sales are based on SC off from the Chi
Cago market
rced-Millers held at S22.5C023. with corn
meal at S21.506p22.5J. Prices were very firm
and have advanced with the higher cost Of
oats and corn.
Hay-Receipts, rs tons; shipments none
Choice wild quoted at So 5t0I1.J0 and good
timothy at S7.5061S.5l; fair wild, S55O@6.
The hay market was slow. with late arrivals
small and demand vet rather moderate