St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-09
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber Co,,.,erc

The early market for all speculative grain
was very firm and the price of futures was
higher. The advance Friday was so near the
end OF the session there were some shorts
that did not get in their purchases On the
curb the market was higher, and Saturday
morning they were aroused to the pitch of
buying, doing so at the top. After that a de-
cline set in that broke prices quickly fol
lowed by other fluctuations. Receipts were
very large, and discouraged such as
expected small arrivals this week. Prime
reports the winter wheat in favorable
condition, about the only drawback being in
Illinois, where the fly has done damage
Bradstreet makes reports from beth coasts
this week, 1,S3i, 1914 bu OF wheat and -four,
against 1, 6S4, 240 blu last week, and 2,264 500
bu last year. The available supply of wheat
12,349. 600 last year. Stocks of wheat i'll sec
ond hands by consolidating Beerbohm and
Bradstreet's report in Europe. afloat and in
United States. March l. are 3,6S1,000 bu more
than last year. May No. l northern closed
at 911sc.
CASH WHEAT
The receipts of wheat were 347 cars in the
last twenty-four hours. Some of them bad
been sold TO arrive, and part of the same
came on the market again for sale. With so
many cars offered, and the sample buying
resisting the rise in prices, sales were slow
for holders wanted prices corresponding TO
the rise in futures. Poor grades did not go
WELL and they were unsatisfactory to sell.
The usual class of buyers were in the mar
kets. Receipts of wheat in twenty four hours
were 3i7 cars; shipments, - cars. Duluth re-
ceived 16 cars
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding Saturday will probably aggregate
1900 bbls. Shipments. -, 797 bbls. Quoted
at SI15I5 for first patents; S4.6004. 10 for
second patents; S3.S1@4.30 for fancy and
export bakers; $isC@9.25 for low grades in
bags, including red dog. There was con-
siderable inquiry for flour, and patents could
have been sold TO export at about 3ls, but
that was too low by at least is for profitable
trade. Domestic buyers would have taken
flour al about the old price of week ago
When ii came to adding the equivalent OF a
rise for the last half of this week TO the price
they paid the first half, they could not see
their way to do it. only SO far as required TO
NEE: immediate and urgent demands. Some
fair sales are reported without stating terms.
Bran and Shorts shipments, 732 tons.
Quoted at S15.2s0Sl5.50 for bran. Sl5.50@l6
for shorts and Sl6@S16. 50 for middlings This
market was firm for all sorts Of mill feed
with the most demand for good fiaky bran in
bulk. Shorts and fine bran went fairly at
the difference in price, and middlings sold
quite well.
Corn-Receipts, $500 bu. Shipments, 10
$50. quoted at 54@56c on track. Holders of
the few cars offered were very firm. in sym
pathy with the tirmnes in the general corn
markets. Buyers were not active beyond
present wants for their trade.
Oats-ReceiptS, 7,64O bu. Shipments, 6,720
bu. Quoted at 46G04Sl2c by sample. Oats in
cars were firm. in sympathy with the recent
advances, and holders of them were firm III
their offerings, with a very fair request.
Rye-Receipts. none; shipments, $40 bu.
Quoted at S0@S2c for sample cars on track
Barley-Quoted at 550G5c for good TO fine
samples of No. B. Trade was in a small scat
tered way, as the arrivals have been light.
The market was pretty firm for good grain.
FlaX-Sales are based on Sc off from the
Chicago market
Feed-Millers held at S21@22 with corn
meal at S20.5G@12150
Hay-Receipts, 90 tons. Choice wild quoted
at S6.50@7.50, and good timothy at $500
$50; fair wild, S5.50@6. Not much hay NOV
ing now either as receipts or demand for
III the next few weeks