St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-28
MTNNEAPoLIs nrARKETs.
CEsan,ber OfCOIuvuerce.

Wheat opened weak with sellers of Ju5f
anG buyers al about S109. which was slightly
under the closing of Saturday. good 65,
mand existed for the first hour and the mar
ket advanced about SSc Buyipr orders vera
hIled at that time. and with lower prices re-
ported from other places with heavy selling
mere, July tell from S1.O9aS to SLOTS, and
iater fell to S1CSls, with frequent fiuctta.
tons later Liverpool wheat was dull. and
quoted 12d lower, with futures in that mar
ket easy and also lower. London quoted
prices nominaliy unchanged for both wheas
ana flour. Sellers covered great deal of
short wheat during the breaks, and in some
cases sold out again on the bulges Wheat
market was compromised to some extent
Dy weakness in corn and oats futures.
There was very little trading in
May wheat. First sales were at
Sl.o6s4 at 1905, slO514 at i6:55. s1.o6ls at II,
81 .Q5S4 at II AS S1061s at 1915, Sl.O6s4 at |
o'clack. The afternoon curb at AS was July
Sil0, had sold at S1.10l2 earlier There wers
no May sales Calls for July were S1.11I2@
IL I,bsa; fdS4, @ and puts were Sl:C9@l, ,O91s Later
sold up to the highest point of the day. The
visible supply showed small increase.
Total receipts at the four principal spring
,EIa Wnat points since Aug. |, the beginning OF
936 bu: Duluth, II, 2,4S6, 454 bu: Chicago. ia
56S,S51 bu; Milwaukee, 5.S04, 7a5 bu, making b
total of 74,224.042 bu, against 77,04O,SiO bu
during the same time last year. and 6&t
4l9262 bu in 1899. Local flour shipmenU
since Jan. 1 amount to 2,O2sOA
bbls against 2,NO2, 566 bbls during ths
same time in and 1,4S4, ,06l in 1885, The total
receipts of wheat at the four principal wintei
wheat points. Toledo. ST. Louis Detroit and
Kansas City from July to date, are "a SN5. .52S
bu against Is, l29, 500 bu i'll 1890 and q O66,0la
bu i'll 1889.
CASH WHEAT. -
1he offerings of sample wheat were large,
n,,1
was slow and market dull. Prices were 2y5@
&c lower than Saturday. Millers were small
buyers owing partly to the water being turned
out of the canal necessitating the Shutting
uoWn or most OF the mills Elevator comt
panies were fair BUYERS at about 2c under
July.
FLOUR AND COURSE GRAINS.
Flour-Ihe added daily output of the mills
bbls 'oe' Ne'''0 '''"O
Shipments, 1860 bbls. Quoted at s. GOA
0.oo Tor first patents: S5.2566555 for second
patents: S4393 % for fancy and export
bakers; S2.2C9Q2. IS for low grades, in bags.
including red dog. The demand was Ight
put since the decline in wheat buyers of fioui
are making many inquiries as to the pricea
ana prospects. That is taken to indicate
that the members of the trade are ready to
Duy When they feel that the bottom has been
reached. 1t is pretty generally thought thai
OUTSIDE OF Il few large storage points the -four
supply Is not as large as common at this sea.
there Is flour enough now stored in this
country to last ninety days without grinding
another barrel The market was dull and
weak
Bran and Shorts-Shipment s74 tons
Quoted at Sl5@l5.50 for bran, SlG@I7 fot
shorts and Sl1G1i1.50 for middlings Thesa
productions were offered freely, and the feel
ing with respect TO prices was easy. The inn
through the winter wheat states has iessened
the demand at high prices for these prod
ucts, more especially of bran. Still, at mod
crate reduction demand keeps along with
production.
Coru-Receipts, 1920 bu: shipments, 2,O7o
bu; quoted at 6S@60c ON track Buyers of
samples have taken considerable lately to
grind and to ship, but have not, evidently,
bought much ahead of immediate necessi-
ties, giving the market sort of dragging
character since the late weakness began.
Oats-Receipts, 10, 40 bu.; shipments, 9,270
bu; quoted at 52tG54c by sample. The large
amount of oats seeded, with the good pro-
pects for growth. has recently given shade
OF depression i'll the oats market. After all
the prices OF spot grain hold up very well, at
there does not seem to come out a large
quantity OF stored oats for sale and there ID
large shipping inquiry.
Rye-RecelptS, 66J bu.; ShipmentS 400 but
quoted at Sl0S5c. Rye has been scarce and
little inquired for lately, with report OF
weakness in prices.
Barley-Reccipts, $40 bu; shipments, none,
Quoted at 6C0 1Cc for poor to tine samples of
NO. ). Too little doing in this grain TO ere.
ate much interest i'll ii. Still sales can be
made at fair prices when there is any fol
sale
Flax-Receipts, 4,23O bn; shipments, 1900
bu. Flax sales are based ON SC off from tha
Chicago market
Feed--Millers held at 27.5O02s5 so with corn.
meal at $50. 5Ca2750.
Hay-Receipts, 81 tons shipments, 10 tons.
Choice wild quoted at S9.5009 90 and good
timothy at Sll@l1.50. Fair Wild SS@65O.
There Is a scarcity of the best qualities of
prairie for the demand for it south took the
late offerings at prices above this market.
Fair Minnesota wild is hrinpirlcr 2AlAO x