St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-03
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS
Chamber Of Commerce..

The market was dull all the session. There
was no desire TO open new business for the
short session, and OLD business stood over
Cables were not so strong as they were few
days back. News was not important The
spring crops are doing well. The threshing
reports show smaller Yield of winter wheat
that at first expected.
Cash Mheat-Tne sample wheat market
was dull. Offerings were small, and there
was fair scattered demand, hut scarcely
equal to receipts. No. northern sold from
94GDEl2c, with most sales at 9Jc. No . sold
from 81 TO 9oc, with 92c the general rice for
good Low grades are still very dull. Re
ceipts of wheat for twenty four hours were
% cars, shipments 20 cars. Duluth received
6 cars.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding yesterday Will probably aggregate
- 49O bbls. Shipments. 2L07l bbls. Quoted
at S4.S0t15.20 for first patents: S4.6jGl4.s9 for
second patents; 81 g also for fan, and ex-
port bakers: ST., 10 for low grades, in
bags, including led dog. The demand for
flour was large, with considerable SkirniSh-
ing about prices. There is yet great deal of
competition between miliers, as the winter
wheat millers are all i'll the market now with
low-prlced -four II that were ali of the mill
ing competition ii Would lie better. but cur
wheat that goes abroad supplies foreign mill
ers with q similar grade OF flour and that
carries with it an advantage in freight pro-
noting further successful competition. Alto
gethef prices are forced too low.
Bran and ShOrtS-Shii III lntS /. 193 tons
Quoted AT SIS oil for Dr.:n Sl,0I5.25 for
shorts and Si0GDlS for middlings. This
market WAS only moderately active. but
prices were quite well maintains d for shorts
and bran, considering the increased output
in other parts of the country especially with
winter wheat mlileTS
Corn-Receipts 5,700 bu Shipments,
none. Quoteu at y,Un &c OF trac6. Was
neither very active nor very strong. There
Is Il SIN Ill cJn>ImD ilve inquiry every DAY
for local milling. but very little for shipment
Odts-Receipts, 6, ISL BIZ; shipments. 1850
bu: quoted at 3i@}2c BY sample Oats are
quiet aud buy ers are looking for further de
ciines and do not purchase heavng. New
oats are offered freely to arrive. but there
does not seem TO be any value Tor them yet
Rye--Receipts, $50 bu; shipments 80 blu
quoted at G3Wi c for sample cars of new on
track. This grain was in good demand when
not held too high. Prices have late.y i'm
|. proved and here is &C prospect owing TO
the large shortage abroad. 1 he crop was
fine and larger movement is noted than be-
fore in the Northwest.
Barley-Receipts none: SHIPMENTS none
Nominal at 4gGl55c for poor to fine samples
of No. j. Ii Is vet 100 early to market uai.
ley as it is not sufficiently cured, but there
is some talk of probable prices. The North
west cTnp WAS good and il Il cures well may
be large amount will be marketed. No. 3
may range from 41c to GUc, according TO
qualityof particular slmpies
FlaX-Receipts none; shipments none.
Flax sales are based on 10@1llc Off from The
Chicago market.
Feed-Milers held at S?2@22 50; less than
car lots, S2!.5}@23 with cornmeal at S2l@2!.
Hay-ReceiptS. "a tons; shipments none.
Choice wild new qua;ed at sos so: fair
wild. Se@7 .50 poor wild. S-@5; coed tim
Othy ut SlC@l10.50 new, Offerings plentiful
by wagon and rail, with moderate demand
for good wild hay and better for choice up