St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-21
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Chamber Of Commerce..

AT the opening wheat market. prices were
easy at about SSQ l2c decline. but the demand
was generally good, and all offered at the
opening prices. was early taken Later the
inquiry was steady, and prices appreciated
from the opening about l2c to 9S18c May
There were easier English cables quoted. and
hTmer French quotations. our prices seem
ingly sympathizing with the latter. The re-
ceipts were large, but since the trade is get
ting used to them their effect is less for they
are easily sold. About | O'Clock The wheat
market advanced 14c and cash wheat sym
pathlzed with it. Closing: No. 1 hard,
March, 81; OH track. Sl.00I2. No. northern,
March, 97l2c; April, 9ll2c; May. 9s58c; on
track, use. No. > northern, March 95c: on
track, 9jl2a96c; July, S1.0l.
CASH WHEAT.
Cash wheat sold little better than il did
Thursday, but it was by no means active.
Elevator companies were in the market at
l20s4c under May, and their buying together
with that OF local and outside millers cleaned
the tables up pretty we'll Of good wheat. OFF
grades and poor wheat were very dull no
body seeming to want them at the prices
asked. The bulk of No. northern was sold
at O74097l2c. Receipts of wheat in twenty
four hours were $50 cars; shipments, I'll cars
Duluth received 50 cars.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding yesterday will probably aggregate
~, 200 bbls. Shipments, @J,040 bbls. Quoted
at S4.S5@5.2O for trst patents; Si.700i.e5 for
port bakers: S2@2.35 for low. grades in
bags, including red dog. All grades of -four
and millstufs are selling easily, but the
highest There is demand enough for that
too, or export, at Is less than millers ask
They call the market for it dali, and say the
demand is inactive. If they could sell ii for
the Is less the demand would be so active as
to move 1t at once. So ii Is not so much a
want of demand as it is activity of foreign
competition that undersells our people lust
enough to put their -four III the market to The
exclusion of ours
Bran and Shorts-Shipments, 80 tons
Quoted at Sl7.59@1S for bran; Sl750GliS25
for shorts, and SlS01S for mlddlings The
market was strong. with sales at full outside
prices and demand active for all classes.
Corn-ReceiptS, 10, $50 bu: shipments l. 20
blu. Quoted at 5G06Gl2c on track. The
market was quiet and firm.
Oats-Receipts, u, $50 bu: shipments I. 100
bu. Quoted at 4905lc by sample. Sales OF
No. ) white were mostly at about 55c with
some No. white for seed at about SIC
There was a fair supply for sale.
Rye-Recelpts, 400 bu; shipments, none:
Quoted at 1SGbSCc for sample cars on track
The market for rye was lower. although
there has been none here lately to test the
market but il is lower at other places and
light not bring more than 1S01S0c here now
Barley-Receipts, none; shipments, none.
Quoted at 55@6Sc for good 10 fine samples of
No. ). There is but little barley moving now.
but prices are rather steady for the little
there is.
Flax-Receipts, 900 bu; shipments. none
Flax sales are based on &c off from the Chi
cago market.
Feed-Millers held at s23. 5o02t, with corn
meal al S23Gl %.
Hay-Receipts, l05 tons: shipments, 10 tons.
Choice wild quoted at S6.5H6I1.50 and good
timothy at $3.50 so; fair wild, s.. 5c0G