St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-10
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber OF Commerce.

There was quiet market for wheat yes
terday morning, and the early tendency was
down, with considerable wheat for sale.
Still everyone is looking for higher prices
finally, and the bears feared TO put out much
Berlin quoted marks higher for wheat and
marks higher for rye i'll face of financial
trouble. Paris quoted strong but unchanged.
Rains in the winter wheat belt caused some
weakness that was later overcome by the
strong cables. English cables were firm,
noting upward tendency. and foreign houses
bought In this country freely. and late cables
quoted Liverpool higher Towards noon
wheat futures advanced about Ic on the for
eign reports and rains failed to hold the
market down.
Total receipts at the four principal spring
wheat points since Aug. !, the beginning of
500 bu; Duluth, 10, ,S65 bu; Chicago, = s6l.-
9Q bu: Milwaukee, !, 1876, SiS bu. making a
total of 61,5O3,477 bu, against 30, J4S, GOA bu
during the same time last year, and IS, 49,
400 bu in $50
The total receipts of wheat at the four
principal winter wheat points, Toledo, st.
Louis, Detroit and Kansas City from July
TO date are 43, 1873, lbs bu, against IL, $780, rs bu
IN 1890 und 10, ~. 297 blu in 1889.
Local flour shipments since January /
amount to 4, 223 3S1 bbls, against s. 707, 40 bbs
during the same time in 1890, and 4,622.0Ij in
1889.
Cash Wheat-There was good demand
early but it slackened I'D when futures ad-
vaneed. Market ruled slow with miilers not
inclined to meet the advance. No. 1 sold
early al 91l2c principally. Low grades were
only in moderate demand. Il
Grain inspection for Saturday was as toll
lows: No. hard, cars; No. northern, 304
cars; No northern. 46 cars; No. 3, Is cars:
rejected. ri cars; no grade. So cars Winter
heat-NO. j. l car. Corn-NO. > yellow. Z
cars; No. 2, cars: No. /, 1 car. Oats-No. ,.
l cars; No. , white. , cars; No. 3 white,
cars; n. G., car. Rye-No. 2, 5 cars. Bar
ley-No. 3, 5 cars; No. T. l car; No 5, 2 cars;
Flax-No. l, 30 cars: rejected. ears.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
FlOur-The added daily output OF the
mills grinding Yesterday will probably aggre-
gate 81 .S00 bbls
Shipments, 33,37S bbIs Quoted at S. 600
4.S5 for first patents; S4.45@4.60 for second
patents: $4G144 for fancy ana export bakers;
81. l503 for low grades IN bags, including
red dog
Flour continued to sell well all of the last
week, and the usual mum Ter of orders came
to-day. With the production sold so far
forward. and with so large daily orders for
prompt shipment, the feeling is decidedly
easy in milling circles. There is nothing of
that push to sell that is common in some
seasons, and so often ends in concessions.
destroying all hope of fair dividend for the
business. Millers are not making large mar
gins, but they realize better results than last
year. Prices continne steady.
Bran and ShOrtS-Shlp mentS, 7S9 tons;
quoted at Sl15C012 for bran: Sill 01t2. % for
shorts. and ST.. 5C013. so for middings. Bran
is strong. with a steady inquiry that keeps
The market low in supplies for prompt de- 70
livery. Shorts are going out satisfactorily
also, although they are not selling very much
higher than bran. excepting the finer Kinds
and some that are called by the higher sound
ing name OF middlings. small amount of
bran is usually ObtaInable for prompt ship
ment at a small premium above the price
asked for delay delivery.
Corn-Receipts, $3.50 bu; shipments. 1,So0
bu; No old quoted at 55l2c, new at 4}c. The
speculative demand for corn continues good.
backed as it is by the export inquiry and the
certainty of large cOnsumptive demand in
this country. The country is practically bare
of old cOrn when the amOut on hand is com
pared with the amount carried over from
previous crops. New corn is moving early,
and on account of the favorable weather is
gaining rapidly in inspection. 1t is noted
that in the corn belt some is grading No :,
and large proportion touches No 3.
OatS-Receipts, 1900 bu; shipments. t6, 100
bn. Quoted at 30l2Gl112c for No. 2 white, 80
@30l2c for No. 3 white. and 2103)c for Nos ,
and 8. Oats sold steadily, and prices were
quite well maintained. The lac arrivals
have been fair, but there is L large heal in
quiry for home consumption that moves the
duly arrivals without increasing greatly the
supply in store, that IS now moderate.
Rye-Receipts, 1867 bu; shipments. $50
bu Quoted at S7@s7Isc f. o. b for No. 2.
Barey-Receipts, Is. TO bu; shipments
$3.50 bu; steady at 4p@55c for puor to fac
samples of No. 3. The barley market was
steady, with IS cars offered by sample. The
demand was a little better than Saturday,
without material alteration i'll prices.
Flax-Reeelpts. -, 800 bu; shipments, T., 400
bu. Flax sales are based, less freights. on
Chicago market.
Feed-Millers held at S1S.2l0lS. Is: less'than
car lots SIS 750l9 with cornmeal at SlJ.5J
020: boited meal, S24; gTanuated, S26.
Hay-Receipts, 50 tons. Choice wild quoted
at Sg09.5O; fair wild S7.5c0S.5J; poor wild,
S6QG7; good timothy, S1l@l2.
TO-DAY's FOG RECEIPTS.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago were 1000;
Kansas City, 1900; Omaha, $500.
GRAIN INSPECTION.
Following 457 cars is previous days local
state grain inspection by the different rail
ways.