St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-01
MINNEAPOLIS.
CI,a,nber ofCo,n,,erce.

Wheat was rather frmer yesterday during
the morning hours, excepting at the opening.
There was fair buying until about II o'clock,
after which business was turned into play
and there was nothing in the way of bust
ness TO speak of later The buying was
mainly in the course of settlement and news
had little place in regulating prices. The
late decrease of wheat aud flour on passage
and the good demand for cash wheat by
millers were the strong points in the situa-
ton
Total receipts at the four principal spring
wheat points since Aug. l, the be-
G ghgas IF as sr S2 ge n pb fGS5
400, 4O2 Blu; Chicago, 9,66G, 179 bG; Milwau-
kee, 4,052,Q89 pu making a total of So, I'LL
S9l bu, against 6l.568, 275 bu during the
same time last year, and 80, 391, 447 bu in
1888. The total receipts of wheat at the four
principal winter wheat points-Toledo, ST.
Louis, Detroit and Kansas Gity-from July
to date are 20, l57 $40 bu, against %, 49,
800 bu in 1889, and "a, no. 902 bu in 1888
Local flour shipments since JAN L amount TO
1882, 2SS bbls, against 1862, 1877 bbls dur
ing the same time in 1880 and 6,730, 457
bbls in 1883. Cars inspected out since last
report were 3 cars No. L hard; No. l north
ern, 40 cars; No. northern, 80 cars; No. g.
cars; rejected. Al cars: no grade, 2I cars
Combined receipts at Minneapolis and Du-
luth for twenty-four hours. 334 cars. against
800 cars year ago. Flour shipments were
1868 bbls
CASH WHEAT.
The arrivals of wheat were 800 cars and
the shipments los cars. That left receipts
above shipments less than the mills ground
here in the twenty-four hours. The demand
was good for wheat, and mnch of the offer
ings was disposed of before the trading was
interrupted by sport. The prices obtained
were rather higher than the closing of Tues
day with the buying of the usual character
for milling, shipping and elevator handling
Closing quotations: No. l hard, December
and January, 90lac; track, 9l12@92c: No. 1
northern, December and January, S7Iac;
May. csc; track, SS121S9c: No. 2 northern
December, S4c; track. S5l2llS6c.
Receipts of wheat for twenty-fOur hours
800 cars shipments, 15S cars. Duluth received
% cars. The grain inspection for yesterday
was as follows: Wheat-No. l northern, 1876
cars; No. 2 northern, 81 cars; No 3, 20
winter, 10 cars; NO, 3 winter. none; No.
hard, l car. Corn-No. 3 yellow 2 cars ;
No. white, none; No. 3, 3 cars; No. 2,
car Oats-No. 2 white, cars; No. 9, none ;
9 none. Flax-No. l, none; rejected none
Barley-No. 3, / car; No. q, none. Sales of
cash wheat are OH the basis of delivered un-
less specified.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The added daily output of the mills
grinding yesterday probably aggregated o.
200 bbls. Shipments, 1868 bbls. Quoted
at 81. 5O05 for first patents; $4.30@45O for
second patents; S3.5004.20 for fancy and
export bakers S1.6002.25 for low grades in
bags, including red dog.
Flour sales were in some instances report
ed more liberal though not free yet. The
production is light also If there were a
large output there would be an accumulation
that might be disagreeable perhaps. There
is considerable flour going abroad all the
time. The exports are of both patents aid
bakers. which keeps what might otherwise
be a disturbing surplus out of the domestic
calculation. Prices were hardened little
by the rise started in wheat yesterday, with
out making real changes IN actual quota
TONS On the whole, the position of -four in
the markets of the world that Minneapolis
flour reaches is promising of at least average
satisfaction in the future of the crop season.
Bran and Shorts-Shipments, 677 tons.
Quoted at S14. 25@15 for bran, 25@15
for shorts and SIS. 25@l5.75 for middlings
Corn-Receipts, 3.050 bu; shipments, 2, 400
bu,- Quoted at 43I2@146c on track.
Oats-Receipts. 1440O bu; shipments,
$500 bu Quoted at 36@39c by sample.
Rye-Quoted at 59061 for sample cars on
track
Barley Receipts. 600 blu; shipments, 400
bu Quoted at 45@55c for good to fine sam
pies OF No. s.
Flax-Receipts 2 500 bu; shipments, 500
bu. Flax sales are based on &c off from the
Chicago quotations
Feed-Millers held at S19@19.50, with
cornmeal at SlS.50@19.
Hay-Receipts. 81 tons; choice wild quoted
at Sc. 5OD7, and good timothy at SIS. so; fair
wild, S5.50@6.6.50.
COMPARATIVE PRICES.
Corn is 40 per cent higher than last year,
and oats about as much, with most other
things from the farm in similar proportion.
Butter now getting to be an important pro-
auction, averages some 20 per cent above
last years prices. This advance is not to the
favor of choice grades alone, for the low
qualities that ought not to exist in such
abundance are selling as much above last
years prices as the high qualities are. Thus
large sums find their way into the hands of
country merchants, agents or manufacturers,
and in other ways keep in circulation. The
difficulty in getting cheap money 10 float
speculative enterprises throughout the coun-
try eurtailed movements in them, so that
such demand, being less active. leaves the
generol market easier.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter-The situation is practically the
same. Trade is rather light and market easy,
with holders inclined to accept concessions
to move their offerings. Excepting this,
there is nothing new in the market Re
ceipts are large, but there is really only a
small amount coming in that is gilt edge, and
that will bring top quotations. There is a
fair demand for diaries, ranging from Ice to
18c, great many buyers taking such goods
in preference to high-priced butter. Packing
stock sells well at quotations. Roll butter is
not selling quite as well, due TO so
uouoh 0f IT hei0u moor Ahout