St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-25
MINNIE EAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The demand for wheat was fair in the
morning. with early prices around the clos
cheaper la@ld lower. Cargoes off coast
easier. California, 3D6d lower; on passage
easier. French market unchanged. Weather
in the Southwest today was clear and pleas
ant. Rained In Illinois locally. Wheat on
passage decreased 100000 bu; corn de-
creased 1,26i.u00 bu. Wheat firmed, although
cables were easier. for the unexpected de-
crease in the amount Of wheat on passage,
together with local rain and strength i'll
corn, causes traders to ignore the low cables.
There is also feeling that there was an error
in the worlds shipments published Monday.
The demand for No. northern was good at
SIC. and slow at anything over that until
after July advanced to S2l2c, then buyers
were slow, with not much offered. A little
better outside demand was reported but it is
still of a small character. Very little busi-
ness was done in Nos. or 3. Receipts were
light. and good many cars went straight to
the mills. Wheat closed as follows: No. l
hard, on track. S5l2c; No. northern. May.
S1bc: July. S2aBc; on track, "a; No. north
ern. OIL track. S0@S2c.
Flour-Receipts, 1O2 bbls; shipments ag-
first patents; s399@4l5 for second paterts;
So 250l3 80 for fancy and export bakers;
81. 2cGl2. Is for low grades in bags, including
red dog. Millers report little better inquiry
today and fair sales at old prices Buyers
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condition of the wheat market.
Bran and Shorts-Quoted at 9.50D975 for
bran. S91950 for shorts and $10@l0.5O for
middlings. Nothing new i'll these commodi-
and shorts is good and liable to increase III
sympathy with other feed products. Holders
are firm, and predict higher prices.
Corn-ReceipIs. 1850 bu: shipments, 1000
@iGc for No. yellow, and 39@45c for dry
No. 4. Corn is in strong demand, partly for
home consumption and also for shipping.
Oats-Receipts 6,72) bu; shipments, 1880
bu Quoted at 3@3lc for No. 2white, 29@3Oc
for No. white. and 2s@29l2c for No. and
No. oats. Oats are in good demand, but
receipts were little heavy for the market to
absorb. c16 0o
Rye-Receipts, $40 bu: shipments. none.
Quoted nominally Eat 70@?6c for No. 2f o. b.
bu Held at 400a0c for good No 3. and 500
Ale for No. 4. All grades very slow. No
shipping demand and local consumption
light.
on the Chicago market. Chicago fax closed
Feed-Milers held at sl7@1s per ton; less
than car lots, S170l9.5O with corn meal at
S11@17. so
Hay-Receipts. 10 tons. There was good
demand for choice upland. We quote:
choice upland, Sl2@15; Minnesota wild, $40
@l350; coarse and off color. 5000. 80; timo-
thy, Sl"@15. Receipts OF hay are very light,
and at present the demand is extraordinary
for local consumption. Some dealers pre-
dict still higher prices, while others maintain
that substitutes will be more generally used,
and cause decline.
Some Sample Sales-No. hard, 2 cars, SEC;
No. northern, Is, 600 bu TO arrive, S4Ac; No.
| nor thern. 6 cars, Sac; No. nothern. 30 cars
s4l2c; No. 1 northern. 0 cars, S44c: No. 1
northern. car, f. o. b.. s5c; No. 1 northern, 2
cars, f. o. b., S5l2c; No. northern, cars, to
arrive, SIC; No. northern 10000 bu, to ar
northern. 3 cars, 82c: No. 2 northern, car,
Sic; No. 2 northern. 4 cars, S2Ac; No. l
northern. 1 car, Sc; No. northern. car,
77l2c; no grade, car, ID off, Csc; no grade,
/ car. 1 lb off, Soc; no grade, car, 1 ID off.
f. o. b., CSC; no grade, 1 car, 1 ID off, f. o. b..
SEC; no grade, car, Id off, t. o. b., SOC; no
grade, 1 car, 2 lbs off. 72c; no grade, car,60c;
no grade, car, nlac; sample barley, cars,
ACC; screenings, 10 cars, ST.