St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-04
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS..
Chamber of Commerce.


There was a rise in wheat. brought on by
the covering of shorts. After the early rise
there was some shorts selling by concerns
outside, 1t was reported, who were fortunate
Oh that side i'll the heavy breaks the past
season. The sympathy with corn and oats,
il is thought, started the covering. The
tendency of the crowd was to sympathiZe
with the early trmness. Cables were steady,
aud Ill some respects firm. The weather
! YVES called good for the Northwest crop,
with some blighting reported 1t was
another slow day in the cash wheat
market. The offerings were in excess of the
demand. and while part of the good wheat
sold early At good prices, the bulk had to go
lower TO move. AT the opening No. north
ern sold at 1g979l2c. and a few choice cars
that were almost No. hard sold at soc. After
the early demand was filled good No. north
ern could not be moved at over 7Sl2c with
14c, mostly for best lots. with fair v heat Of
fered at zoe. No and the other lower
grades were slow. For range of prices see
sales below. Wheat closed as follows: No.
gust, 75lac: September. 74a4c; December, re :;
on track, 1Sl2c; No. northern, on track, 20
@75c.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS
Flour-Receipts. I72 bbs; shipments Sc, IA
bbls; quoted at Si@4.40 for first patents; $3.50
GAL for second patents; S315@340 for
fancy and export bakers Sl.2l az. 10 tor low
grades in bags. including red dog. Flour is
market and selling a. little better. Some
millers, however. complain of a slackness in
the demand for forward delivery, while
Others do not care to make contracts for fut-
uTe delivery at present prices The outlook
isigenerally considered 10 be more favorable
by some, while there are others who take
no stock" i'll the present firmneSs in wheat.
There is nothing new in the situation.
Bran and Shorts-QuO,ed at SS.T@9 for
bran: 80. 25@9. so for shorts, and 50 15@10 for
mjddlings. Millstuffs are a little frmer,
with much better inquire.
Feed-Millers held at Sl52s @15.50 per ton ::
less than car lots, SlG0l7, with cornmeal
at S14. 25@14. IS
Hay-ReceipIs, 146 tons; shipments, none
The receipts were rather tight. There is
agood demand tor good hay. but low grades
are neglected. New upland was held at
$st@S 30; new timothy at SIS. seas: better fig
| ufes were obtained for really choice upland.
| 0ats-Receipts, l4.14o bu: shipments, 2.0SD
! bu; quoted at ~ !s133c for No. white, 30l2@
+ Bic for No. 3 white, and e9I2@53JI2c for Nos
| and g.. Oats are still strong, but nervous
| quotations for the higher grades remain
| nominally the same, but in the present tenn
per OF the market it is hard to say whether
| full figures could be got or not. There we're
no sales Of the better grades reported today
| FlaX-FlaX sales are based. less freights
on she Chicago market. Chicago flax closed
at S1.o3.
Barley Receipts, 300 blu; shipments none.
Barley is slow. The season is passed for eli
mating purposes, and the demand is, if any,
simply for feeding purposes The property
is held nominally at 3SQ146c for No g. and
No. is 3C@4cc, according to sample.
Rye-Receipts. 4S9 bu shipments, none:
was quoted nominally at 5S@G3c for No. 9 f..
! o. b.
Corn-Receipts, 900 bu: shipments, 800
bu: quoted Mt 45@t45c for good dry No. 3, 45Q
| 45lac for No. 3 yellow, and 3s@141Isc for dry
| No. 4. There is still some nervousness in
| corn. Crop reports are very conflicting and
rather unsettle the trade. Buyers are of the
| opinion that prices are high enough and
perhaps TOO high. for this season of the
year. Trading is therefore o little Slow
| The local deman is only fair
Some Sample Sa!es-No northern, IA cars,
| 1S12c; No. l northern. Is cars, 19c; No. /
| northern, 26 cars, 79Iec; No. l northern, 3
cars, choice, f. o b., soc: No / northern, 2
| cars, choice, Soc; No. northern. 9 ears. 74c =;
| No. northern. Gears, 73lac; No northern,
| 76c12; No. 3 northern, cars. &c; No 3
northern, cars. 63c; No. northern, l car,
| Gle; No. northern, cars Csc; No. north
| ern. cars, Use; No. 3 northern, l car Gee
rejected, car, Id off, 63c; rejected / etf.
55c; no grade, car f. o. b., Sic; no grade. /
car. frosted. Acc; no grade. cars 1 Id off, 40c
no grade, cars, ID off, f. O. b., SIC; no
l Id off. 45c; no grade, l car ID Off f. o. b..
45c; no grade. l car, ID Off, Gee: no grade,
l car, l Id off, f. o. b., Gee; no grade, 1 car,
f. o. b., 45c; no grade. I car, T. O. b., 4sc ;
no grade l car, f. o. b.. sec; no grade car,
4Sc; no grade, car, lb off, Sic; no grade, 1
| car, l ID off, zoe; no grade, car, 6Oc: no
grade. cars: 4sc; no grade, car. 43c; sample
poor 43l2c; No. oats. car. 29I2c; sample
| oats, car. 2Sl2c; No. barley, car, Csc; No.
| l northern wheat. car 7Sc
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.