St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-23
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce

Wheat futures were dull. There were
no cables, owing to holidays in Europe.
Outside trade was light. Weather in
the West and Southwest was clear and
pleasant. In the Northwest it was cold,
with high winds. An attempt was
made to bull wheat ON this account, but
it was not a success. The shipments do
not show up as the trade would like to
see them, and foreign news not particu-
larly encouraging. California was re-
ported a seller in Eastern markets on
the good wheat prospects in that state.
A very bullsh dispatch was sent out
from Kansas, saying the hot winds in
that state lately had cooked tWo-thlrds
of the wheat, and that Kansas would not
raise over $1,000 bu of wheat. IL had no
appreciable effect.
Cash Wheat-The supply of cash
wheat was larger and the demand only
fair from millers. A good share of the
receipts were applied on sales made
previously to arrive. Elevator compa-
nies would have been good buyers at
20216c under July and did buy conSid-
cradle at &c under. Principal sales were
at 6515c for No. northern and 6306319c
for No. 2. For full range Of prices see
cash sales.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
flOQf-HIOuI Hills uIC llUG RCllCl ullt
doing a full amount of work. The local
mills find flour selling slowly and the
operators are thrown upon late forward
sales somewhat for distribution. 1t is
not duller in the trade than often before.
Still, business is not encouraging,
although many millers, as we'll as peo-
pie not millers, look for activity and adj
yancemeut in values. All this depends
much upon the weather here and
where grain is grown In other
countries, for with active wheat
market, flour would also be better.
Foreign bids for flour hardly reach the
price flour can be sold at. Shipments,
27,O42 bbls. Quoted at s3.7004.05 for
first patents; S3.30@3.70 for second
patents; $202.50 for fancy and export
bakers; S1.25@l.45 for low grades in
bags, including red dog. Following are
millers asking prices in cotton sacks, %
and 49 lbs: Rye flour, per bbl. pure, 50;
xxx, $3.50; standard, 1920; buckwheat
| flour, S4 nominal; graham flour, 3.25.
In wood, zoe extra. The added daily
output of mills grinding yesterday will
probably aggregate 2S,300 bbls.
Bran and ShortS--MillStGff did very
we'll at about SS.75 for bran and at 500
$50 for common shorts. Fine shorts
were held at S1O@l0.50, including mid
dlings. These figures are for bulk lots.
Sack bran and shorts were held at S1.25
per ton generally above the price OF
bulk. Shipments, 700 tons.
Corn-COrn was weaker; No. sold,
to arrive, at 371@c, and spot at 37$lc.
Receipts. 2O7O Du; shipments, 710 bu.
Oats-Very little trading; supply of
cash oats was small and demand fair.
Receipts, 10. l20 bu; shipments, 5,760 bu.
Rye-No. rye is in good demand at
55@56c f. o. b. Receipts, 3,120 bu; ship
mentS, none.
Barley Receipts, $50 bu; shipments,
900 bu.
Flax-Shipments, 4,76O bu.
Feed-Miilers held at S15.25@15. rs;
less than car lots, Sl6@17, with corn
meal at Sl5@15.25; granulated meal, $40.
Hay-Market is firm for choice hay,
with good demand; poor hay is dull,
with more offered than wanted; offered
at S3@4 per ton. Receipts, los tons.
CROP MOVEMENT.
The following table gives the seceipts
of wheat at the four principal spring
wheat markets from the beginning of
the crop year, Aug. l, 1892, to date. and
for the same time year ago: