The representative., 1894-08-29
The MARKETS.
The Wheat Market Dull, Weak and
Featurcless-Cabl bles Lower and Re-

FeatureIess-Cables Lower and Re-
ceipts Large-Clearances Lighter.
r. MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE, Aug. 2S.-There was no holiday
proclaimed for today, but the course of
trading was purely of the holiday sort in
our local chamber. From start to finish
there was but little life shown. The opening
was weak on lower cables, large North
western receipts and almost total lack
of demand. The speculative spirit Is evil
IDENTIFY laid up for the present. There are yet
three days to the 1st of September The
average speculator has strong hopes that
the speculative spirit will rise Immediately
a1ter August retireS to the past. CONNER
cal news was very meager, and what
there was of it of the diScouraging
sort First cables advised of heavy declines
IN Berlin and Paris and second cables
conflrmed the first with q little more weak
ness added. The Vienna report has received
considerable attention on the part of trad
ers and many that first felt confident of a
rise after the first have lost hope for any
Improvement for some time to come The
2i0O0.OOO bushels or wheat in store at Chi
cago also has weakening effect. Clear
ences from the seaboard fairly lib
Fral OF both wheat and flour with a few
small lots of choice wheat taken for ex
port
September wheat opened at SIC, being
1-l6c under yesterday; declined to 52ac,
advanced to 5Sc, and by noon sold at 525sc
december wheat opened at 54asc, being
5f4c. frmed up to 541ac and dropped to
54ft6 544c by Il o'clock.
The cash wheat market was3a little slow
TINS morning, buyers and sellers being a
Httie apart in their views. No. l northern,
new. sold at 541ac and SIC for old; No. 2
northern, new, sold at 53hc and old at
a9i2c. Sales were made per statement
below.
Receipts here were 19l cars. shinments
g. cars
During the noon hour the market ruled
both inactive and weak. Cables were
lower and weak. September wheat
closed at 5212@523sc December wheat at
5fsc and May wheat at 5Ssic
MlNNEAPoLIS WHEAT-RANGE9 OF PRICE.
Inc following was the range of price for
wheat today at Minneapolis:
May ..... S' 81 s. ss' ssa 81. 5Sa'S' sss. fss 5s4
5sSSnsss Ss%5S%ssF = s.. : g. ss$ *
] northern. old 5614c, new 54c; No. northern
old 55C. 523tc.
Puts on December wheat ................ .537s
Calls on December wheat commencement. 54ss
Flour and Coarse Grains.
FLOUR-The flour market is fairly
steady. with moderate amount being sold
at quotations; little slower today.
The following are today's quotations on
arrival f. o. b.; there is a feeling that if
this bulge on wheat lasts a higher price
for flour will be established.
FIRST patents .......................$3 $3 25d3 10
second patents NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3 300lt3. 20
Fancy and export bakers .......... 1.954 2.20
49, uoS ...'...'.... ..............+.... 1ooUl.O
The following quotations are in cotton
sacks of 9S lbs. and 40 lbs:
Rye flour, per Dbl, pure. re.................S2.4 81. 40
Buckwheat flour, pe- bbl................. 500
Grdham Hour NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2. 70
In room t0o extra is charged.
BRAN AND SHORTS-The market is
steady 1t is said that sellers are asking
higher prices than quoted.
Aidii' III Dulh SlU. iou ii. w
bfan IT sacks NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Il. GOA L. %
shorts, common, in bulk ......... Is. .0Oa13. 50
Shorts, fine. in bulk ............. IA 00114 80
CORN-There is a great scarcity of cash
corn No. 3, SIC and No. at SEC.
OATS-Were offered freely, demand good
NO. white, new, 301ad31c; better for
choice; No. white oats, 3214c; No. 8 oats
30iac.
RYE-New rye, 45c f. O. b. for No.
2 Quotable at these figures.
BARLEY-Choce No. 3 sold at 471bGI49c;
No. 4. 43et43l2c.
FLAN-Is governed and bought. less
freight at Chicago prices. See seed mar
ket
HAY-Receipts were heavy and sales had
to be forced on all grades. H. H. King &
Go. report sales of choice upland at S9G1O
per ton. Fair to good wild hay dull at
$1uS.50