St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Big Visible Resulted in Weakness
in Wheat.

There was very little in wheat yes
terday. The opening price was where
it left off Saturday, and with a few or
ders in there was a steady feeling early.
but when it became evident that the
visible would show big increase, the
crowd proceeded to get rid of their
wheat, and the price sank to b512c FOR
May. The market, however, is In a
position where the effects of figures are
discounted before presented and the
decline was mostly made before the WIS.,
ible was posted. There was the usual
good demand for high grade wheat at
a slight advance relatively over Satur-
days prices, some few cars going at
2Esc under the May price, but the regu-
lar quotation was Sc under the future.
No. northern went at lc under No. l,
with some nice cars taken at 7sc diff
ference.
Following are closing quotations: No
l hard, on track, size; No. / northern,
December. 5Sc; May, 56@561sc; on track,
524sc; No. northern, on track, DISC.
Receipts of wheat were 1,042 cars;
shipments of wheat were Sc cars; Du-
luth receipts of wheat were 2Sl cars;
flour output week ending Dec. Z, 295,04O
cars.
FLOUR-The level of prices is a
shade higher than that reported last
week. The demand for -four in itself
appears strong enough to sustain the
market, Notwithstanding the low
prices at which wheat is ruling. Win
Ter WHEAT HILLS are SOOu liiC
Northwest at full list prices. Sales in
round lots, patents, are netting SS.O5Q
80 here in wood, while smaller guam
titles range from 1910 to $40. Domes-
tic baker goods quotable at $2.5O42.6O.
Export bakers, $2Q2.20.
HAY - The market continues at a
standstill. with only peddling trade
doing. Receipts are small and mostly
of a quality not wanted by the trade.
Good hay sells at around So with little
n n
about taking good-sized lots at that
price. Prices range from that down to
$3.50
CORN-Offerings of corn in the morn
ing We're large: although all receipts
were not placed on sale on account of
the weaker feeling which existed. No.
3 yellow corn was offered freely early
in the session at 23c without buyers.
- OATS-There is an open market for
all offerings on the basis of 16Ac for
No. 3 white oats delivered. Receipts
were large, and the demand was mostly
confined to the general buyers. NO. 3
oats quotable at from 15c to l6c, ac-
cording to quality. Mixed oats quot
able at 140f5c, according to the numper
of black oats in the mixture. No grade
oats, 15d16c, according to condition;
BARLEY-Speculat tors are still TAX
ing barley, such as is offered, at AROUND
20c for 80 lbs, with sales running down
to 1Sc and up to 25c for highest quality.
RYE-There is a demand for rye on
the basis of 291ac for No. . stock. Thin
cars are a good sale at 294c, and some
have been sold as low as 29c, even
though grading No. 2. No. 3 rye gen.
orally quoted at 1c under No. 2.
FLAX - Offerings of flax are. still
small and the local market continues
firm, ruling now on the basis of about
&c under Chicago price. Closing price,
SS1ac Receipts, Chicago, 81 cars. Min
neapolis and Duluth reported else
where.
171ac; fresh, fall held, 16Q1612c; seconds,
cases included, 12c; cold storage, No. !
stock, 141aG15c; cold storage, No.
stock, 1261212c.
POULTRY-Young, fancy chickens,
SIC; hens, 7d71ac; chickens, poorly
dressed, fair to good, 3G412c; roosters,
3031sc turkeys, fat, choice, 10c;, tur-
keys, medium to choice, SGSc; turkeys,
scalawags, 4@5c; ducks, S12q10c; geese,
70Sc.
DRESSED MEATS = Veal, fancy,
612c; veal fair to good, 59512c; veal,
poor, 364c; mutton, country dressed,
4641bc; bucks, 21a631ac; spring lambs.
pelts off, 5651ac; hogs, country dressed,
41ac; beef, country dressed, 394c; hogs,
heavy, coarse, 312@4c.
FISH-Black bass, 1OG11c:. pike, 512@
&c; pickerel, 49411ac; small fish, &c; crop
pies, 4c; dressed bullheads, &c; white
tish, inland, S@4c.