The representative., 1895-09-25
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
FL OT1R

There is little new that can be said of
the dour market today. The sales of last
week were so heavy that with the let up
IN orders which is expected this week
local millers are at a loss to know what
the effect will be on the country mills and
other competition. But one thing is GER
tain and that is that local concerns are
so well sold ahead that they are not and
Will not press sales whore the price does
not yield profit. That far the outside
action will not produce the least effect
here. Foreigners are active and are MAX
Ing good bids. Some concerns occasional
ly let little flour go on this account
while others are reluctant in selling any
at all for export. The prices bid would
warrant general acceptance had all the
mills the flour to spare. Today QUOTA
tlons are unchanged. Red dog, $780,
BRAN AND SHORTS.
The market is still dull for bran on the
basis of $S.50@S.75 for stock in bulk but
some concerns who have more confidence
In the future of the market will not sell
at less than on the basis of 50 for bulk
bran. These houses are selling little
however, but their books are getting low
and it is quite apparent that this is the
desired end viz: to have the first Of
october find as few untitled orders on
their books as possible.Z Other houses
less confident, are willing to sell reason
ably far ahead at $3.50, while others at
1915 would sell unlimited quantities
Shorts and middlings rule steady.
FEED AND MEAL.
Millers are saying little and doing less
There is a routine trade to supply and
that trade is absorbing the output of the
mills with little grumbling so far as
prices are concerned. Values are a lit
tie out of line with other feed. Oats are
very cheap in the country, while corn
here is proportionally dear. The result is
in q iyt,r Of
as feed is the cost is enhanced by the
presence Of corn and feeders can with
more economy feed the clear oats. No
especial trade, therefore, can be worked
up until a decline in corn or an advance
in oats, or both, are obtained. At pres
ent there is no one willing to load up and
trade drifts on in hand to mouth way
Millers quote ground feed and corn meal
at $13. Bolted meal in wood, per bbl.
~ Quotations are for car lots.
CORN.
Local store houses are still empty. 1t
has been three weeks since the Minneapo-
lis houses were emptied and since then
local millers have absorbed all receipts
Offerings have all along been small and
the market meanwhile has been in an
unsatisfactory position. Some new corn
has been sold but the movement is as yet
confined to the sale of an occasional car.
Today the offerings were, as usual. very
u.
yellow corn was nominally quoted at 32,a
@32Mc, with pure white article bringing
a small premium. Mixed white held at
321ac, but up to a late hour 32c was best
DID. No. corn quoted at 31hc.
OATS.
Stocks show another increase for the
week, standing today at 110,414 bu, as
against 99,56S bu a week ago. Offerings
during the past week have been less free
than for some time but the quality has
been such as to warrant purchases by
elevators for storage purposes. Today
offerings were not large and there was a
fair demand. No. quoted at 1S1hc No
3 oats mixed with black sell at 1761Sc.
according to the proportion of black oats
contained. No. really good enough to
grade No. white sell up to 1S&c and
possibly 19c in special instances. No 2
white quoted at 19c both for stock on snot
and to arrive. No. 3 oats dirty or seedv
sell down to 161ac. Oats stained light or
cut green sell 16h@1Sc according, to
the condition. No grade oats are worth
16@1S1ac, according to quality.
BARLEY.
Local stocks have increased during the
week from 29,S15 bushels to 56 O4O bushels.
ing the week have been large but shin
ments have been small and the bulk Of
arrivals have been taken into storage
here. Today few cars of irregular quail
ity were offered and taken slowly at 270
33c for the general run of receipts with
sample cars offered down to around 23c.
FLAX
Stocks of fax here show a good increase
for the week. They are now 1O1, ,901 bu,
against 69,551 bu a week ago. Today re-
ceipts still show relatively smaller and