The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27

only 5000 are looked for as the run to-
morrow
The early weakness was due to the
heavy hog receipts and the recovery was
the result of the lighter estimates for to-
morrow and the buying by packers.
Estimated cars for Tuesday: Wheat, 49,
Corn. 3O5; oats, 255. Hogs, $4,000.
Cash quotations were follows: Flour
unchanged; No spring wheat, 53@57c; No
3 spring wheat nominal; No. red, 50s4@
52c; No. corn. 1890 No. 3 yellow. 4A@
Also; No. oats, 2Sia@28Ac; No. 2 white
311a@32c; No. white, 31A@311ac; No. rye
5112c; No. barley, 521a@531zc; No. 3, 5O1
SPEC; No. nominal; No. l flax seed, 81 80;
prime timothy seed, $5.S5: mess pork, per
Dbl. $lO1OG1O.25; lard, per 100 lbs, $637h;
short ribs sides Qoose), s5.15@5. 20; dry salt
ed shoulders (boxed), 45sM4a4c; short clear
sides CboXeD, S. 45@5.50; whisky, distillers
finished goods. per gal, $1.2S; sugars cut
loaf, unchanged
Receipts-Flour, LOCO bbls; wheat. II 900
bu corn, $1,000 bu; oats, 1000 blu; rye
10000 blu; barley, 1900 blu.
Shipments-Flour 5000 bbls wheat 5000
bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 147 900 blu; rye 49,
coo blu; barley, %, 900 blu.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, 110l22c
diaries, 9Q20c Eggs unsettled at 26Q27c.
Duluth.
DULUTH, Mimi. Feb 25-Wheat opened
today the dullest day of the season. There
was narrow trade in cash wheat, eleva-
tors buying at about A91ac over May
northern and May, which was the only
future dealt in, opened sc declined at
51$ic ruled firm for over two hours adj
vanced Ac under light buying by shorts
fell off again, closing with bidders for
May, cash and February, at SATURDAYS
last figures, 1sc and up for July, and Ac
advanced for No northern to arrive
Close-No. 1 hard, cash, 577sc to arrive
5S1sc bid; February, 577sc bid May, 59hc:
July. Coo; No. l northern, cash, $3.50 bid
to arrive, 57Ac bid; February, $3.50 bid !;
May, 571sc bid; July, $500 bid; No 2 north
ern, $3.50; No. spring, 50asc; rejected
47$sc; oats, 3O@S0l2c; rye, 46c; barley, 45G47c;
hay. $5@7. Receipts wheat, 1920 bu !;
shipments none; inspection, two days, 1856
cars; out, cars.
St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25-Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat sold off early 1s@Ac with
declines elsewhere, closing slightly below
the top and lSc higher than Saturday; No
2 red cash and February, 5l1ac; March,
5li4c May, 521sc did, July, 5l7sc bid. Corn
opened weak Ac lower, but firmed up on
cables and buying &c closing &c above
Saturday; No. 2 mixed cash, 4112c; May,
41$ic asked, 421sc bid; July, pic nominal
Oats firm; No. cash and February, 2sa4c;
May, 297sc bid; July, zoe bid. Rye and bar
ley, no trading. Bran easier, zoe east track.
Flax seed, $1.36. Grass seed UNCHANGED
Hay dull, heavy. Butter dull, unchanged.
Eggs lower, 2Oc Lead held at $3.50 Spell
ter steady, $2.9712. Corn meal, S1.95G2
Whisky, $l.25. Pork, standard mess job
bling, $1025. Lard, prime steam, Sc. 25 choice,
500. Dry salt meats and bacon unchanged.
Receipts, flour, 1900 bbls; wheat, 1000 bu
corn. $4,000 bu; oats. 3l,o0o bu; rye, 1000 Blu;
barley, 1900 bu. Shipments, flour, 1900
bu; wheat, 5000 blu; corn, $1,000 bu; oats
81, 900 bu; rye, 1000 bu barley, 600 bu.
Milwaukee,.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 25.-Flour-
Quiet and weak. Wheat-Weak No 2
spring, 537sc; No. 1 northern, 621ac; May,
545sc. Corn-Quiet; No 3, 421ac. Oats
Lower; No 2 white, slice; No. 3 white 31ll
311ac. Barley-Quiet and weak; No g
524c; sample, 51054c. Rye-Steady; No. l,
53c. Provisions = Firmer Pork = $1O.05
Lard-S6. 50. Receipts-Flour, 200; wheat
1890; barley, 1880; shipments, flour, H.
600; wheat none; barley, 800.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 25.-Wheat-Spot quiet
but steady; demand poor; No. red win
ter As 6i2d; No. red spring IS Sd; No. l
hard Manitoba 5s I'd; No. 1 California IS I'd
Corn-Spot firm American mixed new As
Id. Flour steady; demand steady.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The faxseed market
was little weak and inactive. Receipts
were heavier than expected. Cash seed sold
at $l39 and closed at $1.39. May closed at
$1.39. One of choice rejected sold at
81 80. Timothy seed closed at $3.50 and clover
seed closed at SO per 100 lbs.
Chicago Pork.
CHICAGO Feb 25.-The pork market
opened a little weak this morning on the
heavy receipts of live hogs, but gathered
strength later and closed quite strong.
The heavy packing for the season is a
depressing feature, but holders seem to
feel that pork is cheap at current prices.
The following was the range of price to-
day pork:
February-Closing Saturday. 1896.
May-Opening, $10.12010.15; highest, $10.27;
lowest, $10.12; closing today, $1O25 closing
Saturday, $10.15.
ST. LOUIS, Feb -Cattle-Receipts,
8 400 head; shipments, 400 head; market
strong active natives scarce grassers
stronger; fed easier; native steers light,
$3.65G3S0; cows. $25003.65; Texas steers
light to medium weights, $3.20u420; cows,
s.. 50. Hogs-ReceiptS 400 head; shipments,
$500 head; market firm, shade higher; no
choice heavy offered; good medium. $4.1oM
Ais; good mixed and light, S3.90@405; pigs,
common, rough, etc, $3.25M3S5 Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 900 head; shipments 200 head mar
ket steady for good; common lower;
lambs good, $3.S50415; Arkansas mixed,
81. 49, clipped Texas sheep, $3.50; no choice
stock offered.
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 25.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000 head; shipments, 1000 head;
market active, strong to 10c higher; Texas
steers, $3.40li425; Texas cows, $2M3; beef
steers, $3.25M5.20; native cows $1.15Q3. s..
Hogs-Receipts, 400 head; shipments, 900
head; market steady to strong; bulk of
sales $3.75d3.95; heavies, $385G4; packers,
So. 70d4; mixed, s3.70@39O; lights, $35503.7 20;
Workers, 3.6Od3. 7oS; pigs, $3.35G36O Sheep
Receipts, $500 head; shipments, none;
market steady.
Crop Movement.
The following table gives the receipts of
wheat at the four principal spring wheat
markets from the beginning of the crop
year, Aug. l, 1894, to date, and for the same
time year ago:
This Crop. Last Crop
blu. bu
Minneapolis ........... l,12SS7O 34O39, 133
Milwaukee ............. 4,bZ569o IoU3,ofl
Duluth ................. Zo,ooo9ol Zooou,U1i
Chicago ................. ~, Io420i 1|,lI4,ooS
Total " $500, 759 S2,370, O5d
The following table gives the receipts OF
wheat TO the four principal winter wheat
markets from the beginning of the crop
movement July l. 1894, to date, and for the
same time a year ago:
This Crop. Last Crop
blu. bu.
Toledo .................. 12,o52,3o4 1O,SS1, 051