The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-05
No. 3 white oats, car. 3o1ac.


Flour-The market holds steady; SELL
ing is slow, but millers are not disposed
to reduce prices at this time. Trade Is
routine and most shipments are made on
sales previously made.
Bran and Shorts-No change in the
market. Matters are rather quiet In the
East, but the output Of the mills Is NOV
ing out at quotations.
Feed and Meal-The market Is dull;
ground feed quoted at $19@1950; corn
meal. $19@19.50; bolted meal in wood.
per bbl., 81. so; quotations for car lots
Rye-Quoted at SOC for No. 2; nothing
doing.
Barley-Dealers quoted 42@45c, accord
ing to quality
Flax-Nothing doing.
Hay-Receipts continue small and
there is considerable inquiry reported;
prices are unchanged.
Corn-Prospects are favorable and
prices suffered; buyers of futures had
things in their favor.
There were good offerings Of cash corn,
but the demand was slow at the decline.
Receivers were holding No. corn at 47@
4711c without being met by buyers.
Oats-Trade was somewhat active, but
futures sagged in sympathy with wheat.
Cash offerings were fair, but the demand
was slow; No. sold at 30c; No. 8 white
brought 301sc.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, June 3-Wheat lost almost Sc
in value this morning. the decline not be-
Ing accompanied by any great noise or
uproar, such as marked the advance of
recent date. The depreciation was the
result OF the change in the weather con-
ditions west, with the prospect that 1lli-
nois Indiana, Ohio and other states fur
Their east would have rain within the
next So hours. There was not so much
timidity among short sellers this morning
and they were displaying the courage of
their convictions by supplying the de-
mand and pressing their offerings on the
market. The agricultural journals were
out this morning with their figures on
the new crop. The Prairie Farmer esti-
mated yield, both spring and winter,
Of 466,000000 bu. The Usage Judd Far
mer made the condition Of winter wheat
us per cent and of spring 1872 per cent.
These reports make 1t apparent that the
stories Of damage have been greatly ex-
aggerated. July wheat opened from
1850 to 1880, declined to 76Bc, rallied to
77h@77Hc, where the price was holding
at noon.
Corn declined with wheat and on good
receipts, COL cars. The rains are expect
corn. July corn sold between 53h@53Mc
and 51K@52c. holding at 52hc, Nc under
Saturday.
Oats were lower with the other grains,
July was &c lower.
Provisions were firm early on a very
strong hog market, but declined later
with grain; July pork. 10c lower: July
lard, TIC lower; July ribs, 2hc lower.
The following was the range of prices to-
day:
During the morning hours of today's
session wheat was weak on the rains that
fell during last night and the expectation
of additional precipitation in winter and
spring wheat sections tonight. There
was a recovery to prices this afternoon
on the decrease in the visible supply and
on the Missouri state report, which gave
The Orange Judd Farmer placed the to-
tai crop, winter and spring wheat at
434. coo bu. July wheat sold between
1885 @76ssc, closing at 7SA@7Sac, h@%c
under Saturday. Estimated receipts for
tomorrow, 66 cars.
Corn-Lower on larger receipts and an
estimate of IT'S cars for tomorrow. The
rains and early weakness Of wheat were
also discouraging to holders. Teh WISH
BILE supply increased 1.7S5,00 bu. July
closed NC lower than Saturday.
Oats-Were steady early, then easy
and somewhat f1rmer; the action of
wheat furnishing the tone. Estimated
receipts for tomorrow, $40 cars. July
closed 1sc lower.
FLAX was easy. Cash No. /. s1.47 bid;
September. $1.26; October, 1924 bid: Re-
ceipts were cars.
Timothy was steady; price cash, $500
nominal; country lots, $4.60@4.90; Sep
TENDER, $3.50 bid; prime clover $3.50 NOM
inal
Professionalism, with hogs early, but
sold off with wheat later. July pork
closed 171ac lower; July lard. SC lower
and July ribs, 17hc lower.