The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-21
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
OTYD

FLOUR.
There is nothing new to report in the
Hour market. Mills continue turning out
more than the demand calls for and
prices are weak at quotations. Sales Of
round lots are reported at $3.35G3.40 for
nrst patents, but the routine trade which
is composed of the bulk of sales, quota
lions are obtained On large lots better
prices are obtaina ble
BRAN AND SHORTS.
The bulk of the output from the mills
is now being applied on forward sales
previously made. The demand for spot
stun Is fair at quotations but brokers
cannot place goods for future shipment,
even week hence, at any reasonable
price Middlings and the better grades Of
shorts areNparticularly weak.
HAY.
Arrivals continue relatively light. Of
ferings on track are small and BUYERS
holding off. A few cars of upland that
might be called good were offered and
the best bid obtainable up to a late hour
was IS. Fancy upland is difficult to sell
at $3.50. Local farmers are Offering loose
hay to consumers freely.
OATS
Futures held steady under a light trade.
Minneapolis stocks in regular houses
increased 4,a18 bushels during last week.
standing now at 1929 bushels. Today
offerings were free at 10000 for No. 8.
For No. white 20Ac was bid, both for
spot and to arrive. ARRIVALS begin TO
show Improvement in quality. Very few
cars coming that grade under No. while
comparatively large number grades 8
oats In.
FEED AND MEAL
The market continues quiet. Wheat
m1llers have now come into competition
with feed millers by Offering. their pro-
ducts at lower figures Buyers are still
q
quotations. Stocks of raw material in
the hands of millers are large and gen.
orally bought at lower prices than are
ruling today. With trade so light and a.
falr capacity in operation mills do not feel
JUSTIFIED in standing out for an advance
IN their products equal to that in the raw
articles. Quotations today are in car lots
as follows: Ground feed, $14.5O: corn
meal. $3.50, and bolted meal in wood per
Dbl, $2.1O.
CORN.
Futures ruled firm at a small advance.
Trade was fairly heavy
Offerings Of road corn on SPOT were
small. A few cars of No. were offered
but up to a late hour the best bid OBJ
tainable was 35c. Corn in storage here
was offered in fair quantities but buyers
were not in the market for it, Their
wants are limited and they prefer the
road stuff. No bids were made for corn
to arrive. Millers are we'll filled and will
not buy until a better demand for feed
is developed
Minneapolis stocks of corn increased
during last week 329 bushels, standing
now at 5,744 bushels
RYE.
Minneapolis stocks now stand at 80. 3S6
bushels, having increased 1929 bushels
during the week just passed. Today Of
ferlngs were comparatively free and sales
of No. rye reported at 4OAc No. on
spot is worth from 12c to 11ac under No. 2.
Nothing con be done in No. to arrive as
the quality is somewhat irregular, No. 2
to arrive sold at 4O@40Ac
BARLEY
Minneapolis stocks in regular houses in
creased 1858 bushels during last week
Some samples were offered this morning
Most OF the barley that has thus far
come forward shows more or less stain
ard considerable defective threshine
Kernals are cracked and many boards re-
main on the grain. Buyers are QUOTING
28033c for such as is offered
FLAX.
Minneapolis stocks increased 1884 bush
els during the week. Offerings were fair
this morning Most offerings grade No
and are quoted at &C under Chicago
prices.
Is, $4,000 BUSHELS OF WHEAT IN
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Aberdeen, s. D., Aug. 1O.-In presenting
this, my estimate of the wheat crop Of
South Dakota for 1895. I wish to saw that
my estimates for 1893 and 1894 were based
on the acreage as given by the govern
ment report. which has been far below the
actual acreage. The acres of wheat sown
in 1895 was 2.560000 instead of about $780,
GOO as s given BY the government report;
counties east Of the Missouri river there