The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-12-14


Feb. I. ,s'" -.'." @r'
The primary receipts are $4,000 bu
against 502,600 bu last year, Minneapolis
and Duluth receiving 1850 bu Of today s
total
Local receipts were 527 cars against 2e3
good demand at 31hc under the May op-
tion. The milIers report good sales OF
-four, and the strength in cash wheat in
all the primary markets is one of the
features that cannot be overlooked,
and which is bound to have some effect on
prices in the near future.
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS
Flour-Trade is reported to be Of a
steady character with the bulk Of ship
ments being applied on sales previously
made, while the regular patronage Of the
mills is taking the balance Of the output
with very little difficulty, SO that stocks
in the hands Of millers are no where ac-
cumu1ating. Eastern buyers have been
replenishing some low stocks with fair
quantities Of patents, while other grades
of fours have been in good favor through
out the entire country. Asking prices
for first patents here at the mills are un-
changed, although the general level Of
prices obtained may be somewhat better
than those a week ago. Country mills
have been Offering in the east and
abroad for forward delivery considerably
less freely than has been the case up to
this time. The majority of them are rum
ming old orders and shipping on shipping
directions without bidding for much new
business on the present basis of prices.
Mills generally are obliged to refuse bids
for export bakers although at prices
we'll up with actual values, on account of
the amount which has been sold ahead
and the pressure on the part of buyers for
the delivery of goods.
Bran and Shorts-Millers are again
pretty we'll fixed as to orders for bran and
shorts and are apparently firm In their
views. Brokers, however, are inclined to
disagree with them in the matter of the
strength OF the market claiming that in
the east buyers are reluctant at paying
even the present low range and the wants
of the west will not be found sufficiently
large to absorb the offerings, as soon as
the mills have filled orders they now
have on hand Millers, however believe
that the asst must soon be a better buyer
Of these products, as many Of them are
beginning to see the effects Of recent
withdrawals from their store supplies IN
that quarter. The west continues taking
hold quite freely, but will stand no ad-
vance at this time, with corn and oats at
their present low values Quotations
fairly we'll cover asking prices at the
mills.
Feed and Meal-Corn goods are gener-
ally reported in active demand and most
millers are somewhat pressed to set out
orders as fast as customers would like,
having been somewhat handicapped up
to the present week by small offerings or
spot corn on the local market. Coarse
corn meal is selling at $3.50 per ton, with
large orders being placed at around 1925.
The abundance Of oats in the country
is checking the demand for mixed feed
to some extent, especially as higher
price must be asked for this commodity
than for pure corn meal Range of price
for mixed feed runs from 1926 to 1919
per ton. Quotations for cracked corn
have been made as low as 50. Granulated
corn meal per barrel in sacks Is quoted
at $1.25 to s1.40; bolted meal Zoe less.
Hay-Trade continues OF small char
acter with little interest shown by buy
ers and sellers. In fact there is scarcely
enough coming to make a market worth
quoting but at the same time little ap
pears required to satisfy the demand. Re
tailers occasionally pick. UP a car, If 1T
particularly suits them and complain
ingly pay the price. Consumption of hay
at IS per ton would naturally be small
when oats can be had at not far from
that price.
neutrality-suspicious. are still willing to
take such barley as is coming at the old
prices of ls@25c, according to quality.
Most of this barley is fit for nothing but
feed purposes. and as spectators are the
only ones willing to buy it, it. is obliged to
go at low figures, in fact much lower
than the price obtained for good oats.
TIax-The market holds fairly steady at
around CSC for No. 1 seed. Offerings on
the local market are not heavy and the
local mills appear to be fairly we'll sup
piled for the present. General quota
ton is about SIC under Chicago price
Corn-There is simply nominal mar
ket for corn as buyers and sellers if any
thing excepting the few cars offered on
spot each day, are somewhat apart; 23c
is bid for No. 3 corn to arrive. but coun-
try holders are inclined to not let it go at
that price, many Of them holding at 25c.
Should the market reach that figure,
business in corn to arrive would be large.
Spot offerings by sample sell at 23@23Ac,
with an occasional car Of choice yellow
quoted at 231ac.
Oats-Offerings Of oats this morning
were somewhat smaller, but prices were
no higher, owing to the fact that local
trade is apparently we'll supplied for the
present. and outside prices both for spot
oats and futures, could not warrant car
riers advancing their bids. No. 8 white
oats are quoted at .16Ac. No. oats, 151A
1i6c mixed oats. 14@115c.
Rye--There was a demand for NO. 2
rye both on spot and to arrive at s0c, but.
none to arrive could be had at that price
and as spot offerings were extremely
light very little was done. No. 3 rye
quotable at 29@291ac.