St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-23
Grain Trading Nervous and Heavy
ThrOughOut the Day.

The wheat market was nervous early
today after the break yesterday, ana
with continued uneasinesS in financial
circles, and a still further break In
stocks and securities early in the MORN
ing, the first trade in May wheat vas
at 531sc, and at that price enough bdyA
ing came into the market to run the
price up to 5S&c, then came heavy
liquidation, depressing the price down
to 52&c, a reaction here occurred and
the market sold up again and closed
at a small advance over -yesterdayli,s E %
was heavy throughout the session.
There was a very irregular market
for cash wheat, being no established
price or ratio with reference to May
wheat to be quoted. No. ! NortheEp
sold at all the way from 14ac to 2Ne
under May price, with millers stili
holding firm at 2Ac under May. They
We're able to buy little, however,i7op
that basis, and outsiders got the bult
Of the offerings at the better figure,
1c to NC under No: l Northern price,
and found ready sale on that basis.
Following are today's closing quota,
tions:
mo. 1 hard, on track, 521sc; No.
Northern, December, 571ac; May, $3.50
on track 51Ac. No. Northern, on
track, 50Ac.
Receipts of wheat were 416 cars.
Shipments of wheat were So cars.
Duluth receipts of wheat were 25o
cars.
Flour output for week ending Dec.
q, ,O4O bbls.
quoted for flour, while trade is at a
standstill. Sales of first patents are
being made at as low as S2.75 In wood
here, but mills well sold ahead and in
better position to dictate values, and
whose hra an1S are hest known 0llOte
$3.50 as their minimum price, although
round lots could no doubt be had on
the basis of S2.S5 here. Domestic baker
goods are Guotable at $3.50 to $3.50; ex-
port bakers, $3.50 to $2.20.
HAY-The top price for anything
coming appears to be $3.50. From that,
prices range down to $3.50, and there is
nominal quotation OF 81 for really
choice upland.
CoRN-The best bid for No. yellow
although holders early were asking
221Ac. No. 2 corn was considered a
sale at 211ac to 21Ac.
OATS-Bids for oats from the out
SIDE showed decline of Ac in the East.
Buyers were in the market for No. 5
to raise that bid. No. 3 oats are gen,
orally selling at 151ac, although cars OF
rather doubtful quality would be a
sale at 15c. The general quotation for
good feed oats would be 15c to 16c, re,
gardless of grade.
RYE-The market for rye is quotable
on the basis of about sc under Chicago
price for No. e. Buyers were in the
local market this morning at 2712c for
that grade: Offerings were small.
ARLEY-Barley sold yesterday at
1S12c for No. 4. Very little is coming
and buying continues to be confirmed
to the wants of spectators. Such
stock as is coming sells at 18c to 23c.
according to quality. Higher grades
salable on a shipping basis.
FLAX-Receipts on this market are
light, and there is a regular demand
on the basis of about size under Chi
than that include transit privileges
EGGS-Strictly fresh, cases included,
161sc; fresh, fall held, 156151ac; seconds,
cases included, II; cold storage, No. l
stock, 14c; cold storage, No. 2 stock, 10
@11c. Cases returned, 1ac less. Sales
are subject to Gambling, loss off.
POULTRY-Young, fancy chickens,
7Q71ac; hens, per h. 606l2c chickens,
poorly dressed, fair to good, 3@4c;
roosters, per lb, 3Q4c; turkeys, fat,
choice, 10c; turkeys, medium to choice,
8Q9c; turkeys, scalawags, 4@5c; ducks,
per 1b, s1s@10c; geese, per lb, 7@Sc.
DRESSED MEATS = Veal, fancy,
SIC; veal, fair to good. 5a51ac; veal.
4@49c; bucks, 21la@S1ac; spring lambs.
pelts off, '5Qo1ac; hogs, country dressed.
4c; beef, country dressed, 3@4c; hogs,
heavy, coarse; 311a@3Ac.
FISH-Black bass, 10G11c; pike, 51a@
&c; pickerel, 4@41ac; small fish. &c; crop
pies, 4c: dressed bullheads, &c; white
fish, inland, 3@4c. ,'''1l7'