The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-11

parently anticipated the movement in
prices here and have discounted them by
previous declines over there. The mills
here in the city continue to grind heavily
and are keeping the weekly output at
above the 100000 barrel mark, under
which it has not fallen thus far on the
crop. There is really no feature to the
trade aside from it's dizziness. The east is
taking just what it is obliged to and much
that is being used down there is simply
taken from the large reserves held in
many places in that section.
First patents, $3.15@350; second patents
$3@3.05.
BRAN AND SHORTS-The market is a
little easier all round but prices have suf-
fered little owing to the fact that outside
competition is small. The warmer wealth
err with signs of an early spring has tend
ed to hold buyers of the more distant ship
ments out of the market and has placed
everyone in the East in desire to wait
to time as near the opening of navigation
as possible before putting in supply and
they appear to much prefer to buy IN a
hand to mouth way and let the mills carry
the supply If any Country mills are offer
ing little although local brokers claim to
be able to get hold of fair quantities of
standard country made bran on the basis
as low as $3.50 here in bulk. The call for
this fine bran in the East. however, is linz
tied. the trade much preferring the coarse
article and they can as general thing
realize fully 2oc more per ton for the latter
than for the former The West is doing
little, owing no doubt to the weather con-
dtionS which are prevailing. The winter
wheat country, while taking -four quite
freely in small lots are letting the mill
stuffs, which are of necessity made IN
turning out the -four severely alone. This
throws a somewhat larger amount on the
Eastern and Western markets than they
are in the habit Of getting, that is, rela-
lively. The local mills, however, are as
general thing fairly we'll fixed so far as
orders are concerned. and are holding
prices quite firm, although they admit
that in case mill is obliged to sell it must
accept as low a price as $3.50 for round
lot of bulk bran. The 81 quotation covers
only small lots and mixed cars
FEED AND MEAL-A year ago there
was a better demand for these goods at
around $3.50 per ton than there is today
at around $40. May corn at Chicago was
then selling at around 45c and May oats
at about soc. Corn is about 1oc lower now
and oats about 1Oc lower. while the finish
ed products are about 81 per ton lower
Today the mills are turning out compara>
lively little but the trade appears to want
even less. Prices are simply maintained
because the cost of manufacture de-
mands their maintenance. Corn meal and
bolted meal are quoted at $3.50, mixed feed
at $9.75@10.
HAY-There is really no change to re-
port in this product today. Offerings are
very small each day but the demand is
only steady and about large enough to
absorb the offerings. Receivers report
sales at all the way from So up to ST ac-
cording to condition of stock, but the mat
ter of quality is not an infallible rule. 1t
is more a matter of the fitness OF the SAM
pie in question to fill the particular wants
of the individual buyer.
BARLEY-The season is getting little
late for masters to buy in large Quantl-
ties and the market is inclined to be easy.
Prices range from &c to &c according 10
quality.
FLAX-Little doing. The market is
quoted on the basis of about &c under chi
cago price.
CORN-The receipts were fairly good
this morning, compared with what they
have been for some time past ana win
lower quotations from Chicago ana an
easier feeling in the East there was a
tendency towards lower values here. Buy
ers were in the market for No. yellow at
around Csc and holders were asking 1sc
more than that. Some samples OF NO. 5
were salable to the local trade at around
Csc Up to late hour there had been
little done.
OATS-The receipts Of oats here this
morning was the feature of the cash
trade today. There were 20 cars in which
at this time is considered large for the To-
cal market. VI course Inucn VI THESE wei
applied on sales previously made but
enough was offered on spot to cause buy
ers to feel little shaky about paying up
for them especially with Chicago May
oats about &c and Eastern markets weak
and tending lower. Offerings of No.
white at 1870 were liberal and few
choice cars were taken early at that price,
but buyers as a general thing were trying
to get the stock on the basis of about 1SMc.
That is they wanted the stock to average
that with now and then a car or two of
really good oats grading No 3. No. 5 cats
by sample quoted at 17A@1SAc according
to quality.
RYE-There was little doing. Sales re-
ported made on the basis of 3412c for NO.
to arrive. Chicago prices off. Best late
bid was 34c.