The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-17
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Rush to Sell Aided the Bears I'm the
Wheat Pit.

Cables came untouched and firm at the OPEN
ing, but the crowd on this side were bearish
ana with plenty Of long wheat there was
rush to sell at the opening. The first trade
was at price somewhat lowar than the last
one on Saturday, and a sharp break followed.
Ihen with the trade generally expecting the
visible to stand about unchanged, when it was
posted showing an increase OF more than
million bushels there was another pressure
TO sell. The price gradually yielded to bear
influences until 1890. when December wheat
stood at around TIC.
Receipts of wheat here were more than a
Thousand cars But buyers were in the mar
het early, taking everything good for milling
at comparatively strong prices. The regular
prices for No. northern was cent over
december. Following closing prices:
NO. | hard. on track. soc; No. 1 northern,
on track 1870. Cash sales, by sample and
otherwise, included the following: 1 car
northern 1o,1 IN store. TIC; 2 cars northern.
l northern, zee; 80 cars l northern 79Ac:
$500 bu northern, to arrive, 79Ac; cars
northern, to arrive, 1850; 16 cars 1 northern,
10 arrive, 79c; $500 bu l northern, to arrive.
ISc; 10000 bu 1 northern, to arrive, 7Ss4c
car l northern, choice, 1910; LOCO blu 1 north
ern to arrive, 7S12c; 48 cars 2 northern. 771bc;
971 cars northern, TIC; 1 car q northern.
3, He; car No 8, bin burned, TAG; cars
NO. frosted, 75c; IL cars No. 3, zoe; 1 car
rejected, Toe; car rejected, off, 74c cars
mo grade, 2 ID off, 7Sc; cars no grade, 2 Id
on l0c; l car no grade off, 75c; 8 cars
no grade, off, Tao; 8 cars no grade, 2 off,
DC; a cars no grade, off, re; 1 car no
l car corn, 24c; car oats, to arrive 1Sc:
2 cars oats, TIC; cars oats, 1SAc; cars
oats, l7Ae; 8 cars oats, 171Ac; car 8
white oats, 18Kc.
Received-Wheat, ZAP 600 bu: corn. g. 400 bu:
oats. 1920 blu; barley, 14060 blu; rye. 3,72O
81 6u; max "a 1S0 bu; -four, 297 bbls millstuffs,
merchandise 2,444, 1884 Ibs lumber. % cars:
posts, l car; barrel stock, z cars; machinery
iIs90o lbs: coal, 4,487 tons; wood, S61 cords;
orlck, l6, 000 cement, 600 bbis; household
goods, 10000 lbs; stone 10 cars; live stock. 4
cars; dressed meats, CO. 600 lbs railroad ma
1 1e 90 cars; sundries, II cars. Total car
shippee6da-Wheat, a4,4oO bu; oats, 22,37o bu;
max, 1850 blu; -four, 51,572 bbls; milIstuffs'
!544 tons; fruit, 299, 900 lbs; merchandise
d oa IDS: lumber, n cars; barrel stock 2
household goods, $4,000 lbs; live stock 3
cars; tallow, $4,000 lbs; railroad materials,
cars SIS, gunGr1es cars. Total lots, Go.
FLoUR-The -four market is dull and feat
ureless. in sympathy with the increased
weakness in wheat. First patents, 81 1904 60:
second patents So. 1904 20; first clears, S26D3:
2.95; second export bakers, 81. 40QS2. 50; red
dog, per ton, 40 lbs jute, So 25@9 so.
CORN-No. 3 corn, 24c.
OATsLNo. 8 oats sold at 17@1SAc; No. 2
white. ~ "a
RYE-Quoted at $3.50 for No. 2.
DARhE1 -Quoteo at 2312O25c for No. 4.
-Creame1ies-Extras, 191ac firsts,
181ac; seconds, 169161zc third sour or strong
tops badly. mottled, S@1Oc; limitations, frsts
l6Ql61Sc; limitations seconds, 12013c cold
storage, extras 1910. Dairies-Extras pack
ages included. 17G171kc; f1rsts, 15c; seconds,
lie Roll and Print-Fancy, 13014c; choice,
sweet. 8Q1Oc; Ladles-Extras, 13014e; firsts,
1iQll12c; packing stock. 7c; grease butter,
clean, &c.
EGGS-Market is somewhat easier Re-
ceipts rather light, with sales generally being
made at l672c in a jobbing way. Quotations
are: Strictly fresh laid, cases included, loss
off, 18G18&c; seconds. cases included, rose;
cold storage, No. 1, tic. Cases returned pc