The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-16
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Rather "a Dull Demand for Specu-
lative Wheat.

There was rather dull market for spec
uiatiye wheat yesterday, with prices inclined
10 rule easy. The opening was about where
the market left off Monday. and from that
point there was gradual selling off until
point half-cent lower had been reached.
S SaDtes Were lower and large receipts in the
Northwest were bearish factors, with the
crowd who had bought on last weeks bulge
ready to take profits. Closing quotations
We're: No. l hard. on track. 5Skc; No. 1
northern, September, 55Ac: December, 56%c;
ON track. 56Ac No. 2 northern, on track, 500
56Ac; new wheat ON track No. hard 57Ac;
NO. northern. 55%c; No. northern, 54Ac.
the following sales: No. northern, to ar
rive. Il, 200 bu, 561sc; No. northern, to ar
rive, 5000 bu.s 56Ac; No. / northern, to
rive, 1900 bu, $3.50; No. l northern, to ar
rive. 5000 bu, soc: No. 1 northern, to arrive,
6 cars, 56Ac; No. 1 northern. to arrive,
cars, 56Ac; No. northern. to arrive, 1 car,
sc: No. l northern. old, to arrive, car,
57asc; No. northern. old, cars, 57Ac; No.
northern. old. cars. SIC; No. 1 northern,
81 cars 56Ac; No. northern, 26 cars, $3.50;
No. northern, Is cars, 541ze; No. northern,
6S cars, 54zc; No. northern, 1 car, 55c; No.
3, cars. SIC; No. 3, car, 521ae; No. 3. 3
No: 3, old. car. size; No. 8. old. 2 cars,
5S1sc; No. 3. car, 51Ac; No. 3, car, 5O1sc;
rejected, lbs off, old, 8 cars, SAC; no grade,
lbs on, car, SIC; no grade, lbs off, l car.
lbs off, 1 car, soc; No. corn, car, 19c;
grade oats, car, Ice; No. oats, cars, lac;
No oats. car, 15&c; No. oats, n: g.,
car. 15Ac; Nc. oats. l car, 141sc; No. 4
barley, cars, 21c; No. barley, 1 car, 22c;
No. rye, ] ear, 2812c.
CASH WHEAT-Business was of an ami
mated nature and sharp demand existed
for No. l northern at nc under December.
Buying was not confined to elevators. as
some mfllers were rather good purchasers.
The same basis was observed in sales made
to arrive. No Northern and No. 3 wheat
sold in somewhat dragging way at 11ac
to &c and &c to &c under No. 1 respectively.
Old No. 1 northern was not plentiful and
December price was paid by local millers
for all spot offerings of old No. i northern.
No. and No wheat were scarce On the
former re to &c under futures was paid,
ana on the latter 112c to 212c under stand
ard was the basis of the trading accom-
pllshed. Receipts, 513 cars; shipped, 102
cars.
FLoUR-First patents are quoted at s.. 200
$40 per Dbl; second patents, $3.05D3.15; first
clears S23oq2.45 second clears. $2.05@2.15;
low grade and red dog is quotable at $1.05@
POT hills
HAY--Choice is quotable at s5@5.5o per ton:
coarse to medium, $2.50G4.5o; timothy, $3.50
as. Receipts, 45 tons.
CORN-No. yellow is nominally quoted
at 1Sl@@19e. and No. at &c. Receipts, 1
car; shipped, none.
quoted at 15Ae; old No. white sold at 164sc;
new No. oats, 14@141ac; old No. 8 oats,
1512G16c: Receipts, Y cars: shipped, none.
goods, 15c; irsts lacking in flavor, almost
perfect 14c; seconds. 1Q12c; thirds s@9c;
limitations. frsts, 1114Q12c; limitations. sec
onds 8@9c. Dairies-Extras, packages in
cluded. lac; frsts. lacking in flavor. sweet,
12q121zc; seconds. S@10c. Ladles-Extras,
12@121ac; firsts. s991ac; packing stock, &c;
grease butter. clean. &c.
EGGS-Strictly fresh 10c; seconds, 5G512c.
Cases returned. 1ac less. Sales are made
subject to Gambling, with loss off on rotten
and broken eggs.
CHEESE-Full new cream, twins or fiat
fancy. size; twins or flats choice, sac; twins
2@3c: brick. extra fancy &c: Limburger No.
1, 71AG8c; Limburger, No. 2, 4G5c; Primost,
No. /, 5@53c; Primost, No. 2, 3Q4c; Young
No. l, 10G11c; skins, 2@212c.