St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-04
MINNEAPOLIS MARIsErs.
Slow Trading in Wheat Futures
Cash Wheat Strong.

There was a slow market for wheat futures
yesterday. The opening price for May was at
about where 1t closed yesterday, and the fuc-
tuations were within narrow limits, but trades
were made throughout the greater part of the
session at somewhat better values than those
near the close yesterday. Most Of the time
May wheat was selling at above soc.
In cash wheat No. / northern sold by sam
pie at May price for choice qualities, while
some few cars of rather common wheat went
at Ac under May price. No 1 northern to ar
rive was somewhat lower than the spot arti-
Gle. Offerings of No. northern by sample
We're only fair, and the ruling price was lie
under No 1 northern. Where No. 2 north
ern was delivered on sales of No. l, the SELL
ing difference is also lie.
Following are closing quotations: No.
I hard- Gav t. &c No Nort ne
%. t., 53Mc. Receipts OF wheat were 202
cars. Shipments Of wheat were 20 cars. Du-
luth receipts of wheat were III cars. Flour
output week ending Dec. 49, 212,170 cars.
FLOUR-There is very little selling going
en- at present, millers and buyers being gen.
orally apart, and also trade not having recov-
holiday season. The asking price here today
for round lots is on the basis of $3@3.1O at the
mills for first patents. Domestic baker goods
are quoted at round $780, and export bakers
$2@2.25, according to quality.
HAY-No Improvement in the situation can
be detected. Both quantity and quality COM
ing are very low and the character of the
trade is such that the market is literally SELL
ing at around Sc. Fancy upland is nominally
$3.50.
CORN-No. 8 yellow corn is quoted at 2sc
on spot. This corn to arrive sold at 2245e, and
that price is bid for large quantities. No. 8
mixed corn on spot is worth 22kc.
OATS-Offerings of cats were not large, and
the general shrinkage of farm deliveries in
the country is evident. No. 8 white oats are
quoted at Ice to 16l4c. No. oats, 15c to Ice,
according to quality.
BARLEY-Such stock as is coming sells at
lie to zoe, according to quality and condition.
Eastern markets are off from lie to &c. Trade
here is of very unimportant character.
RYE-No. 2 rye is still quoted at BIC, with
local millers occasionally taking car for i'm
mediate wants at Csc. For No. 2 rye to ar
rive, &c was bid.
FLAX-Quite a few cars were in this morn
ing, but mostly applied on sales previously
51ac under Chicago price, without transit.
Receipts-Chicago, So cars; Duluth and SUI
perior, cars; Minneapolis, 10 cars. Closing
price, Minneapolis, Soc.
EGGS-Cold storage, No. stock, 14c; cold
storage, No. stock, 10011c.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Youpg, fancy chick
ems, 10@11c; hens, per ID, 9@10c; chickens
poorly dressed, fair to good 7@Sc; ROSTERS
pei, III rose; turkeys, fat, choice 12Q1Sc;
scalawags. 607c; ducks, per h. 1O1k@111ac;
geese per lib. 91s@1012c.
Frozen poultry, 1c less
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens mixed coops,
rose; turkeys, 9@10c; gees. S@9c; ducks, go
10c.
DRESSED MEATS-veaI, fancy, 61zc; veal,
fair to good, 5@512c; veal, poor, SdO4c; NUT
ton, country dressed, 4@41sc: bucks 215@31sc;
spring lambs, pelts off, 5@51kc; hogs, coun-
try dressed. 4c; beef. country dressed, &c:
hogs, heavy, coarse, 3$lc.
FISH-Black bass. 10@11c; pike, 515@6c;
pickerel, 4@41sc: small fish, &c; croppies, &c;
dressed hullheads, &c.