St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-05
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MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Trade Was Active bnt FIuctuation
Was Wide.

There was active trade in wheat fut-
ures but prices did not fiuctuate very wide
ly. The opening price was about 1c lower
than Mondays close. and with lower cables
and tendency to sell IT, was dificult to
hold the price above that point At the
opening there appeared to be enough buying
to advance the price az little and MAY wheat
fuctuated rapidly within the limits indicat-
ed by 626621zc. Up to- 1890 the price kent
well within these limits, but seldom went
beyond them, although moving back and forth
from limit to limit, touching both many
times Prices ranged as follows May:
Opening. 62Ac; highest, 625sc; lowest, 611.c.
Close-February. 59kc; May, 615sc; July, &c.
On Track-No. hard. 60ssc; No. 1 northern.
May oats, 1890; May rye. Csc; May fax, Gle
Cash Sales Reported-No. 1 northern, 400
bu to arrive, 6O14c; No: northern, 1920 blu
to arrive. 6Ohc; No. northern. 1 car to
arrive 6Ohc; No. northern. car to arrive,
60Ac; No. northern, 2 cars, 59Ac No
northern 20 cars, 591ac; No. 2 northern,
car, 59Ac; No. wheat, IL cars 561sc; No.
wheat, cars. 55Ac; No;f3 wheat, car. SIC:
No. wheat, 1 car, 5512c; No. wheat 2
cars. soc; rejected wheat. 10 cars, 2 off, sec;
rejected wheat. ear, OFF, 5514c; rejected
seedy, 172c; No. 3 barley, 1 car. seedy, 24c.
FLOUR-The market is quiet. Prices for
patents run from s3.30@360 per Dbl; second
patents, $315@3.45. First clears are very
scarce and are selling strong, $3.50 per Dbl
being quoted; second clears. S2.10Q2.20; red
dog. $10.25 per ton in jute.
MILLSTUFFS-There is still a very firm
market owing to the curtailment of output,
ly prices are rather high. Bran in bulk is
being sold at 81 per ton; shorts at 25c per
ton less.
FEED AND MEAL-The market is active
on both feed and meal; from 1926 to 1915
per ton is being paid for feed, and meal is
comparatively firm.
HAY-The receipts of hay yesterday were Al
tons; no shipments. Prices ranging from
$3.50 to 81 for choice hay, which is very
scarce.
CORN-But little corn was offered yesterday,
only cars being on track. No. yellow is
quoted at 23kc.
OATS-Receipts on track yesterday morning
were q cars, and shipped. There was firm
market on oats No. white was held at
1Slkc. A steady Chicago market is having eff
feet on local prices.
BARLEY-The offerings of barley are nor
NAL, but three cars being offered on track yes
terday morning; no shipments.
RYE-There was no rye on track he1e yes
terday morning.
FLAX-Very little doing. Market ruling at
The receipts were cars and shipments.
Price, SEC. One car ofnaax to arrive sold at
regular price E SIC; TIC ~ Up ,onou Co. o,
fair to good, 5@51Ac; veal, poor, 4@5c; NUT
ton, country dressed, 4@41sc; bucks, 21s@31ac;
spring lambs, pelts off, 647c; hogs, country
AM 3 haEs ssav ger doz red
heads, per doz, s3:5O@3, rs; canvas backs. SAC
G.; teals. blue wings. isL75@2; teals. green
wings S1.5Od1.75; mixed, fper doz,5 $1,000;
geese. per doz, So; brant, fper doz, s4@4.5O;
jack snipe, 75c;r small snipe, 40c; tame pig
cons, 60c; squads, $1-15; rabbits, cottontails
75c9s1; jack rabbits, large, clean, $1.75@2;
jack rabbits, dirty. missed, s1@1.25; SPUR
rels. Coo; rabbits. small white. 40@50c.
FISH-Black7 bass, 1091lc: pike, $1,000;
pickerel, 4@41ac: small Ash &C., croppies, &C;
dressed bullheads, 2cstWhitefish. inland, 3@4c.
POTATOES-Light and mostly to local
channels in a small way from store. Selling
at 1S620c. 9f: y
BEANS-Fancy navy9fbu, s1@1.20; medium,
hand picked, 90c@$1; medium fair, Toe; dirty
lots, brown beans, fancy, 75Q90c.
DRIED PEASTFancy yellow, per. blu, 704
75c; medium quality. yellow, eo965c; green,
fancy. blu, 75@s0c; green, medium quality, so
@65c. y Ida B IN 3
HONEY-Fancy white. lib, sections 13@14c;
choice white. 121sc; golden, rod 10c; buck
wheat. per Id, 7@Sc; extracted white, per lib.
61a@7c. t.-.i-,,,s ,~.-.,e.,s., 49,
CABBAGE-California is selling at &c per
Jb in cases of $50 lbs EACH while home grown
is selling at 11ac with medium demand
SWEET POTATOES =, Muscatines.s fancy,
bbls, $2.50G2.75 Cobdens, per Dbl, SO. 25@3.5O.
Receipts-Hogs, 1000; cattle, 600; calves. 60;
sheep. 106. ...
HOGS-Market SC lower and trading active
Quality common to fair.