The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26

stricted as at present the mills will natur-
ally be inclined to keep rather close to
shore so far as bran sales are concerned
and the brokers on the local
quantities large enough to satisfy their
trade, and as the mills are constantly de-
livering on sales previously made it is diff
f1cult to pick up great deal of spot stuff.
Some of the mills are inclined to ask as
high as $7.25 for spot bran in small lots,
and in many cases they are getting it.,
but the sales are so small that even the
aggregate going at that price is of little
Importance so far as the market condi-
tons are concerned. Shorts can be had at
1915 and some of the concerns we'll sup
piled would willingly close out in round
scarcely be sold at any price. There is no
demand for the stock anywhere and many
of the mills are inclined to quit making it.
Feed and Meai-Millers are still holding
at the recent advance although the trade
is as small as ever and in some cases in
clined to be even smaller. Trade as a
whole does not warrant the maintenance
Of higher values but the cost Of the mate
rial requires fully as much as they are get
ting and to establish the market on a
profit basis even higher values would have
to be asked. Corn meal and cracked
wheat is worth 1926. Mixed feed quoted
at $9.50910 according to grade.
Hay-There is nothing new to report in
this product. Receivers get few cars
each day but the trade is holding off and
buying in hand to mouth way hoping
for turn in their favor before long Some
pretty fair hay has sold at as low at $3.50
From that the price ranges up to around
Sc with an occasional car good enough to
bring $3.50. The quotation of 81 for fancy
upland is purely nominal as nothing OF
that description Is coming to this market
at present.
Ia bat
ceipts small and mostly previously sold to
arrive, so that with but little new business
to arrive being done and light offerings on
spot there is little activity. Prices hold
about steady The local quotation is still
at about &c under Chicago price.
Corn-The price of May corn at Chicago
was firm and higher on account of pros
pective small deliveries in the corn country
owing to bad roads. Spot offerings here
which did not decline with the decline OF
futures at Chicago some time ago have
not responded to the improved conditions
as yet. No. yellow corn on spot is
worth 24Ac. For corn to arrive, buyers
and sellers are apart. No corn generally
sells at around 23Ac, although a price
higher than a cent above No. yellow cam
not be absolutely depended upon.
Oats-There are quite few cars IN this
morning and large part Of them are ap>
piled on sales Offerings Of contract grade
on spot were small and readily taken at
1914 @1Shc At first the selling side of the
market held at as high as 1910. No. 8
quoted at 17% @1SAc according to condi-
ton. Futures at Chicago ruled quite ac-
tive and stronger than for good many
days.
Rye-The local market is quiet with the
trade restricted by the lightness of the Of
ferings. Prices here are proportionately
high compared with other markets to the
east Of us. Local demand fairly good. No.
2 quoted at SAC with holders asking as high
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