The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Active, But Weak Trade In Wheat
Stronger at Close

Trade in wheat futures continues active
with prices huctuating between wide limits.
At the opening came lower cables and the
crowd was inclined to look for further
break and sold little wheat depressing
prices quarter of a cent when shorts be-
gan to cover, and the market rapidly ad-
vanced to around 76c for December, when a
lot was dumped onto the market, and it
sagged to below Toe. Then more buying set
in, running the price up and closing it at
about 75%c. There was very poor demand
for spot wheat while the wheat to arrive
sold rather slowly at somewhat unsatisfac-
in some cases having their tracks well filed
Following are closing prices: No / hard,
on track, 771ac No l northern. November.
track, 7614c; No. 2 northern, on track 74s4c
Cash sales, by sample and otherwise. includ-
ed the following sales: No. l northern. 10
cars, 75&c; No. northern. 80 cars, 76c; No.
1 northern, II cars 7615c; No. 1 northern, TO
arrive. cars, 7613c; No. l northern to ar
rive, 3 cars 76c; No. 1 northern, to arrive
5000 bu, 75Ac; No. 2 northern cars 74Kc:
No. northern, 8 cars, 74Ac; No northern
10 cars, 7412c; No. 8, / car, 72c; rejected 2
lbs off, f. o. b., l car CSC; rejected, lbs off
l car, CSC; rejected, 2 lbs off, car SOC; re-
Iected, lb Off 1 car, &c; no grade, 2 lbs off,
2 cars SIC; no grade lbs off, 1 car, 65c; no
grade, lbs off, l car, Csc; no grade lbs
off, / car, &c; no grade, lbs off, cars, zoe;
no grade, lbs Off l car, Csc; no grade 9
lbs off, cars, 72c; No. yellow corn O. W.
b.. l car. 241ac; No. corn, l car 23c; No 8
oats, 2 cars, Tvs; No; oats. cars, 17Ac.
Receive d-Wheat, 2S4 200 blu; corn, 854O Blu;
oats, IS, $50 blu; barley, II, 100 bu; rye 1 AGO
bu; fax, Is, $50 bu; our, 1897 bbIs; miIIstuffs
81 tons; hay, 1874 tons; fruit, ST. $50 lbs; mer-.
chandise, 1,759 44S lbs; lumber. II cars; bar
rel stock, cars; machinery, 900 lbs:
coal, 1,763 TONS wood 500 cords; stone,
cars; live stock, cars; dressed meats, "a
$40 lbs railroad materials, 1 car; sundries.
13 cars; lots, $685.
Shipped-Wheat &c, $40 blu; corn 100 bu;
oats, 1850 blu; barley, 1620 blu; rye, $50
blu; fax 1850 bu -four, 59114 bbls; mill
stuffs, 1417 tons; fruit, 159, OOO lbs; merchan-
disc. 1,S74,71O lbs; lumber, 10 cars; barrel
stock, cars machinery 21,7OO lbs ties,
cars; hides, 1880 lbs; tallow, II, 200 lbs
railroad materials. cars; sundries, 10 cars;
car lots TIA
FLOUR-The -four market continues rath-
er quiet. OF course. sales being made
daily, but in small way. Domestic stocks
are said to be light, %and a better de-
mand must spring up very soon. First pat
ents, $4,000. 40; second patents, So. 1904. 20;
first clears, 1903; second clears, s2.25 ex-
port bakers. 50. 7502. 95; second export bak-
ers' $2.4062.5O; red dog per ton, lao lbs
iute, SO .25@9. so.
CORN-231AQ 41kc for No. 8 yellow
OATS-No 3 oats sold at 17A@D17Ac; No
white oats quoted at 18c.
RYE-Quoted at 231ac for No. 2.
BARLEY-Quoted at 21ac for No. 4.
BUTTER-Creameries- 20c hrsts,
19c; seconds, 161kQ17c; thirds, sour or strong
16Q16hc limitations, seconds, 12013c; cold
storage, extras, 1910. Dairies-Extras, pack
ages included, 1Sc: frsts. 15@16c; seconds.
11Q12c. Roll and Print-Fancy 14@15c;
frsts, 11@11hc; packing stock. &c; grease
butter, clean, &c.
EGGS-The market is firm at 1sc. Receipts
are light and the demand good Quotations
are: Strictly fresh laid, cases Included. loss
Off 1870; seconds, cases included, 70Sc; cold
storage. No. l. tic.