The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05

cline; No. red May ms-1s@ssasc, closed
S6ssc; December, S77s@89 5-16c, closed, S77sc.
Cornmeal quiet; Corn-Receipts, 500 bu:
exports, 110,250 bu; spot steady; No. 2, 29lAc.
elevator; options opened steady and ad-
vanced on covering, but finally eased on
With wheat and closed A@Ac net lower May;
29c. Oate-Recepts 1920 bu exports 49,,
S78 blu; spot quiet; No. 2, 2S14c; options dull
and featureless without a trade. Closed 40
Nc net lower May closed 26c; December
closed 23Ac.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, Dec Wheat-Spot steady;
demand poor; No. red spring, Is; No. /
California, rs 519d Futures opened steady
with near and distant positions higher, but
later reacted and closed easy with Deem
Der I'D lower and other months Ad lower;
business about equally distributed; Decem-
Der, 6s 10d; January SIS 10Ad; February, Is
10Ad; March, IS 1012d; April nominal; May,
IS 10d. Corn-Spot steady; American mixed,
nominal, Is 11&d. Futures opened steady with
near and distant positions unchanged; closed
steady with December I'd higher and other
months unchanged from yesterdays closing
figures; business about equally distributed;
December, e HID; January, February and ID
1Oa4d. Flour-Firm; demand poor; st. Louis
fancy winter. IS Sd.
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE,. Dec 4.-Flour steady.
Wheat lower No. spring, roc; No. 1 north
ern, S3c; May, S019c. Corn dull; No. 8, 24c.
Oats steady: No. 2 white, 2og21c; No: 3
white, 1914 @2O1ac. Barley dull; No. 2, S41zc
sample, 24@341Ac. Rye steady: No. 1, Ale.
Provisions steady; pork, $685. lard, $780,
Receipts-Flour, 49, 600 bbls; barley, SO, 600 blu.
Shipments-Flour, 10000 bbls:, wheat. none;
barley, IA, 600 blu.
PRIMARY RECEIPTS.
Receipts of wheat at primary points for
twenty-five weeks, from June 90 to Nov. 2S
aggregate 1l2, 1885, 600 blu, against 113 776,000 bu
last year Total receipts last week were only
S,O04, 600 blu, against 5,3S4,OO0 blu the same
week in 1896. Everything in the supply and
demand situation is growing stronger. Cash
wheat in Minneapolis is selling about &c over
the current option. Foreign crop advices con-
tlnue unfavorable and European supplies are
comparatively light. AS long as present con-
d1tions exists it seems probable that present
prices will be maintained.
WHEAT REQUIREMENTS.
Corn Trade News arrives at requirements
from America up to July 81 1897 by forecast
ing weekly wants at one million quarters per
week for thirty-six weeks offset by supplies
available, including reduction of quantity
afioat, shipments from Australia Hungary
Chilli, North Africa, France, Argentine Uru-
quay and India, 1,000,0 900 quarters, and allow
III per cent decrease shipments from Europe
making total without United States 10 $780,
900 quarters, hence balance required from this
country, 100000 quarters. 1t doubts very
much Americas ability to furnish such a
quantity, and adds we are bound to admit
market was never in more critical condi-
ton, when viewed from statistical stand
point.
FLOUR MARKETS.
The wide difference in price of wheat and
flour has continued the past week and
though there has been slight advances in
different markets in -four yet the advance
has not been sharp enough to be satisfactory
to m1llers. The Southern markets are firm
shipments light and stocks ON hand slightly
increasing, put prices still hang around last
weeks figures, though stronger prices are
predicted. Pacific coast reports decreasing
shipments and unchanged -four prices, with
but 12c advance in wheat. A general re-
view Of the different present situations in
the country shows a strong indication of bet
ter prices the ensuing week.