The Irish standard., 1896-02-08
MINNEAPOLIS COARSE GRAINS.

Flour-,About the same old story can be
written concerning the flour market that
has been published every day during the
present rise in wheat values. Buyers are
everywhere holding off, apparently nav
ing little confidence in present prices. They
will take any quantity it it could be had
at old prices but with wheat worth so
much more per bushel the mills are OBJ
liged to store rather than sell at the VAL
ues generally offered. There is one thing.
however, which would naturally favor the
purchase Of flour at this time and that
is the fact that it is really cheaper than
wheat. The mills as general thing have
large quantities on hand and in some
cases with outside concerns they are press
ing sale to a considerable extent City
mills are as a general thing storing
part of thei,. output, although there are
some of them able to sell at current rates
what is not required to satisfy the de-
mands of shipping directions now coming
in. These buyers who have a good quaint
ity Of -four bought at the lower level Of
values are generally pressing for its de-
livery on the bulge, and they are about
the only ones who are in a hurry for flour.
There is also the general trade which
takes flour whenever it wants 1t at the
ruling price and with little ceremony.
This class of trade is now doing all that
could be expected although the tendency
here to is to buy in small lots and for I'M
mediate use only. There is no special
feature to the selling going on IN any
particular locality. The same conditions
which exist in one section of the country
are found to prevail everywhere, except
ing that perhaps in the winter wheat
country the tendency is to have more
confidence in the present rise. Quotations
stand unchanged. - '41'.' ''s''r -s,''@.',"--
Bran and Shorts-The demand for these
goods shows no signs of letting UP. In
fact, the market appears to be. growing
stronger if anything although the prices
ad1 s.
the trade will stand at present and any
attempt on the part Of the mills to- lift
values is met by a determined effort on
the part Of buyers to hold the advance
in check. At the present quotatlons tne
mills find little difficulty in selling all they
care to and it being their desire to keep
fairly well sold ahead at this time they
are constrained to allow the same quota
lions to stand that have been IN effect ZOE
some time past Bran in bulk is being
held firmly by city mills at ST.. While O.
few brokers who are well supplied with
bran bought some little time, ago at
around $3.50 are willing to part with 1t
al as low as 1915, and get out from IN
der the load which they are now being
called upon to carry. But their offerings
are generally. fine bran and In somewhat
less favor than the coarse product mostly
in the hands of parties disposed to hold
values up. The result is that both parties
are doing a fair business at reasonable
profit Country mills are operating less
capacity at present and this is helping
the city mills i'll the maintenance of val
ues The east is doing a little in prompt
shipment business but buyers there gen
orally prefer to trade in bran for the more
distant deliveries. Shorts can be had at
% cents under bran prices.
Feed and Meal--Alillers are. inclined to
ask higher prices in many instances ana
they are occasionally turning down BIDS
of old prices for these products but the
regular trade is still able to set the goods
on the same terms that have been IN, eff
feet for two or three weeks Corn meal
and cracked corn is selling at 50 as gen
eral thing but single car lots have been
selling occasionally as high as Sa25 and
today the feeling is that for all small lots
that price is none too high and many MIL
Iers are really demanding that price in
case OF these small lots. Mixed feed IS
worth $o25@9.75 according to the .pronor-
tion Of oats in the mixture Milelrs are
irving to get IS cents more for this pro-
duct also:
Hay-There is no more activity in the
hay market than has been previously re-
sional car OF fairly good stock for as low
as s.. and as low as $3.50 has been paid
for some rather common stock. Enc mat
ter Of quality is notas closely scrutlnlzed
as it was when hay was worth more
money. The best coming sells at around
s6 so but it must, be remembered thatlt
takes a better car of hay to bring above
Sc than most shippers in this part OF the
country can furnish at this time. There
is a nominal quotation Of 81 for fancy.
upland, but nothing answering that de-
scription- can be had on this market.
BarleI-The offerings of this grain are
still continue to fede stockk. Spectators
will take the stuff at 1902 cents accord
| ing to its desirability for their purpose
! but would not pay more for the best malt
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