The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-02-15
GRAIN MAR kETs

for the day. The news was-all very strong.
1 Clearances for two days, 504500 bu, and
/ for the four days of the week. 1.441. 700 bu
Of wheat and flour from the four Atlantic
I ports The primary receipts were heavy,
| 965,4pO ,bll for two days. OF this amount
| Minneapols and Duluth received 62l,SOo
| bll: 4 cable from rhe Argentine says that
1 the crop there looks worse than 1t has
! for a lppg time and that the farmers are
| discourag eu, ,Beerbohm also cables that
| Europe VIII need 7o,o00Do0 bu of wheat
! and flour, from@athe United States in the
next ~ .weeks, and thisris more than this
| country. can Spare. The market went UP
! very easy after it got started, and with
continued bull news will probably sell
higher. o
Local receipts were 511 cars, against 1lS
cars last year No. / northern was III good
demand at &c under the May option.
though few cars went at &c under. On
grades also sold readily at slightly bet
ter price as compared with grade wheat:
1t looks now as if no. l northern would
sell at May price before long.
THE MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.
Open High Low Clos.
ing. sc:. est. Ing:
NAY neSFoary AIRY. %. .:.: :. SOS sii: 5oa IS
On On Track-No. hard, s1&c: No north
ern 60Ac: No northern. a9Mc
FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS:
ELOUR-lne lower NAiCeS d. "HA5h
wheat can be had and the weakness In
that market which has prevailed for some
DAYS past, have brought more -four INTO
the market and Offering at lower prices
than were heretofore demanded. The mills
are operat ting fairly heavy, and it is rather
| EXPENSIVE as the water power is low, nul
they are obliged to get out considerable.
feed on sa les made some time ago. Coun-
try mills are also running heavier than is
usually the case at this time Of the Year.
The latter mills are offering spring wheat
flours in the East at prices somewhat be-
low the cost of production, and the result
is that trade is in sort Of a denoralizet!
condition, Another thing that helps this
tendency along is the fact that very little
-four has been bought on the recent rise IN
values; and when the market began to
waiver, buyers who would have come into
the market had it held strong withdrew
to await the full accomplishment Of the
break, These buyers are still out. and
with European markets declining some
what4 more rapidly than the American
aafk cts; fore Blers are not even lnquirlng.
re is. sead0h1z the case that foreigners are
so ind ffereHt as they are al the present
time But local millers are unable to re-
duce the price Of -four so rapidly as the
May wheat is declining. The price Of cash
wheat is practically unchanged The DIFF
ference between the two is narrowing
down with every decline in May, and a
tions are somewhat lower.
BRAN AND SHGRTS--There is very
strong feeling in these products. The out
put is being reduced and promises to be
much smallel. before many days unless the
demand for -four picks up a little, and such
an event is scarcely: expected for some
time to come The flour now OH hand will
run the country for some little while, and
with prices for -four lower than for wheat
there is little incentive for mills to keep ors
grinding. The result is that with 6. grow
ing demand for millstuffs, the market has
become cleaned up Of all offerings in sight,
either present or prospective, and the mills
will not sell further ahead. One broker
said: ut is doubtful that you could pick
up IS cars Of bran on this market at The
present time Prices are quoted at Tie
same figures.
FEED AND MEAI,-There is some lit
tie demand for these goods, but at no bet
ter prices than those quoted all along
Millers are in the market for q little corr,
which rather indicates some call for their
finished product, but from talks with them
it is evident that they are anything but
rushed With orders, and notwithstanding
their attempts they have not been able to
lift values in the least Coarse corn meal
and cracked corn are quoted on the basis
of 50 in bulk. Mixed feed, 50 $500. rs. ac-
cording to grade.
HAY--The market has assumed little
Some little trade has shown up and with
lighter deliveries from farmers racks the
dairynler are, ON the lookout for Il little
track hay now and then. Prices ara an
changed. althongh%it is not quite SO diff
cult II get as high as $50 as it. was. The
lionlliilal a1lptation of 81 for fancy upland
still S tarlds,, but nothing answering tina,
description IS coming Low grades sell
down. 10 around So So
RARLEY-There is little regularity In
the market for this product, either in re-
gard ITO price or demand. Quality depends
upon the fitness Of the particular SAMPLE
in question to fill the particular wants Of
the buyer Prices are controlled by the
same condition Values range from 1Sc. to
24c without regard to grade. High quality
mailing barley would sell on a shipping
basis.
with a;dul1 tendency towards lower values.
Futufes at chicago are inactive, as is also
the ease here The local quotation for
cash flax is about &c under Chicago. price
for the same. May fax about 41ac under
Chicago quotation for May.
-ss.s..- CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago. Feb. 13-During the early part
of today's session wheat was irregular,
but later it strengthened and advanced on
fears Of frost. Closing. cables were higher,
for Liverpool and lower for the continent.
CdSn was StSauy. GIStllilateO leCelplS lOl4
tomorrow, 200 cars; May closed 1c, higher
than Tuesday.
Corn derived strength from prospective
light receipts and from wheat. Estimated
receipts for tomorrow. 326 cars. May
closed &c higher than Tuesday.
Oats were firm, In sympathy with the
other grains. Estimated receipts for to-
morrow, 26s cars; May closed higher.
Flax was firm Cash, 917@c; March,
so4c May, s414 1941@c. Receipts, 43 cars.
Timothy was firm; prime cash. $3.50,
nominal; February, s2@3.9o. nominal:
March, So. nominal: country lots, $50.
ga; prime clover, $40. nominal.
ProVisions-The Improvement In grain
and a better feeling trsthe hog market pro-
duced strength in provisions; May pork
closed soc higher: May lard 10c higher;
May ribs 15d0171ae higher.
Close: yNl1eat-I7e brUarE. 64ssc; May.
466skc; J,,ly, 5sAc Corn-F'ebruary-, .tse,;;
May. s01l11c,, July, 81 1sc. Oats---F'ebruarY,s
1a4sc MAY ,s2i he. July. q IS. Pork
February. SO. 121Iss May s1O.32Is; July
s70 sO Ia rCl--JEe br1a1y So spy: NAV