The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-20
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Strong UndertOne Apparent in the
Wheat Pit

There was quite a strong undertone to the
wheat market yesterday, and an advance of
about Zee was secured before 1890 o'clock
with light trade doing. Early cables were
higher and second advices from abroad indi-
Gated advance sustained, with a still further
appreciation. Clearances were comparatively
large and good sized lots were reported taken
at New York and elsewhere for export. There
was not great deal of excitement at any
particular time, but there was gradual ad-
vance Closing quotations: No hard on
track. 549sc; No. 1 northern, August 521ac
September 517sc, December 555sc, on track,
oS7sc; No. northern, on track, 52%c: Cash
sales by sample and otherwise includes the
foiloWing: cars l northern, $3.50; 4 cars
northern. 53%c; cars 1 northern, 531sc; 2 cars
l northern, hard variety. I. 0: b., 547sc; 2
l car l northern, hard variety, +. o. b.. 54lhc;
cars 1 northern, new, SIC; cars 1 north
ern; new. 5lAc; 1900 blu 1 northern, new, to
a aan' olAc; l car l northern. to arrive
5o1sc; l car l northern, to arrive, 53%c 1
car 1 northern, to arrive, to go out, SAC; 600
Du l northern, to arrive, 5312c; car 2 north
ern; ozzc; ] car northern, 53c; car 2
northern, 63Ac: cars northern, new, 50%c:
cars No. 8. 5113c; car No. 8, new, 4715c; 1
car No. 8, new, 48c; l car yellow corn. 22c:
! car 2 corn, 2114c; 1 yellow corn 21kc
l car white oats. to arrive 18Ac car 8
oats, lSc; car oats, new, 1910; car 8 bar
ley. 2l%c; / car barley, 21Ac; 1 car 2 north
err s sq yi, 52c car northern, new sic.
lash WHEAI-A rise OF premium to 1sc
over September for spot offerings of new No
northern was the most important devel-
opment in todays cash wheat market The
elevators are evidently making an effort to
ouy all the new No. northern they can OBJ
tain. New No northern shared in the i'm
proved demand for No. 1 as the difference was
narrowed to A@1c, while yesterday from lie
to &c was the governing difference No. 8
new wheat was traded at PIC to &c under
standard grade. Millers were good buyers of
old No. 1 northern at 12@1%c premium over
September. No. northern and No 8 wheat
sold at &c and 1Ac to &c respectively There
was fair call for No. / northern to arrive
at 1A@11ac over September REGENTS 40
cars; shipped, 8.
FLOUR-First patents are quoted at $3.50
335 per Dbl; second patents, $2.9503; first
clears, $260@2.70; second clears So 30n2 40
red dog and low grade is quoted at the rate
SO, 478 bbls.
HAY-Chioce to fancy is quoted at $500
$3.50 per ton coarse to medium grades SO to
50; timothy, $500. Receipts 80 tons.
CORN-No. yellow is quoted at 22c; No. 8
corn, &c Receipts cars; shipped, none
OATS-No. white are quoted at 1Sc; No. g.
17%@18c. Receipts IL cars; shipped g.
BUTTER-Creameries, extras, perfect goods
!5q151ac; frsts, lacking in flavor, almost per-
feet, 140141ac; seconds Hole: thirds 8iD9c.
limitations, frsts. 1O@11c; limitations, seconds
SG9c. Dairies extras, packages included, 14c !;
f1rsts, lacking in flavor sweet 120121ac sec
onds, S@10c. Ladies, extras 120121hc: pack
&c.
EGGS-Strictly fresh, TIC seconds, 5051hc;
cases returned PC less. Sales are made sub
ject to Gambling, with loss off on rotten and
broken eggs.
fancy, 71z@Sc; twins or flats, choice 5@51sc;
twins or flats, good, 3@4c; twins or fats
sharp. 2@3c; brick, extra fancy, &c; Limbur-
ger, No. 1,7k@Sc; Limburger, No.2 4G5c;
Young American, choice to fancy, s09c; block
Swiss, No. /, 10611c; skins 2m21hc