The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Quotations on Grain Lower and In
cIined to Decline,

Cables came lower again Saturday and the
crowd had a good deal of wheat for sale at
ene opening; The first trade was made at
about nc decline from Fridays close At
that price there was good buying against
puts and the market held quite stubbornly.
Inen came some fresh selling. which let the
price down about ac further, December clos
ing at 641a@649sc against 65%c Friday. There
was rather quiet market for cash wheat,
although all offerings of contract grade were
cleaned up early. The market. however. has
not the snap to 1t that it had a week ago, on
break of more than cent In December
wheat, the difference of full half-cent be-
tween cash and that future was held. Buy
ers in some cases even anticipated declines
in the futures, and would scarcely pay the
half-cent under on the mark. Offerings Of
wheat to arrive were smaller.
Following are closing prices: No. / hard,
on track. 661kc; No. / northern. October, 64c;
December, 641A0645sc; May, 6S1sc; on track,
Csc; No. northern, on track 64Hc. New
wheat on track, No. hard, 65asc; No. 1
sales, by sample and otherwise, include the
following: No. northern, SO cars, 645sc; No.
l northern. rs cars, 64Ac; No. l northern, 80
cars, 641hc No. northern, to arrive, 5, 0O0 blu,
649sc; No. northern, cars, 63%c; No. 2
northern, cars, 62azc; No. northern, 8
cars 63c; No. northern, frosted, car Gle;
No. 8, cars, 5s14c; No. 8, cars, Coo; No. 8,
cars, 59c; no grade, cars, Soc; no grade,
lbs off. 16 cars. Coo; no grade, Q lbs off. 2
cars, 58c; No. corn, 1 car, 191kc; No. white
oats, car 1Sc; no grade oats. car, Ice; No.
oats. Z cars. tic; No. white cats. / car
1SAc.
Received-Wheat. TAT cars. SIS 43O Blu: corn,
$3.50 bu; oats, $3.50 bu; barley, 1900 blu j;
rye $500 bu; fax. 1920 blu; -four. GOT bbls;
332 lbs; merchandise, 211s,O11 lbs; lumber, 2
cars; machinery, Ill. 400 lbs; COAL 779 tons
wood. 4S5 cords; brick, $4,000: cement, 100
bbls; household goods, 26, 260 lbs; stone and
marble, "a cars: dressed meats, "a, 900 lbs;
hides, pelts. etc., 1880 lbs; railroad mate
rial, II cars; sundries, II cars; car lots, 1.220
Shipped Wheat, Al cars: 31.16O blu; oats,
soS b Du o dc SO bs oar bbs
millstuffs, 912 tons; fruit 146, 900 lbs; mer-
chandise. 1.S5O220 lbs; lumber, GA cars; posts
and piling, cars; machinery, 80, 400 lbs;
brick, 5000; cement, 332 bbls; stone and mar
BILE. car; live stock car; hides, pelts, etc.,
$4,000 lbs; railroad materials, cars; sun
dries. 10 cars; car lots. I'll
FLOUR-The flour market was little slack
yesterday far as demand was concerned.
We advance quotations as per statement be-
low, but sales are few at the advance: First
patents. sS.55@S75; second patents. So. 400
export bakers. ST. 60@2 so; second export ba-
kers, $2.20G2.40 red dog, per ton, 40 lbs
jute, 1898: Is. Following quotations are in
cotton sacks, 90 and 40 lbs: Rye flour, per
bbl pure, s1.75G2; rye -four, per Dbl, xxx.
$1.6001.s0; rye flour, per bbl standard. $3.50
graham -four. per Dbl, sS.25@2.75. In wood
zoe extra is charged.
CORNING. corn quoted at 1870.
OATS+No. oats sold at 16D1Sc; No. 5
white oats quoted at 1SG1SAc.
RYE-Quoted at 34c for No. 2.
BARLEY-Quoted at 25127c for No. 2.
BUTTER : Creameries = Extras perfect
goods IA 0141ac; frsts. lacking in flavor, al
most perfect, 13A@1S1@c; seconds, 1012@11c:
thirds, 7ll6Sc: limitations firsts. 11Q11kc;
limitations, seconds, 71k@S1kc. Dairies-Ex-
tras, packages in cluded, 13@311c; frsts,
lacking in flavor. sweet, 111s@12e; seconds,
7asc. I.adies--Extras, 111k@12c;; hrsts. SAG
&c; packing stock, 514c; grease butter. clean.
&c.
EGGS-Strictly fresh, 12@12Ac; seconds, 6
61sc. Cases returned 1sc less. Sales are
made subject to Gambling, with loss off on
rotten and broken eggs.