The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-08
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Weakness In the East Caused Wheat
to Decline.

Offerings Of wheat were large at the opening
on account of a turn lower in cables and q
general disposition to liquidate. bearish
sentiment prevailed from the start, and the
first trade was made at a lower point than
Tuesdays close. This was followed by a
steady decline. which resulted in December
wheat reaching 645sc before 1890 O'Clock The
market otherwise was featureless Offerings
of cash wheat on spot were large, but the
amount Of wheat for sale to arrive is very
small compared to what 1t was a week or so
ago. Following are closing prices: No. /
hard. on track. 657sc; No. northern, October,
641sc December, 649sc; May, 68BQ6SAc; on
track. 645sc; No. 2 northern, on track, e3Hc;
new wheat on track. No. hard, 64Bc; No.
northern, 635sc; No. northern, 61A@62Ac
Cash sales, by sample and otherwise. include
the following sales: No. l northern, to ar
rive. cars. Csc; No. northern. 16 cars CSC;
No. northern. 9S cars. 64a4c; No. northern.
cars, 6411c; No. northern, old. cars &c;
No. northern, "a cars, 62Ac; No. northern,
80 cars. CSC; No. northern. 8 cars. &c; No. Q
No. 9, o. W. b., / car. Sc; No. 8, car. Gle;
No. g. / car. 611ac; rejected lbs off. 2 cars,
zoe; rejected. lbs off, car, Bic; rejected, 2
lbs off. car, b2c;.no grade lbs of, cars.
oats, 1 car, 17%c; No. oats, cars, 1714c;
No. oats. 1 car, 15c; No. oats. cars, 17Kc;
No. oats, Q. t., l car, lie; No. white oats.
old on track ! car, 1871
Received-Wheat, 589, 900 blu; corn &c, ITO bu f;
oats, $3.50 bu; barley. 1850 bu; rye, 1880
bu; flax, $3.50 bu; -four 686 bbls; hay, los
IONS, IrulJ cUo,62U Ids merchandise, 1,5G1, 10
lbs; lumber. cars; barrel stock, 1 car; ma
chinery, rs, 900 Tbs; coal, 718 tons; wood, 357
cords; brick, 1000; cement, 80 bbls; house
hold goods, 10000 lbs; stone. a cars; live
stock, 1 car; dressed meats, 40 900 lbs; rail-
road materials, cars: sundries, II cars; car
lots, 1863.
shipped-w Wheat, 25,OsO bu: corn, $50 blu;
oats. 1880 blu: fax, 1,22O blu; -four, SO, 421
merchandise 1,761 220 lbs; lumber, 6S cars !;
machinery. 1850 lbs; lime, | car; cement,
800 bbls; stone, cars; live stock, car: hides,
1880 lbs; sundries, so cars; car lots, $685.
the flour market q little slow today. but
sellers are not in the mood to press Sales
feeling confident that the stuff is good to
hold. First patents, So .55@3. rs; second pat
ond clears, 81; export bakers, 2.s0@2. 80; sec
ond export bakers, 50 20@2. 40; red dog, per
ton, 40 lbs jute, $9@9.25. The following
quotations are in cotton sacks, 90 and 40
-four, xxx, per Dbl. 81 60D1 so; rye -four,
standard, per bbi $1.50@1.60; buckwheat -four,
per Dbl, S3Q3.50; graham -four, per bbl s2.25
@275 In wood, zoe extra is charged
CORN-No. corn quoted at 1870.
OATS-No. oats sold at 16%@17%c; No. 8
white oats quoted at 1714@1S14c for old for
choice.
RYE-Quoted at s31hcc for No. and 321hc
BARLEY-Quoted at 231s024c for No. and
No. at 321ac.
BUTTER-Creameries- 155kc; frsts,
141ac: seconds, 11@12c; thirds, sour or strong
tops and sides or badly notified, 1850; imita-
lions, frsts, 12c limitations, seconds, 5000.
Dairies-Extras packages included, 14c; frsts,
12k@13c; seconds, S@9c. Ladles-Extras, 114
Packing Stock-Fresh, 5h@6c.
EGGS-The market for strictly fresh are
Nc better than yesterday with the demand
cases Included. loss off, 121sc; seconds, cases
included 4G5c; cases returned, 1ac off.