The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-03
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Higher Prices and Firmness in the
Wheat Pit

Cables came showing higher prices in Eng
land, and there was considerable wheat to
be bought. The opening price was higher
and the market ruled strong. Stocks re-
ported at Liverpool were small compared
with what they were a month ago, and our
visible supply increased less than a million
and half The price of December grad
ually creeped up to very nearly 74c before
1890.
There was very satisfactory market for
cash wheat Offerings were not so large as
anticipated, falling below a thousand cars
received during the past two days. Millers
and eievotar people. were in the market early
at Zee under December7 for all offerings of
contract grade. Later sthis bid was raised
to 3sc discount.
Following were the closing prices: No /
hard, on track, 74Acc; No: l northern, No
track, 731ac; No. 2 northern, track, 71kc.
Cash sales by sample and otherwise include
the following sales: 204 cars No. 1 northern
72c; car No. 1 nerthern, 721ac; 1900 blu No
1 northern. to arrive, R3c; 1,S00 blu No.
northern, to arrive, 1880; 1900 blu No.
northern, to arrive,1 72c;l1S cars No. north
arrive. 7214c 1890 Blu No. northern, to ar
rive, 73Ac; cars No. !. northern, to arrive
7S1sc; cars No. 2 northern, Tic; car No.
2 northern. 7O12c:-52 cars No. 8, 64c; 1 car
No. B. 69c; cars No. 8, &c; 1 no grade
42c; car no grade lbs off, SIC; car no
grade, lbs off, 69c; 1 car no grade 2 lbs
off e4c; e ; cars No oats, 161Ac; cars No.
no grade oats, Aye; 4 cars No. oats, &c.,
1 car No. white oats, 17c
FLOUR-The -four market is rather quiet.
Millers complain of a light demand from
abroad at present prices. First patents, SAC
APO; second patents, So. 1904; first clears. 500
3; second clears, 81. rs; export bakers, $2.7o@
295; second export bakers, So. 40@2.50; red
dog, per ton, 40 lbs jute, So. 25@9. so.
CORN-No. corn quoted at 22c; no sales.
OATS-No. cats sold at 16G16Ac; No. 8
white oats quoted at 16% G17c.
RYE-Quoted at 30c for No 2.
cd ats for No A
Received1Wheat, 81 cars; wheat, $3.50 $3.50
$40 bu: rye, 5000 bu; fax, 1920 bu oil,
IS, 600 lbs; flour, $50 bbls; millstuffs, 98 tons;
hay, SIS tons: fruit, 1,34S, 100 lbs; merchandise,
1,90O,S38 lbs; lumber 20 cars; barrel stock,
wood. 575 cords; brick, $4,000; lime, cars;
cement 800 bbls; household goods $4,000 lbs !:
pig iron, 10 cars; ties, cars; live stock, z
cars; dressed meats, 10000 lbs; hides. pelts,
ETC., 40,000 lbs; railroad materials, Is cars !;
sundries, cars; car lots 1,5S5,
Shipped-Wheat, go cars; wheat, 24960 bu
oats, 29210 blu; barley. 1920 bu; rye, TAO bu;
flax, 1920 bu; oil, 66 ESQ lbs; flour, 81 1873
merchandise 1,503470 lbs; lumber, 65 cars;
machinery, 5000 lbs brick, 1000; lime 1
car; cement, $50 barrels; household goods,
46,400 lbs; butter, 20 COO lbs hides, pelts, ETC.,
%, goo; railroad materials, IL cars; sundries,
II cars; car lots 80
BUTTER = Creameries : Extras, perfect
goods, 1SQ1S13c; fgsts,, lacking in flavor, al
most perfect, 17Q1713c; seconds, 1oq1512c;
lions, seconds, HOPE. 1Dairies--Extras,, pack
ages included, 16@17c frsts. lacking in fla
vor, sweet 14415c seconds, 10Q11c; roll and
print, 9Q11c. Ladles-Extras 13c; irsts, lie;
packing stock, Gees grease butter, Clean &c.
EGGS-Strictly fresh. Ice; cold storage, Is
lac; seconds, 60Sc. Gases returned, PC off.
Sales are made subject to Gambling, with loss
off on rotten and Broken eggs.