The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-01

FLOUR AND COARSE GRAINS.
Flour-The wea kness in the wheat mar
ket Is causing buyers to hold off with their
purchases of -four, thinking they will be
able to secure what they want at even a
lower price than flour is now selling at
The mills are running rather steadily but
are not selling any where near as much as
the output. Receipts, $50 bbls; shipments,
Assn bbls
The following are today's quotations in
wood here, f. o. b.:
First patents. -. ..............$3.1 1908. 40
Second patents ........ 3.0O03. 10
F1rSt clears Z4oUz oU
second clears ,..... zoo
Export bakers 49,. go. .... 2.45
Second export bakers -. ...... 2.0062. 10
Red Dog per ton $40 lbs jute 10. 50@1O.7 Is
Following quotations are in cotton sacks
80 and 40 lbs:
Rye Flour per brl, pure ........ 81 1902. 90
Rye Flour, per brl. xxx. ...... 1.60@1 80
Rye Flour per brl, Standard. .50M1 so
Buckwheat Flour, per bri ...... 3.00@3. so
Graham Flour. per brl .......... 2.25@2.75
In wood zoe extra is charged.
Bran and Shorts-Prices for these
goods are so low at present that millers
cannot see their way clear to get out
without loss. but even at these low
prices there is no demand and there is
great deal of stuff pressing on the market
without any buyers to take care of the
stuff. Shipments, 934 tons.
Bran In bulk $50. ..............& 81. 1905. 90
Bran in sacks, 200 lbs.. -. 550@6. 90
Bran In sacks, 100 lbs ..........6 .oO@6. so
Middlngs fine =. .:.:: 1861 7. 20
Corn-The amount of corn in store here
today is 11,058 bu. A very few cars of No.
3 yellow corn would find buyers but the
demand is limited and offerings are small
No. yellow corn sells around &c and No.
corn around 22@22hc. Receipts, $50
blu.
Oats-The amount of oats in store here
today is 325,939 bu. There is no improve
ment in the oat market. Prices of futures
at Chicago are lower than ever before, and
1t Is Affecting this market No. 3 white
oats sell around 15hc and No. 3 oats
around 14A @15Ac. Receipts, 5,97S bu;
shipments, 49, 900 blu.
Barley-The amount of barley in store
here today is 42766 bu. Offerings of bar
ley continue very small and the demand
Is only about enough to take care of the
offerings. Barley is nominally quoted at
2O@23c. Receipts, 2,72O bu; shipments,
1920 bu.
Rye-The amount Of rye in store here
today is S4,s16 blu. There is nothing doing
In rye on account of the smallness of Of
ferings. 1t is nominally quoted at 26hc
for No. rye. Receipts, 2,O4O blu; ship,
ments, TAO blu.
Flax-The amount of flax in store here
today is 46,3S2 blu. Little doing in flax
and prices locally are on the basis of SC
4OA IL.
shipments, 2,130 bu.
Feed and Meal-Prices for these goods
are unchanged but nothing can be sold
The amount Of corn and oats held in the
country and selling at the present low
prices has shut off this trade almost en-,
tirely and millers see no signs of improve
ment in the outlook
Hay-The market for hay Is very dull
and there is no improvement in sight
New hay will soon be coming in and
. dealers are rather slow about taking hay
of the kind that is offered at present on
this account. Good hay still brings good
prices. and the demand is good but very
little can be had. Receipts, SO TONS
Fancy upland -. ...............E 81. 0007. 50
Choice upland ..... ........... 100
Northern Minnesota ..... ...... 6.00@6. 80
Common 49,. .......... 5000. 90
Coarse ~. DECENTRALIZATION. 5.00@5. so
Ilmothy, choice ......... 800
Timothy, fair to good .......... S.5o@9. 90
Rye Straw ............. 10000. so
Oat Straw 80. go. $50
DULUTH
Open High Low Clos
ing. est est. ing
July ...:.. ........ 55is 55Ni SAX S S4E
September 80. .... 551a ssh $40 54s