The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-29
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Demand for Cash Wheat Was the
Feature.

CaDies came rather conflicting yesterday.
but there appeared to be a little more conf,
oence around the commission houses, and the
first trade was made at a small advance
Buying was quite good, and the price Gradual
Iy worked up to around 69kc for December
News was mixed. Receipts here are expected
70 1ail ON, and reports indicate that the
drouth In India remains unbroken.
Inere was a good call for all milling ouaIi-
ues OF wheat, and the spread between tha
cash price and price of December was mar
roWed TO lH2c. Early in the session there was
considerable selling done en- the basis Of D.
under december price, but later that was re-
aucea to l1sc, and a large part of the offer
lngs went on that basis. Lower grades we've
also in an improved position. Evervthine in
dlcates more confidence in money matters. as
the elevators are now more anxious tn pat
Wneat TO carry to December for 11ac than
they were a week or so ago at sc per hu. The
mlIilng business, however, is dull.
Following are closing prices: No. / hard
On track, 6sssc; No. 1 northern. October, 6S%c;
No. 2 northern. on track, 65aa@66Ac' Cash
sales, by sample and otherwise. include tha
following u sales: No. l northern, to arrive.
hooV cu' ooMc; NO. l northern, to arrive, 800
Du, z No. l northern, to arrive. car
66sc; NO. l northern, to arrive, 800 bu. 6s1hc
NO. northern, to arrive, 600 Blu. 671hc: No /
northern, to arrive, 2 cars, 66kc; No. / north
ern, u cars, &c; No. 2 northern. 8 cars. SIC
No. 8, 8 cars, Goo; No. 8, 8 cars. 5ec. Mr. q
frosted, l car, sec; no grade. 2 lbs off / car
5S1zc; no grade, 4 lbs off. 2 cars. 55c; No. 4
oats, 8 cars, 16Ac; No. 8 oats, IL cars. isc: No
3 oats, l car, 16kc; no grade oats. / car Ike
Receiyed-Wheat, 343, $40 blu; corn. 4.o30 In.
oats. 1920 nu: barley, 28. 480 bu; rye. a oc
bu; max, l5,120 bu; flour, 1870 bbls; milistuffs
~ tons; hay. 26 tons; fruit, 1910, $50 lbs:
merchandise. 1,226. 100 lbs; lumber, ~ cars.
barrel stock. 8 cars; machinery. 900 lbs:
coal, 500 tons; wood, 535 cords: brick IL n00.
lime, cars; household goods. 20, 900 lbs: stone
3 cars; live stock, 2 cars; hides. 60-0O0 lbs,
railroad materials, Ii cars; sundries, ii cars:
car lots. $50. "
-shipped-wheat, 81. $3.50 bu; oats, T.47o bu
barley, 1860 bu: rye, 4,440 bu; fax. Is, S4o
bu; Hour 5o,Ss7 bbls; millstuffs. 1.4s7 tons
fruit, 625.O5O lbs: merchandise, 1,S23, $40 lbs
lumber, SO cars; barrel stock, 2 cars; machin.
cry, 10000 lbs; cement, 252 bbls: live stock
1 car; hides. 26,500 lbs: tallow. a. 600 his
railroad materials, 4 cars; sundries, II cars:
car lots. 767.
FLOUR-The -four market is steady and
strong. with prospects of an advance in the
patents, $4,000; first clears, s203; second
clears, $2.25; export bakers, 81. 5 .95: second
export bakers, $2.40G2.5 so; red dog. per .on
140 lbs jute, s9.25G9.50.
CORNING. 2 quoted at 211sc.
OATS-No. 8 oats, sold at 16116kc: No.
white oats quoted at 16hG16%c.
BUTTER-Creameries, extras, perfect goods.
1SQ1Shc; frsts, lacking in flavor, almost per-
feet, 17Q17kc; seconds, 15@151kc; thirds, 769c;
limitations, frsts, lac; limitations, seconds, II
@12c. D~airies-Extras, packages included, 16
@17c; frsts, lacking in flavor, sweet, 14015c;
seconds, 10G11c. Ladles-Extras, 13o: frsts.
lie; packing stock, exc; grease butter, clean,
Sc.
EGGS-StrictIy fresh, Ice; cold storage
eggs, Hh015c; seconds. 7GSc. Cases returned,
&c less. Sales are made subject to Gambling,
with loss OF On rotten and broken eggs.