The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
IjNCIE SAN WANTS (ATS.
TWIN CITY DEALERS ASKED TO
SUPPLY -FOUR MILLION POUNDS
IMMEDIATELY
FOR USE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Bids Were Opened Yesterday, and
Only Hitch Is Delay In
Time of Delivery at
Portland.

The United States government is in W
gent need of four million pounds of oats,
from the Twin Cities, for immediate use
in the Philippines. At present there
seems to be a danger of a delay of some
days. for which Uncle Sam will pay al
the rate of $500 per diem.
The quartermaster's department at Ma
Mia. has for a number of months past ex-
perienced considerable difficulty in secur-
ing sufficient oats for army use. Recent
~ several large shipments have been
made from western points and the avail
able supply as far east as the Twin Cities
has been purchased and sent away.
On Thursday the local quartermaster
department received a rush summons
from headquarters at Washington re-
questing it 10 secure 1900 pounds for
Immediate shipment, to reach Portland In
time to catch q transport which Is sched-
uled to sail on Oct. 20.
Bids were at once callo7 f>~ to be open
ed yesterday and six were. received be-
fore 4 clock when the work Of opening
and comparing them was begun. The re-
suit was disappointing, for, while the fig
ures quoted were, in the main satisfac--
DRY, none Of the bidders could definitely
undertake to deliver the oats within the
specified time limit.
The specific tions called for No. 3, While
Minnesota oats, or oats of equal quality,
sound. clean and clipped. Bids ranged
from $1.22 to $1-2412 per 100 pounds f. ..
b. Portland and from 92e 20 Csc pei
hundred pounds f. o. b. Minneapolis
This on a basis of bushels, is roughly
equivalent to % cents per bushel with
cents per sack and 10 cents per bushel
for transportation
No fault was found with the figures
quoted, but, as stated before, the bidders
did not seem to be willing to undertake
to have the goods landed at Portland by
the goth day of October.
The order is the largest ever given
here, the next in size being one of
100000 pounds, which was filed in this
city, though a delay of about ten days
was incurred. Coming at so short a
notice, the dealers are unable to fill the
order Immediately, not because they
haven't the grain, but because they can
not arrange for having 1t sacked as eX-
peditiously as circumstances demand.
1t is thought that the order will =be
divided between two or three of the bid
ders, and even then delay Is probable,
and the government will pay out $500 per
day to the people owning the transport
until the oats reach the shipping point.
Following are the bidders and the
prices which they rendered:
e G. Wordsworth & Co, Minneapolis,
100000 pounds. s1.22, f. o. b. Portland.
per 100 pounds
]. O. Adams company 100000 pounds,
9215 cents, +. o. b. Minneapolis; $1.2411k,
f. o. b. Portland, per 100 pounds.
Tierney & Co., st. Paul 100000 pounds,
( o. b. Minneapolis, go cents per 100
pounds.
Tierney Bros. & schaefer, ST. Paul,
100000 pounds, T. o. b. Minneapolis, 90 IS
cents per 100 pounds
LOTUS & Kerwn. st. Paul, 100000
pounds, +. 0. b. Minneapolis, SO cents per
100 pounds.
w P. Devereaux & Co, of Minneapolis,
100000 pounds, f. o. b. Minneapolis, $751;
cents per 100 pounds.
The above bids, together with informa-
ton as to the probable time 1t will take
to get the order ready for shipment, were
wired to Washington yesterday after
noon, and an answer is expected tomor-
row afternoon.
AS the oats are to be shipped in sacks
weighing about 125 pounds each, it will be
seen that about $4,000 sacks will be nee
essary, and the operation takes time.