The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-11
MARKET REPORTS
St. Paul Produce Market. !.

-, oT. fAUL, May ~, 1916.
The wholesale trade continues brisk in all
the various departments. Prices of all the
leading commodities are unusually steady. a
reduction OF u in the quotations of al! kinds
OF sugars being the most i'm portant fuctuatiou
noticeable. Linseed and lard oils are lower, as
isalso white lead, the reduction in the price Of
the latter being, however, but triiing VIM
COW glass Is advaneei IL per cent. The
general tendency Of price Of drugs appears to
be toward slightly lower figures Hardware.
iron. leather, dry goods. boots and shoes, &c.
are without material change in price.
Considerable complaint is made Of the back
wardness Of collectiOns-a feature not unusna,
tall seasons when farmers are too busy with
pressing work to be able to attend to the mar
kees5lnS OF produce and the payment Of store
bills. The small remittances from the country
occasion no particular inconvenience, how
ever, as the banks are fully able ant perfectly
willing to supply all deficiencies which trade
experiences at per cent per month
PRODUCE AND PROVISION.
The demand for most commodities is fairly
active and as a rule prices are firm and steady
outward shl pments continue to be large in all
directions except south by steamboat Form
er,y there have been extensive shipments Of
potatoes to the benighted regions below; but
this year it appears that these formerly be-
nightef regions do not want our potatoes, ha7-
ing "a Sufficient quantity of their own. Pork.
eggs, butter, oats, corn, &c. are being shipped
ont IN large quantities.
both ocal and eastern buyers, but purchasers
insist hat the lower price OF wheat shall b.
counted in the quotations Of flour. Values are
accordingly off about Zoe per bbl, as regards
all speculative grades. "SEperlativ-" or patent
process flour is held firmly at 50 90 to SO 10 per
bbl; what is known V.s straight" xxx, in
the manufacture of which ali the middlings are
lStaJ dealers r.f,, IA l,-u< hav re- ,e
for ear load lots, and S5.50for small parcels.
Another grade of xxx is quotable at IS 90 to
S5.25, and still another at 1856 to S. 90. Good
brands Of xxx are saleabe at 81 90 TO S44O.
WHEAT.-shipm-nts out are large, while
the actual receipts are very moderate. About
$1,000 bushels a day are shipped from the up
per elevator. the most Of which goes east Nv
the way of Duluth, although considerable Is
sent to the same destination by rail, via Mil
waukee and Chicago Little or none Of our ST.
Paul elevator wheat is allowed to 90 into e,.va-
tors IN either Milwaukee. or Chicago. but it i
sold on track by sample. The superior q, sltv
OF Minnesota wheat is thus universally .ecGe-
nizad
Prices are down in all the markets Here at
ST. Paul No / wheat of undoubted grade. sid
Ct ) 90: No. at SO % 95c; No. 3 at 10 to 35c,
as 70 condition, &c. No Northwestern hard
Is worth 10 70: shipment, and 81. Is to 81, o5
for seed; No ?, sl.0O to Si.O2.
The following are the quotations of No
wheat in the great markets Yesterday week and
Yesterday
Last week. This week
NV York, s.. 10 10 l.so 81 ,5tol 20
Milwaukee, l.o0i-S ooss
Chicago. 90 go
CORN-With largely increased receipts. the
famine being passed, the famine price, arr
over The offerings are liberal, and Values
arr considerably r.'luc-d. and corr, pond with
the quotations Of the lake markets Tlinoi,
corn, in sacks, sold Yesterday to dealers at 45c,
sacks not included Iowa corn, in balk Oh
track at ;3 10 to 44c; Nebraska corn, Of mos:
superior quality, is quotabr at 46 l-o - Ale,
with but few bidders, the cheaper product 0.
Iowa and Illinois being the tavorite among
buyers. Sales TO consumers and outsd. buy.
er> We're yesterday at .G pc for Illinois corn in
sacks, free on board: 45c for Iowa, in bulk on
track, fra. on board outgoing trains. From
store prices vary from Sc - 5Dc, as to the qua-
ity.
BEANS. The market is without special
feature. We continue last weeks quotatio:'s:
Choice white navy beans are worth sl.s5 Is
q. Isl per bushel, in large and small lots: p.ia.
white hand picked Canadian, sl.50 to 81 Sc
choice Minnesota, not hand picked. g. o5. ~.
binary Minnesota. Sl0o 10 sil5
PEAS. There is fair ieNlaud for common
field peas At $3.50 TO SIS per hushel, with
occasional sales ot large lots 1T 81 o5 Marrow
fats for seed are held At 3 - 70 5000
MILL STUFF. Bran is weaker, and from
81 - to 81. 80 per ten lower than les. week
No. bran from country mills is offered II
s. 90 PER ton in bulk; from Minneapolis mills
at 81 30 IN sacks Sacked lots from store sell
at $500. Shorts are nominal at All 90 10 II SO
for large lots, and SIS sc 10 in snail
CHEESE. There is nothing new 10 report
The offerings are ample, and such grades n
ara in stock are selling slowly At 10 =. to lie
for interior Minnesota factory, II 10 u Pc
for good, and 10 to - l-ac for New York t,e-
tory
BUTTER. The receipts Of new butter have
been only fair during the week. T Z mark.
is steady, but not exactly Trustworthy 50 f,r Is
common and shipping grades are concerned
There has heen quite a strong demand from the
northwest and from Lake Superior for fair 70
good qualities. in firkins, tubs ard jars, ami
such qualities have sold at Is to i6c. Bu, the
ordinary stare packed, fit only f,r the eastern
market. has not ranged above lac, and trem
that price down TO lo lie
EGGS. During the last week an imnaus.
amount Of eggs has haeu received. and If III.
matter had been l.ts % ,heordinarv huy.rs and
retailers. III" price would have gone down 10
loc per dozen. and have remained there Egg
pac kers last winter made no money for ,ha
reason tha. as the weather was mill. the hens
would persist in laying, and.sgS were cheap.
Tie packers are now buying again. sna bara
SO far relieved the market Of surplus stock
With large receipts and fairly active demand
sales are making az II 10 II i.ac, but usu.liv
nj lie.
HIDES But few country hides arr now
coming in, and those which come ar axgi-.
sivelv sailed. DRY film. Or dry Sal,ea. Msrl4.
is firm a. . l-a to &c for green cured. ana Ia
for dry.
SEEnS--T The nlarlse; i se'ivs, withe,,: mark
ed change i'll quotations We quote ti,ro,hy
seed II 81 ,5's,2,7 per lushs'. clover At $40 25
al 80: rsd top grass Ss~i, Sl..s: Kentucky
blue grass 500. orehsri cra>.. stno. whit.
clover. h sac. aliska ID. soc: Hungarian Srsss.
81 -; uilst. 2, :s: Canada field PEAS. hush
e. .soai IS; Canada usarrow.a.S - 90. hrs
pas. :. 6n: green peas. 8 81: sAei corn. bush
a. ssa 400
VEGETABLES. There is verv l;tsle de-
maud sas potatoes. A car load of paachtlaws
sold Yesterday at afv Int what market they
were bought Is the puzzle. There IS 20 de-
nsnsl down >,rsam for cceds anv snch y<ice.
Onions ar plentiful. ard are selling at si0Ga-
! Is Ter hi.