The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
MARKET REPORTS
St. Paul Produce Market.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 10, 1876.
For the past four or five days business has
not been so active as formerly. Exactly how
much the increase OF business has been it is We
i'm possible to estimate, but it must have been
considerable. Ii any assurance were needed
OF the prosperity of the produce trade in st.
Paul, it is furnished by the steady increase Of
the number of commission firms, or the divis-
ion OF old houses into two or more new firms.
FLoUR-There is nothing now to report as
8 50 for we'll known xxx brands; the same
marks, but less known are offered at S. 10 to
5 25. Inferior grades are very quiet and not
quOtabe Just at present. New buckwheat
-four is lower and not very active, selling at
Sc 50 to 7 90 per Dbl, or IS 50 to 8 Is per
sack. Corn meal Is i'll fair demand at 81 80 to
% tor bolted, and 81 25to 40 for unbOlted.
Dat meal is selling at "a % to Is for 100 Id
packages.
WHEAT-Receipts continue active, and the
new elevator is about half full. At the close
OF business on the 4th inst, there were about
$4,000 bushels OF wheat in store IN the upper
elevator, and about 90 600 in the lower.
Buyers intend to hold until the opening of
navg ton in the spring, ard hope then to send
forward their stock at low rates f freight and
sell at fair profit. The elevator charges for
all the season encourage this plan, and are
much more favorable than the tariff Of the
Milwaukee, and Chicago warehOusemen. We
quote 3Dc lof raul extra, ooc LOT NO. QUE
ior No. 2; 20 to 75c for No 8; 90 to 65c for re-
iected
The following are the quotations OF No 2
wheat in the great markets yesterday week and
yesterday:
Last week. This week
Liverpool, IS lOd to los IS Sd to los Sd
New York, 5 / "a 81 %
Milwaukee,, SO C l Ola
Chicago, 95Ac 9s5-S
OATS This grain is also dull and lower.
From store in sacks the price is SO to CSC.
Null STUFF-With the decline in corn and
oats, ground feed is lower. and the demand,
though fair, is not excessive. Bulk car load
lots Of No. are selling to outside consumers
at $50 80 to 81 90 free on board.
Butter There Is good deal Of trkn ar
rivlng aud good deal of other kinds Besides
the arrivals there are innumelable inquiries
from interior holders as to the prospect Of the
market. Fancy qualities of dairy packed sell
at 20 to 2Sc, in small lots; choice dairy pac ked
is offered freely, in tubs and jars, at 25c; Sec
ond selections at 20 to 22c; hrkins, choice, at
IS to zoe. Bat common firkin butter is dull
at l3 to lac.
EGGs--For fresh receipts prices are steady
and the market is fairly active at 90 to 23c.
POULTRY .--Old lots must be considered out
of the question. The stock Of new fresh poul-
try is small, with only moderate demand, at
the moment. All fresh, tat chickens, i'll first
rate order, are easy saleable at Sc, and nice,
fresh killed turkeys sell readily at 10 to He.
DRESSED BEEF-The market is nearly OF
quite bare of fresh and desirable stock. While
there does not seem to be any active demand,
even from lumbermen, good lots go Oft at &c.
DRESSED HoGs-The decline in price has
had the usual effect to check receipts.
Few desirable lots OF dressed hogs are unsold
at the closing Of this report. Packers are free
buyers at 81 80 to Z 80 per 100 lbs for prime.
HIDhs = The market remains dull and uncer-
tain at IA to 6 PC tor green frozen. AMI
6 ia to & Lee for green salted.
FrRs-A good many turs are coming in, and
are selling at the present low prices.
FRElGHTs-Therr Is again an interruption OF
the good understanding between freighters,
and rates are uncertain for a few days. We
Therefore omit quotations.