The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-25
MaRKET REPORTS
S.. Pau. Produce Market.
ST, PAcL. Nav "A, 1876.

81. AL, Way ~ to.o
The Wholesale trade has been less active
during the last week, in some departments,
while several Leading dealers report very
nearly all uts-unnecessarily slow, some
creditors think.
PRODUCE AND PRovIeIOS.
The produce trade is less ACTIVE than for
several weeks past, but prices, as rule, are
firm and steady. The previous active demand
from the Northwest and Manitoba having beer
confined more closely to regular limits There
las been large outward movement. IN flour
and wheat, and quite liberal traffic in corn,
oats, mill stuff, cattle, butter, etc.
FLOUR There has been a fair trade from
both local and eastern buyers but purchasers
insist that the lower price of wheat shall be
counted in the quotations Of -four Values are
accordingly of about lOc per bnI, as regards
all speculative grades. "Su perlative" or patent
process -four is held firmly a. IS 90 to SO 90 per
BIB; what is known as straight" xxx, in
the manufacture OF which all the middlings are
used, dealers refuse to accept less than SIS. %
for car load lots, and $3.50 for small parcels
Another grade of xxx is quotsbe at IS 90 to
IS IS, and still another at "a. So to $500 Good
brands Of xxx are saleab!e at "a 90 to S4.4O
WHhAT.-Shipments out are large, while
the actual receipts are very moderate. About
$1,000 bushels day are shipped from the up
per elevator. the most Of which goes cas-. by
the wav If Duluth. although considerable IS
sent % The same destination by raj, via Mil
wau:z4e ard Chicago. Little or none Of our St.
Pau. elevator wheat IS allowed TO 90 INTO eleva-
tors IN either Milwaukee, Or Chicago, but it il
sold on track by sample. The superior q slty
o. Minnesota wheat i, thus universally reco3-
med
prje4s are dow. i. all the markets Here at
St Pau. No wneat Ot u1.doubtei grade. sold
at Si.0o No at 80 . 95c; No. 8 at IS to S5c,
a. 10 condition, * NJ. Northwestern hard
is worth s.lo for shipment, end sl.l5 to 81 ,25
for seed; No. :. 800 70 sl.o2
TA- following are me quotations Of No. ?
WHEAT ia the great markets Yesterday week AN.
Yesterday
Last week. This week
Liva~roo 1855 to 81 9s 10 iOd
Now YorS, 81 10 to i.2o s. 5sol 20
Nj wa1lilee. l.00i-9 /. 02as
Chicago, SO 99a
CORN With largely increased receipts, the
famine being passed, the t:tll.it.s prices are
OYER The offerings are liberal. and values
az. considerably reduced, and correspond with
thp quotations OF the lake markets Illnois
corn, in sacks, sold Yesterday to dealers az 45c,
sack, not included; Iowa corn, IN bulk on
track al > l . to 44ei Nebraska corn, Of most
superior quality, i quotabe at 4s ID to 47t
witt hr. f-w bidders, the cheaper product Of
Iowa AMI Illinois being the favorite among
buyer, :-aIes 70 consumers and outside buy.
ers wee re,terdaV at As &c for Illinois corn in
saG,s4 tret on board; 45c for Iowa, III bulk Oh
track ire on board outgoing trains From
store prices vary from 53c to soc, as 70 the quail
ity
BEANS. The market /, without special
feature We continue last weeks quotations.
Choice white navy beans are worth Sl.55 to
81 Is per bushel in large and small ots. prime
white hand picked Canadian sl.5o TO 8 90.
choice Minnesota not hand picked 81 25; or
dnarv Minnesota 100 % 81 Is
PEAS There is a fair demand COR common
al "a : hal . L.
occasional saias Of large lots a ) .. Marrow
.as fos seed are held a. 81 - 70 = 90.
Mill STUFF. = Bran is weaker, and from
81 - t. st5a per ton lover thaa last week.
No bran from country mills Is offered at
Sc 80 per ton in bulk from Minneapolis mills
II 81 81 M sacks. Sacked lots tgons store sell
Al 50 Do Shorts are nominal At sll.0o to l.5o
tog large 'ots and Sl3 sc to s4 90 in small
CHEESE There is nothing new to report
The offerings ara ample, and such grades Is
ar II stock are selling slowly At 1912 to &c
ior inferior Minnesota factory, / IL TO = ,-oc
fog good. and 10 to IS sc FOR New York fac
.nrY
BUTTER The receipts Of new butter have
been only fair during the week. The market
/, steady, but not exactly Trustworthy. So far as
cotnnoa ard shipping grades are concerned
Theve has been quite strong demand from The
northwest and from Lake Superior for fair 10
go>i qualities, in tirkins, tubs and Jars, and
ordinary store packed, lit only for the eastern
market, has not ranged above ,sc and from
that price down u - i-2c
EGGS Daring the las. week az inlnens,
amount % eggs has been received and ii til.
matte had been lett 10 the ordinary buyers and
retailers, the price would have gone down &
roe Der dozen and have remained there Egs
packers L.; winter made ne money for tlt
reason that as The weather was mild the hen,
would pers;s. in LAYING, and eggs ware cheap
The packers are now huving again. aud hav.
SO ~ restave.. the lnarhe. of surplus stock
W.T. lar, receipts AMI . fairly active iemanl
sa'es az ulahiigg It II to /, x, hu: usual
al Tie
HIDES -Bu. few country bids arr row
ming in. AMI those which come are exelu
svelv sailed. dry flint or dry ,altesi Mark
is firm At + 2 te &c for green cured, aud IS.
for drv
SEEDS The market is active, wthou. mar K
Ell change III quotations. We quote tiiAoth,
seed At =, 5ea5, IS per hushel; clover at $40 %
alo 81: red top grass seed, 81 IS. Ken,uek,
blue grass, $500: orchard yrast, S4oO. whit,
clover, H. sec. aliske ID. loc, Hungarian grass
81 % mlllee, 81 %. Canada field peas. bush
$i.5oai -. Canada Inarrowtass, e 90: blu
peas. s. ~. green peas, - 50; seed corn, bush
D. .0Na 4eN
VEGETABLES There is very little de-
mand fos potatoes. car load OF peacnblow
sold yes.eri Ivy at co. but wha, marke, the
were bought IS the puzzle. There is no d.
mani DOWN stream for goods any such price
Onions ar plentiful, and are selling at 81 90,
l.l5 per BY.
LIVE ToCk-nesirabla droves o. BE-,
cattle are scarce, and with brisk demans
GO i qualities arr firm ard higher. Choices Il
s.ers have sold al Sc. in small lots, and are no
wanted II / .-oas S-ic; second selections An
car load lots Of stall fed cattle are saleahle
Al-las l-2e: inferior lots: 5 -oaie. Sheep a
alsa scarce and in demand At -a- i-ec Ii,
weight Live calves arr worth l-sa6c. dres
eli yeas, 7ase. as 10 quality A drove Off
IA, ,aS> sold 10 al out al town buyer. IL
DAYS aSo, i. :, l-ae scale weight.
Extracts from the Marx lane Express
May |. 1876
TIE reviv2. Of bright spring weather motto
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