The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-06
MARKET REf0RTS+
St. Paul Produce Market.

ST.. PAIL, Jan. a, 1876
For the past four or five days business has
not been SO active as formerly. Exactly b, "
much the increase Of business has been it is vet
impossible to estimate, but it must have been
considerable. Ii any assurance were needed
Ot 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
regards flour. We continue to quote IS 25 to
5 81 for we'll known xxx brands; the same
marks, but less known are offered at $5 W to
5 25. Inferior grades are very quiet and not
9uotabie just at prese nt New buckwheat
-four is lower and not very active, selling at
S. 50 to Z % per Dbl, or 50 50 TO Is per
sack. Corn meal is in fair demand at 81 80 to
W for boted, and 81 25 to 40 for unbolted.
Oat meal is selling at "a w to 4 25 for lOO Id
packages.
WHEAr-Receipts continue active, and the
new elevator Is about half tull. At the close
OF business on the 4th inst, there were about
2l5,OOO bushels OF wheat in store in the upper
elevator, and about 65 900 i'll the lower.
Buyers intend to hold until the opening of
navigation i'll the spring, ard hope then to send
forward their stOckal low rates If 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 as before, 81 90 for st. Paul extra; Soc
tor No. !; 9Oc tor No 9; Soc for NJ 8; IS to 8Oc
for rejected,
The following are the quotations of No 2
wheat in the great markets yesterday week and
yesterday:
Last week. This week.
Liverpool, IS .Od to lbs
New York, 81 O7 to l "a 81 "a
Milwaukee,, 96 i-4c 9yc
Chicago, 81 lac 95xc
OATS This grain is also dull and lower.
From store in sacks the price is 50 to 3Sc.
Null SrUFF-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 $2l 50 to % w free ON board.
BUTTER = There Is good deal OF frkin ar
irving, and good deal OF other kinds Besides
the arrivals there are lnnumelable inquiries
from interior holders as to the prospect OF the
market. Fancy qualities OF dairy packed sell
ut 26 to 23c, in small lots; choice dairy packed
is offered freely, III tubs and jars, at 25c; sec
ond sci. .ctions ut 90 to &c; hrkins, choice, at
Is to 2Oc. But common hrkin butter is dull
at l3 to 14c.
EGGs-For fresh receipts prices are steady
aud the market is fairly active. at 22c. Limed
eggs aIe dull at ~ to zUc.
POULTRY. --Old lots must be considered out
of the question. The stock of new fresh pOul-
the moment. All fresh. tat chickens, III iirst
rate order, are easily saleable at SC, and nice,
fresh killed turkeys sell readily at 9A to lOc.
Old stock is hardly quotable- certainly not at
more than to &c per lb for chickens and tur-
keys.
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 lumberlnen, good lots 90 Oft at LA
to 3-4c tor sides, and common qualities at
to l-2c.
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 35 per 100 lbs for prime.
HlDEs-The market remains dull and uncer-
tain at Ia to Gl-2c for green frozen. anu
+ Ia to l-2c for green salted.
FURs-A good many furs are coming in, and
are selling at the present low prices.
FRElGHrs- There Is again All interruption OF
the good understanding between freighters,
and rates are uncertain for few days. We
therefore omit quotations.
LIVE SToCK--few cattle are in market TO-
day, but the inquiry is not very active. Choice
tat steers sell at 3hc; second selection Of beeyes
at 3 to lac; common to good at IN to Sc.