The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13
of it, certainly for the present.
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.

The trade of the commission merchants for
the week has been very active, and does not
seem to have been very seriously lnter1ered
with by the closing OF navigation on Lake
Superior The Northwestern demand Is
heavy and the local inquiry his been large;
So far as can be observed ousllfss VII around
has been very heavy.
FLOUR-This department of trade partakes
Of the general activity that prevails in other |
departments and is very firm, owing partly to |
he demand and partly to the firm quotations
for wheat Car load lots of xxx flour |
have sold at IS so, and job lots at $50. |
There is no local demand at present for the
inferior grades sufficient to establish quota
tons Patent process flour is held at s.. OO9-
900, as to brand. Buckw heat Hour is selling
at $3.50 per barrel Rye flour is selling 10
, consumers at S.. UU(Q5. 25. Bolted corn meal
is worth 81 80 y 100 lbs.
WHEAT-The receipts this week have
been heavy both by rail and from farmers
wagons, Notwithstanding the condition OF the
roads The thaw OF the past two days tened
to still further jure the sleighing, yet the
wheat teams continue to string along In front
| OF and around the elevators, Notwithstanding
the disappearance of the snow. Values have
| not only been firm but they have made very
decided advance Last week buyers We're
paying 95c for No. !, there beng no NO; :
Offering The city millers were then offering
la2c above that for fancy samples. The
ouotabe price, however, was Csc. Yesterday
and the dav before the quotation was $l.oo
very firm, while 81 Oh X @l 90 were PAID for
a good portion that was delivered There Is
still good demand from the east for genuine
| Minnesota wheat to go In through cars
without suffering mixture in Chicago.
The following are the quotations OF No
wheat in the great markets yesterday ane
Yesterday week:
Last week. This week.
Liverpool los Oils los 4d9lls "a
New York $l.29h gl.31 sl36
| Cb;coro 1O7sa6DI u7k 100A
Milwaukee LOLA l.Oo
HARDW ARE.
Pillow STEEL.
German, loc; Cast, lie: east tool steel, zoe.
IRON.
Three cent card rates
Per Pound
: Chains. coil y 1Oc; 5 16 lie; \ .12al2 ;
Chains. binding 5-16, 121ac; q -.. II
Drawing knives, Douglas extra oOalo
do Farmers. oUalo
e Drag t-eth plain heat, add q ,4c; Nh
and inch, 3Ac.. ......-...
do patent head, add 15c......
5, Files American File Co.. .
O Files Butchers. ............
irindstones, Huron, per ton: 70
IS Hammers Parker's No. s adze eye per
dOZ 80. 80.
, Hammers, Ma, dol.'s, No. X !, adze eye
n per dOz 80. ~
n Eatchets Yefkes & Plumb, claw shlng-
Cling, No. /, I; No ? Z 80; No 3d..
u Hatches. Yerks 4 Plum pei doz ex...
is Hinges strap and 7, discount ..
-, Knobs, min raj door. DO ........
" Knobs porcelain 90 ;.-''....
Lanterns, tubnlar, No per doz.. II
Lantern Patent, do do
Planes, Auburn. .......'.
- do Cav uga..
Locks, Russell & Erwin's, discount.
Screws gimlet point. .......--.
\ Stove Polish, james, per gross.
| do Dixons per gross.
~ Sad irons extra polish per fb. ..... ~
Saws, Di,tin's hand, 26-inches. 80. ~
Saws, Distins' plaln tooth cross.cut.
per foot -. -. . :. = 49,
III. N'''0 Per D.
aoo Shovels- Chapin's black steel edge. II
stts Row lands black steel edge.
nc ~. Rowlano's polished STEEL. 10
r,n Spades - fhapin'S black steel edge. II
- Rowiand's black steel edge. y
IN Scoops - Chapn's grain, Z No A.. ~
80 Axes. Hunts go. . ~
"a do st Paul ..... !"
w.. ,Ss Discon
Augers, Doulas' extra, c S..
Anger BITS; Donglas' extra Z. S.....