Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-15
ST. PAUL TRADE

Wcchty Rerictc of the Wholesale Markets
OFFICE OF The GLOBE,
ST: PAUL, May IA.
There has been no reason to complain about the
| state of trade during the past week. The produce
market has shown signs Of increased activity,
and although the receipts of grain of all kinds have
been comparatively light there has deem quite healthy
market There has been and still is very fair de-
mand for oats and corn, while ground feed is much
inquired after and wanted by dealers. The demand
was hardly anticipated by comm ssion and they
had advised against shipment feed being most risky
commodity to handle in hot weather. The conse-
quence Is there s little i'll the market and but very
little coming in-not sufficient to meet the demand.
The small receipts owing to the Minneapolis mills
being shut down. On account of rcity Of course
the price is advanced and the market is firm at quota
tons
The increased activity in oats and corn is owing in
q measure to the almost constant stream of immi-
grant wagons which has passed through the city dur
ing the week. These large trains usually arrive
empty and load up here with and oats and feed
to carry On to their homes.
Wheat during the week has been 1uctuatng and
feversh, as the following table will show:
Wednesday, VI Ooagl 06
F FndtsoaS o4a1 Il 0, s7eae aS
SATURDAY l.o1
Monday .O5lll 06
Tuesday. ...............105 G11 06Ql1 .O3
This excitement, like that which occurred two
weeks ago. only brought obo1t by local contest
between dealers and mill men,
Flour may be said to be little trmer and straight
xxx a shade higher, but unknown brands, some of
them most excellent article sell from SOC to 75c be-
! low quotations.
The wholesale houses in nearly every department
of trade report increased business the past week.
| The dry goods houses have been especially busy,
there being quitea demand for lighter fabrics in dress
goods. Country dealers filling up their lines of
summer goods. No changes ere reported in prices
with the exception of brown sheesgs which have
| declined point,
The grocers have been doing an increasing bust
ness during the whole spring. There but few
changes in prices TO record this week. and
lard arc lower. Sugars are iirmer. Japan teas still
remain firm; also high grade cotfees.
Hardware houses continue busy with heavy goods
and general hardware Small agricultural ilnple-
lnents still in active demand. Staple articles
main steady and firm.
The grass is telling greatly on butter. That COM
ing into arket is better colored and finer Old
stocks are correspondnely depressed and inactive.
Prices are not changed from last weeks quotations,
from 16c to 1sc according to quality, but it be
borne III mind that theso prices cAy refer to high
graded new season buffers.
Tho drug market is fairly active and without special
| change. Opium is dull morphine lower. The ex-
element IN quinne is over Spirits turpentine is
quieter and little lower here, but there signs Of
an advance. Window glass, Lead and oil sales con-
tinue heavy. The sharp competition here renders
St Paul at present the best market i'll the West for
| cash purchasing.
Eggs are firm at 10c and very scarce.
There is nothing new to report in the cattle trade.
The week has been exceedingly dull and but few sales
effected at 44c for good fat steers, and although
there but few cattle in the market there is to-day,
May 14th lot Of good stall fed steers, the only
steers in the market, held at which will be with
drawn Tomorrow as no purchaser can be found, tie
highest offered for them being $3.50. There has
been quite demand for working cattle, all coming
in finding ready sale at 4ll4Ac, lot OF hogs were
sold at 31sc. There are no sheep in the market.
There has been good supply of vegetables at the
City Market and finer berries were at any
market. New potatoes arc becoming plentiful, az
also are tomatoes, cucumbers (Minnesota), string
beans and squash. Dealers paying more respect
to the law regarding weights and measures, and
measure out their berries to the customer. Straw.
berries sell at zoe quart andhree quarts for SOC
Cherries Csc per quart, cranberries 15c per quart
gooseberries l5c per quart. apples 75o per peck
(scarce), tomatoes 2Oc per dozen, cucumber 81 per
dozen, asparagus 4Oc per dozen potatoes (old) SOC
per bushe new potatoes 81 per peck, sweet potatoe:
4 lbs for 25c, spinach 81 per bushel.
For details Of markets the reader is referred to the
, following revised and CORE ted tables: