Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-24
ST. PAUL TRADE.
Weekly ReUie,o of the Wholesale Markets.
OFFICE OF THE GLOBE,
Or,

Weekly Recte,c of the Wholesale Markets.
OFFICE OF THE GLOBE,
ST. PAUL, July %. {
There has been but very little wheat brought to
this market during the past week. The farmers have
been too busy account of the harvest coming
upon them all at once, to haul their grain to market
if they anxious to sell what little of last
years crop they have on hand-which they are not.
Prices advanced steadily up to last Saturday, when
97c given at the mills, but yesterday 1t declined
to CSC, and to-day tuesday to SAC. The reports for
this immediate neighborhood-R and Dakota
counties-are not favorable for expectations of q
large crop. There is plenty of straw, but when it
falls the sheaf Is found to be very light and the
grain greatly No. and No. 8. Several farmers des
cribe the sudden ripening as sun scorching, the
berry being baked before it was filed. Although
harvest has pretty generally begun, there will be
new grain fit for the mills for time to come,
and the prospect is that old wheat will demand good
prices.
Corn has been very dull and receipts from Iowa
and Nebraska fair. No change has taken place in
prices.
There still continues to be good demand for oats,
while receipts very light. There never were bet
ter prospects of prolific crop, and where the har-
veser has been at work the yield has than real
lied expectations, but still the market rules firm at
Barley is at present dull, but if the load two of
the new crop which has come to market can be &C.
copied fair sample the old crop which still
mains in store will advance considerably in price, for
the color of that coming in would almost exclude it
from being used for mailing purposes. The berry is
very plump and large, but the color is deep
yellow and darby cloudy, affected by being lodged
and by the wet.
| There is nothing doing in ground feed, and but
| very little in bran.
The for seeds is virtually over but there is
an occasional sale of small lots of red top let and
| buckwheat.
There is at length faint prospect of better things
in the butter market great deal of the old stock
has been cleared out in Eastern markets. and there
| is feeling Of more confidence, but prices still re-
main at the low ebb of last week. Still little move.
ment is better than the dead lock which has existed
| so long.
| Eggs are plentiful with very little demand, and
every crate requires packing over before it is fit te
place upon the market because Of the bad condition
in which they arrive Strictly fresh eggs, however
of which there is scarcity, sell readily at 1Oc pei
| dozen.
There several changes in drug quotations
Castor oil, opium, iodide, morphine and spirits OF
urpentine are lower. Lard oils also lower by
Trade continues good, but collections reported
I as rather slow.
There has been no Improvement in the cattle mar
ket during the week The local trade has been YER
light, and no shippers have been in the market Tn,
supply of grass fed cattle has been fully equal to tn
| demand, and prices have not advanced beyond las
weeks quotations. Good butchers steers are sold a
from SC to Csc; mixed cattle 2AQ13c; rough lot
and stockers 2l412Hc.
1t would appear that this summer to be an ex
cepton to all rule, and that mercantile houses wer
to have dull intermediate season, and that the
will be comparatively busy up to the time of the fa
/ trade commencement.
The hardware houses are still doing large busj
ness in agricultural implements-fu three week
later than usual, and they commenced three week
earlier. There in fact stocks in the city, an
no shipments landed at the levee or depc
than they hurried off again to waiting customers
There is no change in groceries, but all the larg
houses are doing very extensive business, and hay
their hands full to complete orders. Kelly l. CT
shipped in order last week, to Montana, goods
the amount of SIS, GOO.
The buyers for dry goods houses are attending til
markets in the Eastern cities looking over the stu,
ton and purchasing for the fall trade. They repo
the market fiat and the prospect of buying chea
good They will be able by buying largely at the au
ton sales of manufacturers and importers now
give their customers the advantage of the present
pressed state Of Eastern markets when the fall tra6
sets in.
VEGETABLES AND PROVISIONS.
SPRING CHICKENs-5006Oc per pair
, ] P1aEoNs-Dressed, 81 per dozen.
= EGGS -15c020c per doz.
9 BUTTER-Fresh, 1025c per b.
II FIsH-Pickerel and common ish &c: whitA ff
a | and trout Sc
E FRUIr-Pme apples 25@75c. Gooseberries SC p
quart. Plums 10015c per quart Raspberries scare
20@25c per quart. Peaches, 60@80c per basket. A
ples, 5Oc peck, Red curropte. Il buahd