Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-17
ST. PAUL TRADE.
Weekly Kecieto of the Wholesale Markets.
OFFICE OF THE GLOBE,

During the past week very little wheat has been
brought to this market, and in consequence prices
have been slowly creeping up. having advanced SC
on last weeks quotations. The main reason Of the
advance Is that the receipts have hardly been suf
Gent to keep the mills running, but this is not su-
cient to justify dealers advancing they have done.
The fact is that there is considerable doubt the
quantity Of wheat still in the hands of the growers
and as to the quantity and quality of the new crop.
There is but little doubt that the quantity Of old
wheat not brought to market is very much oyeresti-
mated. Reports of the new crop very conflicting,
but the present prospects in favor of good crop
In spite of rust and weayel. The prevailing storms
of the week. however, and the unsettled state of the
weather are influencing the market. Wheat is lodged
in places badly and doubt there will be con-
siderable No. In the crop, although the indica-
tons are that the great b k will be equal in quality
to that OF last year. The weather during the next
week will tell immensely upon the crop and affect the
prices current.
There is no change in corn; stocks are large, re-
ceipts moderate and demand slow.
There is quite an active demand for oats and on
account of the river being low and no shipments
coming by water there is an advance of 1c upon all
grades. Although the harvest is fairly begun in
Iowa. no new oats have yet reached this market.
There is but little demand for ground feed, and
that In very small lots at lower figures. Bran and
shorts also Inactive and there is nothing doing IN
corn meal.
Flour continues dull, and prices seem weakening.
1t seems as If butter will remain at bottom prices
for some time to come. Advices from the Eastern
markets indicate no improvement In the near future
and correspondents write discouragngly to shippers
and advise only the handling of the best grades and
these with caution.
There are but few good eggs in the market, al
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part of them being anything but fresh. In fact,
scarcely crate is received by commission men
which does not contain great part unfit for use.
Strictly fresh eggs sell readily at quotations.
Live stock has not been active the last week. The
demand has been very light, and the supply moro
than equal to the demand, hence dealers have been
compelled to take lower figures. Cattle to-day of
the best quality brought to this market not worth
more than 3c and dealers have difficulty in getting
this; ordinary mixed butchers stock will not realize
more than $s.4o, and most is sold at 24@sc.
hany branches Of trade are In the midst of the
duh season which is being taken advantage of by
many houses increasing their facilities for an ex-
tended trade. ibis is particularly the case with the
two large boot and shoe houses which manufacture
their own goods. These enterprising firms now oc-
cupy the handsomest buildings in the city, which are
fitted with the costest machinery, and they ere to-
day the most complete and extensive factor es any,
where outside of the Eastern cities; with which thew
are able to compete most successfully It is getting
to be well known that the st. Paul made goods are
superior in durability to those brought from the
East
The hardware houses continue to do rushing
trade III agricultural impements-haying and lar-
vestng tools especially-and heavy goods All goods
in this branch of trade are firm and active.
Groceries are firm with tendency to higher figures
10 sugars and syrups. Coffee is also shade higher
The ST. Paul houses doing very heavy business
with new territory continually opening up. To-day
there was an order at one of the leading houses
awaiting shipment to Monsta via Bismarck, amount
ing to over $4,000. The trade With the Black Hills
has not for the last six months bee nearly equal to
the trade done during tle tine last year This
ls attributed in measure 10 the bad weather in the
spring and bad roads.
There is nothing to report in Cry goods; business
is quiet and prices of stable goods steady,
The only changes in tho drug market are in chloride
of potash and morphine which ere lower; otherwise
the market is firm and active.
VEGETABLES AND PROVISIONS
Prices given in this table report are retail.
SPRING CHIcKENs-Vary plentiful at 3O945c per
pair.
P1eEoNs-Dressed, 81 per dozen.
EGGS -16cQ520c per doz.
BUTTER-Fresh, 2NlD25c per b.
FIsH-Pickerel and common fish &c; white fish
and trout Sc.
FEU1T--Pine apples 26@75c. Gooseberries &c per
quart. Plums zoe per quart. Raspberries, 2Oc per
quart. Peaches 6OG75c per basket. Apples SOC per
! peck. Red cnrrants. 5@SSc per quart. White cur
rants, Sc. Blackberries, (scarce) CSC. Blueber-
lies, 15c.
vEGETABLEs-String beans 15c per peck, rhubarb
LOG per dozen punches, 2Oc per doz.,
beets (new) 15c per doz, peas 15c per peck, young
carrots 10c per doz., caunfower 591lOc each, old
potatoes 75o per bus. 100000 per bushel, rad.
ishs 3 doz for 25c., herbs 20 per bunch, cab.
bage 2OG3Oc per doz., cucumbers zoe per doz
| tomatoes 10000 per dozen, summer squash 500
por doz, butter bears 15c per peck, celery 81 pei
The following wholesale tables are corrected up to
| date: