Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-17
THE ST DAILY GLOBE MORNING APRIL IT, 1873
ST. PAUL TRADE.

ST. PAUL TRADE.
Weekly Re.tsao Of tbs Wholesale Markees.
orF1cE OF TIE G1oBE,
81. PAUL, April 16.
During the past week the general produce
market has been inactive. Receipts Of all
kinds of grain, except wheat, have been light
and sales small and of little importance.
Wheat has refrigerated &c since last week, but
it now remains steady at $1.02. Receipts In
the early part of the week were liberal, but
yesterday and to-day there has been great
falling off owing to the fact that the market at
this point for the first time this year is
lower than Minneapolis by 1c, and only equal
with such points as Mendoza and South Bend.
OF course farmers will not draw six or eight
miles further without some inducement and if
those wayside receiving points can give the
same price and farmers can rely on them for
accuracy of weight, they will prefer to drive
the rest of the way to town light. This, how
ever, is only momemtary state of affairs and
before this issue il before the public the whole
situation may be changed. Several farmers
stored their wheat to-day rather than sell at
s1.02, having strong faith in a speedy advance
ment.
Receipts of corn and oats have been in excess
of sales prices still remain unchanged, with
business very light. Flour, ground feed and
other mill stuffs still remain dull.
There is no improvement to record in the but
ter market. Holders of lower grades have
white elephant on their hands, but there still
continues to be healthy inquiry for good
dairy packed at remunerative prices.
Eggs continue to show receipts in excess of
demand. and if the supply continues equally
liberal after lent prices must again experience
reduction. They are worth at present S@s19c.
Live stock has not shown much vitality dur
ing the week. Receipts and sales alike have
been small-little else than the supply of the
local demand. Prices have been fully sus-
tanned, as will be seen by the following sales:
A lot of heifers and cows, fairly fat, at &c; q
small lot of butchere steers, some quite inferi-
or, $3.80@4.25; good, even lot of steers and
oxen, 4c; mixed lot of steers, s3.75@4.5 $50.
Superior cattle realize higher figures. A very
handsome stall-fed steer, weighing 1880 pounds,
was sold to-day at &c. A great number of beef
cattle and cows have been shipped through this
point; 81 head Of mich cows arrived to-day at
| the st. Paul & Pacific stock yard, en- route for
Lake Superior. Many of them were purchased
in the neighborhood of North6eld they were
all Minnesota cattle, and averaged $50 head
G.. 8. Kent is expected to arrive tomorrow with
six car loads Of superior Iowa cattle. Sheep
| are very scarce and meet ready sales at $50
5slc in the wool. A flock of 100 were sold ten
minutes after arrival at SIC, and in no case
have any been held in the market more than
two hours before sale was effected. Fancy
grade steers &c; good choice steers, 414@4Nc;
butchers steers, 311@3ac; fat oxen and COWS,
315@4c; ordinary, S@31ac. Mutton, SAG
| sac. Veal calves, SC.
| The City Market during the week has been
| very lively and truck farmers and florists have
done good business. Beets, Coo per bushel;
carrots, SOC per bushel; cabbage, 15c per head
(scarce); green's 75c per buBhel; horse-radish,
10c per pound; herbs, 40c per dozen; leeks, Csc
per dozen; lettuce, 40c per dozen; onion
(spring) 15c per dozen; onions, (old) $1,000
$50 per bushel; oyster plants, 81. 90 per bushel
parsnips, 40@45c per bushel; potatoes. 6Oc pei
bushel; rhnbarb, 1Oo per dozen; turnips, 40e
per bushel; radish, Acc per dozen.
| Grocery houses still report increasing bust
ness. The immense immigration into the State
no doubt affects this branch Of trade greatly
az it also does staple dry goods, boots and shoes
and hardware, al Of which are increasing thei1
business daily without extending their terri
tory. Teas are irmer; Japan teas advanced q
in New York. There ia no change in coffee
choice grades are firm in Eastern markets
Sugars of all grades are firm at 14c higher
Kerosene oils are lower. Salt also has suffered
slight depression. Canned goods are quote,
at reduction of Csc per case. Z.nte currant
are shade lower.
Boots and shoes and leather and findings or
not materially changed in prices. The st. Pau
factories report very lively business, an increas
Of fully twenty-five per cent. over last year
sales at the same time in the same territory.
In dry goods there are few changes t
record. Cheviots and cambrics are shad
lower. Bleached cottons also arc 1ac lowe,
Minneapolis and Nicollet grain bags are quote
10 lower. There are many and clegan
styles in prints the designs from America
factories comparing to advantage with those 6
. European designs. A very novel and beautifr
, production in cotton is a perfect imitation {
! the fashionable and elegant Bourrettes, worste
plaids and other wooden goods. These INIT;
: tions sell from &c to 1870 per yard, and an
.. but Judge would not distinguish them fro:
goods worth 75c and $1.00,
, The drug market remains still fairly activ
, There are no changes in prices to report excel
that carbon oils are 1c lower; spirits Of turpel
: tine, potash and citric acid are also lowe
g quinine barks and opium are sill scarce az
Q high.
The hardware trade continues very actiy
Prices are steady and unchanged. Agents +
port business increasing everywhere in hea,
IS goods and agricultural implements.
i Furs and hides remain stagnant. Easte!
markets are doing nothing, and above thin
8 look equally blue and unprofnising
70 Collections everywhere are reported fair, b
10 not equal to the business done.
" The following tables are carefully prepare
" and are in every point correct up to date.
ST. PAUL WHOLESALE MARKETS.
J" Grain, Provisions and Produce.
15 GRAIN MARKET.