Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-13
ST. PAUL TRADE.
Hcchiy Herie.r oJ tie FNolesale Market.
OFFICE OF THE GLOBE,
In DI,1r


ST.. PAUL, Nov -.
Election week is not generally marked by an
over-rush of business. Mems minds are toe
much engrossed with the stirring events OF
the canvass. the polling and the returns. Can.
dldates are not the only ones whose sleep is
driven from their restless pillow at the first
sound OF the partisan bugle, and it is cues.
ton II they are not in many cases the least
concerned. The mechanic rests from his tot
to discuss with his fellow the probabilities OF
the contest; the farmer drops in at the gener
al store or walks round to the smithy to lose his
temper and stake new hat or a gallon of cider
upon the next Congressman or town clerk.
The storekeeper forgets the weighing of sugar
and drawing of molasses, and talks to an adj
miring crowd as he sits upon his counter, tell
ing how soft money is better than no money
In fact, business is at a stand still, and people
forget almost to eat, but often make up fol
the negligence by drinking little more than
usual-nature abhors vacuum, and if solids
are not used liquids needs must be- Last week
was no exception to this rule Receipts of
wheat were very light. But this might be at
tributed to other causes than the elections.
Prices have ruled low. and farm
ers are dissatisfied. They do not feel
disposed to sell at the present figures Of the
little arriving by wagon no considerable part
was sold, holders prefering to store and await
change, hoping 1t may be for better prices
The market has remained steady at prices
quoted last week. The tester continues a sub.
ject OF bitter execration among the farmers, es-
peclally when 1T happens, as it frequently does
and did to-day (Tuesday) that two testers
tried on the same sack OF wheat gave two diff
ferent results. buyer for a mill
got upon wagon and tested in
from the mouth Of the sack and gently depos-
ltlng in the tester. buyer for the elevator
got IN the same wagon with another tester and
tiled from the same sack, but used tin scoop
tsuch as grocers use) and filled his tester, and
made the grain weigh half pound more-suf-
iicient to make the difference of grade and
loo in the price if it had been sold in Mime
apolis. Ii the buyers are spoken to about the
sWinclles which can be practiced upon the farm
err by this infamous invention, they retaliate
by asking how many swindling ways have the
farmers If they only get the chance
OF using them. Large receipts Of corn are still
reported, with very material improvement in
business done. The demand for sound old
corn has been good, business seeming to open
up a little on all the lines of railroad. Oats
still remain q drug on the market and although
the demand is a little brisker the receipts con
doubt both corn and oats will rule low during
the winter, and when the new crop of the for
mer comes in freely there will be a still
greater shrinkage of prices. Cheapness OF
corn will, perhaps, influence considerably the
price OF dressed hogs for farmers having plenty
of feed almost unstable, will keep over more
hogs and fatten more extensively.
Ground feed is moving but slowly and there
will be little improvement while the present
mild weather continues.
Butter is coming in more freely, and the de-
mand is not quite SO urgent; but good grades
still sustain their high prices quoted last week
Roll butter is fairly plentiful is generally oil
good quality and meets with ready sale. Eggs
are more plentiful and prices weakening; 800
zoe. however, are still paid for strictly fresh
wellpacked crates.
There is no change in mess pork, and the
market remains quiet. Dressed hogs are com
ing in IN small lots aud sell to retailers at So
SIC.
The fruit trade is quite active, dealers re
porting larger business than at any previous
time. There is good demand for cranberrie.
at $l.5O@1.75 per barrel-to the dealer So
Apples are firm at $500 and $3.50
the auction sales of inferior, badly
packed fruit not interfering at all with the de
mand, which is good for choice names. Their,
are no oranges in the market but Louisianas
which are inferior and come to market quit
green. 1t will be some three weeks before
Messina or Valencia fruit is on the market
Good sweet cider is worth 25c per gallon.
The cattle market continues dull. Durins
the week there have been sales worth record
ing. Small lots only to local butchers hav
changed hands, varying from $275 to 1872
per cwt.
Jobbing houses have not been more bus,
nan com m lsslon men during the last seven