Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-23
ST. PAUL TRADE.

ST. PAUL TRADE.
Weehzy RerteU of the Wholesale Markets
OFFICE OF THE GLOBE, |
ST. Paul, Oct. %.
The week has not been remarkable Tor great
activity in any branch Of trade. There has, in
fact, been almost "a universal let up at this
market, owing wholly to the inactivity of the
grain trade, which during the week has been
throughout the State sluggish. Receipts Of
wheat here and at the principal points for
shipping have been but moderate. and much
sent IN has gone into warehouse, growers re-
fuslng to sell at present prices. At st. Paul
there has been no change In wheat quo
tations during the entire week. the following
pr es show to-day (Tuesday) the state of the
market, the weights being according to the
tester:
5S pounds. ......... Doc per bushel of 60 lbs.
81 g ........... .75c per bushel of 81 lbs.
Sc s. ............ Tic per bushel of 60 lbs.
SIS g ........... 60c per bushel of 60 lbs.
81 ............ 55c per bushel of 60 lbs.
So 6 . Ste per bushel of gu lbs
It will be seen that the buyers here give for
No 1, of any weight (58 lbs. and upwards) Soc
per bushel; that unlike buyers elsewhere they
make difference of SC for any pound in each
grade, and between the lowest No. and high
est No. 8 difference Of 10c. They even allow
for half pound. &c. But where the dealer
gets advantage is in the fact that he
can buy 100 bushels, weighing 81 lbs. at 75c
and 100 bushels weighng SIS lbs at 6'lc. and by
mixing them have 200 bushels still of No 2
wheat, weighing ST lbs. which. according To
their own scale of prices. is worth TIC. but
which is WORTH in reality. 75c per bushel
This MIXING raises the price OF the IS pound
wheat l5c per bushe1. Now the farmer can
save that 15c per bnshel for himself by blowing
ont the light berries with his tanning mill
Advices from all points show the wheat market
is stiffening up, and higher prices may be
looked TO- at Chicago, Milwaukee and other
great centers, but it is a question whether this
market will be affected
Business in has been very quiet, there
having been but little demand and in very
small lots. Receipts continue to be liberal.
No new corn, however. has vet come to markeI
except by wagon, which has been sold to pri-
waite individuals.
Oats are shade lower than last weeks quo
ceipts.
Barley has literally no market at the present
time, simply because there is mailing bar
ley brought to market: all coming in being Of
very inferior Quality and color.
Butter till continues firm with brisk de-
mand for high grades. There is little better
supply of dairy packed butter, which, how,
ever, are bought up Immediately upon arrival.
Eggs very scarce ard are sought after at
higher rates. Good fresh, well packed eggs
sell readily at l9@20c per dozen by the
crate.
Dressed hogs ara coming in slowly and sell at
DC in small lots to retailers.
There is no improvement to report in the
stock market. There continues to be surplus
supply and sales continue slow
in very small lots. The highest
figures realized during the week were 1886 for
good clean steers three and four years old. Or
binary butchers stock went begging at $275
and $500. Mutton must be good and fat to
realize SIG.
The same report made Of the fruit trade last
week will apply to this. Apples are difficult
TO quote. There is quite a large supply of in
terror fruit which is sold at retail and by auc-
ton at very low figures, but we'll packed
car lot. good healthy demand for cranber-
ries exists at $l.5O@l.75 in bulk
to the dealer, by the barrel, $l.75@2.OO.
Jobbing houses have hardly been SO busy as
during the previous week, and collections are
reported in several quarters very slow, owing
to the fact that wheat is not marketed freely
There are but few changes to record in quota
lions. Groceries are, with the exception of
sugars, steady at old prices, and these are very
huctuating, varying almost each day A@4c.
advancing and declining alternately.
There few changes in dry goods-prints
ana cambrlcS-but nothing OF material
Importance, will be seen from
the tables. Cotton goods generally are firm
but advices do not indicate any immediate adj
vance.
Leather and findings, boots and shoes, al.
unchanged. Hides are slightly weakening, an.
quoted lower in Chicago.
The drug market is steady aud active, wit
but few changes from last weeks quotations
Quinine is shade lower, and oil of ;lnise an,
spirits of turpentine turn higher
The following tables are revised and corrected
mp to dates