Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-02
THE GLOBE MORNING. OCTOBER 1878
ST. PAUL TRADE.
Weehly RerieaC of the Wholesale Markets
OFFICE OF THE GLOBE,

OFFICE OF THE GLOBE,
ST. PAUL, Oct. l.
Inc supply of new wheat during the week has
been quite liberal and the prices considerably lower
There appears to be considerable dissatisfaction ex
pressed by farmers with the mode of grading wheat
with the stester." They say, and rightly too, that
the tester does hot hold sufficient {about two quar
to give fair test of the weight of the grain. This is
especially the with the new crop, which differs
SO materially even in the same load. One sack may
weigh 81 pounds, another IS and another 60 and SO
on, and in the same sack enc tester full would per-
haps indicate IS pounds and another 81 or So; and
again an expert with the tester can manipulate 80
that 1t would vary q pound or two in favor of the
purchaser. There is one thing to be said, however
in favor of the buyers here that their scale Of prices
between the grades is regulated according to the
weight for instance, in No. they give all the way
from Csc up to 75c, according to weight. It has
been stated in these columns before that the new
crop of wheat for producing flour is much better
than anyone anticipated. Besides, by actual expert
ment, the writer has many proofs of this supplied
him. One farmer had some rejected wheat ground
which yielded 30 pounds to the bushel of good -four
and this flour found to be very strong in all nu-
tritive qualities and making very sweet and light
bread. 1t wonld be better for farmers to keep for
home consumption their lighter grades Of wheat and
sell the heavier than to dispose of the former at o
price at alr-actua trial will prove to them if their
wheat is in good condition that low grades will yield
well good, sweet, wholesome and nutritious flour.
The demand for corn has increased during the past
week, and considerable shipments have been made
daily to the Red river districts. The Northern Pa
cifc and West Wisconsin receipts continue more
than equal to the demand and prices remain u1-
changed.
Oats continue dull with very liberal receipts and
hat fhey
sweated and firm, fed as freely as old; prices are
quoted 1c lower.
The demand for ground feed is improving, the
lumbermen having commenced to buy for the camp.
Receipts quite liberal.
There is quite a lively demand for good grades of
butter, with receipts not nearly sufficient to meet it,
In fact there s quite scarcity of choice brands and
good triple buffers. The lower grades remain un-
changed.
Eggs are scarce and higher for strictly fresh. If
well packed and delivered in good condition there is
q quick market at lac.
Mess pork has experienced another decline; but
hams and dried meats remain steady at last weeks
quotations.
There has been little doing in live stock: the sales
quoted from day to day being either to supply the
city butchers or for shipment to saltwater. The
cattle brought in have mostly been of inferior quality
or fair butchers cattle. One two loads of good
steers, however, have been placed at Hankeys which
sold Immediately arrival. There to-day (Tues-
day. two lots of clean and beefy and 4-year-old
steers have come to the stock yards since last
spring lot somewhat inferior to them sold to-day
at S3i5. - '->~'N- ~ 7>'''
Fruits are plentiful and active. Apples are quoted
by commission houses at $2oot02.76. Cranberries,
incoming $1.500l.75; outgoing $500. Jobbing
houses report fair average trade for the season. and
in some branches Of business large gain over the
same time last year. Grocery houses continue very
busy shipping large orders to all parts of the State
and adjoining ones, especially to the North and
Northwest. There changes in prices, and all
staple goods may be quoted steady.
Dry goods houses have received quite liberal or
ders from their represen tatves on the road, and
large number of buyers have been in the city during
the week. The market in all prints and low priced
cotton fabrics are firm with an upward tendency.
The raw material is scarce on account of the yellow
fever p. evening shipments from the South.
There are no changes in boots and shoes, hides
and furs.
Hardware houses are busy with furnishing goods,
stoves and building hardware; nails quoted sc
lower. s
In leather and findings the only change is in sole
leather which is quoted 1c higher.
There several changes in drugs: Alum 1-2c
lower; oil cloves 15c higher; spirits turpenne &c
higher; oils considerably lower-whale Sc; sperm
10c, lard &c benzine white lead is quoted soc be-
low last weeks quotations. Collections are quoted
as fair
RETAIL VEGETABLES AND PROVISIONS.
SPRING CHIcKENs-5OD6Oc per pair.
DUcKs-Teal SOC; black duck 40c; mallards SOC;
canvas back Coo.
PRAIRIE CH1oKENs-In fair supply at SO per pair.
PIGEoNs-S1 .2j per doz.
EGGs-20c per doz. (scarce).
BUrTER-Scarce; fresh 2o1125c per pound.
FsH-Pickerel and common fish &c; white fish and
trout SC.
FRU1r-Pums 81 per bus. peaches 5oc@Sl.25 PEI
81 so per bus; crabs 75c tbS1 per bus damsons 81
per peck; melons 3GGo50c per doz.
GRAPEs-Northern Muscatne 10012Ac; Concord
l5c; Delaware 20D25c; Dracut Amber l5c Creyealing
15c.
VEGETABLES String beans zoe per peck; turnips
35c per bus. bees 40c per bus. 1Oc per doz
herbs &c per bunch; cabbage 3O@s5c per doz.; Gu.
cunbers 5@1oc per doz.; tomatoes SOC per bus;
butter beans 45@60c per bus; celery $4,000 per
@25c each; rhubarb 10c per doz lima beans 10c per
quart; picking cucumbers 15@25c per 100; hubbard
squash 75c@$1 per doz.; picking onions $1.25 per
bus; dry onions SOC per bus; red peppers CSC per
doz. cayenne peppers ESQ per doz; sweet potatoes
SC per pound.
The following tables carefully revised and cor
rected UP to date. They may be relied on for &C
curacy, showing the st. Paul current prices: