Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-05
ST. PAUL TRADE.
Weekly Revie,u of the Wholesale Markets.
OFFICE OF THE GLOBE,
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ing the latter part of the week receipts have been
very small. Dealers have not advanced above $50 for
the last days. and do not appear to be anxious
to buy at that. On the other hand holders do not
DESTROYS to sell at the present state Of the
ket. There were few lots sold to the mills to-day
at 90c.
There continues to be q good demand for oats, es-
pecially for good white. Quite steady business
along the lines of the Northern Pacific and St. Paul
Pacific has been done. The receipts have also been
liberal and sales active at quoted rates.
The demand for good sound corn has been beyond
the receipts, orders coming in principally from the
north and northwest. In fact there has been de-
mand for feed Of all kinds, much greater than ia
usual at this season. owing to the immense immigra-
ton into the northern and western portions OF this
State and the adjacent territory.
Ground feed is very firm at quotations, the demand
good and receipts light. Dealers, however will not
buy in very large quantities at this season Of the
year. The weather hitherto has been favorable blu,
If hot weather large stock on hand would be
a calamity to the heller.
AS market for -four st. Paul seems to be almost
dead. It's true there IS certain local trade, hut
shipments made OF any great Importance an,.
dealers do not keep heavy stock hand, although
all the best brands represented III their ware
houses.
Mess pork is very firm at prices quote In ta-
bles. There has been an advance of $500 in Chicago
and milwaukee,. For country meats there is de-
nand and the market is over-supplied.
The butter market is becoming more discouragng
every day. Advices from New York and Milwaukee
give no encouragement to shippers. One of the
largest dealers IN Milwaukee describes the market
sick, quoting old stock at 315c and grass but
ter at 5D3c. A leading commission house in New
York states that good grass butter is begging for
buyers at 10c.
Eggs are not SO plentiful as might be expected at
this time. Receipts. however, are fair and the de-
mand good, with prices firm ut our quotations for
good fresh by the crate. There are dealers, who,
Wishing to bear down the market work upon the gull
Ibility of inexperienced apologies for commercial
editors, and 80 get low fguers inserted in sheets
whose news columns are as stale as their market
ports unreliable and worthless stale in fact
eggs offered at low rates
There has been an unusually hne lot of stock at
the st. Paul Pacific sheds this week. The business
principally has been confined to local trade but deal
held their stock very fine herd of prime blooded
steers, the finest brought to this market for many
day, sold at &c; good butchers steers 4A@4Ac; fat
cows 4A04hc. To-day twelve head of mixed Min
nesota cattle sold at &c; lot of good for
the butcher at 4c There sheep in the market.
Several shipments have been made to Fargo and Fort
Garry, among them some young blooded stock. The
shipment of horses from this point to Manituba and
Dakota has been considerable.
week been fairly busy, without any great changes In
any line of trade. Grocery houses have done an
average weeks trade, and the month ending exhibits
an increase of from is to 30 per cent the same
month Of last year. Though there is no change in
teas cofees and sugars thess articles scarcely
be quoted as firm. Starch is lower, and are rails
ms and pepper. Wooden ware we quote at consider
ably lower figures.
There are no changes in dry goods to record trade
has improved little during the week general lines
of light fabrics and summer goods. Prices gener-
ally firm, and large auction sale in New York last
week seems to indicate upward tendency. Buyers
from all parts of the State attended and the prices
realized were unexpectedly good and surprise to
| everybody. buyer from q 81. Paul house was in
structed to procure some $50 packages, but ac-
count Of the extreme prices and great competition,
he was able to obtain 80 only.
Leather and findings have been fairly active. st.
Paul houses able to compete with those of other
cities successfully, and selling goods away down
within the radius Of Chicago and Milwaukee centers.
Boots and shoes settling down into their ordi-
nary business, the great rush of the season being
| over. Prices remain unchanged.
Wool is unchanged at 1S@19c for unwashed, and %
@23c for washed.
The only changes in drugs are in morphine leo
rice and sperm, and whale oils which lower. other
drugs are firm and fairly active.
The following are quotations for ribbons: Gross
grain No. zoe; No. s, SOC; No. 7, csc; No. Sl15;
No. IL S1.50; No. 16 $2.00.