Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-19
ST. PAUL TRADE.
Weekly Revie.U of the Wholesale MARKETS.
OFFICE OF THE GLOBE,
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OIC1CG Oc luE ULODES
ST.. PAUL, June 18.
There has been some little local excitement in
wheat during the past week, through contest be-
tween buyers and growers, and the market
shown considerable fuctuation, which has been con
troed entirely by the state of the mill stores II
the hoppers have become low the prices have gone
up and when plenty of wheat was in the market and
the mills were we'll supplied prices would go down.
and farmers would place their wheat in store. Prices
have ranged all the way from $50 to 95c but the pre-
vailing price at the elevator has been $50. To-day
$50 given at the elevator for all they could get
and the mills in lower town paid 90c.
There has been good steady demand for oats,
and receipts have been liberal by river. ManA
samples of oats have been OF excellent quality ane
color, though there is quite quantity OF very in
ferior and light in the market. The prices quoted
are for good quality, both white and mixed.
There has been more corn sent to market this
week than for some NE past, AM the market il
well stocked. There is fair demand at quoted
prices.
Ground feed still comes in slowly, and in small
lots, and the demand is fair, principally in small
lots, although occasional INQUIRY for Car loads it
made.
Barley is considerably off, and the market very
Flour is shade lower in all grades, except patent
process.
There is no demand for seeds, except millet and
Butter is still lower in all grades, and dealers in the
East, in writing to their correspondents here, state
their conviction that bottom" is reached and re-.
action may take place for the better They advise
the shipment OF choice and dairy packed in large
quantities.
There is liberal supply of eggs, but many COM
ing to market not fresh. There is good de-
mand for good fresh eggs at 10c and the market
firm. New York dealers quote eggs firm at l5hc.
In groceries there are few changes, the only ar
tcle worth quoting being sugar, which in all grades
ia NOT nj " 10 lower.
The market in drugs is quiet with few quotable
changes in value. Gum opium, oil of cloves and
lemon quinine and camphor arc lower.
brisk a business doing 5 expected
the year. Sheetings are quoted lower.
InhardWare there has been reduction OF lOc up
on nails and some few specialtes are also lower.
good business is quoted, with collections fair.
In other branches OF trade there no changes to
record and business is quoted as quiet IN leather
boots and shoes, and very dull in furs and hides.
The stock yards have not been particularly lively
during the week. For the last day two there has
been absolutely nothing done, with prices consider
ably lower Good butchers stock is held at 4G and
meeting with no sales. Sheep are held at &c, and
calves are slow at 4c.
VEGETABLES AND PROVISIONS.
SPRING CH1oKENs-Very plentiful at S0@5Oc pei
pair.
P1GEoNs-Dressed, 81 per dozen.
PIGs-$2. 5O@3.5O per pair.
EGGS -15@116c.
BurrER-Fresh, CSC per ID.
FOwLs-15c per 10.
FIsH-Pickerel and common fish &c; white fish
and trout SC
FRu1r-Pne apples, 25@75c. Minnesota straw
berries. 12e per quart. Apples zoe per peck
Cherries 2nc per quart Cranberries 15c per quart
Gooseberries 1Oc per quart Green currants 100
per quart. Pums Csc per quart. Raspberries, 40t
per quart. Peaches 1Oc per quart. New season
apples, soc per peck. Red currants. zoe per quart
Notwithstanding beans 10c per peck, rnubart
1Oc per dozen punches, spring onions 1Oc per doz.
lettuce 15@22c per doz., turnps new) zoe per doz.
beets new Csc per doz. Peas soc peck. Young car
rots l5c per dog. Caupfower 5@D15c each. Pie
plant zoe per doz Old potatoes zoe per bus, new
Soc per peck, radishs doz for &c., herbs &c PEI
bunch, parsnips (scarce), Too per bushel. cab
bage l5c per head, asparagus 25@5Oc per doz.
bedding plants 75c per doz., cucumbers Coo pc
doz, spinach zoe per bushe tomatoes zoe per dozen
summer squash 81 per doz. Cabbage plants, 80
per 100, butter beans 15c per peek.