Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-18

Markets Grain ana FroN elons 0uiel-
Stock Market Strong aud Moderately Ac-
tive.
ST.. PAUL. Aug. lS.-Business at the banks
continues without notable change. Money re.
mains easy and exchange in fair supply, with
a moderate demand. Little is felt of the early
movement of grain and the usual fall demand
for money for moving the crops is not expect
ed to set in strong before about a month from
now. Exchange and government bonds are
bought and sold at unchanged figures.
The indications of the fall trade in dry goods,
notions, etc., are only strong enough to give
assurance that it will be unusually large. Mail
orders are falling of as is usual in the harvest
month, Just proceeding the fall season of
trade.
The trade in groceries and provisions con-
tinues large for the summer season, although
retail dealers at q distance are now preparing
10 lay in their fall and winter stocks.
The trade in green fruits has been somewhat
limited by the recent hot weather, during which
shippers declined to keep the market well
stocked because of the heavy losses in trans
portation. The market is this week well sup
piled with apples and fairly supplied with
peaches and other seasonable fruit. There is
a plentiful supply in prospect for the remain
der of the summer and through the fall, but
lower prices are not expected, except on
grapes. The fruit trade here Is said to suffer
from the express rates and the
lack of suitable freight accommodations,
between this city and Chicago. One of the
prominent shippers of Chicago has been expert
menting with both railways, (the C., NJ. d st.
P. and the n. W or c., st. P. i o. for several
weeks. and is still unable to decide which does
the most by him and his st. Paul consignees.
The trade in drugs, etc., is q little dull at
this time, hut fair for the season. Opium is
advanced 25c per ID. Lard oils are advanced
26ic per gallon. Carbon oil is 1c higher.
Spirits of turpentine are firm. Iodine and iodine
pottass have declined. Gin'eng commands
about 10c higher prices and seneca is hrmer.
There is great demand for inseed oil and still
large sales of lead and other materials used
in building.
The iron trade is strong, buyers appearing to
be satisfied tn 1t prices are settled and accord
iugly taking hold freely. The market is firm
on stable hard ware with an improved tendency
of prices. Tin plates are held in eastern mar
kets at higher prices than last week. Sheet
iron is reported scarce and in great demand.
The outlook for big trade in hardware the
coming fall is very promising.
Our jobbers of saddlery hardware are COM
petipg SO sharply that neither house is willing
to be held responsible for quotations. The
same firms engaged in collar making for the
trade, are willing, however, to quote these,
their specialities, Schmidt & MiIier's latest
descriptive list of collars states their prices
follows: Team collars, $500, $2l.GO@S2 90
per dozeu. Buggy collars, $500, $1,000 $2l.00,
1922. 90. $1,000, $3.50 $4,000, s32. OO@S36 90
per dozen. Imitation case, $24.9O, $40 00@
gas 90 per dozen. Scotch, S3l.00 $50 90. 1910,
$4,000 S42.O0 per dozen. PLueIy wool,
S29 GU, a $4,000 per dozen. Wool, $25 90,
$4,000, $1,000 asst. PER dozen. Duck
collars, $3.50, $3.50, SO. 00@5l 90 per dozen.
The fall trade in leather aud findings is open
ing with large stocks on hand and prices gen.
orally firm. We note changes of prices this
week in heavy French calf and hemlock uppers.
Late eastern advices report an advance of one
cent on henlock harness leather.
The boot and shoe trade is opening earlier
than usual and is DOW quite large. If it holds
out this month trade will exceed that of any
previous one, although October is usually the
best month. But the fall rush of buyers will
not come before about the first of next month. |
The grain and produce trade of st. Paul is
of course at it's ghtest at this time of the year.
but dealers are keeping MP fair appearance of
business with the usual odds and ends of sum-
mer traffic. Wheat is not yet moving in no
ticeable quantity. Receipts of new oats and |
barley are light. Buyers of barley eport the |
crop of this year grading better than last year,
while the yield is considerably increased. Most |
of this grain in stack several days ago and it !
cannot have suffered much from the late rains. |
Corn and corn meals are fcmly held at the
prices of last month. Bran and shorts are
weak and lower. The prices of four very
steady, and well known brands readily bring
the outside figures quoted below. MuscatjDe
steel cnt oat meal sells at Sc per barrel of 200
lbs. The demand for butter and eggs continue
fully up to the supply, and prices are steady.
Receipts of wool, hides and tallow, as well ss
other country products, are extremely light at
this time, and will probably remain so through
most Of the grain threshing season.
Sales of live stock made yesterday at
Delaney & O'Connor's Northwestern yards as
follows: Minnesota steers. averaging 1.175
ponds, So. 60; Iowa steers, averaging 1850
"a. so; fair to middling Minnesota COWS, aver
aging $50, So. 25; Minnesota sheep, averaging
30, 81 40; Minnesota hogs, averaging 22O. "a 40;
veal calves, averaging $50, $500. There is an
improving demand AID ready sale for good
stock and prices are likely to be maintain ed.
The lot of Montana cattle, 30l in number,
forwarded from here to Chicago some ten days
ago, sold in that city as Dakota cattle at 50. U.s.
They were likely lot of three
year olds, averaging ITS and
would have sold here, in the course
of few days, at S3. 81. One difficulty in the
way of making a good market here for the
Montana cattle is the lack of facilities for
Strengthening, convenient to the yards. This,
however, will soon be obviated. Montana cat
tie men are also complaining that the cost of
shipping to Chicago by way of st. Paul is $40
per car more than by way of Omaha. They
assert that from Benton, by drive of 500
miles to the Union Pacific road, they can reach
q point from whence their cattle will be taken
to Chicago for $50 car, while the charge
from Bismarck is 1920 car. The drive from
Benton to Bismarck is about 300 miles. The
railroad companies interested should look to
this.
1.-THE dry goods business continues fairly active
with packing houses aud the jobbing trade is
steadily improving. Cotton goods in steady
demand. Best fancy prints doing well and
dress ginghams very active. Dress goods in
fair request. Clothing wooleus in moderate
demand. Foreign goods rather more active"
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester quiet but
firm.