Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-20
Sr. PAUL. Oct. 20.

Sr. PAUL. Oct. 20.
Business at the st. Paul banks during the
past week has been excellent, with free move
ment in exchange, while currency is still NOV
ing Eorthwestward with encouraging volume.
Rates on call losns stand as usual.
Transactions on the call board yesterday were
characterized by considerable vim and readi-
ness to deal on the part of buyers. but holders
were cautious and firm, especially in wheat and
corn.
The former cereal has completely recovered
from the shock of its recent tumble, and man.
ifests disposition to asser. itself. Buyers
and sellers were wide apart yesterday on the
basis of annexed quotations:
No hard VII eat, 94c bid; No. 2, $40 bid;
No. 8, SAC bid. October No. 2, SOC bid; No. 2
November. soc bid; No. 2, the year. $50 bid.
Corn-Stiff; No. cash, offered 10 42c, 41c
bid; No. Q October, Ale asked, 40c bid.
Oats-No. 2 white. 29c bid; No. mixed, of
fered for 2S11c, 2Sc bid; No. 8. $3.50 bid. q
asked; No. 2 white. October, 2S1Sc bid; No.
mixed, 2715Sc bid, 2S1So asked.
Barley-No. 2. 20, bid; No. s, $40 bid; No.
October, $40 bid.
Ryo-No 2 Csc bid.
Flax seed-$l.15 bid.
Corn meal-Sl4. so bid.
Ground feed-Sl5. 90 bid.
Brau-S9 90 asked.
Baled hsy-Sl0.00 asked.
There were sales of oats as follows: One
car No. 2, mixed. at $50; l car No. 8 at $3.50;
car No. 2. white, at 29c; and l car No. 2,
mixed, at 2S1Sc There was stronger feeling
in this grain, owing to the fact that the late
storm is expected to delay oonsignmeuts some
what, and holders OF baled hay showed a
stronger feeling and held the market higher
for the same reason.
Bad weather and consequent heavy roads
have almost entirely cut off deliveries of wheat
by wagon to the elevator for the past few
days. Prices on wheat for this trade are for
No. l, sec; No. 2, SIC; No. 8, 79c.
The jobbing trade, as q whole, has been
somewhat iucouyenienced by the big storm
some linesi finding that orders were delayed ard
goods in transit blockaded. Commissio Ton
have been considerably affected from the sa e
cause, as produce sold from wagons was almost
entirely kept out of the city. Collections,
however, were up to the standard, making due
allowance for unavoidable delays and the gen.
eral feeling among our business men is that the
slight backset in trade Ia only temporary as
its cause. A general freedom in purchasers of
fancy goods, millinery, ETC., marks cheerful
state of public feeling and no fear that money
pinch is probable.
Dry goods are firm in all departments and no
departure from previously established prices is
manifest in this branch. The same may be
said of the notions trade, and in both business
il extra good and collections satisfactory.
Wholesalers in millinery mark a very whole
some feeling among retail buyers with liberal
dealings and collections. Prices without
change.
Leather and findings show prosperous bus
mess and unchanged prices.
The trade in boots and shoes seems TO have
been stimulated by the touch of winter old
Bore.s has been dealing ont; prices are steady
nj ld a,I No I
Dealers in harness goods report lively bust
ness saddlery and saddlers hardware being in
strong demand.
Finished iron and steel shows no change
from last week, either in prices or condition
of trade.
The general hardware trade is healthy and
free in orders. There has been slight drop
In axes from previous GLOBE quotations, as
will be noted by reference to list In this Issue.
Coffee mills are the only other item on the
schedule which have weakened since last re-
port.
In groceries and grocers sundries we note an
advance In white fish, Holland herring also in
dried fruits, which are in stronger demand,
with no signs of present Abatement. Medium
81. P. beans have taken another slight rise, as
have canned marrofats and small peas in two
pound packages. Trade is excellent and but
little affected by the storm.
In drugs, paints, oils and druggists sun
dries the changes are confined TO only brief
half dozen items, viz: oil lemon, quinine, red
precipitste, which have dropped little, and
spirits turpentine, blenched sperm and extra
lard oils. which have advanced.
Commission bu yers report butter higher, al
so onions, rye -four, ground feed and spring
chickens.
Ginseng and Seneca root have dropped off a
little in buyers quotations. There Is little
deal in wool; the season being about over.
Brewers supplies remain as last week. with
fair movement.
Jobbers in -four sell standards at the follow
ing rates: Patent process, S650@7 00;
straight. s500@5.75; rye -four, 81. 75@5. 90.
Fine fruits stand at last quotations, with de-
mand good.
Buyers of hides report the following prices
Butchers, $40; green salt, 94c; calf skins, 13c;
kips, loo; deacons, 50c; dry flint hides, 15o.
Nothing doing in wool; prices nominal. Sheep
peits, wool estimated, 300 per pound; shear
lings. 30@40c; lambs, 40@60c.
Tallow-No l, DO; No. 2, &c.
Seneca snake root. 30@45c.
Furs and goods of that order are staple now,
commanding strong rates, with active demand
and flush trade.
Stove dealers are about the busiest men in
town, and are correspondingly happy.
LUMBER.
Orders are fully mp with shipping facilities
and here, as elsewhere in prominent numbering
oenters, holders of white pine stocks are firm.
and not anxious to sell, and nowhere are they
pushing the market at all Prices are not re-
duced, and for the more desirable grades tend
toward bouyancy, rather than reverse. All
lumber points are having good business. Hard
woods are firm at quotations, and dealers find
difficulty in increasing their stocks. Receipts
in Chicago for the past week have been sx-
tremely heavy, as they were for the week pre-
vious. At down river points the demand for all
grades is unusually large and trade, as con.