Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-01
COMMERCIAL.

Scarce-Flour Higher Generally Salts
factory Trade Among st. Paul Jobbers-
Threatened Advance I'm Leather aud Boot
aud Shoes. BY Telegraph: Great Strin
gency In the New York Money Market
Forced Decline I'm Stocks.
ST. PAUL, Dec l, 1880.
During the past week the general tendency
OF wheat has been downward on change in
sympathy with the general course of Eastern
markets, and Tuesday of this week was signal
lied by a decline of four cents in No. s, and
two cents on M. 2. both cash. No. hard and
No. 2, for December delivery, held even with
last quotations. Corn also weakened some.
what for December aud May deliveries. Oats
were frmer and much sought after. For the
past few days both corn and oats have ap-
peared to be more or less in sympathy with
wheat. Barley remained unchanged in bid
ding, except on No. 8 common which fell off a
cent. Rye took a sharp advance. Ground
feed and scorn meal came up
fifty cents each per hundred.
Bran and baled hay remain as last quoted.
Live hogs exhibit no improvement, while
dressed hogs dropped five cents per hundred.
During the week the pork trade in general on
owing chiefly to speculative causes.
Quotations on the call board follow: Wheat
No. l. hard, cash. CSC; No. 9, do, 92c; No. g.
do, SIC; No. 2. December, 92c.
Corn, No. ., old, held at Ale; new corn, bid
BIC cash, SOC asked; No. 2, old, for May deliv-
cry, bid 4Sc.
Oats. frmer; No. ?, white, bid Sic cash, held
at SIC; No. s. do. 1915 bid. SOC asked; No. 2,
mixed SOC bid. SOC asked; No. 8, do, bid 29c
and held at the same figure
The above quotations were made
on cash basis. No. 9, mixed, for December
dealing. bid at 29c. There were sales of one
car No. s, white, at 2955c; one car No. 8, at
29c, and two cars, No. 8, white at SOC.
Barley. No. ,. spot cash, 75c; Fo. 8, extra.
cash, Csc; No. 5. common, for cash. bid $50;
No. l, December, Use bid; No. 3, do, 75c bid.
Rye, No. 2. strong at 7Sc bid.
s Ground feed. advanced, $3.50.
Corn meal, up TO Sl5 So
Bran. unchanged, at bids of So. 80.
Bsled hay was bid at Slz and held at Sl3,
with sales Of two cars to arrive at the latter
figure.
Live hogs unchanged. bid at "a IS.
Dressed hogs lower. $50. Sales of one car
at S5.10.
The early setting in of such cold weather as
has been experienced of late, with but little
snow, very slippery roads and like OBSTACLES.
has interfered considerably with the retail
trade of the city, which is dull for the season
Jobbers, however, are not affected by these
conditions, and in general the wholesale trade
is improving. Some special lines are doing
the biggest trade they ever handled.
Since the last stiffening of the weather the
wood famine has assumed serious aspect
The dealers complain that they cannot get cars
with which to transport il from their bases of
supply. Dealers here are in daily receipt of
letters from owners of wood in the country
Offering to ship their stocks as soon as cars Gao
be had, aud orders are already out for enough
fuel 10 supply all city demands still but
very little wood is to be had. The wood yards,
as rule. will let but half a cord go TO any
single family at one time. Naturally prices
are nigh. Farmers are asking S.. 90 per cord
for common-yery common-oak vOSj. and
getting it, too. Wood yard prices will be as
follows s commencing on this morning:
common soft wood, $500; dry slabs $500;
green slabs, 50. %. As an evidence of the
difficulty in obtaining cars, we cite the fact
that LaycOck d Co. sent an order for slabs to
Hersey, Be3n i Brown, of Saltwater, ten days
ego, and received reply that they could not
ship for want of transportation. Yesterday
one of the st. Paul firm went over in per-
son to get the supply if possible, but
found that he could do nothing; the difficulty
was insurmountable. This is the present
aspect of the fuel question in st. Paul.
Commission buyers of country produce re-
port very heavy trade last week, but since
Thanksgivingis has slackened materially, more
especially in dressed poultry, the demand now
being very slight as compared with the week
11st closed. City consumers are going little
slow IN purchases at present, owing to the close
of the month and the necessary preparation to
meet maturing bills. The accumulation of
dressed poultry in this market since the close
of last week is something astounding. Com
mission men say it has rarely, if ever. been
equslled. Chickens quote at 70 per pound
turkeys at S@l0c, geese at 70 aud ducks at 70.
Toe ruling prices for beef yesterday were not
materially changed from those last given
Trade in this line is active and strong. We
quote from De Hoveu Bros as follows: Iowa
steers. S475@4S5; Iowa COWS and heifers,
So. 25@3.75. state steers SS.0O@4.25; State
cows aud heifers 50 50@S %.
Business in hides has improved considerably
nver that of last month, with prices higher,
We add to our list this week the item of green
frozen hides, which will, during the winter,
take the place of green sailed hides. As will
be seen, the frozen hides command q better
price than the sailed ones.
Wool is unchanged in quotations, but has an
upward tendency.
The -four trade of the week was better than
the week before and equal to last months
dealings. Prices have risen, will be seen by
the following quotations: xxx s.. 25MS5 40:
patents, S70S7. 25; straight, $5.25M Sc.
The call for apples, since cold weather, has
diminished sensibly, still there is quite trade
IN them. Below we give 3. Presley & Co.'S
price list in full, on standard fruits nuts, etc.
AppIes-Ohoice Michigan, 80 to 1926 in
small lots; Missouri; Genitons, 81. Is.
California fruit-Very scarce. Pears, 81 30
to IS; plums, 81; Tokay grapes, 20 pound cases,
S3.75; mrscat, So SO.
Malaga grapes-Half barrels, So to So. so;
barrels, 80. 50 to 80.
Orauges-Louisiana, par barrel $780, box,
81 so.
Lemons-S7 to 81. 30 for good to choice.
Oysters-Plsin standards, 25c; standard, 600;
standard selects, 35c; selects, 40c.
Figa-NeW layer, 22o. Light crop and high
Daces-New, in skin trails, 90.
Pesnuts-Fsucy 81. P, 70; choice, Co; Eagle.
$50; red Tennessee, Be.
Uhestuuts-10c to l2c per pound.
Hickory nuts-Ohio Shellbarks, $3.50 per
bushei; large, $3.50 per bushel. Are very
scarce and will be higher.
Back wainuts-Si. so per bushel.
Nuts-Occ Rnuts, 81 per hundred New
Texas Pecans, l2c. Wainuts, 15c. Brazil, lOc;
Filberts, lac. s. s. Acknowledgement, 2Oc:
Ivica, zoe.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cultivated, per box,
Sl.50; per BARREL 81 so.
Cidsr-Half barrels, So. 50; barrels, se:
casks, 48 gallons, Zoo per gallon.
Butter is lower. as will be seen by quota
tons. Eggs remain unchanged.
Ground feed is scarce and orders cannot be
filed fast enough.