Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-08
COMMERCIAL.

Weekly Review OF Home Markets-Board
ofTrade Trausactions-Advsn In Prices
at Tho Lake Ports-Activs Stock Opera
lions.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. s.
The opening of fall trade and the beginning
If the annual great movement of crops Is felt
at the banks in an Increasing demand for and
larger movement of money. The supply of
money bids fair to be equal to all needs of the
season. Exchange rates are nominally un-
changed.
The wholesale trade of the city is increasing
ly active in all branches. In dry goods,
lions, ETC., there has been no change # prices
dnriug the past week. The grocery trade is
booming again. A few changes of values are
noted in dried fruits, canned goods, fish and
cordage. Common molasses is advanced 20.
Standard coffee sugar is reduced ~. Nut
meg, and ., alspice are q. ds shade
and full cream cheese 1<c dearer. The market
for drugs, etc.. is fairly active, the demand be-
ing good for the season. Painters materials
are selling freely and glass is in good request,
showing an unusual amount of building. The
harvest still interferes with trade, althougbia
good many buyers are already here. Tue
changes in price are quite numerous, mainly
tending towards advances. Carbon oils are
higher. and spirits turpentine largely adganc-
ed Balsam tolu, Cuttlefsb, oil sassafras,
Spanish saffron, oxalc acid, carb. ammonia,
pimeGts, white turpentine, gentian root and
tunice seed are all higher. Insect powder and
iodido potass are less firm. Senega root lit
lie more in demand. The trade in hardware is
active. Our price list carefully revised for
this week shows reduction on axes OF 50cGSl
per dozen.
B. Presley & Co. reports the fruit trade of
yesterday as follows, tbs quotations being for
sound, god shipping stock. Apples selling
freely at $25C@3.00 barrel. Peaches plenty.
but irmer or steadier in price, at % 30 per
crate of four baskets; fancy stock, 80, @Sl 90
per third bushel boxes. Pears in limited sup
ply and poor condition; to-day hardly quota
bic or salable at any price. Concord grapes,
4@5c per pound; Delawares lu@l21zc per
pound; no Cataw bas in market to-day. Cali
fornia plums g per box; do. grapes "a per box;
do. pears S4@4 25 perbox.
New York dispatch OF last evening says:
THE dry goods business is fair with comnis-
sion houses and jobbiDg continues active.
Cotton goods irmer; pepperell fine brown
| sheeting advanced Ic, and several grades of
| Amoskeag tickings advanced Lc. Prints in
fair demand. Ginghams active and scarce.
| Wooden goods remain sluggish. Foreign goods
| in moderate demand"
At the call board yesterday morning prices
| and transactions were follows
Wheat-No. l. SEC bid. SIC asked, No. 2, $50
bid, S3c asked; sales, five cars at 82111c; Sep
tember delivery SIC bid, g, asked d. October
| S215c bid. 8355 asked year 78c bid, zoe asked.
No. g. 74e bid. 75c asked
Corn-No. 2, 33c bid, 34c asked; one car sold
at 3315c; Septemb Der delivery 33c bid, SAC asked;
| October 34c bid, Csc asked.
| Barley-No. Q, 81, bid, Csc asked; September
delivery Csc bid. Csc asked; five sold at Sac;
No. 8, SOC bid, SIC asked; three sold at 5lci
September SOC bid, SIC asked No. 4. 45c bid,
47c asked two cars sold at 400.
| Rye--No. Q, 66c bid &c asked.
Oats-No. 2, white, 26c bid. &c asked; Sep
tember delivery Csc bid, 26c asked; five cars
sold at 25c: No. Q. mixed Csc, 26c asked;
September 24c bid. Csc asked.
Ground Feed-Car lots, sl4.0O per ton bid,
| $l4.50 asked.
Bran-Car lots. &c. rs per ton bid. s7 asked.
| Mess Pork-Ofered at $3.50 per barrel
Hams-Canvased, offered at 1lsIc.