Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-29
COMMERCIAL,
ST. PAUL, March 2S.

ST. PAUL, March IS.
While the unfavorable weather had de-
pressing effect upon local trade yesterday, and
though throughout the country, mems minds
are turned to preparations for seeding time,
now near at hand yet our merchants were fair
ly active. The dry goods trade continued very
active with prices firm in all departments, and
buyers anticipating advances rather than de-
clines. The stocks going forward TO country
dealers unusually heavy. The grocery
trade is also large, with prices firm, except that
sugars mad declined Is C during the week. As
the season advances it is apparent that tie
trade in hardware, iron, steel, nails, etc., will
not be limited by their high prices COM
pared with last year. The country cannot
postpone its progress to wait for what may be
far off-a lower range of prices-and must buy
largely. The produce market was Temporal
rily depressed by the weather, which was I'M
favorable to the trade and to receipts and ship
ments. Wheat may be considered worth here
S1.05 for No. hard, but the ordinary transac-
lions are suspended, and will not be resumed
to any extent until about the lst of May. Buy
ers here estimate that from Is to 20 per cent.
of last crop remains in the State. There is
about half million bushels of wheat in store
here, which will probably all be taken by the
mills and for seed. What little wheat is being
brought forward goes direct to the mills for
lack of storage room. Sales for seed are con-
siderable, especially for the southwestern coun-
ties, where wheat cultivation will be resumed
on large scale, now that all fears of the 10
Gusts have passed. One of the large south
western farms in Rock county recently con-
tracted for 5000 bushels of northern hard
wheat for seed. OF oats and corn the supply is
large enough to keep all available storage room
occupied, but not enough to depress prices
The recent large movement of corn from the
southwest to Duluth has been suspended be-
cause of the elevators at Duluth and st. Paul
being full, and can hardly be renewed until
lake vessels begin to relieve the elevators. The
bids for oats on track were yesterday one cent
off from the previous day, but the decline may
be attributed to the weather rather than an
over supply. In provisions there nota-
BILE change. Eastern orders for eggs nearly
cleared the market and run the prices for the
day from ~ to l5c. Hides, ETC., were firm at
quotations. Tallow was dull and prices weak
The amounts of grain in the United States in
sight last Saturday and at the corresponding
date of last year, were estimated as follows:
Wbent, bu. .......... 10000, 600 25,85O,O0O
Corn, bu .. :. 13,150,OOO l5,6OOOCO
Oats, bu...... 2,270,000 100000
Rye, bu 1230,000 7750OO
Barley, bn. 100000 100000
The Welland canal is not to be opened until
May l, and the latest news from the Straits is
not favorable to an eaaly opening of lake navi-
CATION.
Chicago lumber dealers are cutting prices on
grades with which they are best supplied, but
the cuts only occasional and are attributed
to general preparation for moving their yards
to cheaper grounds than now occupied.
The sales of hard spring wheat at Chicago
Thursday were limited to two cars of No. 2
Minnesota by sample at SLIT, and seven cars
do. at 81. f615, all on track.
ST. PAUL WHOLESALE MAkKETs.
ST. PAUL, March 81
WHEAT No. 1 S1.O5; No. 2S1 OF.
FLoUR-Patent process $7.751S.25; straight $500
G6.5O; clear S5.OO05.75.
03Oc.
Conditioning, No. mixed S4135c.
BARLEY-Incoming, No. g. 40(045c; rejected, 300
40c.
MILL STRENGTHENING, ground feed SIS; bran
$1,000; shorts Sl1.5O; corn meal, coarse, GA; fine
Sl650.
BEANs-Choice mediums 81. 2501.50 hand-picked
navy S1.75@2 so.
BREwERs' suPpLIEs-Selling, malt 8O1S5c; hops,
10, 40042c; '78, 15l120c.
BALKD Hay Incoming $3.50 per ton.
BUTrEB-Cnoice 2OG22c: fair to good 15G51sc;
common 12015c; grease 5000.
EoGs-12h@l5c.
PoULTRY-Turkeys 13115c; chickens 10Dl2c;
Pnov1s1oNs-Messp pork S11.75012.OO. Lard, bbls.
OH kegs 72c; pals S081ac. City cured hams $40
81 7505.OO; dressed beef, country dressed, $3.50
"a 90; city dressed, No. ], $4.5005.OO; inferior
qualities S4.OC@4.25.
LIVE STooK-Choice steers $4,000 80; butchers
stock, 81. 25l13.7 inferior stock .25@3 90.
HIDES, ETo-Butchers', TIC; green salt, SIC;
veu kip, &c. veal calf 12c; deacons, 4Oc; dry flint,
lac. No. stock twothrds. Sheep pelts, Febru-
airy and March, $1.25Gl2 IS. Tallow, &c; No. 2, 4c
ST. PAUL RETAIL MARKETS.
ST. PAUL, March q.
BUTrER-Oboice creamery SOC per H.; fresh
dairy 20022c; cooking 14016c.
EGGs-Fresh laid 15c.
EARLY Observation-Disclosures 5cGS0c per doz; rad
ishes 5O6l60c; onions soc; cucumbers 25c each; as
paragus l5c per bunch; spinach Coo per peck; peas
So per BUSH; pie plant zoe per h.
FRUIT-Apples, S3.7515.G0 per Dbl; crGnberries
1870 per quart; California grapes, 35c per ID;
lemons 81 90 per box; Messina oranges S.. 80 Per
box.
FALL Observation-Disclosures, 40045c per bush;
cabbage $50; squashes loo; beets $4,000 per
bushel; turnips, 40c per bushel; onions 81 % per
bushel.
GAME-Ducks, 50075c per pair.
SEEDs-Clover 81 5515.00 per bu.; timothy 1850
$50; red top 1.00 blue grass 90; orchard grass
2.25; Hungarian grass las; met ] rs; field Pr as,
white, 125; green 90; marrowfats 2. so; seed corn
1.50; amber CSC per ID onion sets 500lS00 per
bu; onion seed 1.50G4.00 per bu: rutabagas 35c