Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-24
COMMERCIAL.

Wheat Stronger inst PauI-Coarse Grains
Looking Up Feed and Hay on the Raise
Timothy Very Stout-Eastern Markets
Weak Wheat and Flour Dull and Trifie
Lower-Genersl Prices NeminalIy Un-
changed But a Shade "Of,-stocks Not
So st<ong Bnt Still solid-City Produce
Markets.
ST.. PAUL, Got, "a, 1880.
On change yesterday, wheat was little stroug-
er, shade higher, and there were more buyers
than Sellers with rather plentiful presence of
orders. Quotations were as follows:
No hard, 95e; No. q, 92c: NJ. 8, SAC; No. Q
October, Soc; No. November, SIC; No. 2 De-
cember. $50.
There was no increased demand for corn at
the following quotations. No g. 40c bid, and
42c asked; No. 2, October, 40c asked, and 42c
bid.
Oats were firm, and steadily sought at the
subjoined rates:
No. 2 white. 3Oc bid; No. 8, 2Sc bid; No. 2
mixed. 1890 bid; No. 3 mixed. 28c bid; No. 2
October, 2S19c bid, 30c asked; No. 2 November.
271Sc bid.
Barley steady and higher. quoting as follows
No. 2 spot, cash, zoe, and No. 8, 55c per bush
ell; No. 9, October, zoe.
Rye unchanged and firmly held. at Csc for
No. 2.
Ground feed not plenty and higher, standing
Strong at $l5 so BID and sis. IS asked.
Corn meal held very firm at $l5 asked, with
offerings slow at $685..
Bran stronger and buoyant, at SO bid, 80. rs
asked, with no hurry to SELL
Baled hay slightly ''off, +" and lower than yes
terday, quoting at 50.
Timothy hay was being looked after with
considerable solicitude, and $l4 was freely OF
fered for first quality.
Flour steady and very firm at last quota
tions.
Street prices OF wheat from wagons: Nd. ],
sec; No. 2, SIC; No. 8, 79c.
Provisions in general were in active demand
and generally sitter in price, though no actual
changes were mfde in the usual run of
prices.
FAMILY SUPPLY MARKET.
There was large attendance of buyers aud
sellers at the city market yesterday, and
thoush prices were not radically changed there
vas perceptible buoyancy in all the more
important articles of winter supply.
Potatoes are still forty cents per bushel.
Onions are 7O@75c; beets 30@35c; rutabagas
2Oc; Hat turnips Soc; common beets Soc; and
sugar beets 35c per bushel. Good cabbages
are common to fair selling for five cents per
head and So per hundred, while extra large
sold readily for S. SO per hundred. Carrots
are 30c, and tomatoes growing scarce at S10
l 25 per bushel.
Scotch kale sold for fYecents per head
Parsley ten cents per dozen.
Squashes take wide range in size as in
price, from little things as big "a lump of
coal at 80 cents dozen, to good, portly we'll
TODD looking hard shell Hubbards at 81. 20 per
dozen.
Apples same as last quoted.
Gran berries ditto.
Grapes are not in SO full supply nor so great
variety as week ago. C6ncords comprise the
bulk of those on Seventh street market. AMI
ratsil at 1870 per pound.
| Eggs continue scarce, retailing at 25c.
The beat quality of butter sells from the
stalls at 30c per pound.
Dressed chickens were 1870 per pound.
Live chickens range in price, according to size,
from 25c to 60c per pair.
Ducks, about the same as chickens.
Smoked sturgeon, 1870 per pound.
New York dispatch of last evening says:
"rhe dry goods business ruled quiet with
package houses and jobbing trade sluggish.
Cotton goods steadily held by agents and
stocks light Prints quiet. Dress goods and
einghams sluggish. Mems wear wcolens in
moderate request. Fiannels and blankets in
steady demand and firm