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


Soarce-Flour Higher Generally Salts
factory Trade Among st. Paul Jobbers-
Threatened Advance in Leather and Boot.
and 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 q decline of four cents in No. s, and
two cents on No. >, bnth cash. No. hard and
No. 2, for December delivery, held even with
last quotations. Corn also weakened some
what for December and May deliveries. Oats
were irmer and much sought after. For the
past few days both corn and oats have APP
peared to be more or less in sympathy with
wheat. Barley remained unchanged in bid
ding, except on No. common, which fell off q
cent. Rye took sharp advance. Ground
feed and scOrn meal came up
fifty cents each per hundred.
Bran and bsled hay remain as last quoted.
Live hogs exhibit improvement, while
dressed hogs dropped five cents per hundred.
Daring the week the pork trade in general on
the streets has shown considerable tiuctuation,
owing chiefly to speculative causes.
Quotations on the call board follow: Wheat,
No. l, hard, cash, csc; No 2 do, 92c; No. 8.
do, SIC; No. 2, December, &c.
Corn, NJ. ,, old, held at Ale; new corn, bid
SIC cash. 800 asked; No. q old, for May deliv-
cry. bid 43c.
Oats. firmer; No 2, white, bid Gle cash, held
at &c. No. 8. do, 2915c bid Soc asked No. 2,
mixed, soc bid, SOC asked; No. 3, do, bid 29c,
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The above quotations were made
on a cash basis. No. 2, mixed, for December
dealing. bid at 29c. There were sales of one
car No. 8, white, at 2915c; one car. No. 5, at
29c, and two cars, No. g. white, at SOC.
Barley, No. ?. spot cash, 75c; Fo. 8, extra.
cash, CSC; No. 8. common, for cash, bid 55c;
No. l, December, 75c bid; No. 3, do, Toe bid.
Rye, No. 3, strong at 7Sc bid.
E Ground feed, advanced, $3.50.
Corn meal up to $3.50.
Bran, unchanged, at bids of S. SO.
Bsled hay was bid at Sl2 and hold ct 3d.
with sales OF two cars to arrive at the latter
figure.
Live hogs unchanged. bid at 81 Is.
Dressed hogs lower, $40. Sales of one car
a. $50.
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
ttaue Oh Tue CITY, WHICH Is Gull LOT the season,
Jobbers, however, are not affected by these
conditions, and in general the wholesale trade
is improving. Some special lines are doing
the big ess trade they ever handled.
Since the last stlffening of the weather the
wood fl mine has assumed serious aspect.
The dealers complain that they canuot get cars.
with which 10 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 can
be had, and orders already out for enough
fuel TO supply all city demands, still bat
very little wood is to be had. The wood yards
as a rule, will let but half cord go TO any
single family at one time. Naturally prices
are high. Farmers are asking So 90 per cord
for cOmmon-very common-oaz vJJd. and
getting it. too. Wood yard prices will be as
follows, commencing this morning:
Maple, $500 per cord; oak, Sc 90;
common soft wood, $500; dry slabs $500;
difficulty In obtaining cars, we cite the fact
that Laycock & Co. sent order for slabs to
Jersey, Bean & 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
Thanksgiving il has slackened materially, more
especially in dressed poultry, the demand now
being very slight as compared with the week
Just 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
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turkeys at 6@l0c, geese at &c and ducks at 70.
TIE ruling prices for beef YESTERDAY w,re not
materially changed from those last gwen
Trade in this line is active and strong. We
quote from De Hoyen Bros. as follows: Iowa
steers, $4.75@485; Iowa COWS and heifers,
3. 2593.75. state steers, SS.00@4. 25; State
cows and heifers, 81 50@3.25.
Business in hides has improved considerably
over 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 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, as will be seen by
the following quotations: xxx, S5. 250S5 40;
patents S7@S7. 25; straight, $5.25@$6.
The call for apples, since cold weather. has
diminished sensiblY, still there is quite trade
in them. Below we give B. Presley & Co.'s
price list in full on standard fruits, nuts. etc.
Apples-Choice Michigan, 81 to 1926 in
email lots; Missouri Genitons, g.. 25.
California fruit-Yery scarce. Pears "a SO
&c 80; plums, 80; Tokay grapes, 20 pound cases,
S3.75; muscat, $3.50.
Malaga grapes-Half barrels, Sc to S6. so;
barrels, 80. 30 to SO.
Oranges-Louisiana, per barrel 81 so, box
81 SO.
Lemons-s7 to 81. 80 for good to choice.
Oysters-Plain standards, 25c; standard, 30c;
standard selects, S5c; selects, 40c.
Figs-New layer, 22c. Light crop and high
Dares-New, in skin trails, SO.
Peanuts-Fancy b. p, 7c choice, &C.; Eagle,
SO; red Tennessee, &c.
Uhestnuts-1Oc to 12c per pound.
Hickory nuts-Ohio Shellbarks, $3.50 per
hushel: large, $3.50 per bushel Are very
scarce and will be higher.
Black walnuts-Sl.50 per bushel.
Nuts-Ccc suuts, 81 per hundred. New
Texas Pecans, l2c. Walnuts, 15c. Brazil, 10c;
Filberts, lac. s. s. Acknowledgement, Zoe;
Tvica, zoe.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cultivated, per box,
sL.50; per barrel, 81 so.
Uider-Hslf barrels 80. 50; barrels, IS;
casks, IS gallons Zoe per gallon.
Butter is lower, as will be seen by quota
lions. Eggs remain unchanged.
Ground feed is scarce and orders cannot be
filed fast enough.
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