Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-02
THE WORLD OF TRAFFIC.

St. Paul Trade for The Week-Large Ship
ments of Merchandise to the Yellowstone
Sales of 126,SOO Bushels of Coarse
Grains and 2,316 Tons of Ground Feed
and Meal By ST. Paul Dealers in April
Wall & BigelOw's Review of the Week
Telegraphlc Reports from All Leading
Markets
ST. PAUL, May 2.
Banking business last week, notwithstand-
ing the unfavorable weather was considerably
increased over the preceding week and of a
character to show healthy and active bust
ness among our merchants and manufacturers.
Bank rates remain unchanged, with money
easy and regular customers promptly taken
care of.
In all lines OF wholesale trade there is great
activity for the season. st. Paul has been pro-
life in business ''boons' this year. and the
boom of last week was from the Yellowstone
country-there having been shipped to Miles
City and other Yellowstone points In two days
over $50 tons of merchandise of all sorts,
bought from our merchants. And yet they are
not satisfied and are looking for new worlds To
conquer.
During the month of April Al, $50 bushels of
wheat were received into store in st. Paul and
81 500 bushels were delivered from store. OF
coarse grains 81 600 bushels was received IN
store at elevator A aud 101, 500 bushels de-
hvered for shipment or city sale. Adding 10
900 bushels sacked aud transferred on track,
without going into elevator, and we have 49,
500 bushels far the total sales of coarse grains
of the month OF ground feed and meal thir-
teen houses report sales amounting to loo car
loads, or 1872 tons. These were all handled
here. Aiding sales in transit reported, 81 car
loads, 444 tons, and We have total of 1873
carloa4s, or 2,Sl6 tons, of ground feed and
meal sold by our dealers during the month.
". Weis Il Son, manufacturers of the North
Star egg cases. having their factory at Bur
lington, Iowa. report that they sold in st. Paul
during April 500 complete cases and 5O0 sets OF
filters. The total sales of the month through
out the country amounted TO 5000 cases-St.
Paul alone taking one tenth, besides the new
filters for 500 old cases. Remembering that
our commission men and the dealers who ship
TO them had thousands of cases on hand at the
beginning of the month"; aud that the 500 new
ones were required for the increase of the bust
ness. and the reader will understand that the
St. Paul egg trade of April was big thing.
Wall & Bigelow's st. Paul circular of last
evening, with especial reference to the grain
and provision trade of Chicago and Milwaukee,
reviews the movements of the week as follows:
Wheat closed steady after week of very active
markets. The highest May wheat sold in Chi
cago was 81. l6; the lowest, Sl.l214; closed,
S1.12$l. The highest June sold IN Chicsgo was
Sl.l2; the lowest, Sl.O7I; closing to-day,
81 1913. The highest July sold was S1.06@5;
the lowest, Sl.0319; closing to-day, Sl.05M.
May wheat shows an advance from Mondays
opening to the close of to day of 772c.; June an
advance of 234c. July an advance of ZIG. |
The highest May wheat sold in Milwaukee was
$l.12$4; the lowest, Sl.US34; closing to-day, |
$l.0S5S. The higher June sold, 81. 1O$4 {; |
lowest, SLOTS. May wheat shows decline from
Monday opening to the close of to-day of g, |
while June shows an advance of &c. New |
York the first part of the week was weak and |
heavy, but closes stronger. Red winter shows |
an advance of 034c. from the lowest point. The |
stock of wheat IN store all grades, at New |
York is 40 0S0 bushels a decrease of 81, 0jG |
bushels. Exports from all seaboard ports for |
the week 10000 bushels. Provisions ruled |
active and strong the entire week, the highest |
pork sold at so. 2215 June; the lowest $9.S5. |
Pork shows an advance from Mondays open !
ing TO the close of to-day of 25c. per Dbl. Lard |
steady, and about the same as last Mondays |
opening. Short rins close about the same as
Mondays opening. Corn very active, the week |
closing about &c. higher than Mondays opel-
ing. Oats }Sc. higher than last Mondays |
opening"
Three million dollars in gold has been added |
to the Boston banks within three weeks, and !
there being scarcity Of greenbacks, gold is |
in common use, and is complained of as being |
lucOnVenlently ueaVy anu Du1Ay' IL Tue ousi-
ness boom" continues year or two bankers
and merchants will be calling for an increase |
of legal tender currency.
An Eastern exchange says THE paper trade {
is not as active. nor are prices we'll sustained
as earlier in the season, though it is thought
that prices will not fall much below present
rates. The agitation of the tariff question has
had a tendency to depress both trade and
prices. yet wholesale dealers and manufacture
ers are confident that prices will not go much
below present rates"
The Boston Post remarks that crockerY i'm
pOrtations are heavy, with an encouraging out
look for the trade
A London, England, dispatch of yesterday, |
May LIST, says: AT the wool sale to-day II, 600 |
bales were disposed of-chiehy port Phillips |
Sydney and New Zealand. The sale was not 20 |
well attended and prices barely so firm bat |
they are not quotably changed"