Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-22
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

The Money Market Easy-stocks Still Ris-
ing Throughout the Historian Slightly
Lower, and Provisions Steady.
ST. PAUL, Got. 20, 1880.
At the opening Of the call on change yester-
day wheat was In sympathy with the condi-
ton of Eastern markets, and proportions tely
dulland depressed. No. hard. was off one
cent. Dealers manifested no anxiety to traf-
fc in the aereal at any of the quota tion. which
were as follows: No. hard, 9sc; No. 2. Gle;
No. $3.50; No. Q, October, SOC; No. 2.November
and No. q, the year, 85c.
The feeling in corn was fairly firm, with fair
demand at 40 cents bid for No. 2, and 80 for
No. Q, October delivery.
There was smart inquiry for oats, cash
and October, and No. November was in heal
they request. A stronger feeling seems
manifest from the quotations.
which were ashore annexed; No. 2. white, Dash,
29c; No. 8, do, 27c; No. 2, mixed, 1870 bid,
29c asked; No. 8, mixed, &c. For October de-
livery No. 2, white, was bid at 2S1sc, and No.
q mixed at the same, while No. stood &c
bid. Transactions were as follows: Sales of
car, No. g. mixed, at 29c; / car No. Octo-
Der, 2S11c; 8 cars, No. 2, October, 28c; 4 cars
No. 8, 27c.
Barley firm and unchanged from yesterdays
quOtations-No. 2, roc; No. 8, $40, and No.
October the same.
Rye-No. 2, 66c bid.
Flax seed-$l.15.
Corn meal-$l5 90.
Ground feed-$I5. so.
Bran firm and unchanged at $500
Baled hay, unchanged.
Dressed hogs are beginning to appear little
on the streets, and are taken by butchers at
n IL
1925 had been offered, but it could not be
found that any of the city buyers had taken in
hogs at that price. Butchers are paying o.. so
"a. 70 for good live porkers for shop. sale.
Farmers report a slender supply In the adis-
cent country, and say that hat were market
able have been pretty well picked up by pack
ing buyers.
Commission men report their business re-
covered from the set back inflicted by the big
storm. Eggs. with them, are scarce and high
at Zoe per dozen. Butter, shipping grades,
weak and dull, but prices nominalIy nm
changed. Messrs. Bohrer Il Hullsick received
large consignment of Michigan apples for
this market.
Flour shows symptoms of lightness and
buoyancy not induced by the introduction of
yeast. bat by the addition of divers and sun
dry shekels to the price. Quotations are
Clear, $4.75@S5 %; straight, S5 ESQ $3.50;
patents, sc 75@$7.O0.
Business in fruits continues to increase ap-
Piles contributing most largely to the improve
ment. Thesein small lots are quoted by B.
Presley & Co., as follows: Small lots, Sl.75@
50 90; car lots, 81 65@sl.75. The trade in
grapes is now confined chiefly to Catawbas and
Isabeliss. which quote at ScM10c per pound.
Cider, prepared to keep sound and good, in
barrel packages, $5 05@s 5 So; half barrels,
per box. Lemons, SO 00@s $780, these last be-
ing Naples fruit, thoroughly ripened and sound.
FAMILY SUPPLY MARKET.
Country produce was out In force at the city
market yesterday, and evidently felt that it
occupied large place in the public eye, and
would not condescend to fill any place at all in
the public stomach, except 1t got its own price
for so doing. Potatoes took high ground and
stood for forty cents per bushel. Onions are
growing stronger-70@75c; beets 30@35c; ruta-
bagas Zoe; fat turnips Soc; common beets Soc;
and sugar beets 35c per bushel. Good cabbages
are held firmly st advance in p;ice, common
to fair selling for five cents per head and $5
per hundred, while extra large sold readily for
$50 per hundred. Carrots are 30,, and to-
matoes growing scarce at $1@1.25 per bushel,
Scotch hale, very moe, put in an appearance,
and sold for five cents per head.
Parsley, ten cents per dozen.
Squashes take wide range in size as In
price, from little things as big as a lump of
OOal az w OcAts q OOZcH 10 SOOUs pOrtIyg we'll
TODD looking hard shell Hubbards at CLIPS
per dozen.
Apples same as last quoted.
Oranberries, ditto.
Grapes are not in so full supply nor SO. great
variety as week ago. Concords comprise the
bulk of those on the Seventh street market,
| and retail at 121& per pound.
Eggs continue scarce, retailing for 25c.
The best quality of butter sells from the
stalls at 800 per pound.
| There were some nice, freshly caught lake
| pickerel on the market. selling at &c per pound
Dressed chickens were 1910 per pound.
| Live chickens range in price, according to size
| from 25c to Goo per pair.
Ducks, about same az chickens.
Smoked sturgeon, 1910 per pound.
Inquiry at the leading lumber yards OF
| the CITY regarding the proposal to increase re-
| tail prices, as described in yesterdays GLOBE
develOped the fact that there is a strong senti.
| ment favoripg suoh change, but as no one
has taken the lead in providing for concert OF
action In the matter, no steps have as yet been
| taken toward bringing about the desired
change. As the Minneapolis dealers lately ad-
vanced their rates from 81 TO 81 per M, st.
Paul lumbermen think they are entitled tc
follow suit. and feel that they are not looking
| closely enough after their own interests unless
| they do SO.
| a New York dispatch of last evening says
Cotton goods are in moderate demand and
prices firm. Prints and ginghams quiet.
Dress goods sluggish. Heavy clothing wooden.
| In moderate request and 1annels and blsuket.
going steady. Fancy imported dress goods
| selling low at auction"