Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-29
COURSE OF TRADE.

Teiegraphic Reports of All Leading EIar-
kets-Active Wholesale Trade in st.
Paul-The Eastern Wheat Markets
Firmer, but Chicago and Milwaukee
Slightly DeclinIng-The Stock Market
Active and Stronger.
ST. PAUL, Sept 80.
Business at the banks is increasingly active
mostly on account of the transactions of
Wholesale and commission houses. There is
also considerable demand for money for
movement of crops, but in which wheat is not
vet as prominent as usual. The supply of
money is fully up to the demand, and will be
largely increased when mercantile collections
improve, IS they soon must. Bank notes are
steady and unchanged.
The wholesale trade OF the city is generally
very active-larger than in any previous sea-
son. In dry goods there are only nominal
changes of value; retail dealers are buying
freely and collections are fair. The same con-
ditions prevail in the notions and millinery
trades. The sale of groceries this month is ex-
traordinarily heavy, and collections are begin
ming to improve. The trade in drugs and
associated goods is active for the sea
son. but collections are backward. The
vauces, only few minor articles being lower
like Toulia beans and arnica howers-whie
opium, mercuErials of all kinds, balsams tolu
and copaiva buchu, Hcorice root, cocoa butter
mamma, oils cloves and lemon, castor oil, citric
acid, American saffron, star anise seed etc.
are firmer or have advanced in values. The
iron and hardware houses of the city are very
busy, as also are the jobbers of leather, boots
aud Shoes saddlery goods, ETC.. and all report
prices steady, the number of their customers
increased, and collections improving.
The wholesale fruit trade of the city is Just
now prominent interest and employs mum.
Der of firms. Presley & Co., the leading and
special dealers, quote as follows: Apples.
So OO(0250 per barrel; receipts large and of the
first quality. Peaches 65@S5c per baskets bog
es, $l.00@1.25. Pears scarce; P. Earle &
Sons halt bushel boxes So 50@400 third
bushel boxes, common, 90c@l25. Concord
grapes, 507c per pound; Delawares and Ca
tawbas, S@l0c; in good supply. Lemons so
@600; going higher. California grapes, Tokays
$4.C0 per box; Muscsts So. SO. California pears
So 5064. 90. California; plums S2.75M3. 90.
All fruit arriving now is of excellent quality
and received in good condition. Cider SO so
per keg. Sweet potatoes, Muscatines So. 75M
90 per barrel; Jerseys $5. 80.
The grain and produce trade of the city is
moderately active, with the demand for grain ex-
ceeding the supply. Flour sells from com
mission houses, SIdUudIQ DTaEuS, tS IOllOWS
Patent process $6.25(07. 90; straight S.. GOA
s. rs; Ak $4.50@4.75; fancy patents and low
| grades sell in small way to occasional pur-
chasers at irregular. prsces. Rye -four sells at
| $4.5t@4.75.
| On the board of trade yesterday prices aud
| transactions were as follows: Wheat, firm
but unchanged; No. hard SSc bid, SEC asked;
| No. 2, S5c BID, SIC asked; September Sac;
| October SEC; year Sic; No. 3, TIC. Corn strong
with good demands No. 2 cash and September
| 36c. Oats firm and unchanged; No. white
| SOC bid, 3lc asked; September zoe; No.
mixed, cash or September, 2Sc; October $3.50
| bid and seven cars sold at &c. Barley mac
tive with very little offering; No. cash or Sep
TENDER Csc; No. cash or Septemby Sic. Rye
lower; No. &c. Flax seed steady at ST
Ground feed. sl5 bid, Sl5 90 asked. Corn
meal. Sl4.50 bid, SIS asked. Bran, So 80 bid,
| SO asked.
Dealers in brewers supplies are selling new
hops at 30@32c per pound and malt at $1@D1. 05
per bushel. Yearling hops are out OF the
| market
Shipping buyers are paying for butter as fol.
lows; Creamery 25c; choice dairy 22@23c
farmers, packed dairy lS022c; medium to
| good 1Sc; shipping l6c. Trade good, with fair
| receipts and free demand.
Eggs, warranted, are selling from commits
| sion houses at l5c.
Onions are bought for shipment at SOC. aDd