Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-12
STOCKS AND CEREALS.

Shares, Due to Rumors of the Consoli-
| dalton of the Western Union and Amer
lean Union Companles-Heavy Rise in
Values-The General List Somewhat
Stronger-Great Weakness in the Grain
Markets at Chicago and Milwaukee,
Provisions Advanced.
ST. PAUL, Jan. ~.
The wholesale trade of the city at this time
| may be described as fair for the season, be-
cause very little trade is to be expected at this
season. The long term of extreme cold
weather, which would ordinarily check bust
ness, is in part compensated for by the sleigh
| ing being good, which maintains traffic in the
| country and helps country merchants to pay
| their maturing bills. In most lines of trade
prices are steady and changes need not be
| looked for until about the opening of spring
trade. In some lines there are indications
| that advanced prices will be demanded, but
generally the producers and importers of
| goods will be satisfied with maintaining pres
ent values. The wholesale dry goods
trade of the city is very quiet.
An advance of &c is noted in some
| leading makes of heavy brown sheetings. The
mail order trade in groceries is good. An adj
vance Of a e if noted on fine sugars, and some
| changes are made in prices of foreign dried
| fruits, etc. The drug market Is reported fair
| ly active with collections improving little.
| Opium is n little off, in consequence of the
failure of Fowler, Champion & Co., and their
| stock coming on the market. Quinine scarce
| and firmer. Castor oil firmer. Citric acid
| and balsam copabia are advanced. The white
| lead combination is broken and prices are
lower Linseed oil very firm and may advance.
Senega dull. Ginseng still St.45. Window
| glass trife lower. In hardware there is not
much doing at this time. The inclinations of
manufactures are towards better prices and
dealers here think that with the opening Of
spring trade we may look for higher figures
| on Staple goods. Notable changes are
made this week in the discounts on carriage
bolts, locks and knobs and Nicholson
| files. Common sheet iron is marked down 10c.
Prices of heavy hardware and finished iron and
steel are firm, with prospects of early advances
Horse shoe iron is quoted this week at an adj
vance Of &c. The boot and shoe manufacturers
are revising their lists for the spring trade,
and anticipate steady prices. Leather and
| findings firm and unchanged, with light
trade.
On the st. Paul board of trade yesterday
buying prices were as as follows:
Wheat-No. hard Ole; No. 2 Sc; No. 8
76c; No. February SIC; No. March ssc;
No. May 93c.
Corn-No. old SIC; No. new SIC; No.
May 40c.
Oats-No. 2 white 29c; No. do 27c;
No mixed &c; No 8 do. 25X c; No. 2 mixed
May SEC.
Barley--No. 2 Csc; Nos extra &c. No. 8
| 60c.
Rye--No. 3 Csc
Ground Feed--S15.
Corn Meal--$14.0l.
| Bran--S5.50.
| Baled Hay-S1O 90.
Hogs--Live, S425: dressed, S5.o5.
Street buyers paid for wheat yesterday as
follows: No. SSc; No. 2 CSC; No. 75c; No.
Csc; rejected 55c.
Ground feed is quoted on the basis of what
dealers will recognize as standard article Of
mixed corn and oats. The supply for this
market, however, appears to be controlled by
combination Of few mills, the products of
which vary considerably in quality and are sold
accordingly.
The principal trade of commission houses
just now is in dressed hogs, quoted above, and
beef sides. The latter, choice, were held yes
terday at $500 per hundred.
| Fox--No. silver, S10.00@40.00; No.
cross, So.O0@S.Oo; No. kit, S0@40c. Gray:
No. cased, 75c; No. 1 open, SOC. Red: No.
cased, S1.25(d1.50:' No. open, 75c@S1 90;
No. 2, 75c@s1.O0; No. 5, 75c@S1.0O; No. 4,
25@50c
Fisher--No. dark, IS OO@7.OO; No. / pale,
$S.OO@5.00; No. 2, 50. O0@3. 90; No. 5, S1.O0@
$500; No. 4, 50c(9S1.0O.
Beaver---Fall or early catch, 50c@si.00 per
h.; winter catch, 81 .25G1.50; spring or prime,
s2.O0@2 so.
HOtter--No. /, large, cased, s.. OOg7 90; No. /,
large, open, S400a6.00; No. 1, medium and
small, cased, S400a6 90; No. 1, medium and
small, open, S3.O095.00; No. 2, SS.0095 90:
No. 5, 81. 0OG3. 90; No. 4, SOC.
Bcar---No I, black, large, S6.009S.00; No.
/, black, medium, S5.004100: No. l, year.
lings, "a OoG5.l0; No. 1, cubs, g. 0094 90; No.
I'2. bear, S50096.00: No. 8, S2.0094.00; No 4,
50c0S1 90.
Marten---No. /, dark, 's1.5o@a; No. 1, pale,
s1d1.50; No. 250d15c.
Mnk--No. 1, very dark, S0@ 81 90; No. l.
pale, 6O6S0c: No. 2, S0d40c No. 5, 15@25c
No 4, 5@10c.
Wolverine---No. /, 50 OO@S. 90; No. 2, 81. oC
@2.5O; No. 3, 50c@S10o.
&Lynx--No. /, s1.35@1.50; No.2, 81 coal .25
No. ., 50c@s1.00.
wild Cat--No /, cased, 30@35c; No. 1,open
20(d3Oc; No. .. 10000.
Badger--No /, 40G60c: No. . and 8, 10@
20c.
Raccoon--No. l, large, 60tdS0c, No. ., 400
60c; No 5, 20@S0c; No. 4, 10@15e.
Skunk---No. |, black, cased, COG 81; No. l
black, open, 50@60c: No. /, half stripe, 500
40c; No. l, long stripe, 20@25c; No l, broad
white and stacy, 10@15c.
Muskrat--No. 1, spring, S(d1Oc; winter, Ga
Sc; fall, 4(d6c, kittens, &c.
House Cat Black and blue, 10y925c; various
colors, Zoe.
A New York dispatch of last evening says
Dry goods business rather more active witt
package houses, bnt jobbing trade remain