Daily globe., 1881-09-21
TRAFFIC WORLD.

ST. PAUL, Wednesday, Sept. 81.
The notable general features of the wholesale trade
of the city for the past week have been an increase
Of orders and falling off in collections-the latter
attributable to the continued rains having delayed
threshing and the movement OF crops. Merchants
were never bn ,r AMI, notwithstanding the delay In
harvest I'd the apparently reliable reports of dam
age to grain exposed to the rains. have seldom had
greater confidence In the resources of the country
and the soundness of their customers AS to prices
there were few changes motel. Badger State and
Lawrence LII sheetings have been marked up Ac,
and dry goods prices throughout are firm. Groce-
ries ars STEADY Castsr oil and spirits turpentins
are higher. The discount on window
glass has been lowered to 60 and per cent. White
lead Is Ac lower Iron and steel hardware
ana metal good firm with advancing tendencies.
Leather and findings, boots and shoes, etc, are
steady.
The ruit trade continues active, with supple, of
domestics limited by the late unfayorable weather
for picking and shipping. Quotations are as fol-
lows: oranges, Summer X )dis SO %, lemons Sl0;
bananas 81 6OQD4.t0 per bunch. Dates, new Ara
bian ia trails, &c; fgs, new layers, &c. Apples
S303. 80; fancy -: Peaches, baskets. Si250i so;
Concord Iris and Delaware grapes 8@l5c. Califor-
mia fruits. per box-Pears S2.5003 90; peaches,
Temporarily out of market aud nominslly S2750
So: plum; S3.bc03 90; Toksy grapes SSa3 as;
Muscat grapes s..
New cider-Half barrels. iron bound, 81 50.
FIR sh Oysters-Selects 6 C; standards 50c
Wheat No oall was had on the board of trade
yesterday. Bids on Monday were as follows: No.
hard SL26: No. Sl23; No 8l.l0: No. 4SI; re-
jected 9oc None offering.
| Flour advanced 25c; xxx IS 76Ql6. IS; straights
| S725; patents S7.55. Rye -four 5 26.
Shoits-S14 80 bid.
Corn-No. cish &c bid; o tober CSC: No. 5sc
bid &c saked. Sales one car No. at 69c ard one
car by sample at 58c.
Corn Meal $20.50 bid.
Oats-No mixed crsh, 45c bid: September 42c;
No 8. mixed 4Sc, No. 2. white 46c; No. 4 do 45c,
Scarce and wanted.
Ground Feed -$2t 81 bid. Latest sales were at
Barley-No. $50 cid; No. extra 75e; No. 10.
| Brewers Supplies 81 %; old New York hops
| 2i625c; do. Wisconsin 2Oc; seedlings % DS0c.
Rye-No. 2 90c bid.
Flax Seed 81 % bid.
| Baled Hay $1,000 bid.
Potatoe9-6Oa65c; held in store at 75c. Receipts
yesterday large but mostly taken for shipment.
| Sweet Potatoes-Scarce and quotations nominal.
Muscatines $500; Jerseys SStC0.
| Eggs-Advanced and held at tic.
Bniter-In better demand and advanced with
dairy and creamery are held at 2t025c, and selec-
| tons sell at 22G2sc. Medium to good, 140l6c
Shipping l0Ol2c. Grease, S0l0c
| Cheese-Staie factory held at l2Gl5c.
| Mea,s-Pork $I9.000l9.25. Hams 16hc; shoul-
| ders, SIC; breakfast bacon 13c; spced roll 13c
clear sides 4c. Lard tierces 12xc kegs 13c; pals
Ilc. Mess beef $1,000. Dried beef 1I014hc.
Dressed pork 7c; beef sides 6hc; mutton 901Oc;
| Poultry-spriDg chickens Sn0s5, per pair. Old
chickens 40d4 45c per pair.
Ginseng-city buyers paying S1.4O01 so per
pound.
| Senega Snake Root Buyers offer 91035c.
| Wool Unwashed l8 122c; washed 30132c.
Hides-Firm, with advancing tendency. Green
| TIC per pound; green salted SIC; dry salted llc
dry flint l4c; green calf l2hc; green kip, &c; No.
stock two-thirds. Pelts SOC per pound for estimated
wool.
Tailow-Advaneed No. &c; No. Csc.