Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-25
COMMERCIAL,
ST. PAUL, Wednesday, Nov. %, 1881.

| OVM M
ST. PAUL, Wednesday. Nov. %, 1881.
If there is any notable feature in the whole
been said any day since the fall trade began
i. c., that it is very large and keeps up beyond
expectation--it is that there has been great
improvement in collections the past few days.
This may be attributed to the cold
weather having made country roads
passable, and is properly regarded among
business men as a convincing confirmation of
their belief in the solid wealth of all the cOun-
try of the new Northwest. The improve
ments in this matter of collections-of i'm
portance to the sellers of merchandise-ls not
accompanied by the enlarged receipts OF
country produce, which have been expected to
follow freezing weather and solid roads. Espec-
tally is the lack of produce this week no.
ticable in seasonable articles. The supply of
poultry has fell far short of supplying the de-
mand. The local demand has increased, and
orders from distant places, north and west,
have been so much in excess of the supply
that commission houses have had to divide
what they had and only partly fill their orders.
The same may be said of dressed hogs and
beef sides, stocks of which are light.
Dry Goods-Trade holds up well and cOllec-
tions have been good the past week. No
change in prices.
| Observation-Disclosures keep up without any
sign of falling off, but collections are only
| fair. The changes of prices are few. Dried
apples, canned beans, walnuts and white fish
are higher.
| Drugs, Etc-Trade fairly active but collec-
lions dull and poor. There are no changes of
| importance in prices. Linseed oil is advanced
&c per gallon. Spirits turpentine firmer.
| Opium little lower. Mercury higher. Win
dow glass very firm. Ginseng still commands
here the highest price paid anywhere, but the
| market in China is dull and lower. Senaca
| root dull and weak. The stock of drugs held
| here is very large and complete, and there
never before has been better chance for Sc
| lection and purchase; while drug prices are
also very low here.
Hardware-No changes in price. Merchants
are still behind on orders. Collections good.
| Iron and Steel-Trade fair; prices firm; col
| lections slow.
| Boots and STOCKHOLDERS continue large and
collections have materially improved since
| cold weather set in. Rubbers are advanced
| four per cent
| Leather and Findings-Prices are firm, but
| the long threatened Eastern advance does not
come, though still expected. Trade continues
| astonishingly large for the season, and col
lections have been very good the last few days.
Saddlery Hardware-An active trade is re-
ported, with some advances of prices indicated
as near. Manufacturers are talking up gen.
eral advance of SOLO per cent, and in some
cases they are obtaining it. In this liLe-of
| traffic, as in all lines of metal goods, the
| markets are all in condition for advance if the
| large demand of this year is kept up. The
| increased number of manufactures, and the
enlarged output of goods, has so far served to
| limit prices, but the cost of raw materials and
| labor has now advanced to point which will
sooner or later compel manufacturers to
| charge higher, or suspend their works.
Fruits, etc.-Presley & Co.'S. selling quota
| tsons for Thanksgiving week as follows: Ap-
pies 81 OO@4.25 per barrel. Oranges, Jamaica
stem cut, $500 per hundred. Lemons, $500
@7.00 per box. Cranberries, $T5O@S.OO per
| barrel; one bushel boxes, 1925. California
pears, SO. 50@400 per box. Malaga grapes,
| IS 00@9.00 per barrel, $4.00@4.50 per keg.
Cocoanuts, $500 per hundred. Chestnuts, 16c
per pound. Cider, $3.50 per barrel; 23c per
gallon. Oysters. selects, 45c; standards S5c;
| standard selects. 35c, plain standards 25c.
Brewers Supplies Selling prices: Malt,
| 81 .25 per bushel. New York hops, 32@35c
per ID; Wisconsin hops, SOC; Washington Ter
| ritory hops, 35c.
Flour---Prices nominally unchanged, but
| rather weaker than last week. Patents, $3.50;
straights, $3.50; xxx, $3.50. Rye flour,
$3.50.
Shorts-Held in store at s16.OO@17.OO per
| ton.
Wheat-Unchanged No. hard $130; No.
2do. S1.20; No. 8 $1.00; No. 85c. Sale yes
terday, one car rejected by sample at $1.0O.
Corn-Unchanged. No 2 &c bid, Csc
| asked; No. COZ C bid.
Oats-Unchanged. No. white 45c bid, 47c
asked; No. white 44c bid, 46c asked; No. 2
mixed offered at 46c; No. 8 mixed offered at
45Hc. Sales yesterday, two cars No. white
and one car No. 2 mixed at 45c.
Barley-Unchanged. No. 2 Csc bid; No. 3
extra S5c bid; No. 3 75c.
Rye-No 2 SOC.
Ground Feed-Steady bid; $500 Sale yester
| day one car on track at $26.50. Held in store
| at S27. O0Q2S, 90; but dealers think prices of
| feed, meal and hay have now reached their
maximum and may be little lower during
| the winter
L Corn Meal-$25.00 bid.
| Bran-S12.00 bid; $500 asked.
Baled Hay-$l65O bid, S17.00 asked.
Beans Hand picked 1878 per bushel,
! Cranberries-Buying: Dull ana nominal at
| 81 .75@2.25 per bushel.
Potatoes-None offering. Nominally 75@
| SOC per bushel.
Onions-No change. Selling from store at
| 81 90 per bushel.
Eggs-Fresh, find ready market at $50
BIC, but must be guaranteed good.
Butter-Moves slowly, but stocks are very
light with good demand. Choice selections
of dairy fine a ready market at 25@2Sc.
Creamery brings 30@32cs Medium grades sell
| on their merit at figures ranging from Is to
| 22c, and common grades are slow at 8@12.
| Cheese-State factory steady at 12@15c.
| Poultry-Lve chickens are not called for,
dressed having taken their place in market
Dressed chickens 7@11c per fb; turkeys
| 10@12c.
| Weats-Pork held at SITS per Dbl. Hams