Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-20
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
Stocks Fluctuate Trife and Close ut
Slight Advance-Grain and Provisions
Steady, With Shade OF Weakness Wis
ible.
Weekly Reviesv.

| As rule 1t may be said Of the wholesale
merchants of the city this week that they are
having good run of trade, with cash receipts
!, fair to good, considering what the fall weather
has been. The occurrence Of a warm, sun
shiny day yesterday, after six weeks OF almost
continuous chilly and wet weather, seemed to
affect everybody hopefully. There was a
clearer, quicker rafting and clicking Of car
penters' hammers and masons' trowels about
the new business blocks going up, and in
every business house there seemed a liveler,
| fresher hustle of business.
Dry Goods-Prices unchanged trade con-
| tinues active; collections improving, especi-
ally from the Northwest.
Groceries-Tsade active; collections good
| and improving; prices generally steady.
Raisns have advanced; dried fruits are quoted
higher; canned peaches, pineapples and lob
sters are little higher; Sisal cordage is again
advanced, and soaps have lost part of their
| late advance.
| Drugs, etc.-Tartaric acid DC lower; chloro-
form 1c higher, and spirits turpentine &c
| lower
| Hardware, Iron, etc.-Prices remain firm,
aud bid fair to advance, especially as all the
manufactures are crowded with work, making
it difficult TO get orders filled with any prompt
ness. Trade is good and collections fair.
| Leather and Finding fair for the
season; collections continue slow.
| Boots and Shoes-Trade good; collections
only fair.
| Fruits-Trade, Notwithstanding the long
spell of bad weather for handling, has stead
| lily held active and received fresh impetus
with the advent Of fair weather yesterday.
Grapes are scarce, Apples are plenty, and
choice winters are selling lower than fall ap-
1Ioc lao No
per box; oranges 81. Bananas s2.5O@3.5O
per bunch. Dates, Arabian trails,
Sc per d. Figs, new layers, zoe per Id. APP.
piles S4.009+. 25 per barrel. Concord grapes
nominally, 6@9c per ID; Delawares and Cataw
has 10@l2c. California frnits, per box
Pears, advanced, 81 00@4.50; Muscat grapes
IS; Tokay grapes 81 per case of 40 lbs, gum
ces S3G0@350 per bushel
| New Cider-Iron bound packages: half bar
rels, 50 so; quarter barrels, 81 30.
| Sweei Potatees-Southern Illinois AMI Mus
catines, S4.00@5.00 per barrel; New Jerseys,
| S4.50@5.50.
| Oysters-seects, SOC; standards, 40c.
| Wheat-Hard grades &c lower sthan a week
ago. No. hard 81 sc bid; No, O. do. 81 33;
No. 81 20: No. 4 81 10; rejected Sl.00.
Corn-Held 1c lower than last week. No. 2
was offered yesterday at CSC, and No. 3 at
| 63c.
Oats-Vary but little from day TO day Hold
ers offered to sell yesterday as follows: No. 3
white Sic; No. 3 do. 49c; and No. Q mixed
| SOC.
Barley-Buyers have advanced &c on last
weeks prices no; q 96c bid, No. 8 extra,
| Soc; No. 8, 76c Sales by sample, on the board
OF trade yesterday, one car at 81 % and one
car at 81 90.
Rye-Nominally unchanged; 92c bid.
| Flax Seed-Higher; 81 rs bid.
Ground Feed--Steady. $500 bid.
Corn Meal-Scarce; S25 70 bid.
Baled Hay-offtred yesterday at 1850, and
two cars sold at that price
| Brewers Supplies-Mat firm at $1.25 per
| bushel Old New York hops Csc per lib;
new do. 35c; Wisconsin Soc; Sacramento 35c.
Flour-Flrm. Patents, $3.50; straights.
1885,; xxx $3.50. Rye -four, Sc 50.
Shorts Nominally $1,000 per ton. None
in market.
Potatoes-shlppers are not doing much,
except in choice varieties and good keepers.
For this class of stock there is an
qualities are bought only at
prices over which shippers can see safe mar
gin. The city retail and family demand is
good at prices ranging from 75c to Soc. On
he board of trade yesterday Soc was bid for
outgoing ear lots
Beaus-Hand picked navy 50 so per bushel
Oniops-In shipping demand at SOC.
Eggs OciudHd S'Ou, sieduy So NoGUStC
for fresh or any good stock.
Buter-R. ceipts of choice light and demand
active. Common and medium grades dull
Prices unchanged; gilt edge creamery 30G32c,
choice dairy and creamery 23@27c; selections
of same 24(d23c; medium to good, 14Ql6c;
shipping, 10@l2c; grease, 9@l0c.
Cheese-S,ate factory steady at 12@ sc.
Poultry-Spring chickens, 35@40c per pair:
old do. 40@45c Turkeys, live weight, Sc.
Meats-Pork lower; held at SIG. O0Ql950.
Hams 14c; shoulders, 1876; breakfast bacon
C; clear sides 14c. Lard, tlerces and bar
rels, l3c; kegs 13H C; pals 14Hc. Mess beef
$1,000. Buying prices-Dressed hogs TX 9Sc;
beef sides 5GG5Hc; mutton7@Sc; lamb 9@liOc;
veal SH 019c.
Live Stock-Steady. Choice Iowa and
lots 81 @4c; fair to good mixed lots 2H (03c;
Mich cows S35 00@4o. 90. Calves scarce at
5000. Sheep in liberal supply at 81. "a 50.
Hogs scarce and wanted at 6@6Xc.
Ginseng-Receipts liberal and taken at
81 50@l75 per pound, mostly ut Sl.50@1 65.
Senega Snake ROot-Buyers paying 3O@35c.
per pound 5000. -, .o,,o.
des-Steady. Green, nc per pound;
green salted, SAc; dry sailed, lie; dry flint,
lac; green calf, 12k; green hip, DC; No. 2
stock, two-thirds. Pelts, active at Soc per
pound for estimated wool
Tallow-Advanced; No |, &c; No. 2, &c.
Lumber-Orders are heavily in advance of
shipments which continue to be limited by the
effect of late rains; but few days of drying
! weather will bring about extraordinary activity
| in loading and shipping. Prices steady with
out prospect of change.
Daily RerietC.