Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-06
MARTS OF TRADE.
TIE Condition of the st. Paul Markets
During the Week---The New York Stock
Market Steady---Great Rise in Tennessee
Securities---No Chicago or Milwaukee
Markets.

During the Week---The New York Stock
Market steady---Great Rise in Tennessee
securities---NO Chicago or Milwaukee
Markets.
ST. PAUL, May 6.
In general, the wholesale trade of St. Paul
has greatly improved within the last two
weeks, though still affected by the lingering
of winter and by part of the country being
still shut out by railways Being blocked. AS
rule also collections are considered good, hut
will not now be at their best until after the
seeding time is over. That is unusually late,
and when it does come, every one in the farm
ing regions will give his time and energies to
putting in tie crops as quickly as possible.
The dry goods trade is decidedly better than
at any time for months past, and may reason
ably be expected to increase rapidly through
this month In prices we note reduction OF
one quarter cent in heavy brown sheetlngs,
and an advance of one-half on New York Mills
and Wamsuttds bleached.
New York dispatch of last evening says:
Dry goods business checked by unreasonable
cold weather, and is slight in all departments.
Cotton goods quiet and uncha1ged; prices ir
regular, Gilghams active and firm. Dress
goods, lawns and hosiery dull in first hands.
Mems wear woolens sluggish. Foreign goods
quiet.
| The grocery trade is an exception to the
| rule in being dul-er than last month, but is
| likely to be revived within few days now
that the railways in the western prai lie regions
| are being re-opened. Collections are reported
slow, as might be expected. Prices are gen.
orally steady, the only change for this week
being reduction on herring In barrels, halves
and quarters.
| In the trade in drugs ard associated goods
| March opens most active season, as the
blockaded regions begin to open and spring
advances, but collections are very backward.
Opium, sperm oil, quinine and morphine are
lower, the decline on quinine being zoe an
ounce. Timothy seed and clover are held a
little lower. Seuega dull. Window glass
firmer.
In metals, hardware, etc., trade is fair and
improving, with collections only fair.
In boots and shoes trade is booming and
collections are reported good In leather and
findings there is good trade for the season
and collections are improving slowly.
Lumber is firmly held at the advance which
took effect the LIST inst, and orders to be filled
Immediately on railroad communication with
the Southwest being restored are numerous
and large. At Chicago there is some talk OF
u further advance before summer, and this
market will be apt to follow that.
Fruits are quoted as follows by Presley &
Co Apples, otrictly choice, scarce and high,
$500. Oranges, Messina, 81 5O@5.0O; lm-
perial, $3.50. Lemons, S5.00@5.50. Figs,
light crop and high; new layers, 20@22c.
Dates, new Arabian trails, g.; rossoria, lS
pound boxes, $500 per box. Cranberries,
choice cultivated, 500 per barrel; in ferior in
bushel boxes, S1.50 per box.
Brewers supplies are quoted by Constans as
follows: Malt Sl.1O@l.l5 per bushel. Hops
Wisconsin, 15@lSc pc: pound; New York, 25e
and Washington Territory, 26@27c.
Receipts of grain, which have increased
lately, yesterday fell off to nine cars of wheat
two of oats and one of corn. A large quantity
of coarse grains which has been standing il
blOckaded cars in the southwest for two tC
three months will come into market during
the next two weeks, and free receipts of feed
butter, eggs, etc, are expected to follow the
opening of the St. Paul 81 Omaha line
although it is well understood the traders anC
, buyers along that line have not accumulated
the offerings they would have had in an ord
nary winter. On the board of trade yesterday
: prices were as follows:
, Wheat-No. 1 hard 99c; No. do. 96c
No. l 96c; No. 2 94c; No. 3, S5c.
Corn-No. 2 Ale bid, 43c asked: April ant
May 40c bid. One car April and one Car Ma.
sold, each at 40c.
SOats No. white 33c bid, S4c asked No.
do. 32Kc; No. 2 mixed 32c; do. April ant
May 33c; No. mixed Sic. Sold, one car No
x WQlue at ofC.
Earlcy-No S5c; No. 3, extra, 75e; No. 3
Csc.
Rye-No. Q, SIC.
Ground Feed-S16.00.
pran-S7 90. One car, bulk, sold at S7.25
6>ed Hay-S1l.OO bid, $1,000 asked.
Hogs-Live S5.25, dressed $500
Live Stock-Cattle are quotable at S375 t
S4.75 for mixed to choice lots of cattle. Sheep
$3.50. Hogs, at the stock yards are in fai
demand by butchers at S5.25@5.5O.
Pork, etc.---Mess pork $3.50 per barrel
fast bacon 10@10Hc; clear sides So 99c
Lard, terce lie; kegs 111sc; pals 12c.
, Beef, etc.---Mess $500 per barrel; dried bee
12K C; tongues 5.50@6.00 per dozen. Canned
beef &C. so per case. Beef sides, buying, So
&c; selling, 6@7c.
Poultry-Light receipts. Prices nominal
Chickens 13hc. turkeys, 1419c
Butter-CommUn to medium 1O@12c; good
t l40l7c; choice to extra, 1S@22c
r Eggs 15@16, with increasing receipts AM
prices likely to go lower.
Fiour-XXXX, S4.7595.25; straight $50
, (055O; patents, $650@7.5O. Rye flour, S5.25
Corn Meal-Coarse, $1,000 per ton. Bolted
S90c@Sl.00 per sack.
Shorts-S12.00 per ton.
2 Beans-Hand picked navy, S2.40; d.
2 mediums, 50 90.
t Onions-S1. 00@12 5 per bushel.
, Potatoes-50c per bushel.
Seeds -Metcalf, st. Paul, quotes red clover
!. S. 5o@65O; timothy, 81. rs; red top, 75c; blu
grass, 81 .35; millet, $l.25; navy beans, 80
amber cane, 15c per pound; onions, s3.00@3.2
per pound; field pumpkin, $500 per bushel
, rutabagas, 27c per pound; turnips, 30@4Oc.
Hides Green hides, &c per pound gree
sailed, Sc; dry sailed, lie; dry hint lac; gree
cali, 12c; green kip, &c. No. 2 stock two-third
prices. Pelts weak at 30c per pound for est
mated wool.
Tallow-S.eady; No. 1, sc; No. 2, DC.
Wool-Unwashed, 1S@20c per pound
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