Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-16
WHEELS OF COMMERCE.
A Lively Movement all Around Yesterday
Provisions In Active Request at Big
Ffgures--Stocls Booming, and the c.
reals Looking up.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 16, 1881.

reals Looking up.
ST. PAUL, Feb. IS, 1881.
The reopening Of most of our railroads since
the late snow and wind storms has enllVeneo
most branches of trade among wholesale deal
crs. but the dealers III coarse grain, meal and
miIlstuf1s are embarrassed by a lack of sup
niles. consequent upon the southwestern lines,
from which most of their supplies are drawn,
beinr still closed. Collections from the coun-
try are still interrupted, but the city supply
ofmoney continues ample for all legitimate
calls and our merchants are going through
the dull season without doubt of its being sue
oceded by season of very lively trade
In drv goods there are no changes of prices
and none are to be looked for until the spring
trade is fairly opened. Orders are beginning
10 come in from the lately blockaded travelling
statesmen but these, as ordinarily at this season
of the year. are only to temporarily replenlsh
stocks and belong more to the notions trade
than to dry goods. The grocery trade is more
lively than any other, the demand from the
northwest country being quite large, while
distant buyers are already sending in orders
for early spring shipments on the Red and
Missouri rivers and tie tributaries OF the lat
ter. A decline of %@Ac is noted III
sugars and there is sharp
advance of ~ @Sc on Sisal
and Manila cordage. The drug trade Is re-
ported dull, owing to the blockade, and coilec-
lions are for the same reason slow, but the
opepinc UP of lately blockaded sections is
daily marked by the receipt of delayed orders.
The general tendency of prices is towards an
advance Opium, QuiniGe, morphine, llnseed
oil and white lead are all higher than lew
weeks ago. Spirits turpentine is still high,
the Standard Oh company having control OF
prices and making dealers pay heavily. ely
cerine is advancing. Senega and ginseng re-
main about the same, the former dull. The
freight delays from the East are already caus-
ing some annoyance, but fortunately stocks
here are large and holding out WELL The
hardware trade has its share Of
tbs general dizziness, trade and collections,
but is improving. No.2 plain back spades
and screws are advanced. Nails are mashed
down lee, and timers copper 1c. In leather
and findings and boots and shoes there has
been a moderate Improvement the past week,
with prices generally steady. Best qualities of
hemlocz harness and all qualities of oak har-
ness leather little lower.
A New York dispatch says: Business con-
tlnues moderate with package houses. The
joDbing trade is sluggish. Cotton goods are
quiet but steady. Quilts are active but in
light supply. Prints are moving slow. Cling
hams are in brisk request but scarce. Dress
goods are doing fairly. Mems wear woOlens
are quiet but steady.
The trade in grain and produce is most seri
ously affected by the interruption of rail and
wagon roads by the heavy SHOWS. There is
particularly lack of coarse grains and mill
stutfs, which is felt by every dealer now that
the northwest country and the lOggers are be-
ginning to lay in supplies for the spring. The
opening Of the Sioux City road, which will
bring forward large supplies, Is likely to af-
ford relief this week.
Wheaton, the board Of trade yesterday
prices were as follows: No. hard, 4c; No.
2 do, 9Oc; No. /, soc; No. 2, SIC; May, CSC;
No. 3, 79c.
Corn-No. 2, SIC bid, Sc asked; May, 3Sc
bid, soc asked. Sales 5000 bushels May or
June delivery at soc and one car on outgoing
track at S9c.
Oats-No. white, Sic; No. s do, S0c No.
mixed, SOC; March, SOC; May, sage bid,
S3c asked; No mixed, 29c bid, Sic asked.
Barley-No. 2, 75c; No. 5 extra, Csc; No. 8,
Soc
Rye-No 2, re.
Ground Feed-$15.
Corn Meal-S15
Bran IS.
raled Hay-S10.50.
IEogs-Live S525; dressed 1915.
Changes on the board of trade since last
week were as follows: Wheat, spot, advanced
"a &c; futures the same. Corn, spot, advanced
&c; futures unchanged. Oats, spot, advanced
lie: futures unchanged. Barley, No, 2, off Sc;
extra advanced &c and No. 5 unchanged. Rye
unchanged. Ground feed and corn meal 81
higher Baled hay SOC lower. Live hogs adj
vanced pc and dressed 15c.
Fork, Etc.-Packers' prices to dealers yes
terdav were as follows: Mess pork $3.50 per
barrel; sugar cured names 11@11H C; Shout
defs 6a6Kc. Lard, pals 11Kc; kegs lie;
tierces 1917. As compared with the cores
bonding day of last week pork Is 81 higher,
hams and shoulders x ale higher and lard 1c
higher. Commission and grocery houses yes
da: held favoIite brands of pork at s16.50 per
barrel.
Beef, Ete-St Paul mess, s8@S.5O per bar
rel. dried beef, 10Ggi1c. Cooked canned beef,
S. 80 per case. Smoked tongne, Sc per doze%.
Smoked venison hams, 1870.
Baans--Choice mediums, per busbel 81 COO
2 SO: hand picked, - 10d2.25.
Brewers Supplies-Malt, Sl.10 per bushel.
Hops, Wisconsin, DC; New York, PIC, and
Washington Territory 26c per ID.
Onions-S1 .50@32 per hushel.
Potatoes-55060c per bushel.
Seeds-Metcalf, St. Paul, quotes red clover,
$50; timothy, s2.65, blue grass, al.95; sweet
corn 81. 80 per bushel: amber cane 15c per ib;
onions, S3.00jG3.25 per bushel.
Butter Gilt edge and choice are scarce in
proportion to the demand while average and
common goods are, as usual, rather in excess
OF the demand. we quote gllt edSe un-
changed, S0035c per pound choice, 25c;
good l5g1Sc; common, 9911c.
Eggs are in better supply, but held at soc
per dozen by commission dealers.
Live stock--The latest report of sales was as
follows Iowa steers, average 1850 pounds,
$50; State steers, average 1,050 pounds,
S. 50; do, average LOO pounds, s5.55;
do average 1,155 pounds, s3.75;
dc. average 1900 pounds, $500;
do, average 975, 1895; State mixed
COWS and steers, 970 pounds, So; bulls,
average 800 pounds, s.. Sheep in good de-
mand at 81 IS.
Hides, etc.-Green hides &c; green salted Sc;
dry sailed 12c; dry flint 15c; green calfskins lie;
green kip skins Sc. Sheep pelts, wool est
mated, 40c.
Tauow-No. 1, Sc; No. Q, 4@4Xc.
Wool-Unwashed 25@27c; fleece unwashed
S5t33fc. Buying limited to occasional small
lots, and the country supposed to be about
cleared Of last seasons clip
Furs-Prices are nominally unchanged as