Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-07
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
A General Suppression Of Business Ow-
Ing to Day Of Prayer for the Presi-


dent.
ST. PAUL, Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Throughout the wholesale trade of the city
the FIRST week Of September has been an active
one. and merchants complain only that the
days are not long enough for doing all they
have to do. There are but few important
changes in prices. In dry goods there are
none. In groceries, prunes, currants and
dried apples are lower; canned peaches, to-
matoes and salmon are higher; white lily
soap is advanced &c; cheese is advanced Nc;
and starch Is advanced Kc. In drugs chloro-
form and oil lemon are lower. Linseed oil is
&c higher Metals and metal goods are gener-
ally firm IN price. and in other lines OF trade
frmness is the rule.
The fruit trade is one of prominent impor-
lance at this season, and the market appears
to be well supplied with all sessonable vari-
cites. We quote as follows: Oranges,
summer Rods, $3.50. Lemons, choice
to fancy, $8.00t09.0 Bananas, 50. SO
@4.0O per- bunch. Dates. new Arabians in
trails &c. Figs, new layers, Zoe. Apples,
50 50@3.50. Peaches, baskets, $1.00@1.25.
Grapes, Concords, Iris and Delawares, S@l5c.
California fruits, per box-pears, 50 5,-@4. 90;
peaches, $300@3.50 plums, $250@3 on; To-
kay grapes, $3.50; Muscat grapes, $500
Wheat-Hard grades are advanced since
week ago SC. On the board yesterday S1.20
was bid for No. hard; do. September, OctO-
Der and year, 81. Is; No. 2 hard SLIT; do Sep
TENDER, October and year, s1.l2; No. 8 S1.0s;
No. 90c; rejected. Soc.
Flour Selling from store, xxx, $500
6 90; straights 500; patents 81 50; rye -four
1926
Corn-No. Q cash, September and October,
SIC bid; No. 3. So.
Oats-Advanced 1@2c: No Q mixed, cash,
September aid October, Soc bid; do. Year, 35c;
No. 3,mixed, Sac; No2 white, 37Hc bid, $50
asked; No. 8 white, s6h c bid; rejected, Csc
Sales on the board yesterday, one car No. 2
mixed, seller the year, S6c; one car No 3
white, BIC, and two cars No. Q white at 38c.
Barley-Five cents higher. No 2 cash Sic
bid; September and October, SIC; No. 8 extra,
75c; No. 8, Csc.
Brewers Supplies-.Malt selling at st.15@
81 IS. Old New York hops 2i@25c; do Wis
consin 1o@i2Lc; seedlings 2S@30.H
Rye-No. Q 93c bid, 95c asked. One car sold
on the board yesterday at go.
Ground Feed-One car sold on the board
yesterday at 500 so.
Corn Meal-One car sold on the board yes
terday at 5000
Shorts-Scarce, and held at $500.
Bran-$i4.O0 bid.
l. Baled Hay-$10 90 bid.
Flax Seed-$1 16 bid.
f Potatoes--On the board Yesterday Soc bid
| Held in store at 75c.
Sweet Potatoes uscatines selling at a. 90
| @f.5O per barrel. Jerseys So 90.
Eggs-Hlgher. Selling from store at 12@
12Xc.
| Butter-Unchanged, with trade demands
fairly keeping up with the supply. Well
known choice brands of dairy and creamery
are held at 1e@22c, and selections sell at 200
&c. Medium to good grades l4@l6c. Ship
ping 10@12c. Common s@loc.
Cheese-State factory sells from store at 9@
| 10c.
Ginseug-city buyers are paying 81 4o@l.5O
Senega Snake Root-Buyers offer 30@35;
Wool-Unwashed, 1S@22c; washed 30@ SIC.
Hides-FiIm, with advancing tendency.
Green, 74c per pound; e cen sailed, SIC.
dry salted, lie; dry flint lac; green calf l2K C;
green kip, Sc; No 2 stock two-ihlrds. Pelts
SIC Ter pound for estimated wool.
Tallow-No. l., 51zc; No. 2, 4Hc.
/ Live StOck-L,tesl sales range al 81 25@4 IS
| for Iowas lghlng from LIS To 1900
pounds; 4.00l@4 10 for choice Minnesota steers
weighing ,075 10 1,2OO; So l5q3 50 for infe-
rior 10 good Minresoas, 50 IS for bulls. Sheep
sold at 4.25@4.5O. Hogs 5.S5@6. 0O. Mich
COWS S3S
Me.,s-Pork $40 oo@19. IS. Hams lsXc;
shoulders SAc, breakfast bacon 13c; spiced
roll BE; clear sides lie Lard, tierces 12K C;
Kegs 13Kc; pais 14c. Mess beef $1,000 Dried
beef 14@14Hc. Dressed pork &c; beef sides
6X c; mutton 9@l0c; lamb lie; veal &c.
Poultry-Spring chickens, 30@S5c per pair.
Old chickens, 4O@45c per pair.
Lumber-Firm in price with the large de-
mand of midsummer nearly equalled at this
time both in the local market and for ship
ping west and southwest,
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