Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-09
THE MARKETS.


Despite the continued unfavorabie weather
and the decline in wheat, which has to some
extent reduced deliveries at interior points,
| the wholesale trade of st. Paul continues very
large and collections are steadily improving
| the latter fact being wholly unexpected one,
| and regarded among merchants rs an Indicator
that lhecountry entered upon the harvest of this
year with much more of balance from the
previous year than usual.
Dry Goods-Prices unchanged; trade good;
collections improving.
Grocerles--Trade active; prices generally
steady; collections good. Raisins are 1O@25c
| lower. Golf e A and granulated sugars are
1@Ac lower. Tubs art advanced 25c.
Drugs, etc.-The drug market is dull and
| without special items of interest. The
annoyances and delays this side of Chicago
cause some trouble, al hough our dealers
AIRY Immense stocks, and Can nine times out
of ten save largely in time to customers order
ing here. Mer,u rials are all higher; cam phor
firmer; ammonias advanced; and spirits tur-
pentine and lard oil a lit e lower. Ginseng
md senega are dull and lower in eastern mar
kets, but command still good prices here.
Hardware and Iron-O ders lively and deal
ers find it difficult to catch up ON orders.
Common and horseshoe iron are 10025c
higher.
with collections steadily improving.
leather and Fin ings-Prices very firm;
trade fair and collections good.
Fruits, etc.-Choice apples, good winter
keepers are selling at S4.U0@4 50-the lowest
price being for carload lots. Jamaica oranges
81 so per hundred. Old Messina lemons 50 00
per box; new Malagas S7.50QSO0. Cranber-
ries elling) 50 w per bushel; S6.50t91.50 per
r. Hhoin z ~
as 10 per barrel; Muscatines, So 50@3.U0.
New crop cocoaLuts $500 per hundred. New.
chestnuts, Zoe per pound. Quo shell-bark
hlcko' nuts, 81 so per bushel Cider 81 SO
per barrel. Sc ect oysters, soc; standards, 40c
Bre .ers' Supplies-Malt unchanged at Sl25
per bu. Old New York hops, 25c per lb; new,
do, 35c; Wisconsin, 30c; Sacramento, 35c
Flour-Firmly held, but it is thought stocks
ahead are SO large that no advance will be made
here because uf the shutting down of eastern
mills. Patents, $3.50; straights, 81 so; xxx,
$3.50. Rye flour, $3.50.
Shorts Nominally SIT per ton.
Wheat-Lower than week ago by 2@4c
for hard grades and 9@14c for soft grades.
No. hard. Sl.25; No. 3 do, Sl.2o; No. 3,
Sl.05; No. 4, voc; rejected, Soc.
Corn-Lower. No. 3. &c bid, &c asked;
No 8, Soc bid, Gle asked. One car Of No. 3
sold on The board yesterday at Coo.
Oats-Lower. No. white, 45c bid, 47c
asked; No do 44c bid, 46c asked No. 2
mixed, 44c bid, 46c asked; No. 3 do, 44c bid,
45c asked
Barley-Higher for No. Q. No. 2, Csc; No.
8 extra, SIC; No. 8, 75c
I Rye-Lower; No. Q, SIC.
Ground Feed-Firmly held; offered at 1850
for cash and $1,000 November.
Corn Meal-Steady. Held at $3.50.
Bran-Uncnanged; offered at $l250.
Baled Hay-$16.5O bid, $500 asked. Two
cars sold on the board yesterday, one at $3.50
and one at $3.50.
Potatoes-The shipping season is about
over, but buyers take all that come to market
at 75@85c for good keepers. On the board of
trade yesterday Soc was bid for car lots.
B-ans-Hand-pick navy steady at $5.75
per bushel.
Onions-In good demand at Soc per bushel.
Eggs-Steady at 23934c.
Butter-Choice gu 4llties continue continue
in good demand. Inferior grades sell slowly.
Gilt edge creamery, 30@32c; choice dairy and
creamery, 25@29c; medium to good, 14016c;
shipping, 1O@12; grease, 9010c.
Cheese--State factory steady at 12015c.
Pnultry--Chickens, live, 35@45c per pair.
Light receipts of dressed poultry Sell at 100
lac per Id.
Ginseng--s1 500 rs per pound.
Senega Roo --3O@35c per pound.
Wool-Unwashed, 18@22c; washed, 500 32c.
Hides-Green. Sc per ID; green sailed, &c;
dry sailed, lie; dry flint, lac; green calf,
l2Hc; green kip, 9Hc. No. 2 stock, two
thirds. Pelts, SOC per Id for estimated wool.
Tallow-No. 1, &c per 10; No. 2, &c.
Meats-Pork held at $500. Hams,
lac; shoulders, 10Ac; breakfast bacon, 14H C;
clear sides, 14c. Lard, lower; tierces and bar
rels, 12kc; kegs, 13c; pals, lac. Mess beef
held at $1,000. Buying prlces-Dressed hogs,
797Kc; beef sides. 4@5Hc; mutton, 7@Sc;
lamb, 80 l0c; veal, SX @9c.
1--we Stock-Choice aud fancy steers, AZ c.;
choice mixed lots 3x @4c; fair to good mixed
lots, Ok @5c. Mich cows, $500 1000.
Calves wanted at &c. Sheep in good supply
at 4@4Hc. Hogs scarce and wanted at 5X@
exc.
Lumber-Cars are being furnished more
freely for the lumber trade and dealers are do
ing their best to catch up with orders, which
continue large. Prices firm at the advance of
the first inst.