Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-13
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

Bonds Falling off Two Per Cent.--Stocks
Drooping--Wheat and Corn Steady and
In Good Demand--O Oats Firm--Provisions
Active, Firm and Higher--weekly Re-
view of the st. Paul Market.
ST. PAUL, Wednesday, July ID.
There is little to be said of the wholesale
trade OF the city, as to general merchandise,
other than it is fair to good for the season
of the year, with collections good and all in
dicatlons from the country favorable to an
tieipations of large fall trade. Retail mer-
chants appear to be generally prosperlng and
will, as soon as crop prospects are assured,
become liberal buyers. In some lines, while
prices are for the time nominally unchangeda
thorough revision of price lists will be necessa-
nv about the close ofthis month. This week
there are four changes to note. Raisins are
little higher and granulated and coffee sugars
are shade lower. Citric acid, opium, quiz
nine and spirits turpentine are quoted lower.
Cardamons higher. Linseed aud lard oils are
little higher. White lead, pure, is reduced
25c Prices of leather are very firm and an
advance may be expected about the first of
next month.
In the fruit trade the feature of the week is
a continued advance of lemons, which are now
quoted, choice, sound, repacked at $11.50,
and are liable to go higher or lower any day,
according to weather conditions.
Saturday they sold in Chicago at
$40 O0@l2.0O. Oranges are steady
at 49, 10, repacked, sound and choice. Bananas
are out of the market. Dates, Arabian fruits,
Sc. New apples, barrels $3.50; third bushel
boxes 65@75c. Blueberries, Sl.75@25O, &C
cording to quality. Tomatoes, third bushels,
ST. OO@1 so, according to quality. Refrigerator
car receipts expected Friday, may lower the
price of tomatoes. California fruits, per box
Pears $3.50; plums $3.50.
Nuts are quoted by Presley g. Co. as follows:
New Texas pecaus, 12c; new French walnuts.
15c; new Naples walnuts, Zoe; new Brazil nuts,
lOc; Sicily filberts, 14c; s. s. almonds, 20c;'
sheiled almonds, in 25 fb. boxes, 37Hc.
The lumber trade continues active, notwith-
standing the advance in prices on the LIST inst,
and orders from the southwest keep in active
use all the 1900 cars of the Lumber Line.
Malt continues firm at SIPS, being closely
sold out, although within month summer
malt can be supplied at probably 10000 less.
New York hops are steady at 24@25c; Wiscon-
sin tic. Washington Territory hops are out
of market.
ON THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Prices on the board of trade yesterday COM
pare with those of Tuesday of last week as
follows: Wheat &c higher for hard grades
and Sc higher for low grades; corn stea ~ and
unchanged; oats held 1@2c higher and bidders
advanced X@1%c: barley 3@5e lower; rye
unchanged; ground feed and coin meal each
held soc higher; bran held 50c lower; bailed
hay unchanged. Prices and transactions yes
terday were as follows:
Wheat-No. i hard, $1.1O; No. 2, do.
81 or: No 8, SOC; No. 4, Soc; rejected roc.
Corn-No. 2 4Oc bid; 42c asked, No. 8 SIC.
bid. SOC asked. Sales, seven cars No. Q at lc
and 2 cars No. at BIC.
Oats-No. white 3Sc bid. SOC asked; No.
8 do 36h bid, SIC asked; No. Q mixed SIC bid,
No. 8 do. Soc bid, SEC asked; rejected offered
SIC. Sales, one car No. 3 white at SIC.
Barley-No. 2 soc bid; No. 5 extra 75c; No.
3 zoe.
Rye-No. 2 75c bid.
Ground Feed-Offered at $500.
Corn Meal-Offered at $1700.
Bran-$7 so bid, IS asked.
Baled Hay-S7 bid.
LIVE STOCK, PROVISIONS, ETC.
Cattle continue in fair supply, and good de-
mand for the city trade. We quote
Iowa fancy steers, $3.50; choice Minnesota,
S.. OO@5.25; common to good do, $500
@4.5O; inferior and mixed lots, 5000
400. Live hogs, $5.00@5 so. Lambs &c; good
to choice sheep, wooded, IS. 5O@6. OO; sheared,
ST. 50@5. 90.
11A@l1Nc; shoulders, 7A@sc; breakfast
Lard, tierces, 12c; kegs, 12Ac; pals, 12Hc.
Mess beef is firmly held at $1,000. Dried beef
13@14c: tongues, S5.5O@6.0O per dozen,
cooked canned corn beef, $500 per case.
Dressed Meats are steady. Pork &c; beef
sides, buying, OK @7Xc; selling, * @sHc;
Mutton, 9@1Oc, lamb 12H @14c; veal, 1000.
Poultry-Spring chickens 30@35c per pair.
Old chickens 40@5Oc per pair.
AT COMMISSION AND PRODUCE HOUSES.
Flour-sellng to the trade as follows;
xxx, s5.O0@5.25; straights, $5.4o@5.S5
patents, Sc. 75@7.OO. Rye flour. $6S5.
Shorts-Scarce, and selling at S11.00@12 90
Eggs-supply short with fair local and
Shipping demand. Selling from store at 1870;
repacked for shipping, 14c.
Butter-We note a good demand for choice
stock at 16@20c, as range for well known
brands of dairy and creamery. selections are
held at 1S@2Oc. Medium to good grades are
held at 140l6c Shipping, fresh grass stock,
sweet but even in color, 13@15. Common
SOLO.
Cheese-State factory 9@1Oc.
New Potatoes-Southern grown selling at
$500 per barrel. -.
Ginseng-Late receipts are better in quality
and the supply is not large. Buyers offer
S1.25@S1.30.
Senegal Snake Root-Buyers, paying 25c,
fear as last year all markets will be over
stocked.
Hides-Quiet and steady. Green, INC per
pound; green sailed, SIC. Dry sailed, lie;
dry flint 14c; green calf 1sc; green kip, &C.;
No. stock two-thirds prices Pelts ad-
vanced to Soc per pound for estimated
wool.
Tallow-No. 1, 5Ac; No. 2, Axe.
Wool-Unwashed, 1S@23c; washed 30@32c
Receipts larger than was expected, but prices
are main tanned by Eastern markets improv-
ing.
Eastern and European Markets.
New YORK, July 12.-Money easy at 3@4
per cent Prime mercantile paper 3@411 per
cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills steady