Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-30
YESTERDAYS MARKETS.
sr. PAUL, Wednesday, Nov. 80.

sr. PAUL, Wednesday, Nov. 30.
| The wholesale merchants of the city report
4 for the past week continued volume Of
orders, quite up to the capacity Of their houses,
and, in some lines, keeping their establish
ments considerably in arrears of filling orders.
Prices ar. generally hrm and without change.
Commission and jobbing produce dealers also
report an active trade, but with prices uncer-
tain and threatening further declines. The
| decline in coarse grains, feed, hay, etc.,-the
| St. Paul trade in which is very lsrge-has been
heavy the past week or two, and dealers, who
| would otherwise DO inclined to improve the
present opportunities for laying. in large
stocks, hesitate to invest, fearing further de-
clines.
Dry Goods-No change whatever In prices.
Orders continue large and collections are good.
Groceries-Trade active and prices steady.
Sutma raisins are advanced 11Sc.
Drugs. etc-No change in prices since last
| week. Trade fair for the season and collections
improving.
Hardware and Iron-Priees firm and un-
changed, except that cable chains are advanced
| nc. Dealers say they are still behind orders
for hardwa and zee no let-up to the trade.
Boots and shoes-rrade holds out well.
Prices unchanged; collections good.
Leather and fndlngs-Trads fairly active
for the season. Collections better; prices
esdy, but late talk of advances; east NO. sus.
'aine by last quotations.
Fruits, etc.-Presley h Co.'S selling quota
lions for this week are a. follows: Apples
cut. $3.50 per hundred; $l2.0O per barrel.
Lenous, $60$7 per box. Cranberries,$ 81 50@8
per barrel; one bushel boxes, S2.25. California
pears, 8. 50040O per boz. Malsgs grapes,
IS O0Q9.OO per barrel, $4.0004.50 per keg.
Cocoanuts, 500 per hundred. Chestnuts, 16c
per pound. Cider, $50 per barrel; 2Sc per
gallon. Oysters. selects, 45c; standards 35c;
standard selects, S5c. plain standards Csc.
Brewers Supplies Selling price,; 90 Malt 1t,
JET 10; Wisconsin hops, SOC; Washington Ter
ritory hops, 35c.
Flour-Weaker and 35c lower than last
week. Patents. Is Is; straights, 81 IS; xxx,
So %. Rye -four, $3.50.
Shorts-Nominaily, tle.oOol7.oo per ton
Wheat-Lower. No. hard, 81 IS bid; No.
ado. $t.1o; No. 8, $l.oO; NJ. 4, 9oc. Sales yes
terday, 20 cars ny sample ut 81 0U, and 10, 900
bushels No. Q hard at $1.27.
Corn-Unchanged sinca last week, but
weaker. No. 2 offered a. 63c.
Oats-A shade wer. No. white, Gc bid;
No. 8 do, 4Sc bid. Sc asked; No. , mixed,
44c bid, 45c asked; No. 5 do. offered at 4Ac
Sales, two cars Nc. . mixed at 45c.
Barl-y.stesdy. No. 2, CSC bid; No. extra,
So; No. 5, SOC.
Rye-steady. No. ., Soc bid.
Ground Feed-Lower; $500 bid, t3b. so
asked.
Corn Meal-Lower; nominally $22.s0
tran-Lower; $1l.0O bid.
Baled Hay-D-clined $500 per ton since a
week ago. Offered yesterday at $500, and
one car sold at that price.
Beans Hand picked 8 rs per bushel.
Crspherries-Buying: Dull AND nominal at
81 75@2 Is per bushsl.
Potatoes-None Offering. Nominally ESQ
80c per bushel.
Onlons-No change. Selling from store At
Eggs-Fresh, nnd q ready market ct so
27c, but must be guaranteed good.
Butter-Moves slowly, but stocks are very
light with good demand. Choice selections
of dairy fine . ready market ct 25028c.
Creamery brings 3003ac Medium grades Ssll
on their merit ct figures ranging from 10 to
22c, &nd common grades are slow at 8n12.
Cheese-state factory steady at 12@15c.
Poultry-The supply just now exceeds the
demand and prices aur falling Of. Chickens
508c per III; turkeys 8@l0c.
Neats-Pork held 1T $17.75 per Dbl. Hams
13K Q14c; shoulders loo; breakfast bacon lie;
clear sides 13c. Lard, tierces and barrels lax C.;
kegs 1Sc; patls l4c. Ness beef held at $40.
Buying prices-Dressed hogs 6x 0sxc; beef
sides 4@5c; mutton 7Osc; laub 70Sc; veal
SH @9c.
Live stock-Choiee and fancy steers. Axe;
choics mixed lots * 04c; fair to good mixed
lots, * OSc. Mich cows, $50.tO0 IS. 90.
Calves scarce at 60o1ic. Sheep 404Xc. Hogs
scarce at 5o6c.
Ginseng-$1. 500 rs per pound.
Seneca Roo'-Oc per pound.
Wool-Unwsshed, 18o22c; washed, 500 Sc.
Hides-Weak; green, &c per ID; green salted,
Sc; dry sailed, lie; dry hint. lac; green calf,
l2Xc; green kip, 9Xc. No. stock, two
thirds. Pelts, SOC per ID for estimated wool.
Tallew-No. /, &c per Id; No. 2, &c.
Lumber Prospects Of the winter cut OF legs
are improving, and lumbermen feel better than
few days ago, but are not at all inclined to
cut prices. The local demand has fallen OF
for the season, but the demand for the trade
in the southwest continues large and dealers
find it difficult to Al orders promptly. Chlca-
20 dealers and railroads on the one side are
cutting rates and Minneapolis dealers on the
other are advancing prices, but If st. Paul
agents and dealers had more cars they could
load them ali.