Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-07
YESTERDAYS MARKETS.
ST.. PAUL. Wednesday, Dec. 6.

The remarkable prosperity of the New
Northwest as manifested in the wholesale
trade OF st. Paul since last spring, in still
shown to-day in volume of trade which is
extraordinary for the season. The central part
| of our state and northern Wisconsin appear to
be financially solid, and are paying promptly
| for their supplies. The northern part OF our
| state and northern Dakota are in the very
height of flush times, with retail every
where alive, cash abundant and credit
dealing reduced to a minimum.
In the southern part OF Minnesota and the ad-
Joining parts of Iowa and Dakota, on which
| the floods descended for six weeks during the
| fall months, trade has greatly improved since
| the weather became settled, and wholesale
dealers here now report collections from that
quarter good and improving.
Dry Goods-Trade holding out well, collec-
tons very good, prices Unchanged.
Groceries-Large trade and good collections
reported. Rio coffees are reduced 1c, and all
sugars are &c lower.
Hardware-Prices are generally advanced by
manufacturers and our dealers are in some in
stances compelled at once to follow the ad-
vance.
Iron and Steel-Very firm prices with pros
poets of an advance.
Saddlery misunderstanding in sympathy
with other metal goods.
Leather and Findings-Trade remarkably
good for the season and collections first class.
Prices unchanged and steady.
Boots and shoes-Trade active and returns
notably prompt.
Fruits etc.7In this line of business, also,
| the plentiful supply of money in the country
| is manifest, our leading dealers stating, for
| instance, that every carload of apples they
sold last month, was paid for without days
delay. Presley d Co. quote as follows: Apples
al n lam cfo
cut, $3.50 per hundred; $1,000 per barrel.
Lemons, S5@s7 per box. Cranberries, 81 .5O@S
per barrel; one bushel boxes, S2.25. California
pears, S3.5094OO per box. Malaga grapes,
IS OO@9OO per barrel, S4.00@45O per keg.
Cocoanuts, $500 per hundred Chestnuts, 16c
per pound. Cider, $3.50 per barrel; 2Sc per
gallon. Oysters, selects, 45c; standards 35c;
standard selects, 35c, plain standards 25c.
Brewers Supplies Malt, S1.25 per bushel.
Hops, lower. New York hops, 30@33c;
Wisconsin hops, Csc and Washington Ter
rtory hops, 35c per pound.
Lime, Cement, etc.-Oskosh, Port Byron
and Milwaukee white lime, 81 95 per Dbl; Mil
waukee cement, 81. so per Dbl; Louisville ce-
ment, S175 per Dbl; Plaster Paris $3.50 per
Dbl; plastering hair, 30c per bushel; st. Louis
No. 1 fire brick, $45 per thousand. Fire clay,
SO so per Dbl.
Flour-Weak, SS25 for patents, s725 for
straights, and 1928 for xxx, Rye flour,
$3.50.
Sharts- Selling in small way at $4,000
100 per ton.
Wheat-Nominally unchanged from last
week but weaker; No. 1 hard, $l.25 bid; No.
2do. Sl.1S; No. 8, s1.00; No. 4, 9Oc.
Corn-Unchanged, but buyers holding off;
No. 2 SOC bid; CSC asked; No. 3 offered at Coo.
% oats~Lower by 1@ac than last week; No. 2
mixed 42c bid, 44c asked; No 3 mixed offered
at 42c No 2 white, 44c bid; acc Asked No. 8
white offered at 44c. Sales yesterday one car Ne.
mixed at 44c; one car No. mixed at 43c; one
car No. mixed at 42h; one car No. mixed
IN store at 41c, and one car rejected white
at 40c.
Barley-Lower. No. 9Oc bid; No. extra
soc; No. 375c.
Rye-No. 2 S3c bid.
Ground Feed-Old firmly held at S24 so.
Corn Meal-Old held firmly at $24.00
Bran-Offered at Sill 90.
Baed Hay-Decline 90 since last week and
IS. OO@7. 90 in last three weeks. Offered yes
terday at S11.00. Sales yesterday, one car at
80 90 and one car at $11.00.
Dressed Hogs-A shade lower. Offered yes
terday at $3.50, and three and half cars sold
at that price.
Meats-Trade active.-Pork held at $17.75
per bbl Hams 13K @14c; shoulders 10c;
breakfast bacon 14c; clear sides 13c. Lard,
tierces and barrels 12H C; kegs 13c; pals 1870.
Mess beef held at $40. Buying prices-Dressed
hogs6A @6H c; beef sides 4@5c; mutton 7@Sc;
lamb 79Sc; veal Sh @9c.
Live Stock-Choice and fancy steers, Age;
choice mixed lots3H @4c; fair to good mixed
lots, 2%@3c. Mich COWS, $4,000 $500.
Calves scarce at 6@61ac. Sheep34@3H C. Hogs
scarce at S525@5.40. Packers busy and
taking all that come.
Beans-Hand picked navy 1915 per bushel.
Observation-Disclosures prices: 81. 50@$1.75 per
bushel.
Potatoes-None offering. Nominally 75@
SOC per bushel.
Onions-No change Selling from store at
$1.00 per bushel.
Eggs-Fresh, find ready market at ESQ
&c, but must be guaranteed good.
Butter-MOves slowly, but stocks are very
light with good demand. Choice selections
of dairy fine ready market at 2592Sc.
Creamery brings 30932c Medium grades sell
on their merit at figures ranging from Is to
22c, and common grades are slow at S@12.
Cheese-State factory steady at 12@15c.
Poultry-The supply since Thanksgiving
has been in excess of the demand-so much so
that the commission house are all over
stocked and large amounts are spelling.
Country shippers will certainly have to stand
some loss. But fresh stock shipped in eight
to ten days before Christmas Will undoubtedly
find good market. 4
GlnSeng--Sl Dug l.I0 per pOunu.
Seneca Root-40c per pound.
Wool-Prices nominal; none coming in.
Unwashed, 1S@22c; washed, S0@32c.
Hides-Lower, and the bottom falling out
of eastern markets. Green hides, &c per ID;
green sailed, re; dry sailed, lie; dry flint,
14c; green calf, 12Xc; green kip, 9Hc. No.
2 stock, two-thirds. Pelts, SOC per Id for
estimated wool.
Tallow-No. 1, 7c per 10; No. 2, &c.
Lumber-Just now shipments are almost
stopped by the Lumber line cars being mostly
taken to bring coal from Duluth, Green Bay
aud Chicago. Prices here are firm and at the
prices maintained lately by manufacturers of
Minnesota, Chicago dealers have decided adj
vantage in the Southwest, SO much so that the
use of the cars for coal hauling may do some
good in giving our mill men time to consider
whether they want the trade of the South
west and if they don't want it,whether north
ern Minnesota and Dakota will furnish them
a sufficient market.
ST. PAUL, Wednesday, Dec. Z.
On the board of trade yesterday prices and
transactions were as follows:
Wheat-No. hard, S1.25 bid; No. 2 do,
$1.1e; No. 8, 81 90; No. 4, 90c.
Corn No. 2 SOC bid, 63c asked; No Of
fered at Coo.
Oats-No. mixed 42c bid; 44c asked; No.
No. 3 mixed, offered at 42c; No. white, 44c
bid, Acc asked; No do. offered at 44c. Sales
one car No. 2 mixed at 44c; one car No. 8