Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-06
MARKETS YESTERDAY

The Stock Market Closes Weak and Droop-
ing-Grain Little Lower All Around
Provisions Steady = Weekly Review OF
the 81. Paul Markets.
ST. PAUL, Wednesday, July @.
In general merchandise the wholesale trade
of St. Paul through the week ending yester-
day, has been of a summer and holiday char
ter, very light. But nevertheless it has been
quite satisfactory to dealers, who did not ex-
pect trade at this time of year. Their salts
faction is neutrality-suspicious. by collections
continuing very good. In dry goods there are
notable ceanges of prices; and In
groceries the only change is a
Further reduction on sugars of &c.
As usual, there are more changes in drugs.
Pure cayenne, camphor, chloroform, NOR
phine, Quinine and spirits turpentlne are
lower: extra lard and whale oils are lower;
also, window glass and strictly pure white
lead Sole feathers are firmer, ana may ad-
vance before the fall season of trade sets in.
Eruits-In this line of trade the features of
the week are the advent of new apples and
advances on oranges and lemons. Oranges
continue in light supply, and are quoted
by Presley s. Co., choice, sound, repacked
lemons $3.50. Bananas, per bunch 5000
400. Dates, new Arabian in trails, Sc. Cal
ifornia fruits, per box-Pears So 90; plums
S3.50@4.00; peaches S3.0O@}5O; apricots
So 50@400. No ap'icots or peaches on the
market yesterday. New apples, barrels, S.. 90
l95 so; third bnshel boxes 81 00@1 .25. The
BURBERRY crop is turning out quite plentiful
and the early receipts, selling at 81 5092.75
per bushel, are fine berries as were ever seen.
Nuts are quoted by the same firm as follows:
New Texas pecans, 12c; new French walnuts,
l5c; new Naples walnuts, zoe; new Brazil
nuts, l0c; Sicily filberts, lac; 5. s. almonds,
Doc; shelled almonds, in 25 10. boxes, 81
Brewers Supplies - Malt firm at 81. 25.
Hops lower: New York 24125c: Washington
Territory &c; Wisconsin 1Sc.
Lumber-The large demand which has pre-.
vailed through the season continues undated
and stocks of well seasoned lumber are broken
up so that there is difficulty in filling orders.
On the lst inst. prices were advanced all
around one dollar per thousand, with eXcep-
tional advances of two dollars per thousand
for kinds which are in highest supply. We
omit quotations this week, awaiting receipt OF
the revised price list.
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 Nos. l a2d ,
hard, unchanged for No. 8, and &c higher for
No. and rejected; NJ. corn held &c higher;
oats 1c lower; barley 391c lower; rye I'M
changed; ground feed and corn meal soc
lower; bran soc higher; baled hay nominally
unchanged. On the board yesterday prices and
transactions were as follows:
Wheat-No. l hard, 81 0S bid; No. do.
S105; No. S, SIC; No. 4, tic; rejected &c.
Corn-No. 2 offered at 42c; No. at SOC and
rejected at 30@S5c.
Oats-No, white offered al 3Sc; No. do,
SIC bid, SIC asked; No. mixed 36c bid, 36Hc
Lad nd TrIv Aur do S0c hid 22c
asked; No. 5 mixed, SAC bid, 35c asked; rejected
offered at 32c. Sales one car No. mixed at
So, and two cars No. . mixed at Soc.
3arley-No 2, SIC bid; No. extra, 7Sc; No.
5, 75c.
Rye-No. 75c bid.
Ground Feed-Offered at $3.50.
corn Meal-Offered at $3.50.
Bran-Offered at $3.50.
Billed Hay 81 bid.
LIVE STOCK, PROVISIONS, ETC.
Cattle continue in fair supply, and good de-
m4nd for the city trade. We quote
I,wa fancy steers, $3.50; choice Minnesota,
S500@5.25; common to good do, $500
CQ450; inferior and mixed lots, 50 O0@
400. Live hogs, S500@5. so. Lambs SC; good
10 choice sheep, wooded, So. 50@6. 90; sheared,
81 50@5.00
Mess pork is held at s17.OO. Hams, 11@11Kc;
shoulders, 74c; breakfast bacon, lie; clear
sides, 10@l0kc. Lard, tierces, 12c; kegs
124c; pals, 12Hc.
Mess beef is firmly held at $1,000. Dried beef
130l4c; tongues, S550@6.00 per dozen,
cooked canned corn beef, $500 per case.
Dressed Meats are steady. Pork &c; beef
sides, buying, 6h @74c; selling, TX @SHc;
Nation, 9@l0c, lamb 15@16c; veal, 7H@'
SIC.
Poultry-spring chickens 3O@35c per pair.
Old chickens 40@50c per pair.
AT COMMISSION AND PRODUCE HOUSES.
Flour-Prces frmer. Selling, xxx, $500
Gg525; straights, S5.25@575; patents, Se75@
100. Rye -four, S6.S5.
Shorts-Seling at S10.00911.00 per ton.
New Potatoes-Southern grown selling at
ST 90 per barrel.
Eggs-Supply short with fair local and
shipping demand. Selling from store at lac;
repacked for shipping, 15c.
Butter-Holders' ideas are still above the
IDEAS of shippers and sales continue slow. The
local and order business has been fair at prices
ranging from IL to 1Sc for selections of dairy.
Some lots of creamery have been sold at 20c.
Shipping grades are steady at 11@13c. White
aud streaked butter &c.
Cheese-State factory 9@10c.
Hides-Green, TX per pound; green salted,
Sc. Dry sailed, lie; dry flint lac; green
ctlf 12c; green kip, &c; No. 2 stock two-thirds
prices. Pelts a little frmer and advanced
here to CSC per pound for estimated wool.
Fsllow-No. 1, SIX No. 2, Axe.
Wool-Unwashed, 1S@22c; washed 2Sa3Oc.