Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-26
STOCK SPECULATION.

Considerable
Railroad Bonds-The Stock Market IN
.teady-Wheat and Provisions Strong
and Higher.
IS. PAUL, Jan. &c.
The dry goods trade of St. Paul continue;
limited to mail orders, which are generally
confined to replenishing stocks OF winter
goods. Prices are nominally unchanged, anc
dealers begin to look for steadinesss rather thar
fluctuations in prices at the opening of tht
spring trade Collections are reported good.
Bnvers for st. Paul houses are already begin
ming to forward standard goods for the spring
trade, and the selection of notions and fancy
goods keeps them busy at this season.
A New York dispatch of last evening says
Common goods in moderate demand and
steady White goods, piques and quilts doing
we'll. Prints in fair demand, and lawns IN bet
ter demand. Ginghams active and nrm.
Worsted dress goods and buntings fairly &C,
tive. Mems wear wooden remain qu'et ana
steady. Foreign goods quiet.
The grocery trade continues large for the
season, but collections are only passably good
on account of the late irregularity of
communication in and with the newly-settled
REGIONS. from which the heaviest of winter Or
ders have been received. The only notable
change of prices for this week is an advance OF
fancy Rio coffee X gle per 10.
The drug market continues active for the
season, although blockaded railways ana de-
layed collections are interfering with business
in MANY quarters. Balsam's copaiba, tolu and
Peru are higher. Linseed and lard oils are
very firm Window glass prices are stittening
White lead uncertain. Carbonate ammonia Is
lower. Glycerine is scarce, although our
dealers have now plenty. Delays IN freight
from the East are very serious, but fortunately
our dealers stocks are full and large. Opium
is a little lower. Messrs. Noyes Bros. u Cut
Ter report that the bill to prevent adnlteration
Of drugs is attracting much attention ana Is
supported by all good druggists.
The trade in iron, steel and hardware is quiet
all along the line, with prices steady and the
trade indications in favor of continued steadi-
ness.
The trade in leather and findings is quiet,
though not unusually 80 for the season, with
collections slow.
Our boot and shoe list is revised this week
for the approaching Spring trade, and exhlDlts
reduced range of prices.
In grain and produce the week mas passed
With a moderately active business and prices
generally steady, inclning to advances. On
the board of trade yesterday the call showed
spot wheat 1c better than on the same day OF
last week. Spot corn was y gljsc better.
Spot oats were x @1c better. Grain futures
were unchanged. No. 8 barley has advanced
Sc. Ground feed, corn meal, bran and baled
hay were lower Dressed hogs were 1Oc bet
ter Bids and offers were as follows:
Wheat-No / hard, Ole bid; No. do, SSc;
February, SSc; May, 92c bid, offered at 96c;
No. 8, 76c; No. 4, &c.
Corn-No. 2, 341Sc bid, 36H c asked; Feb
ruary, 95c bid, offered at 36c; May, Sic bid,
offered It SOC.
Oats-No. 2 white SOC bid; No. 8 do 2SH C
bid, 29c asked; No. 2 mixed 2S1sc bid; Feb
ruary, 2Sx c; May, 32c; No. 3 mixed, 261c
bid, 21s asked; sales, three cars No. 8 mixed
at 27c.
Barley-No. 2, SIC; No. extra Csc; Feb
ruarv, Csc; No 8, 60c; February, Coo.
Rye-No. 2, roc.
Ground Feed-0ffered at $1,000.
Corn Meal-Offered at S14.5O.
Bran Offered at 800.
Baled Hay-Offered at S11.00.
Hogs Live, $3.50; dressed, So. 10; sales, one
car dressed at $40.
Receipts of wheat by wagon are increasingly
large now that the mills are all in operation.
Yestesday the milers paid 90c for No. and
CSC for No.2, and each received several hundred
bushels.
Flour-In commission house lots is sold to
dealers as follows: Patents, $6.25@7.00;
straight, S5.2595.50; cleans, S4.50@4.75. Rye
-four $3.50 per hundred.
Beans-Choice mediums, per bushel Sl.6O@
400; hand picked, S2.1OGG2.25.
Brewers Supplies-Malt, 81. per bushel.
Hops-Wisconsin, &c; New York, 24c; and
Washington Territory, 26c per pound.
Onions-S1. 50@S2 per bushel
Potatoes-55@60c per bushel.
Flax Seed-51 IL per bushel
Butter-Gilt edge, S0@35c; choice, 25c; good,
15@1sc; common, 9@l1c per pound
Eggs -30@35c per dozen.
Pork-St Paul packed mess, 1880 per bar
rel; clear breakfast bacon, 81 C per h.; sugar
cured hams, 9%c per b.. shoulders, 674c
per ID.
Beef-St. Paul mess, 81. 50;do. extra mess,per
barrel, $3.50; smoked beef, 10c per h.; smoked
tongues, SO. 90 per dozen; cooked canned beef,
S350@9.60 per dozen; smoked hams, l2}s c
per ID.
Live Stock-The latest report ola days sales
at the Northwestern stock yards was as iol-
lows: Twenty Iowa steers, average ], $50 lbs,
$780, ten State steers, average 1850 lbs,
$3.50 twelve do, average 1,1OO lbs, $500;
twenty do, average ,155 lbs, 1913; thirteen
do, average 200 lbs, $500; twenty do,
average 975, S9.25; fifteen State, mixed. cows
and steers, $40 lbs, $500; four bulls, average
1900, $500. Sheep in good demand at s475.
Hides and Skins-Green frozen hides Z. &c
per pound; green salt SIC dry salt 1Oc dry
hiHl lfN, Ncil Stiil ohiuo l~N, Ntul mp
Sheep pelts-Wool estimated, 35@3715c.
TallOw-No. per cwt., SIS.
Wool-Unwashed 25@27c fleece unwashed
85@31c
Furs-Buyers' quotations remain unchanged
and are likely TO remain steady, except SO far
as they may be affected by the pending London
SAILS of rats and beavers. The Sc opened yes
ter'iay with decline of7H 91o per cent on
rat, from last annual sales, which decline,
however, appears TO have been anticipated by
buyers.
Eastern and European Markets: