Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-16
YESTERDAYS DEALINGS.

Coarse Grains Unchanged and Steady
Provisions Firm, Active and Shade
Higher---St. Paul Market Review.
ST. PAUL, March Is, 1881.
While there has not been through the win
ter the usual need of money for moving grain
iand other agricultural products the same
causes which have prevented large de-
mand for money in that direction have ope-
rated to create an unusual demand for money
in the city. The blockade of railroads and
country roads has limited trade in all commo-
dities and reduced collections to their lowest
ebb. Within the last week both trade and
collections have increased, but it is evident
that the winter traffic is lost, and the loss will
only be recompensed by the great increase OF
spring trade as compared with previous sea-
sons. How the winter ofdeep SHOWS and high
winds has operated may be judged from the
fact that traveller for st. Paul grocery
house, after being confined to Sioux Falls for
six weeks by the railways being blocked acs
tually walked all the way to Sioux city, only
to find himself still a prisoner of
the snow. At one of our dry goods
houses was received yesterday a remittance
for bill of goods shipped December 23d.
The letter accompanying the remittance states
that the goods are at the railway station six
miles away, the writer having been unable
to force his own team through the snow, or
find anyone else who would undertake the
six mile trip. excepting store in the coun-
try" the writer adds, 'has been lonesome bust
ness this winter. 1t is a bright day when see
one customer" Such has been the situation
for at least two months of the winter all over
the Northwest.
The dry goods trade is still dull, though
improving. The only change of prices nota-
bic, are declines of nc in several leading
makes of heavy brown sheetings.
A New York dispatch of last evening says:
Dry goods: Staple and department goods fairly
active in jobbers hands, but business only
moderate with commission houses and i'm
porters Cotton goods unchanged with
agents, but some makes of brown and bleached
cOttons jobbing at low figures. Prints and
ginghams in fair demand. Woolens quiet.
The Bulletin says 1850 pieces of superfne
cashmeres and dress goods will be sold at
auction on the 18th.
The grocery trade shows most improve
ment, and dealers note a considerable gain
from northern Wisconsin, including additions
of customers for the sectionslately con-
nected with st. Paul by the
opening of the Wisconsin Central rail-
road. Changes in prices affect raisins,
sliced dried apples, peaches in large cans,
quarter sardines, Goldfish, Holland herring,
high grade Rio coffee, molasses, nutmegs, al
spicegcream cheese, etc.
The drug trade though still feeling effects
of the blockades is i'm proving. Opium is
little lower; quicksilver firm; iodine and TO-
dides little lower; lard oil slightly declined;
carbon oil declned no change in linseed oil as
yet; ginseng $1.50; senga very dull.
The hardware trade is increasing and collec-
tons in that line are improving, with gen.
eral promising outlook for the spring trade.
In the iron and steel trade there Is like re-
port of improving trade but collections are
still weak.
In leather aud findings and boots and shoes
trade is already fair for the season and an I'M
usually large business is expected when the
western railroads and wagon roads are
opened.
Receipts of grain yesterday were limited to
eleven cars wheat and one car of oats. Produce
buyers and commission dealers have more than
any other classes of traders felt the effects of
blOckaded railroads, but most of them in st.
Paul are Minnesotians of the old school, and
know that such season is not likely to be re-
peated. Last fall some of our commission men
had to complain that they could not obtain
without delay, on the market, the wheat Tor
which they had orders from their Eastern cor
The GLOBE is informed that
this coming summer, in time to begin with
the crop of 1881, a firm will go into business
here which has command of large territory
and ample capital, and intends to carry in st.
Paul, for meeting commissions and Eastern
orders, as large a stock Of wheat as the trade
of the year may require.
On the board of trade yesterday bids for
wheat were as follows: No. 1 hard, 96c, No. 2
do, Csc; No. 1, CSC; No. 2, coo; do, April. &c;
May, CSC; No. 8, Sic. An advance on Nos.
and 2 of one cent all round.
Corn-Unchanged. No. 2, 42c bid; 43c asked;
March, BIC bid, SOC asked. Sales, three cars
old corn at 44c.
Oats-Declned one cent since last week. No.
2 white, 32c: No. do, Sic; No. 2 mixed, Sic;
No. 8 mixed, 31c Sales, one car No. 2 mixed
at SIC, three cars do. April SIC, and five cars
do. May 32c.
Barley-Two cents higher. No. 2, Soc; No.
8 extra, RE; No. 8, &c.
Rye-Higher; No. 8Sc.
Ground Feed-Lower; $3.50. Two cars
sold on board yesterday at $3.50.
Corn Meal-Lower; Sl4.50.
Bran--Steady at $500.
Baled Hay-Scarce and higher; 5000.
Hogs-Lower; live, $500; dressed, $3.50.
Live Stock-Latest cattle sales at the North
western stock yards were reported at $3.50 to
81 go for mixed lots to choice State steers.
Hogs are held at S5.25@5.50. Sheep in fair de-
mand at S5.25@550.
Pork, etc.-Mess pork $500 per barrel.
Bacon sides SH@9c; breakfast bacon lie.
Hams 11@11Xc; Shoulders &c. Lard, barrels
1OXc; kegs lie; pals 11Kc.
Beef, etc.--Mess 5000 per barrel; dried beef
1215c; tongues $5.5096.00 per dozen. Canned
beef $3.50 per case. Beef sides, buying 5K@
&c; selling, 6a7. Mutton, s@9c.
Poultry-Scarce and in good demand. Tur-
keys, 13@13H C; chickens, 12c.
Flour-Is selling from store to the trade at
$500 per barrel for xxx, $3.50 for straight
and S6.75@7.00 for patent brands. Rye flour,
$5.25.
Beans-Choice mediums, per bushel S1.60@
2 90; hand picked, S2.10@225.
sSBrewers' Supplies-Malt, $1.10 per bushel.
Hops, Wisconsin 1S@22c; New York 25c, and
Washington Territory 24Q26c per 1b.
Onions-S1. 00@1.2 per bushel.
Potatoes-60c per bushel.
Seeds-Metcalf, st. Paul, quotes red clover,
S5.50@6.50; timothy, S275; red top, 75c; blue
grass, 1.S5; millet, S1.25; navy beans, $3.50;
amber cane, 15c per h.; onions, So 00@3.25 per
fb; field pumpkin, $500 per bushel; rutabagas,
&c per pound; turnips 30@40.
Butter-Selllng from from store at lax q
lie per pound for shipping grades and1s@22c
good to choice.
Eggs-Selling from store at 1Sc per dozen.
Hides, etc.-Buyers' quotations: Green hides
* per pound; green sailed S1sc; dry sailed
lie; dry flint lac; green calf 12c; green kip
&c. No. 2 stock two-third prices. Pelts weak
at Soc per pound for estimated wool.
Tallow-No 1, sc; No. 9, &c.
Wool-Nothing doing; very little left in the