Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-05

None eff Our shares are lnVolSeo-h
Break In the Chicago What Market
Corn and Oats Follow the Leaa-Pro
visions Easier with Active Trade Re
view OF the Strong Local Market.
ST PAUL, Wednesday, Oct. B.
In most branches of wholesale trade in st
Paul the demand for goods continues large
and in some lines it far exceeds the most san
guine antlcipations. Collections are back
ward because of the delay in securing ant
moving crops, but country merchants are con
fdent of the future, believing that the advance
in market values of farm products will mort
than make up to farmers what they have los
by bad weather. The produce trade of ih'
city Is exceptionally active, on account OF al
unusual demend for shipment, and from the
local demand being somewhat In advance o.
the season. Prices are generally firm or al
vancing.
Dry Goods-Prices steady, with less huctua-
ton than ever before in staple goods, and only
occasional moderate concessions In fancy
goods and passing styles Trade good. Col
lectlons slow, but country merchants antlci-
pate speedy Improvement.
Groceries-Trade the best ever known and
collections good. Advances are noted this
week in foreign dried fruits, canned tomatoes,
sailed salmon, mackeral, trout, and white fish,
molasses and sugar syrup, manlls cordsge,
sugar, star candles, barreled pickles, oat meal
and hominy.
Drugs, etc.-Advances are noted OF castor
oil, aud nitrate silver, and declines in hemp
seed, oil lemon and qFnine. Linssed oils are
marked up &c. and whale oils are up about
Hardware, iron, etc.-Prces are generally
firm. Common iron is marked up l5c. Trade
fair. Collections very slow.
Leather and ngs-Trade good, collsc-
tons slowly improving. Prices steady.
Boots and shoes-U nchaDged in prices.
Trade booming Collections fair and improv-
ing.
Fruits-Oranges, summer rodiT, 81 90 per
box. Lemons $1,000 Bananas 50 50@3 so
per bunch. Dates, new Arabans, IN fralls 81,
Figs, new layers, zoe. Apples scarce and high
at present, s4.00G4. so. Peaches nearly out Of
market ST. so. California fruits per box
Pears, $50 @3 so; Muscat grapes, Sc 20; To-
kay grapes, 500 per case of 40 lbs; ounces,
3OO@350. Domestic grapes-Concords, 80
&c per ID; Delswares and Catawbas, l0Gl2c.
New Cider-Iron bound packages: half bar
rcls, So so; quarter barr Is, 81 so.
Flour-Further advanced, folio wing wheat,
and held Yesterday as follows: Patents, $3.50;
stralghts, $3.50; xxx, $3.50. Rye -four,
Sc 25@6. so.
week, although the Chicago market fell of
sharply. No hard, Sl3S: No. do, Sl.35;
No 8, s1.2o; No. 4, 81. 10; rejected, $l.00
Corn--Held higher than last week by about
Sc per bushel No. . offered at 69c; No. 8
offered at 65c. Two cars No. sold on the
board yesterday at Csc.
Oats-Steady at the advance of last week
No Q white, soc bid, SIC asked; No. 8 do, 49c
bid, sic asked; No. mixed, Acc bid, Sic
asked; No. do, 4Sc bid. One car No. 5 white
sold on the board yesterday at sic.
Barey-Advanced sc. No. 2 Csc; No. 3 ex.
ira S5c; No 75c.
Brewers Supplies-Malt steady at s1.25; old
New York hops 24c; new do. 3oc; new Wis
consins 23@2oc.
Rye-No. 2 steady at 92c.
Flax seed Weaker; 81. % bid.
Ground Feed-Steady; $24.50 bid.
Corn Meal-Very scarce; SI4 bid.
Bran-Steady: SIS 90 bid.
Baled Hay-Advanced 50, St4 90 bid
Potatoes-On the board of trade yesterday,
T5c bid for carload lots. At produce houses,
75@S0c was paid for farmers deliveries.
Sweet Potatoes-Souther4 Illinois and
Muscatines S500@5.50 per barrel; Jerseys
So OO0650
Beans-Hand picked navy So 50 per bushel.
OnioDs-In shipping demand at Sc.
Eggs--Aivanced; buyers ffering 2002lc:
and repaeked selling at 2l@2Sc.
misunderstanding for choice grades-gilt
edge creamery bring S0@82c, choice makes of
dairy and creamery 22@27c, and selections
from some sell at 24@29c; Medium to good,
14@l6c. Shipping, lO@l2c. Grease, S@loc.
Cheese-State factory steady at 12Q sc.
Oysters-Selects, 55c; standards, 45c.
Poultry-Spring chickens, 35@40c per pair;
old do 40t950c
Meats, &c.-Pork held at $40. 50021. 90.
Hams l4c; shoulders 1s1lc; breakfast bacon
I44c; clear sides lac. Lard, tIerces and bar
res, l3c; kegs lSXc; pals 14Ac. Mess beef
$1,000. Buyers of country dressed meats are
taking dressed hogs at TX @Sc; beef sides
515Kc; mutton SX @9c; lamb lie; veal
8K @9c.
Live Stock-Choce Iowa and Minnesota
fancy steers 4Hc; choice mixed lots 81 @4c;
medium weight mixed lots 3@3Hc; fair to
good mixed lots * @3c; Receipts fairly up
TO the demand which is good for mediums.
Mich COWS S35f41. Calves scarce at $500.
Sheepin liberal supply at s4.0o@4.5 so. Hogs
scarce and wanted at 6@6Kc.
Ginseng-Further advanced for first quality,
buyers show Offering 81 50@l.75 per pound.
Senega Snake Root-Buyers paying 30DS5c.
per pound.
Wool-Unwashed 1s@22; washed 50as2c
Enthusiastically. Green, 7kc per pound;
green sailed, Sxc; dry sailed, lie; dry flint,
14c; green calf, 12K; green hip, &c; No. 3
stock, twe-thrds. Pelts, SOC per pound for
estimated wool
Tallow-Advanced No. 1, &c; No. 2, &c.
Lumber-Prices firm. Orders continue
heavy, but shipments are somewhat delayed,
waiting for the late rains to dry out from the
lumber.