Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-09
BUSINESS.
The Boom I'm Stocks About 'Alf and All
That Is Doomed Up in the Morning and
Down In the Afternoon Wheat and Pork
Looking Up-Hope for the Bulls.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. Q, 1851.

Down In the Afternoon Wheat and Porl
Looking Up Hope for the Bulls.
ST. PAUL, Feb. Q, 1881.
Generally the wholesale trade of this city ha!
been very quiet the past week, more so thai
usual even at this the dullest season of In,
year because of the general blockade Of tht
railroads and Interruption of mails. The
opening of the railroads yesterday promise.
a considerable revival of business for the com
ing week, but the best conditions cannot pre-
vail until the country sleigh roads are broker
out or converted into wagon. roads by tht
melting Of the late heavy SHOWS.
In dry goods, notions, boots and shoes,
leather, ETC., there are no changes of prices tc
note. In groceries, layer and muscatel raisins
are lower; sugars are mashed down C; cheese
advanced Xc; and behring's are cheaper. In
hardware, the discount on hinges is
slightly increased. In drugs, etc,
there are numerous changes to note. Opium
is excited and now held in New York, by the
case, at 81. Morphine has advanced in sym
pathy. Carbon oil easier; arnica flowers firm;
camphor firm and tending upward. Cream tar
tar has advanced abroad. Bleaching powders,
cutie stone, sugar lead, tartaric acid, balsam
copaiba and bromide potash, tirmer. Cassia
buds higher abroad. All English chemicals
much firmer On the 31st ult linseed oil adj
vanced to So and 6l and on the Sd inst. fur
Their advance of two cents gallon took place.
Strictly pure lead has advanced &c. Balsam
tolu, buchu leaves, oil lemon and celery seed
lower.
A New York dispatch Of last evening says:
Business moderate with packing houses aud
jobbing trade steadily improving. Cotton
goods in light demand, but desirable makes
scarce and firm. Prints in moderate request.
Ginghams active and firm. Agents advanced
staple ginghams to lie. The "Bul-
letin" says jobber's stock of damaged dry
goods, sold at auction, to-day, brought eX-
cellent prices.
On the board of trade yesterday prices and
were as follows:
Wheat-No hard, Ole: No. 9 do, SSc;
No. 1, SSc; No. 9 Sc; May, 92c; No. 8, 75c.
Corn-No. 2, 35c bid, Soc asked; May Sc.
One car spot sold at SEC.
Oats-No. 2 white SOC; No. 3 do, 29c; No.
mixed, 29c; May, S2H C; No. mixed 28H C;
rejected offered at 27Hc, &c bid, and one
car sold at &c.
5, 56c.
Rye-No. 2, re
Ground Feed-S1500
Baled Hay-Ofiered at SLIGO.
At the commission houses corn meal Is he Id
at Sl4.00 and bran at $500.
Pork, Etc.-Packers' prices to dealers yes
terday were as follows: Pork, Sl4.50 per bar
rel; sugar cured hams, lie; shoulders, 5h C;
breakfast bacon, 10Hc clear sides, &c. Lard,
pals, 10Y C; kegs, 10kc; barrels and tierces,
9H G94c.
Beef, Ete-st Paul mess, IS; do extra mess,
IS so. Dried beef, 12c; smoked tongues, St
per dozen; smoked yenison hams, 1214c per
fb. Cooked corned beef, So sos $3.50 per
case.
Beans-Choice mediums, per bushel s1.609
2 90; hand picked, 50. 1042.25.
Brewers supplies-Malt, sl1o per bushel;
Hops, Wisconsin, &c; New York, &c, and
Washington Territory &c per Ii.
Onions-S1. 50@S2 per bushel.
Potatoes-55@60c per bushel.
Seeds-Metcalf, st. Paul, quotes red clover,
$3.50; timothy, 52.65; blue grass, :l.35; sweet
corn So so per bushel: amber cane 15c per II:
onions, s3.0O@S.25 per bushel.
Butter-Gilt edge, 30@35c; choice, 25e; good,
Eggs-Very scarce. Last receipts, very small
sold at 850c. AT retail they sell at SOC 1850 per
dozen.
Live stock-The latest report of sales was as
follows: Iowa steers, average 1850 pounds,
81 so; State steers, average 1850 pounds,
90 so; do, average 100 pounds, 1856:
DO, average 1,155 pounds, s3.75;
do, average 1900 pounds, $3.50;
DO, average 975, S325; State mixed
COWS and steers, 970 pounds So; bulls,
average 1900 pounds, So. Sheep in good de-
mand at 81 IS.
Hides, etc-Green hides &c; green sailed Sc;
dry sailed 12c; dry flint 15c; green calfskius lie;
green kip skins Sc. Sheep pelts, wool esti-
mated, 46c. Receipts large and buyers active.
Tallow-No. l, &c; No. 2, 4G+Xc.
Wool-Cnwashed 25@27c; fleece unwashed
85@S7c. Buying slimited. TO occasional small
lots, and the country supposed TO be about
clear ed OF last seasons clip.