Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-15

reported, mostly on the IrOnCler. Inc drug
business is unusually safe if understood, but
where not well understood parties should bs
careful in undertaking it. Prices are gener-
ally firm, as importers are tired of selling at
cost or less and prefer to hold. Citric acid,
tartaric acid and chloroform are higher. Lin
seed oil may advance, although the fact that
seed is now coming in freely may prevent this.
The advance IN cinchOnia is fully maintained.
Senega dull and lower. Ginseng unchanged.
The Christmas demand for fancy goods still
continues. as also the demand for vaccine, of
which last Noyes Bros. & Cut er have sent
out some 10000 points already, and yet it has
been simply impossible to fill all their orders
promptly. But full supplies are now being
received.
Rardware-The advance noted last week
takes effect here on axes, carriage bolts, locks
and knobs, cast acorn bolts, wrenches etc.
TIN plates, pig tin, copper bottoms, planished
Trade holdsHtrosg and collections are quite
good.
Finished Iron and steel-Prices firm. Trade
and collections fair.
Leather and Findings-No change in prices
or conditions of trade,
Boots and Shoes-The very busy season OF
this line of trade is at last about over, and deal
ers are well satisfied, both with the output
and the outlook.
WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES.
Fruits, etc.-Presley s. Co.'S selling quota
lions yesterday were as follows: Apples $500
a. Is per barrel. Valencia oranges in cases
of 40, $11 Co., Floridas in boxes of 200, 81 so.
Lemons, $5.00@7.00 per box. Cranberries,
81 5Ot@8 90 per barrel; one bushel boxes,
$2.25. California pears, So 50@4.O0 per box.
Malaga grapes, $8.0O@9.0O per barrel, 5000
$50 per key. Cocoanuts, $500 per hundred.
q u &C. 20 nd
| barrel; 23c per gallon. Oysters, selects, 45c;
standards, 35c; standard selects, SIC; plain
standards, Csc.
Brewers Supplies. Selling prices: Malt,
81 rs per bushel. Hops. lower. New York
hops, 30@33c; Wisconsin hops, 28c and Wash
ington Territory hops, S5c per pound.
Lime, Cement, etc.-selling prices: Oshkosh,
per Dbl; Milwaukee cement, $1.50 per Dbl;
Louisville cement SITS per Dbl; Plaster Paris
$3.50 per Dbl; plastering hair, Soc per bushel;
St. Louis No. 1 fire brick, SIS per thousand.
Fire clay, $3.50 per bbl
Flour-Still weak, and owing to the use of
inferior wheat by some millers the range of
commission house prices is widening. Patents,
$s.0o@s.25; straights, $7.oo@7;2b; xxx,
| $6.00@6.25; rye -four, $6.25@6.50.
Shorts-selling, from store, in small way
at S16.O0@17.00 per ton.
Wheat Unchanged for strict grades, but
varying from day to day on qualities only
little of grade. No. 1, hard; $l25 bid; No. 3,
do, $11S; No. 8, $l.00; No. 4, 9Oc. Sale yes.
terday, five cars No. 1, by sample, at $1.23.
Corn-About &c lower than last week. No.
Q, offered at Coo, and No. at SIC. Sale yes
| terday, one car new, ungraded, at Coo.
Oats-Held about 1c higher than last week.
No. 2, white, offered at 45c; No. 8, do, at 43c;
No. 2, mixed, at 1870, and No. s, mixed, at
4shc:
No. 8, nc bid.
Rye-Lower; No. 2, SIC bid,
Ground Feed-A shade lower. New offered
yesterday at $3.50, and two cars old sold at
$24 SO.
Corn Meal-Lower. Offered at $500.
Bran-Nominally unchanged at $11.00.
Baled Hay-Appears to have touched bot
| tom, and is unchanged since last week.
Offered yesterday at SIC. 90.
Beans-Hand picked navy nominally s. Is
per bushel.
Cranberries- buyers nominal prices: 81. SOC
| $1.75 per bushel.
Potatoes None offering. Nominally 75@
SOC per bushel.
Onions-No change. Selling from store at
| 81. 90 per bushel.
Eggs-Fresh find ready market at 25@27c,
but must be guaranteed good.
Butter-Moves moderately, but stocks are
| light with good demand. Choice selections
of dairy find ready market at 25@28c. Cream
their merit at figures ranging from Is to &c,
and common grades are slow at 8012c.
Cheese-State factory steady at 12@15c.
POultry-The late and therefore excessive
supply for Thanksgiving week is stilla bur-
den to the market and goes off slowly. Fresh
receipts of turkeys find ready sale at 8@9c,
snd fresh received chickens sell at 708c. Old
stock has 70 60 at buyers prices, whatever
they may happen to be. If the present turn of
cold proves the beginning eff solid winter,
fresh killed poultry will probably bring better
prices than above within week from now,
and those who wish to have best advantage
of the holiday demand, should stop at once,
SO as to have their stock on hand for filing
orders from the North and Northwest.
Meats-Trade active.-Pork held at SITS
per Dbl. Hams 12K @13c; shoulders 10c;
breakfast bacon 14c; clear sides 13c. Lard,
tierces and barrels 12K C; kegs 13c; pals 13X c.
Mess beef held at $40. Buying prices Dressed
hogs6A @6K C; beef sides 4@5c; mutton 7@Sc;
lamb 7@8c; veal 81 @9c.
Live StOck-Choice and fancy steers, Axe
choice mixed lots3K @4c; fair to good mixed
Calves scarce at cooke. Sheep 3z@3Hc. Hogs
scarce at s5.25@5 40. Packers busy and
taking all that come.
Ginsing and Senega Root.-Season over and
none coming in.
Wool.-Nominally 1920. for unwasbed
and S0@32c. for unwashed.
Hides.-As usual at this season of the year |
tanners are not buying and the eastern mar |
kets are demoralized. Buyers here, however,
hold quite steady and are paying &c. per Id. |
for green hides, 7Kc. for green salted, 10c, |
for dry sailed, and 12c. for dry flint. Green |
calfskins steady at 12Kc., green kips, 9Kc.
No. stock two thirds. Pelts, Soc. per Id. |
for estimated wool.
Tallow-Lower. No. &c, Mol 25c per b. |
Lumber-Th re is no change IN prices and
the ususal dizziness of the trade at this season |
is increased by there being more or less delay |
in obtaining cars for filing orders. To this
must be added the fact that Chicago dealers
and railroads, cooperating, continue to I'M
derbid the Minnesota lumbermen in the great |
markets of the Southwest.
Financial and Stock Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Money SOC per
can't. per annum and i-32 per cent. per diem.,
closing at per cent. Prime mercantile paper
car per cent. Sterling exchange, bankers
bills steady at tA80A; on demand, $4.641.
Governments-Firm and unchanged except !