Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-03
FINANCIAL & COM MERCIAL
Sr. PAUL, May ,. 1882.

sr. PAUL, May ,, 1882.
Business in all departments during the past
week has been fully up to expectations, and in
some lines of trade has gone far beyond all
former experience. In dry goods, business has
materially improved and is better than usual,
notwithstanding it is seeding time, when
farmers ana people in the country are usually
very busy. The greatest activity prevails in
the grocery line and the heavy wholesale
houses are doing an immense business, good
part of which is on orders. While the floods
in Manitoba have interfered to some extent
with business and the general traffic of the
roads, 1t has not had the effect that was pre-
dicted for it. The opening of the river
through to New Orleans, and the arrival OF
such large steamers from New Orleans and
st. Louis as the Centennial, with their i'm
meBse cargoes, help along this general swell
and current OF trade asst rushes along through
this city to the northwest.
The money market in St. Paul is in a very
easy condition, and may be characterized as
follows: A good demand for money for
business purposes and plenty of 1t for all
such purposes The country banks are call.
ing for good deal of money with which to
accommodate their customers, who are buy
ing heavily OF wheat. Business st the banks
is very lively and loan rates are pretty firm.
at the same time there is a brisk business
over the counter and checking is active.
Groceries are as active as ever, while the
changes are not numerous. All articles art
moderately firm at the quotations to be
found. Sugars have not advanced, nor sre
they advancing. Canned goods are steady
Gu fees are firm. Molasses and syrups with.
out change.
Drugs, oils aud paints are firm, active and
steady. Snlph. acid, balsam cop, balsam
tolu, castor oil, bleached sperm and lard oil
and gum opium have declined.
Iron aud steel, boots and shoes and lumber
are without change. Business, however, is
very active in all these lines, especially in
lumber.
WHOLESALE PRODUCE.
In all articles that come under the above
heading there is a good deal of activity.
Oranges-Continue to show strong advances
in the eastern market, and they probably will
be still higher-surely not lower. We quote
good to choice, s5.5U@5.75; fancy, So 90; I'm.
perials, So 509 81 90; repacked sound. Lem
ons-Are good purchase, and we think are
sure to be higher. We quote to-day: Choice
to fancy Messina or Palermo, 81 5005O0. A
liberal discount from these prices on orders
now arriving in rather limited quantities from
Mississippi and Tennessee. They are nice but
high, selling readily at SOC per quart, and viii
not be much cheaper before we get into south
ern Illinois berries. Apples-All gone. Figs
Choice new layers, 1215e per h.; second
quality in so pound boxes, &c per ID. b.
nanas-Red and yellow, very fine, s2.5O@4.0 90
per bunch, as to sig, and quality. Maple
sugar-ln cakes and bricks, 12ISc per ID.
Cocoa Nuts-s6.00 per hundred. Dates-New
Arabian and golden, SIC per 10. Bermuda
Onions-In bushel boxes. s. so per box.
Apple Butter-4c per ID. Cider-Duffy's
New York clarified $500 per barrel; casks 25c.
per gallon. This is choice and will keep
Peanuts-Fancy hand-picked lie. A very light
supply 10 be had, and viii be higher. Hick
DRY nuts-New Ohio 81 90 per bushel. Foreign
nuts-Teragona almonds Gle; English wal.
nuts 15c Brazil nuts &c {; ilberts l3c pecans
&c.; Sicily shelled almonds, in rs pound boxes
35c. per pound.
| Oil Raw oil. one barrel. 64c per gallon