Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-10
FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL.

active and healthy, while the volume of BUSH
ness is gradually and steadily increasing,
probably in proportion to the increase of
population, through the large body OF
immigrants that are coming into
the country and settling in the northwest.
All these people have to be fed and clothed,
and st. Paul seems to be the natural head
quarters for them to come to. ms lmmlgra-
ton has been wholly stopped during the last
two weeks, on account of the fact that the
Red river had OVERLOOKED its banks at one or
two points, rendering IL desirable To walt I'LL
the waters subsidized. The waters have re-
coded to such an extent that the
trains have commenced running through just
as they did before there was any delay. No
doubt that in few days the trains will again
come loaded with immigrants for the upper
country.
Money is in active demand at the banks,
and they are all kept busy. large amount
of counter business is being done and check
ing is very active, iwhile deposits are fully
up to expectations. The money market
is strong and healthy, and all the
money required for the business to be trans
acted is easily obtainable.
In groceries there is the usual activity and
articles mentioned below are steady at quota
lions. Canned peaches have declined. A
COutc 5uEdI udo utOppCu W % II
coffee 81 C to 9, while granulated declined
to 1OL. A few other articles have changed
slightly. The market, however, is in much
the same condition that it was before.
and 9r0s active Oils can npS a has aF declined
to 2Sc Lard oil, extra, has dropped to 94@9S.
White lead has also declined to .6H @6M.
Morphine has dropped to So go, and cloves to
$500.
Iron and steel, boots and shoes, hardware
aud lumber, are without change. Prices are
well maintained and business is active. Dry
goods are without change in prices. Business
Is very active and improving, and the same
may be said of collections.
WHOLESALE PRODUCE.
In all articles that come under the above
heading there is good deal of activity.
Oranees-Continue to show strong advances
be still higher-surely not lower. We quote
good to choice, $6.00@6.50 fancy 81 90; I'm
perials, 6.5007. Co., 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, $4.5O@5.00
A liberal discount from these prices on orders
from 5, 10 or 20 box lots. Strawberries-Are
now arriving in rather limited quantities from
Mississippi and Tennessee. They are nice but
high, selling readily at soc per quart, and will
not be much cheaper before we get into south
Choice New Layers, 12Hc per h.. second
quality, in SO pound boxes, &c per ID. Ba-
nanas-red and yellow, very fine, 50. 50@4O0
per bunch, as to size andyquality. Maple su-
gar-In cakes and bricks, l2Ac per ID. Cocoa
nuts-$6 90 per hundred. Dates-New Ara
bian and golden, 8X C per ID. Bermuda onions
In bnshel boxes, $3.50 per box. Apple but
ter-4c per lb. Cider-Duffy's New York clar-
flied, $500 per barrel; casks 25c per gallon.
This is choice and will keep. Peanuts-Fancy
hand-picked lie. very light supply to be
Ohio 81 .O0 per bushel. Foreign nuts-Tera-
gona almonds 21c; English walnuts 15c; Bra
iii nuts &c; filberts 13c; pecans 12c; Sicily
shelled almons, in rs pound boxes, 35c per
pound.
Oll-Raw oil, one barrel. 64c per gallon;
five barrels, 63c; ten barrels, &c. Boiled, &c
per gallon extra. Llnseed meal, $23 so per
ton.
Eggs are abundant at 13@14c, and the
market has been pretty steady most of the
time, but during the last part Of the week
quotations weakened little owing to an in
crease of supply. The indications are that this
cause will serve in the FIXTURE to make them a
good deal cheaper.
Chickens are quoted at 12@1Sc and turkeys
at 16@17c, with but very little coming in.
Live hens, 70 to SOC per pair. BOOSTERS, So to
Csc per pair.
Dressed hogs, ssS5 to $3.50. Live hogs,
Sc 25 to $3.50.
Onions, Sl.1O Potatoes are in good supply
at S5c@S1 05.
Cattle-The supply this week has been un-
usually limited, while prices have been firm at
quotations. Fancy Iowa steers have readily
brought S7.15; choice, $6. Is; fair, sc Esq G. So;
mixed lots from S4.00 to $6.25; veal calves,
$5.75@6.50.
The -four market has not changed materially
and is quite as firm as when quoted last week,
and it must be expected that as long as
wheat stays up in price that flour
will not change much. The fol-
lowing are the quotations: Patents 81 500
in barrels 25c extra. Graham S5.75@600 per
Dbl. Buckwheat flour Sc 00@S 90 per Dbl.
Brewers Supplies Selling prices: Malt,
S1.20 per bushel. New York hops, 30@32c;
Wisconsin hops, 20@25; Washington Territory
hops, 32c per pound.
Lime, Cement, etc-There is good deal of
activity in these articles and prices are strong.
Quotations are as follows: Oshkosh, Port By
ron and Milwaukee white lime, SL.3G@1 35 per
Dbl; Milwaukee cement, S1.50 per Dbl; Louis
vile cement, S1.75 per Dbl; plaster paris, 50 so
Louis No. fire brick, $45 per thousand.
Fire clay, $3.50 per barrel.
At last there is change in figures for
butter and decline is noted the COWS are
coming in and the quality OF the butter is
much improve The consequence is that
stocks are accumulating, and during the week
decided decline occurred, SO that choice
butter id tubs is now quoted at 22@26c; roll
and print, fresh choice, 22@25c, and medium,
l4@l6c.
Meats-Mess pork $40 5O@29.OO per Dbl;
hams 13H 9l4c per b; shoulders, 1Uc; clear
side bacon, 12c; breakfast bacon, 13@14c;
lard in tierces 1870 kegs 13c, palls 90 TBS.
13Xc mess beef $l2 per bbl.; straight, Si3. so
OLA 90 per bbl.; smoked beef l2@l4c per
Dbl; corned beef, $3@3.5O per case.
ST. PAUL BOARD OF TRADE.
The markets have been decidedly of for the
last day or two, but seemed to have recovered
yesterday afternoon. Whether quotations will
reach the top price again remains to be seen.
There is nothing new in the general situation.
1t is probably true that but little of our spring
wheat will be wanted for export. 1t is also
true that there is not in the:northwest enough
good milling spring wheat to keep the mills
running till the new crop is harvested. Conse-
quently it will be scarce and remain high, and
prices will be governed by the extent of tine
consumption. 1t is true also that there is a
scarcity of both corn and oats, and prices
are liable to fuctuate good
deal till the new crop makes its appearance.
The corn market here in st. Paul has now
shown the same fluctuations as in Chicago,
aud prices are lower here, especially for seed.
Corn more or less damp. Oats are in good
demand here and in light supply, at about the
same prices maintained the fore part of the
week. There is but little inquiry for barley
and there is not much doing.
Wbest-No. l hard, sl.4s bid; No hard,
'S1.40 bid; No. 8, $l.S5 bid; No. 4, $l.0S Did,
rejected, soc bid.
Corn-No. 2, 74c asked; new, Zoe asked.
Oats-No.2 mixed, sac bid, 55c asked; No.
mixed, 54casked; No. 2 white, Soc asked; No.
white 55c asked.
Barley-No.2 2, Csc bid; No. 8 extra, S5c bid;
No. 8, 70@75c bid.