Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-06
FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL,
ST. PAUL. Sept. 6. 1882.

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course, most of them calculate upon at
tending the agricultural fairs a day or two
after making their purchases. The conse-
quence Is, that dealers in most lines OF
merchandise report large sales, and it is
altogether probable that if the total
amount of sales could be definitely ascer-
tained. that the week would prove to be
one of the largest weeks we have ever had
in st. Paul. The grocery houses have been
| full of activity and with them it has been
an especially heavy week. The dry goods
| trade, which has been less active all the
| season than was expected, has surprised
dealers during the week and has swelled
out into proportions never before equaled
| in this city. The season all the time since
the spring opened, has been all wrong
When in the early spring hannels and other
similar goods should have been in season.
1t was too warm for them, and later along
when it should have been warm and suita-
bic for lighter fabrics, it was cool. and
consequently unfavorable, and so it has
been all the season, the weather and the
line of goods suitable for sale at the time.
being at skies and sevens. The consequence
has been that dealers in dry goods have
been somewhat disappointed, not because
they have not had a good solid trade, but
because with the prospects of such an i'm
mense crop as we are having and as was
promised all along through the season. they
had right to expect a bigger and more
satisfactory business. 1t seems to be COM
ing now and the fall sales may make up
for the delinquencies of the preceding
months. Boots and shoes and clothing are
also coming up. In short, all that goes to
make up the subject Of personal consump-
ton and immediate use for peoples exis-
tence is in very active and increasing de-
mand. Drugs. oils and paints are active
and are generally so throughout the year.
The general activity throughout all bust
ness portions of the city gives evidence OF
the new vitality injected into all branches
Of trade by the generous harvest that seems
to be made certain to the great northwest.
The business of the past week showed an
increased volume as compared with the
week previous. Counter business and the
clearing house transactions furnish evil
dence of this. As yet no great increase in
the amount Of eastern exchange is notice
able IN the market, and prices remain I'M
changed. There is fair demand for cur
rency from the interior principally for
preparing crops for market. AS yet very
little money has been realized from ship
ments of grain, and there is no change liz
the policy adopted by the banks to contine
their loans to regular customers offering
good paper. Outside applicants are gen
orally refused. while the banks respond to
all demands for legitimate purposes, es-
pecialiy to merchants for payment of east
ern bills and parties interested in the mar
keting of the crops. The substance of the
whole matter it that the banks have plenty
of money, and every demand by good and
responsible parties will find no trouble in
being accommodated.
WHOLESALE PRODUCE.
The fruit market, which has been very active
all the season, has been still more so during the
past week. None but the best quality of fruit is
required, and much of this has to be repacked
Pears are firm at the Advance previously noted.
B. Clairgeaus, Doynes and Sicl1les are making
| their appearance. Bartletts are all gone
Grapes In 20 ID cases, So to 81 Plums 81 to
| $3.50 per box. Kansas and Missouri are gen.
orally supplying the market with apples at
present and they held at So to $3.50 per bar
| rel for anything that viii do TO ship. A few
fancy apples coming from Kansas which are
billed out at 81 straight Oranges about out of
| the market. Lemons have shown a decidedly
strong tendency, and are $3.50 to 1878 per box.
| Bananas from S3 to IS per bunch, according TO
! sixe and quality. Peaches coming in quiet
/ freely and are daily improving We quote: IL
bushel box, $780, baskets, 81 to S1.25. Black
4, berries sell for 81 per l6 quart case, and are
| mostly from Wisconsin. Tomatoes in Ii bush
el boxes range from 40c to SOC. Figs, choice
layers, 15c per 10. Dates, new Arabian, Sc per
| 10. Cider, Zoe per gal. Domestic pears are
| coming mostly from southern Illinois and Mich
| h..rl-e To II hr,
| Sl.5O. Peanuts, fancy hand picked, 12c. For
eign nuts, Teragona almonds, pc; English wal
nuts, 15c; Brazil nuts, SC; filberts 13c; pecans,
Ice; Sicily shelled almonds, in 25 10 boxes, 35c
per ID.
Oil-Raw oil. one barrel 64c per gallon; five
| barrels, 63c, ten barrels &c. Boiled, Sc per
| gallon extra. Linseed meal, $3.50 per ton.
| Flour has been steady and will probably SO
| continue till the mills begin to turn out wheat
| from the new crop The following are qnota-
tons: Patents S7@7.50; straights S6@e675;
clears S5G6.25. Common country brands S4@
| 5, In barrels 25c extra.
| Dressed hogs are quoted at 50 per 100 lbs
Live S7.25G7.50 per 100 lbs.
Sheep Sf@5 per 100 lbs, with good supply.
Chickens are In good supply at 35@ SOC per
pair, old ones so to Csc.
! Potatoes from 35 to 45c.
| Southern onions S4.50@5 per Dbl.
Mess pork and other provisions are firm at the
!
Dbl; hams, canvased 15c per ID; shoulders can
vased; 11@1119c, clear side bacon, 1511zc; break
fast bacon. 151ac; spiced roll Ice: lard in tier
cess, 13c; kegs, 1870; mess beef, lac; smoked
beef, 12115c.
Beans are steady and supply sufficient Hand
picked navy, S3.75@4; fair to good medium.
| S3@3.50; ordinary country, S1.50@2.50.
| The cattle market has been well supplied. and
| quotations run for good state steers from $50
| to So per 100 lbs; fair to good $3.50; mixed,
! 1926 to 81: veal calves, S5.50M650 per 100
pounds; mich COWS, S35050, choice S60d7O.
Brewers Supplies Selling prices; Malt 81 .10d
LIS per bushel. New York hops, soc; Wash
| ington Territory hops, 55c per pound.
Lime, Cement, etc-There is good deal of ac-
| tivity in these articles and prices are strong
| Quotations are as follows: Oshkosh, Port Byron
| and Milwaukee white lime, sI.25 per Dbl; Mil
waukee cement, Sl.50 per Dbl: Louisville
| cement S1.65 per Dbl: plaster paris 1925 pei
| Dbl: plastering hair So cents per bushel, St
Louis, Mo-, fire brick S45 per thousand Fire
lay So. 80 per Dbl.
| COMMISSION DEALERS.
| The following are the quotations from sales
by commission men yesterday and are subjec;
to daily fluctuations:
Butter, gilt edge, per pound. .. 1922
| Butter. choice, III tubs. .. 18m2S