Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-01
FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL.
ST.. PAUL, May 81, 1882.

nothing of special interest has occurred in
the commercial or financial history OF st. Paul
that requires special mention. The season
has so far advanced that business has settled
down into the usual routine. In all depart
ments of business there is an increase in the
volume Of trade over last year, SO that all
dealers are kept very busy and most OF them
are behind in their orders. This is the condi-
ton OF affairs at present and has been the con-
dition during the seeding Time, which has
kept the farmers busy. Many are looking
forward, even now. to the fall trade and an
ticpate an immense Increase OF business after
the crops are gathered.
Money matters have not undergone any
change since our last. The improvement nc.
ticed last week in collections has continued
The demand for money is very active and
there is plenty of it for all legitimate pur-
poses, and all good paper Is readily accom-
mndated.
Groceries are active and trade steady, while
changes in prices are very few. Full cream
cheese has advanced to lac, while hand-picked,
beans have declined to $3.50.
Drugs, oils and paints still continue firm.
aud active. Linseed oil, both raw and
boiled, has advanced. Gum opium has de
clined slightly, while quinine has followed
suit.
Hardware is firm aud trade very active.
Nails have declined slightly, otherwise the
market is without any special feature.
Dry goods remain steady and active with
fair collections.
Lumber is without change and prices are
very firm indeed and not likely to decline.
WHOLESALE PRODUCE.
The general produce trade is very acti We
and an unusually large business is being done.
Oranges, as we predicted, have gone to the
So mark and beyond. We now expect to see
Messina oranges $40 within the next week.
There are few California oranges that are
trying to be PANIED off as good, and st lower
pitby, and do not keep. We quote: Choice
fancy Messipa and Palermo, $3.50 to SO. so per
box, repacked sound Lemons, as we said in
oyr last, are a good purchase, and If the
weather should turn off warm will follow
oranges. We quote to day: Choice MessIna
or Palermo, S. to S. so; fancy So. A liberal
discount from these prices on orders for five,
ten or twenty box lots. Strawberries are
coming from southern Illinois in
the present high price. The crop is short,
and the continued cool weather and cold rains
have kept them back; they will not be much
cheaper now till We get Michigan berries.
Sold to-day: Soc to 35c per quart in l6 and "a
quart eases. Cannot give staple quotations
as they fluctuate from day to day. Peaches,
50. so to So 90 per box. Cherries coming 10
small quantities; selling 30c to 35c per quart.
Bananas. $3.50 to 81 per bunch, as to size and
quality. Cocoa Nuts, Sc per hundred. Figs,
choice layers, 121kc per ID. Dates, New
Arabian aud golden, SIC Der ID. Apple but
ter, &c per ID. Cider; Duffy's Celebrated New
York cider, clarified, IS per bbI., casks
zoe per gal. Peanuts, fancy hand picked lie
a very light supply to be had, and will he
higher. Foreign nuts, Teragona almonds &c;
English walnuts i5c; Brazil nuts &c; flberts
13c; pecans 12c; Sicily sbelled almonds, in Is
ID boxes, 35c per lb. Fire crackers, full count
4O-72, gold chop Q 20 per box.
Oil-Raw oil, one barrel, &c per gallon;
five barrels, Csc; ten barrels, &c. Boiled, Sc
per gallon extra. Linseed meal, $3.50 per
| ton.
Eggs are without change and stand firm
at 16@l7c.
Chickens are quoted at 14@1ec and turkeys
at l6@17c, with but very little coming in.
Live hens, 70 to Soc per pair. BOOSTERS, IS te
Csc per pair.
| Sc Is to Sc IS.
Onions, sl.1O. Potatoes are in good supply
| at $50 Los.
Catile-The supply this week has been suf
| flicent for all demands and prices were firm al
the following fiures: Fancy Iowa steers have
readily brought 81 Is; choice, Sc. IS; fair, &c.
@650; mixed lots from $500 to 1925; yea
| caves. $6.00@650.
Flour is very firm at following quotations
Patents 81 $685. so; straights, Sc 1897 so
| clears, Sc 50@7. 25: in hsrrels Csc extra. Ora
ham, SIS 75g 800 per Dbl. Buckwheat foul
| SCOOPS 10 per barrel.
Brewers supplies-Sellng prices: Malt
81 20 per bushel. New York hops, 30@32c
Wisconsin hops, 2O925; Washington Territory
hops, DC per pound.
Lime, Cement, etc-There is a good deal o.
activity in these articles and prices are strong
Quotations are as follows: Oshkosh, Port By
ron and Milwaukee white lime, I.30@l IS pei
Dbl; Milwaukee cement, Sl50 per Dbl; Louis
vile cement, $1.75 per Dbl; plaster paris, 81 81
per Dbl; plastering hair, 35c per bushel; St
Louis No. fire brick, S45 per thousand
Fire clay, SO so per barrel.
Butter is little weaker, while the demand
is good and the supply much greater.
Meats-Mess pork has advanced TO S219
81 so per BIOL; shoulders. canvased 10Hc; cleal
side bacon, 1871 C; breakfast bacon. 14c; lart
in tierces 12Hc, kegs 13c, pals 20 TBS l31 c
mess beef, Sl2 per bbl.; straight, $l3.50@l4
per bbl.; smoked beef 12@l4c per bbl.: cornet
beef, S3@3.50 per case.