Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-20
General Markets.


The winter season naturally makes the
fruit market dull and quiet. The de-
mand for grapes and oranges still con-
tinues. Apples in car lots will
bring from So to $3.50. In small
lots from $3.50 to 1915. Cali
fornia pears can be had for 81. California
ounces $3.50. California grapes are out
of market. Oysters run all the way from
25@ 4Oc, according to whether the cans are
solid fills or not and according to quality.
Oranges from Florida are now
in good supply at $3.50 per
box. Valencia oranges, $40 per case.
Louisiana. in barrels, $9610 per barrel.
Choice Messina lemons, SIS per box; there
are some Malagas in the market, but they
are green and bitter. Malaga grapes
in barrels $6.50@7.5O; kegs, $4@4.5O.
These are choice goods and good for all
winter. Choice new layer figs, 1sc per
pound. New Arabian dates lie per pound.
Choice Jersey cultivated cranberries, SIS.
These are extra large barrels and some
what larger than the Wisconsin barrels.
Cider (Duffy's, Rochester. N. ~ IS so
per barrel, 26c per gallon. Fine
Missouri and Kentucky cider can be had
at $500 per barrel, $3.50 per half bar
Teragona almonds, zoe; English. walnuts,
18c; Brazil nuts, 12c; filberts, lac; pecans,
12c; Sicily she'led almonds, in twenty five
pound boxes, 35c per pound.
DRESSED MEATs-Dressed hogs are in
good supply and carload lots are freely
offered at $7.25 straight on range of 100
pounds. Veal Sc to 1Oc. Mutton, city
dressed, Sc; country dressed, &c to &c.
Beef sides, city dressed, 61sc; country
dressed, SIC to &c.
LIVE Hoas-Are in good supply with a
good demand and bring $575@6 per 100
fbs
CATTLE-Prices are steady without any
change worth mentioning. Receipts are
fair, and with reasonably good demand
quotations are maintained.
SHEEp-In good supply and moderate
demand and range in price from $3.50G
$50 per 100 pounds.
O1L-Raw oil, one barrel, SEC per gallon;
in car lots, 53c; five barrels, SIC; ten bar
rels, SAC. Boiled, Sc per gallon extra. Lin
seed meal, $21 in car lots, per ton; 500
single ton.
CRANBKRR1Es are out of market, that is
SO far as first hands are concerned.
BUTTER-The better grades of butter
have no difficulty in holding their own but
the lower grades are weak. The demand
is not remarkably heavy for any grade.
The prices are given under the head of
commission dealers.
POTATOES Were in good demand, and
during the last days of the week they went
up to 6Oc per bushel on the street.
DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys owing to
the demand. and the comparative lack of
supply have advanced to 12@1 3c. Chick
ems, geese and ducks remain at 8@1Oc.
WooL-Unwashed $4,000 per NJ;
washed 26@2Sc.
PRov1s1oNs-Mess pork $1s25@1s.5O;
hams, 1419c; clear bacon, scarce 1870
spiced and breakfast bacon out Of
market; shoulders, lie; tierce lard. 111a6
12c; keg lard, 129 121ac; wooden pals, 20
pounds, 12AG1s1lc; tin pals, 8 pounds,
1870; 10pounds, lac; mess beef, $12.506 IL
per barrel; smoked beef, 111ac per
pound.
um to choice hand picked.
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demand eggs have advanced to 28c.
OYSTERS Standard, CSC; selects 4sc per
can.
BREWERS SUPPLIEs-Malt has declined
and now stands at $4,000. Hops have de-
clined and are now quoted at 81 for
Washington and 81 .05 for New York.
LIME, CEMENT, ETo.-Are dull and in
active, owing to the substantial closing OF
the building season. Quotations are as
follows: Oshkosh, Port Byron and Mil
waukee white lime, 1925 per bbl.; Mil
waukee cement, $3.50 per bbl.; Louisville
cement, $1.65 per bbl.: plaster paris, 1926
per bbl.; plastering hair, 35c per bushel:
St. Louis No. fire brick, $40 per thousand
fire clay, $3.50 per Dbl.
FLOUR is quiet and dull. Quotations
are: Patents, $6g675; straights, S4.75@
$50; clears, $5@ SIS; low grades, $2@s
per bbl