Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-19

part OF the season it has been difficult to keer
supplied. Minnesota berries are supplying
| the market now, and they are coming in more
freely. California fruit is coming in, such a,
Bartlett pears, peaches, plums and apricots
The probability is that peaches will be scarce
a difficult matter SO far to get them in condi.
ton to chip Such fruit is now selling at from
S2@2.25 for y bushel basket or box. Apples
are coming in plenty, and Il bushel boxes
are selling at 75@90c, barrels at about
$4@5. Cherries, raspberries and black
berries are in limited supply, and little that is
received will do to ship. Cocoa nuts 81 per
Dates, nav Arabian, SIC per lb.
Cider. Duffy's celebrated New York cider,
| clarified, casks, 20c per gal. Peanuts, fancy
| hand picked, 12c; a very light supply to be
had Foreign nuts, Teragona almonds 22c;
! English walnuts 15c; Brazil nuts DC; flberts
| 13c; pecans 15c; Sicily shelled almonds, In
Is Id boxes, 35c per Id.
Oil-Raw oil, one barrel, 64c per gallon;
five barrels, Csc; ten barrels, &c, Boiled, Sc
per gallon extra. Linseed meal, $3.50 per
ton.
Eggs are in fair supply and demand at 1Sc.
Chickens still continue in good demand for
35 950c per pair; old ones, 5O@65c. The supply
is sufficient.
Dressed hogs have advanced TO $s.75@9 per
100 pounds. Beef, S1@l0c per pound. Mutton,
S@9c. Veal, 81 @l0c.
Potatoes are in better supply, good
many being brought up on every
quotations show decline. On the board of
trade they have been quoted at 81 per bushel
but have now got down to $1.75 on Monday.
Yesterday they were quoted at 81 50@5.65 per
barrel. Southern potatoes are quoted at
S5.5O95. Is per barrel, Southern onions, $5@6
per barrel; Bermudas, $2.50@3 per box.
The cattle market has been well SUP
piled during the week, but not
with the best grades of cattle
in the best condition. As to the latter all
that can be said is that the condition is fair.
Of the two, prices are little weaker owing to
the fact that holders feel desirious to SELL
The following are the same quotations as
those of last week, but they are very
weak: Choice Iowa steers So per 100 lbs;
good, $5.25@5.50; good state steers, $500
$50; mixed, fair to good, $4.5095.;
ordinary, 81. Veal calves, $5.5O96.5O per
100 lbs.
The supply of hogs has been limited, but
prices are unchanged. Dressed. IS 5O9S.75
per 100 lbs. for derssed; IS 50Q6.75 for live.
Flour has been rather quiet and prices have
remained steady and unchanged at the follow
ing prices: Patents s7.50@S50: straights,
$6.7597. so; clears $6.5097.25; in barrels Is
cents extra. Graham $5.75@6.00 per Dbl.
Buckwheat -four $6@S.
Brewers supplies Selling prices: Malt, $l.20
per bushel. New York hops 35@4Oc; Wash
ington Territory hops, 35c per pound.
Lime, Cement, etc-there is good deal OF
activity in these articles and prices are strong.
Quotations are as follows: Oshkosh, Port
Byron and Milwaukee white lime, slips per
Dbl; Milwaukee cement, $l.50 per Dbl; Louis
vile cement $l.75 per Dbl; plaster paris 81 so
per Dbl; plastering hair, IS cents per bushel;
st. Louis No. fire brick $45 per thousand;
Fire clay $3.50 per barrel.
Mess pork is shade lower. For job lots
quotations can be given as follows: $3.50
per Dbl; hams, canvased, 15@l54c per fb;
shoulders, canvased, all &c; clear side bacon,
15Ql519c; breakfast bacon 14HQl5; lard, in
tierces, ol3c, kegs 13Hc; mess beef $l4;
smoked beef 1315@141Sc.
Beans are steady and supply sufficient
Handpicked navy $3.75@4; fair to good me-
dunn $3@3.5O; ordinary country $1.5O@2 SO.
In groceries there is always q heavy trade
and the past week has been no exception.
With the heavy trade quite a number of
changes are noted in quotations. Herring
are lower. CofIees of all grades have de-
clined. Cordage has advanced. All grades of
sugars have also declined from an IA to q &c.
Canned peaches have declined a little
Dry goods are fairly active, while quota
tons are unchanged and collections fair.
Drugs, oils ana paints are active and firm.
Gum shellac, lodide potash, oil cloves, castor
oil and lard oils have declined.