Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-06
On ,CHG1lne.

Victory was on the side of the bear:
again in the principal grain and provision
markets yesterday. Outside advices were
buyers here went down in their bids fol
wheat to correspond with the general de
| cline, Csc was bid for No. southern. No.
hard was offered quite freely, but buyer:
were shy, and limited their bids to S1.1C
for spot. For No. 2 hard and No. north
ern $109 was buyers price. There were
sellers of May wheat at $1.13 for No. ]
hard, and at $1.15 for June. Sellers were
trying to get yesterdays spot prices, but
| appeared unable to do so. Corn, while
weak, did not go down; 40 was paid for
good condemned. Oats also sold at about
the same figures, SO for No. 2. Some very
good rejected brought SO. Hay was easier
with bran and other milstuffs steady.
The following were among the receipts
and shipments at and from Minneapolis
for the twenty-four hours ended at 10 a. N
yesterday, as posted on 'change:
Receipts-Flour 375 barrels, wheat 49,
600 bushels, corn 1890 bushels, oats 1000
bushels, coal S3S tons, wood Is cords,
lumber 10000 feet, barrel stock cars,
barley 500 bushels.
Shipments-Flour $500 barrels, wheat
500 bushels, oats 500 bushels, lumber
$4,000 feet, mill stuff 124 tons, coal 231
tons, wood 70cords.
Inspection--The inspection of grain at
this point yesterday was as follows:
Wheat-No. 1 hard, cars; No. hard, 1
car; No. 1, 10 cars; No. 2, cars; No. 8, 2
cars; condemned, cars; rejected, 2 cars.
Corn-No. 2, 3 cars; condemned, 2 cars.
Oats-No. 3, 3 cars. Barley-No. 3, 2 cars.
Total number of cars inspected, AZ.
The Iron Wage.
PITrsBURG, Pa, April AFTER the ad-
journment of the meeting of the Western
Iron association which deals with prices
exclusively, secret conference of iron
manufacturers was held to consider the
wage question. The attendance was large,
every. mill west of the Allegheny mountains
being represented. A committee ap-
pointed some time ago to revise the scale
of wages paid in the mills since last June,
reported in favor of making substantial
reductions in all branches of the trade.
The exact figures are withheld, but it
is said to range from ten to
twenty per cent. A, long discussion
ensued, in which the unanimous opinion
was expressed, that there would have to be
a reduction, but the conference adjourned
without finally deciding upon scale. The
action of the manufacturers is surprise to
the workingmen, as in previous years they
always moved first. The Amalgamated
association will hold their scale convention
on Saturday, and until then it will not be
known what they will demand. 1t is IN
derstood, however, that they will not insist
on any radical changes from the present
scale, but will fight against reduction.
Business Troubles.
BOSTON,, April A meeting of the cred
itors of Todd, French & Co., boot and shoe
dealers of st. Louis, was held this after
noon. A member of the committee of in
vestigation said ne had endeavored to get
over seventy five cents on the dollar, but
had not succeeded. The liabilities aggre-
gate $125,300. The assets, according to the
findings Of the committee, are nominally
$4,000, though appraised at much less in
st. Louis. French offered sixty cents IN
secured. A gentleman present offered to
take the assets and pay sixty-fve. Ad-
jOurned without action.
The liabilities of the Boston Machine
company are $780, 200. and the assets nom
inally aggregate $4,000. The affairs
have been put In the hands Of q commit
tee of creditors.