Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-17
General Market.

The fruit market is getting down nearly
to the end of the season, and what the fruit
men have to do must be done quickly.
The market is very active. Apples con-
tinue scarce and high. Premium" brand
now sell for $4@4.50 per barrel; other
choice packing $3.50@4 per Dbl. B.
Presley & Co. are receiving car load ship
Inents of California fruits daily, including
pears and grapes. "B. Clarigue's," "B
Diel's," "Whte DOyenne," "B. DeAnieaus,"
"0nondagus," "WInter Nellis," and other
varieties of pears, 1915 to 4 per box
Special prices on lots of 10 to 20 boxes or
over. Quinc So per box. Califor nia grapes
Tokas, 40 pound cases, Sc; muscats, 40
pound cases, $4a0@5, Domestic grapes,
Concords, &c to Sc per pound; Delaware
aud Catawbas, 12c to 15c per pound.
Peaches, Michigan, are coming now more
freely, and are of q better quality. They
sell from 81 to Soc per basket. Cranber-
ries, choice cultivated, So to $50 per bush
el. Lemons are firm with an upward ten
dency; are selling at $7@7.50 per box. At
present there are no oranges in the mark
{; Ill 10 use. Louisiana and Jamaicas ara
arriving OF a fair quality and sell for $40
per Dbl. Bananas, choice, AspinWalls, So
10 $50 per bunch as to quality. o. W.
MiiIer's Triangle brand oysters, standards,
3S3; selects, 45c. COc0anuts, choice Car
thaGenG5, 81 per 100. Dates, new Arabian
IN trails, Sc per pound. Peanuts, fancy
hand picked polished, BE per pound; for
eign nuts, TeragGra almonds, 21c; Cali
fornia almonds, 16c, new Maple walnuts,
zoe; new Grenobla walnuts, 15c; new
Brazil, 12c; Sicily tiiberts, 14c; Barcelona
flberts, 12c; Pecans, PC; Sicily shelled
almonds, 35c; cider, new Michigan, p bar
rels, 81 SOFAS; Louisville crab apples, 81
per Is barrel.
Hostile supply of hogs both alive
and dressed is very abundant and really
the market is over loaded. The result is
that quotations have declined. Dressed
are now quoted at $5@5.50; live are held
at So .25@4.25.
HoGs-There is not much activity in
hogs yet. Dressed hogs are steady at S.
$3.50. Live are quoted at $3.75@4.25.
CATTLE-Extra steers are in limited sup
ply owing to the high prices in eastern
markets. But few are arriving and con-
seqS emily prices are firm. Nearly all the
stock that arrives here grass fed, and not
in the best of condition. Fancy steers,
S. 50@5 IS per 100 pounds; mo. 2,$4@4 so
mixed butchers stock, So 25@3 IS.
Veal calves, So OO@6 90.
ONIoNs-Are quoted at 25@30c per
bushel, outgoing from 40 to SOC; Bermu-
das, 81 25@1 so per box.
SHEEP-Are in good supply and quota
tons are unchanged. The range is, good
TO choice, So 75@4 90; fair, So so.
PBovIsIONs-The decline noted last week
is still further increased this week, especi-
ally in lard aud mess beef Mess pork, S13.-
80, hams, 4@ 1870; clear bacon, scarce, -
15c;spioed and breakfast bacon, 139 1879;
shoulders, Sl49834; fierce lard SIC; key
lard $50 wooden pals, twenty pounds
Sc; TIN pals, three pounds, 10c ten
pounds91ac; mess beef,$l1@ 1850 per bar
rel; smoked beef, 1870 per pound.
FLoUB-Is pretty steady, though the
wheat market IS not without its effect.
Prices, however, are pretty we'll sustained
at the following figures: Orange Blossom,
81; Red Gross, straights, Sc; Capitol fam
lily, s. so; Bakers XXXX, $3.50; in bar
refs, 25c extra; low grades, $2@2.50; rye
-four, 1915 per barrel; graham, $3.50 PSF
barrel.
BREWERS SUPPLIES has declined
zoe; hops, both Washington and New York,
have declined 2Sc for new and 80 for old.
BUTTER-Tae butter quotations have
not changed; creamery is now
quoted at 24@29c; choice dairy 1920
store packed "a Toe.
DRESSED MEArs Beef sides dressed, 61@
CSC. Mutton, city dressed, 7@715o.
Veal, S911c.
HIDES are in fair demand and are
firm at quotations. Green hides ara
coming in slowly and quotations are I'M
changed.
LIME, CEMENT. ErC.-Quotations are as
follows: Oshkosh, Port Byron and Mil
waukee white lime, 81 Is per barrel; Mil
waukee cement, $l65 per barrel; plaster
paris, 50 per barrel; clustering hair, 80
a 4Gc par bushel; ST. Louis No. l fire
bsick, SIS per thousand; fire clay, So. so
Per bpshel.