Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-29
General Market.

There has been continued activity in the
fruit market during the week and large
quantities have passed through the hands
of the st. Paul jobbers. Heretofore reaches
have mostly come from California
and they have not been very good. In
order to get them here in tolerable condi-
ton they were picked just before they
were ripe, and when they reached st. Paul,
they were sour and without favor. Now
this fruit is beginning to come in from
other quarters and Is improving. Pears
are without change and still continue to
sell for $3.00@4. so. Grapes are coming in
more freely and retail for $400@450
per case of 20 pounds, and at $8@S.50 for
40 pound cases. California plums of diff
ferent varieties from $685. per box.
Blueberries are nearly out out of the mar
ket, yet the price remains at $4@4.50 per
bushel. Blackberries are in fair supply
and sell at $3@3.50 per case of 16 quarts.
Michigan peaches are selling at $1.25@
$50 per q box. Domestic grapes still
sell at 10@12c per pound. MeCsina or
anges, 81 per box. Lemons are firm at
$7@7.50 per box. Apples, new So $3.50
per Dbl; by the box 60@70c, as to quality
and variety. Bananas. choice Aspinwalls,
$685. per bunch. Cocoanuts are Sc per
100 for choice Carthagenu5. Tomatoes
$4,000 per = bu box. Dates, in trails, Sc
per pound. Peanuts, fancy hand picked
white Virginia, 12c per pound,
hand picked, 1115c; choice, 1870; farm
ers' packing, Sc; Teragona almonds, 18c;
new Naples walnuts, 15c; new French wal
nuts, 12c; new Brazil nuts, 12c; new Sicily
flberts, 12c; new Baraco filberts, 10c; Pc
cans, 10c; Cicily shelIed almonds, in % Id.
boxes, 35c per Id.
CATTLE-The market is abundantly sup
piled with gross cattle, and altogether the
market is rather weaker. Fancy steers,
$3.50; No. 1 steers,5.25@5.50 No. steers,
So. 5O@4; butchers stock, 3 25@3.50; veal
calves, $5.5O@6.5 so.
ONIONS are quoted at 25@3Oc per bu,
outgoing from 40 to SOC. Bermudas,
$1.25 to $3.50 per box.
HoGs-Though the supply is small
there is sufficient to meet the limited de-
mand. Dressed hogs are quoted at 7c.
But few live hogs are coming in and they
are lower, the quotations being 5@54c.
SHEEP-Are in good supply and quota
tons are unchanged. The range is, good
to choice So. 1904; fair So. so.
Provisions, remain at the decline not
ed last week-Mess pork. $14.0O;
hams, 14c; clear bacon, scarce, 121lc;
\ spiced and breakfast bacon, 13@1315c;
shoulders, 81 @8Ac; tierce lard, 1Oc; keg
lard, 1920; wooden pals, twenty pounds,
Tl15c; tin pals, 3 pounds, 1870; 10
pounds, lac; mess beef, $12@12.50 per
barrel; smoked beef, 18c per pound.
F1oUR-Appears to be strengthening up
little. Patents are quoted at $6@7;
Straight $5.75@6.00; family, $3.50; bakers
INK, $4.25; in barrels 25c extra.
BREWERS SUPPLIES has declined
to 75c. Hops, both Washington and New
York, have declined to 35c.
BUT2ER-Nothing new can be added to
what has already been said about butter
The supply is large, the demand moderate
and that is ALL
DRESSED MEArs-Beef sides dressed ia
Sc. Mutton, city dressed, Sc. Veal, 81
gle.
HIDES are in good demand and are firm
at quotations. Green hides are coming
in slowly and quotations are unchanged.
LIME, CEMENT, ETC.-QUotations are as
follows: Oshkosh, Port Byron and Mil
waukee white lime, $1.25 per barrel; Nil
waukee cement, $1.85 per barrel; plaster
paris. So per barrel; plastering hair, 500
4Oc per bushel; st. Louis No. 1 fire brick
$40 per thousand; fire clay, $3.50 per bar