Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07
FINANCE & COMMERCE.

of the terrible and far reaching
storms that have blocked up rail
roads and substantially placed an embargo
upon all kinds of business. The railroads
themselves, though they put forth extra
eyertions to remove the distractions from
the TRACKS, have but partially succeeded
The task was a very serious one and re-
ouired the exercise of a great deal of skill
and the use of very heavy machinery Inc
impediment to business caused py Ihe
snow amounted substantially to pfactl-
cal sus pension of business, and 1t will take
some days yet to put the imam
cial and mercantile affairs of this
section in the same condition
they were in before the storms came upon
us. With this state of affairs for the past
week in view it is not difficult to under
stand that sales must have been much small
Ter than usual and that collections have
been very poor. This is really about the
substance of all there is to say about the
business for the week. Business has been
dull and collections have been very poor
The country roads are blocked and the
wind and snow together with the terrible
cold weather have all conspired to prevent
the farmers from moving around. The
consequence is they take nothing to mar
ket and the country trader sells nothing
and makes no collections. The result Is IN
the commercial center trade and collec-
tions are reported poor. The whole mer-
camille market is dull. Wheat during the
week has been gradually improving. 1t
has been in fair demand, contlnu-
ally advancing in price, and IS
still firm at quotations. Corn and
oats have been, generally speaking, rather
quiet. Barley has been in some inquiry,
and has made slight advance. Rye has
been without much change. Fruits IN
changed. Dressed hogs in fair supply,
without change. Cattle unchanged. But
ter scarce and in fair demand. In boots,
shoes. lumber, furs, dry goods, finished
iron and steel, and leather, there are no
changes to note. In drugs, oils and paints,
trade has been dull but begins now to
improve. Pure cream of tartar has adj
Yanced to 36c. In groceries the prices Of
all articles are quite firm. The market is
stiff and improving. Collections are not
what they ought to be. The bad weather
and the snow blockade has interfered with
everything. A few changes have been
made in the figures of the table to be
found below. Eggs enough are coming
in to keep everybody supplied, but as the
demand is small not many are required.
Butter is dull. It always is at this season
of the year. There is a great deal
of it in the market, Which
is badly overstocked. Pototoes
are still quoted at 6Oc per bushel, but this
is merely nominal; nothing is being done
in them. But few turkeys and chickens
are coming into market, and there is only
a fair demand for them. In hardware
business is quiet and collections are slow.
The only thing to note about the market is
that wood planes have advanced about
per cent. The blockade and general inter
ference with the country roads has inter
fered also with money matters The banks
report that business has decreased to such
proportions as has never before been wit
messed. The well known fact that large
part of the last years crop is still in the
hands of the farmers has its effect still
upon the money market. Money is still
in great demand, and banks are still max
ing only such discounts as they are COM
PEELED to. Country collections are poor.
Counter business is smaller than usual at
this time OF year.
General Markets.
The fruit market still continues quiet,
and will probably so remain till the spring
opens. Quotations are as fol-
lows: Choice high colored Valencia
oranges, APO in box, 1898 per
box; choice new Messina, 81 per box;
Floridas, $5@5.5O per box. Choice
new Messina lemons, $4.5O@5 per box.
Apples are low and varied in quality.
Genitons, $2.50@3 per Dbl; other varieties
$3@3.50 per Dbl. Oysters are lower.
Selects, 35c; standards, 25c. Malaga
grapes, in kegs, $3.50; bbls, $3.50. Cali
fornia pears, $3.5O@4 per box. Ounces,
$3.50 Der box. Choice new layer figs, lie.
New Arabian dates, in trails, 10c. Dufy's,
n Y, cider, $3.50 per Dbl; 26c per gallon
in casks. Kentucky cider, $3.50 per Dbl;
half bbls, $3.50. Fancy hand picked pea
nuts, white Virginia new crop, 10c. Terra
gona almonds, zoe. New Naples walnuts,
19c New French walnuts, 15c.
New Brazil nuts, 12c. New Sicily
flberts, lac. New Baraco filberts, 12c.
Pecans, 12c
DRESSED HoGs-Have experienced no
change during the week, and with fair
supply they are quoted at $7@7.5O on
range of 100 pounds; veal S@1Oc; NUT
ton, city dressed Sc; country dressed
to Sc; beef sides, city dressed $3.50 to
1925; country dressed Sc to 81.
LIVE Hoes still remain at $575@6 per
100 pounds.
CATTLE are in abundant supply and the
quality is pretty fair. Choice steers $4.25@
$50; fair to good steers $3.25@4; good
mixed $3.25@3.50; scalawags $2.50@3;
mich cows S4O@65; veal calves $6@7 per
100 pounds.
SHEEP-The demand for sheep is good,
and mutton is scarce though there is plenty
of poor in the market. The price ranges
from $4.5O@525.
Ou-Raw oil, one barrel, SEC per gallon;
in car lots, 53c; five barrels, 55c; ten bar
rels, SAC. Boiled, Sc per gallon extra.
Linseed meal, $21 in car lots, per ton; 800