Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-04
General Market .

The opening of the fruit season which
has been awaited for very long time with
a great deal Of patience has at last arrived,
and it may be stated that now the depart
msnt is in full working order. Fruits from
all parts of the world are now received dali
~ in st. Paul, and there is great activity
all along the line. Oranges especially are
coming in III large quantities. Choice COL
ored Valencia oranges, 40 in a case, So to
$500 per case; especially large and as
sorted fruit of same quantity, $40 per case;
choice to fancy Messinas, $3.50 to 81 per
box, Floridas all gone. CALIFORNIA; will
be here soon. Lemons are a little lower.
Choice to fancy Messina and Palermo,
$3.50 to 81 per box. Apples, small GENT
tons, $3.50 per bbl.; large Genitons 81 per
bbl.; assorted varieties, fancy,
4Oc, standard Soc. California pears So
die. Cocoanuts SIS per hundred. Figs
il trails, Zoe, Golden, in
skins. Sc. Cran5orries, choice bell and
bugle S14 per barrel. Choice Southern
sugar, choice new Vermont, in bricks and
York cider, $3.50 per barrel; 26c per gal
lon in casks. Very fine Kentucky cider,
So per barrel; half barrels, $3.50. Pea
nuts, white Virginia hand picked, 1Oc per ID.
Teragona almonds, lSc. New Naples wal
nuts. 19c. New French walnuts, 1870.
New Brazil nuts, 12c. New Sicily
filberts, 14c. New Baraco fIberts, 14o.
Pecans, 12c.
yho Of iu
cient to indicate little easing up in the
quotations, though 1t is very doubtful if it
comes to that. Quotations are as follows:
Choice steers, $5@5.50; fair to good, $4.25
@475; good mixed, $3.5O@4; scalawags,
$2.5063; mich cows, S40@65; veal calves,
$6@7 per 100 pounds.
HoGs-Receipts are light and quota
tious have been advancing all the week,
till yesterday - &c was bid on the board OF
trade. It wouid not be surprising if they
should go to 10c. Live hogs are in very
light receipt, and run from $6@6.50.
SHEEP-Sheep are rather scarce and
prices run from$450 @ $50; the supply OF
mutton from Montana was stopped short
oil few days ago, city dressed, S@91ac
country dressed, 6@7c; beef sides, city
dressed, $7.25 to IS; country dressed, ST
TO 81.
AxBEaR1Es-Choice berries 81 pei
Dbl.
DRESSED PoUITRY-The season is about
over for dressed turkeys and chickens anc
quotations are nominal.
OYSTERS, 80 to 40c.
PFovIsIoNs-Mess pork, $19.25@19.5O
hams, 1870; clear bacon, scarce, 1212c
sp;ced and breakfast bacon, 13o; shout
ders, &c; tierce lard, 12c; key lard
124@1212c; wooden pails,20 pounds, 1221
tin pals, ) pounds, 1870; II
pounds, 14c; mess beef, $12.5O@13 pc
barrel; smoked beef, 111Ic per pound.
BEANs-$l.50@2.75 per busheI for medi
Um TO choice hand picked.
BREWERS SUPPLIEs-Malt is unchanged
and Is still quoted at So @90c; hops main
tanned the advance previously noted; $1.1'
firm for Washington to $1.10 for New York
LIME, CEMENT, ETC.-Quotations are as fol
lows: Oshkosh, Port Byron and Milwaukee
white lime, $1.25 per DBL; Milwaukee &c
ment, $3.50 per b5l.; Louisville cement
$1.65 per Dbl; plaster paris, 1925 per Dbl.
plastering hair, CSC per bushel; St. Loui
No. nre brick, $40 per thousand; fire clay
$3.50 per Dbl.
FLoUn-Patents, $G@6.75; clears, So t.
$5.25; straights, $500 to 1913; common
brands, $4 to S.; in barrels, 25c extra
Buckwheat -four, Sc to $3.50. Rye -four
81 to 1926. Graham, $3.50 to S5.25