Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
General Market,

The fruit market has been very
active indeed during the past week and
large amounts of fruit have been disposed
of. The supply of peaches has been quite
liberal but they have not come through in
very good condition. Pears are in
better supply and have advanced to $500
@4.5O. Grapes are in more liberal sup
ply and now sell for $4,000 .50 per case of
90 pounds, and at $8.0O@8.50 for
40 pound cases. California
peaches are worth 50. 10000 Cal
ifornia plums of different varieties from
S3OU@3.5O per box. Blueberries are
nearly out of the market yet the price re-
mains at 81. 00@4. so per bushel. Black
berries are in fair supply and
sell at $3.OO@3.5O per case of 16
quarts. Michigan peaches are selling at
$1.25@1. SO per 15box. Domestic grapes
still sell at 15c per pound. Messina oran-
ges, 81 per box. Lemons are firm at SIG
$50 per box. Apples, new, $3'0O@3. so per
Dbl; by the box, cog roc, as to quality and
variety. Bananas, choica Aspinwalls, So
as per bunch. Cocoanuts are Sc per 100
for choice Carthagenus. Tomatoes, 75@
90c per 4 bu box. Dates, in trails, SC per
pound. Peanuts, fancy hand picked
white Virginia, 12c per pound;
hand picked, 111ac; choice, 1920;
farmers packing, SC; Teregona
almonds, 1Sc; new Naples walnuts, 15c;
new French walnuts, 12c; new Brazil nuts,
12c; new Sicily iIberts, 12c; new Baraco
flberts, 1Oc; Pecans, 1Oc; Cicily shelled
almonds, in % ID. boxes, 35c per ID.
CATTLE have been in good supply and
the market is now easy with fair demand.
Choice steers S5@5.25; fair to
good, $425@4.75; good mixed, $3.75@425;
mich COWS, $4O@65; veal calves, $500
per 100 lbs.
ONIONS are quoted at 25@30c 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 &c.
But few live hogs are coming in and they
are lower, the quotations being 5@54c.
SHEEP-Mutton still continues to be
moderate IN price and in good supply
Quotations tor shearlings are S3.75@
1926; city dressed Sc; country dressed
7@7@c.
Provisions, remain at the decline not
ed last week-Mess pork. $1400
hams, 12H@14c; clear bacon, scarce
l215c; spiced and breakfast bacon, 1212c
shoulders, 84@S2c; tierce lard, 10c; keg
lard, 1890; wooden pals, twenty pounds
1115c; tin pals, 3 pounds, 1434c; II
pounds, lac; mess beef, $12012.50 PEI
barrel; smoked beef, 16c per pound.
F1oUR-Is without change and patent!
are quoted at $6.50@6.75; straight 1915
1890; family, $3.50: bakers MIX, $4.25
in barrels 25c extra.
BREWERS SUPPLIEs-Malt has declined
to 75c. Hops, both Washington and New
York, have declined to 35c.
BUrTER-Nothing can be said about thi
article. The supply is immense and a!
has been said before, for the best grade
there is fair demand but for the poore
qualities there is very little demand in
deed.
DRESSED MEArs-Beef sides dressed 70
Sc. Mutton, city dressed, SC. YEA
915@11c.
HIDES are in good demand and are frn
at quotations. Green hides are coming il
slowly and quotations are unchanged.
LINE, CEMENT, ETC.-Quotations are a
follows: Oshkosh, Port Byron and Nil
waukee white lime, $1.25 per barrel; Mi
waukee cement, $3.50 per barrel; Louis
vile cement, $1.85 per barrel, plaste
paris 81 per barrel; clustering hair, 35@
Acc per barrel; St. Louis No. 1 FIR
brick, S45 per thousand; fire clay, $50
per barrel