Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-28

General Markets.
The indications of the approach Of
spring. begins to cause the fruit
dealers to prepare for the opening
of business in earnest This department
of trade IS almost closed up during the
winter. L requires the bright spring sun
to bring out trade, and that is what VS. are
to have now. In quotations there
have been no changes since last
week Choics high colored Valencia
oranges,420 in box,S899 per box; choice
new Messina, 81 per box; chsice new Mes
sina lemons, $4.5095 per box. Apples
have advanced slightly and are
quoted at from $3.50 to 81. Oysters, 80
to 40c. Malaga grapes, in kegs $3.50;
bbls. $3.50. California pears, $3.50 to
81 par box Choice new layer figs, TIC.
New Arabian dates, in trails, 10c. DEfy's,
Il. 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, 1Oc. Terra
gona almonds, 20c New Naples walnuts,
New Brazil nuts, 13c. New Sicily
filborts, he New Baraco filberts, lac.
Pecans, 12c.
DRESSED Hocs-Of these there is q
fair supply only coming in, holders
shipping q little more freely. It
is now, however, near the wind up
and only ten or fifteen days remain
Of the season. The following are the
quotations for hogs, veal and mutton:
S76725 Oh range of 100 pounds;
veal 1O812c mutton, city dressed,
SC; country dressed, 788c; beef sides,
city dressed, 1925 to IS; country dressed,
Sc to 81.
LIVE HoGs-But few live hogs are com
ing in, and they are held 5 &c to 54c.
CATTLE are in fair supply at the North
western ana Union stock yards, most OF
the arrivals being Iowa cattle. Quotations
are unchanged, and are as follows: Choice
steers, $4.50@5; fair to good, $3.75@425;
good mixed, S3.250 $50; scalawags, $3.50
as; mich cows $40@ 65; veal calves $6@7
per 100 pounds.
SHEEP-But few sheep are arriving at
present, and prices are generally steady at
present quotations. There is a good de-
mand for mutton of choice stock.
Henry Lamb & Co. received
Yesterday lot of mutton
from Billings, Montana, which came
through in a refrigerator car. 1t was
grand looking lot Of mutton. Prices are
unchanged and stand at $4.5005.25.
Om-Raw oil, one barrel, SIC per gallon.
in Car lots, 53c; five barrels, 55c; ten bar
rels, SIC. Boiled, Sc per gallon extra;
Linseed meal, $21 in car lots, per ton; S22
single ton.
CRANBERR1Es are out of the market.
BUTTER is very slow and is growing
slower every day. There is good deal
coming in, while there is very little de-
mand, and nothing but the choicest is sell
ling, and that only in a very limited guam
tity. It is very dali at the figures given
under the head of commission dealers.
EGGs are easier, owing to the large re-
csipts from below and the crowding of
picked eggs upon the market. They are
quoted at $50.
DRESSED PoULTBY-Turksys are quoted
at 18919c, chickens at 15@16c and ducks
at 14615c. The receipts are small and the
demand is light.
OYSTERS, 80 to 400.
RON 1SlONS PUN, PAOstOV 49,
hams, 12@ 1890; clear bacon, scarce, 1211e;
spiced and breakfast bacon, 13c; shout
ders, Sc; tierce lard, 13c; keg lard.
121sc; wooden pals, 20 pounds, 124
@134c; tin pals, 3 pounds, 1870; 10
pounds, lac; mess beef, $12.5oG13 per
barrel; smoked beef, 1116c per pound.
BEANs-$1.5O@2.75 per bushel for medi-
um to choice hand picked.
BREwEBs' SUPPLIES is unchanged
and is still quoted at $4,000; hops main
tanned the advance previously noted; $1.15
for Washington to S1.25 for New York.
FLoUR-Patents, $6@6.75; clears, SIS to
$525; straights, $3.50 to 1915; common
brands, 81 to So; in barrels, 25c extra.
Buckwheat -four, Sc to $3.50. Rye flour,
81 to S4.25. Graham, $3.50 to $5.25.
LAME, CEMENT, Ero.-Are dull and inact-
i've, owing to the substantial closing of the
building season. Quotations are as fol-
bows: Oshkosh, Port Byron and Milwaukee
white lime, 1925 per DBL; Milwaukee &C.
ment, $3.50 per Dbl; Louisville cement,
S1.65 per bbl.; plaster paris, 1925 per bbl,;
plastering hair, 35c per bushel; St. Leuis
No. l fire brick, $45 per thousand fire clay,
s. 50 ner Dbl.