St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-27
Among The Commission Men,

There has been no improvement in the wheat
market during the past week, and from all out
ward appearances and good scrutinizing gaze
into the true inwardness Of the situation there
does not promise to be any improvement in the
near future. Adviees from abroad only show each
successive day to be more gloomy than the pre-
ceding one SO far as the market for American
wheat and -four are concerned, British wheat
sold down last week to prices never heard of be-
fore ard there absolutely no sale for Ameri-
can flour. The harvest over there like the har-
vest here splendid, but that would matter
but little providing Britain would buy what more
she needed Of US and the only way to induce
her is to open our ports to her goods. Let her
bring over her manufactures if she will and
take back our wheat and oats and
cattle and farm produce. The
movement Of wheat at this point during the week
past has not been 30 great as during the former
week. Railroad returns show al cars shipped in
against SO for the week ending Aug. 10, being go
cars, or Ia, 900 bushels or thereabouts less The
shipments were ~ cars only The elevator re-
turns show 500 bushels only received and $500
bushels shipped out, and these transfers were
made in the early part Of the week. The mills
have shut down since last Thurs
day, and will not open up
again till the second week in September. The
mills have been buying on the street at &c for
No. and re for No. l.. At country points the
prices have been Csc for new and SIC for old
Old wheat continues to be offered from points
along the Hastings & Dakota and the Northwest
ern lines. On the board Of trade absolutely moth
ing has been done in wheat during the past
week. The samples Of wheat shown have all
been splendid. There has been very
little doing in corn, some three or four cars
only have changed hands, and these
were No. 8, the price being about 49c. Consid-
cradle business has been done in oats 10000
bushels were disposed of at about 24c. per bus
hel. The business in barley was insignificant
Flour shows from the railroad shipments to have
been exactly the same as the preceding week.
The mills are now shipping none out, being
closed down, and are only supplying the home
trade from their stock in store.
Ground feed has ruled firm and strong
during the week the price holding
at $40. There were seven cars sold against five
for the preceding week. Hay has been scarce
and higher nine cars only were brought in
against twenty cars for the week ending on the
10TH Prices have ranged from $3.50 to IS for
wild. Commission men have been very busy
with fruits; eighteen cars have been shipped in,
averaging three cars day, besides large guam
tity of Minnesota fruit handled There
is no change Of importance from the sirua-
ton when the last review written Prices
have fluctuated considerably according to the
condition of the consignments but good sound
fruit fit for shipping has been quite firm and
steady. Butter continues rather slow During
the week there have been two or three large
sales of packing stock at 71i@Sc. Prime brands
of creamery have been In fair demand Cheese
is a little frmer. Dried meats, bacon and hams
just at the present writing are little weaker but
in all probability before the ink OF these columns
is dry they will stiffen up again. Mess pork is
very high, and there is no telling to what figure
the hand of the great king of the pig pound will
force it. Flour is quiet, and at present firm.
Hides, tallow and wool remain dull and slow. with
,,ric ,treh praxr
steady. Linseed oil and meal have declined an
other cent. Live poultry con-
tinues in good demand and
with light receipts prairie chickens do not come
in very freely, and the few birds offered have
not been in the best condition. Vegetables
(Mlnnesota) very abundant and of excellent
quality and prices are away down; tomatoes 45c
@5Oc per bushel and all others in proportion.
~ The following prices for sound lots
only:
BurrER-Recelpts large; grease &c; pack
stock of flavor, Sc; dairy, common to fair, 10
G12c; choice dairy, 13G15c; creamery 17G1sc;
well known brands 1s92Oc; extra choice in SOLO
ID. boxes, 22G23c.
BEASs-Commo, $1.65G1.S5; medium, 60 %
GS250 navy 22.75.
BACON AND HAhs-Long clears bacon. 12c;
dry salt 11G11he; long roll, 12H613c; short
roll, liz @12c; breakfast, 12HG13c; shoulders,
sG9c; hams. 14h015hc
MISS fORk-SIs.OO.
CHEssE-Skim So @6nc; full cream 1OAf1c.
DRESSED MKATs-Beef, city dressed. IN
SIC extra prime beef, 91c; mutton, city dressed
sh9ec; veal, 10c; pork, &c.
FLoUR-Patents s6cs.25: straight A.75N
5.25 Bakers XXX, &.2505.O0; low grades
$2.75G3.00; Rye -four s350@4.00 per barrel;
graham 81 .25G4.50 per barrel; buckwheat nour.
S6.75G7.oO.
HDEs-Green. sailed. 7G7Kc; green. care;
dry flint, 121Ic; calf dry, 12hc; green lie; deer,
dry, 20G25c; antelope, 20G25c; elk. 20G25c;
buffalo, sGf0c, damaged Il of; sheep pelts,
shearings 25c, lamb 40c-
TALLow-No. 1, 5G51ic; No. 2, &c.
WooL-Unwashed. 14915c; washed 2oae2.
HoNKY-New clover. 10000; buckwheat IS
G17c.
HoPs-washington Territory, 3sG4oc; New
York 36G4Oc. Wisconsin. 34G36e
MALr-s0cGs5c per bushel
LINsKED Outlaw. 55c; boiled soc, Lin
seed meal S20G2i
Nurs-Hickory, lsrge, sf.Oo: small. sf.a
walnuts, 15c; almonds, 10000; Barcelona hs-
eel (flberts) lac; pecsns, l0G11c; Brazil, 14c;
peanuts. sGlse; Cocoa nuts, S5.O0G7.00 per
100.
POULTRY AND GAxE-Sprng chicken, s01
SOC per pair: old birds, 50G65c per pair receipts
liberal, demand far; prairie chickens, 81 oOG
800 per dozen.
Roors-(MedicinaD ginseng green, soc; dry,
sl.6o11.7o: seneca snake root 35Gssc per TO-
FRurs-Oranges (l60 box IS. 50Gs 90; lem
ons s5.UOG5.50; cased, $500; blueberries
G3.00 O. g. per bushel; wortle berries 81 so
Gs.00 per bushel; Figs, l5e, 16c, lsc
per b.; dates, black In trails 5c05c,
f.rd IN boxes, lie per ID. Persian in 5olb. boxes
sGf0c. bananas. S2-5OGSi.0o per bunch
Peaehes-Caiifornis g. 1893 per box; Domestic
$3.50 per 4 bu bask; PIums-gross prunes
81 25GS2. so; California Duanes S2.75, 0regons
S2O0GS2 25 20 ID. boxes; Cslifornls pears,S3.75
as per 20 ID. boxes; green arPIes So O01s.60
per bsrTei; rusknelons, Sl-25 per dozen;