St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-02-27

There was nearly a lifeless flour market
and sales were very light with firm holding
for the finer family and bakers brands, but
dull and quotably lower for shipment and
the lower grades. Home jobbers were pick
ing up few lots daily but we have no ship
ping or export orders and the usual buyers
were not in attendance. Rye
flour dull Buckwheat -four slow
at over s. per barrel for good to- not wanted
at all when poor. Bran and all millstuffs
we're in quite light request.
The receipts of cattle at the stock yards
were 6, 400 or about the same as last Tuesday
and for the week so far there is
an increase of about 4,400 as
compared with the corresponding perior
last week. The market opened quiet, and
prices underwent no particular change as
compared with yesterday. There was fair
and steady demand for shipping and dressed
beef Cattle of the lighter sorts, such as hice
hardy steers of 1000 pounds or thereabouts.
commanded particular attention There is
some inquiry for big export cattle, as the
adyices from the British markets quote a
slight advance and such sold at good prices.
But this demands uncertain, and a dozen
car loads of such would undoubtedly break
the market. Butchers stock of all descrip-
tions continues to sell at strong prices A
feature of the market is the arrival of few
cars of corn-fed Texans that bring good
prices, and stocker and brokers are in
limited supply and the best young things are
held at higher figures. There were several
buyers on the market and several large or
ders on eastern account. Taken altogether
the general cattle market was in a satisfac-
tory condition.
Ten thousand hogs arrived to-day, or II,
900 less than last Tuesday, and about IL, 900
less than for the same time last week. The
general market remains in an unsatisfactory
condition. The receipts are light, but this
fact does not seem to at all increase the de-
mand. Packers are not buying to any ex-
tent. Yesterday shippers took 80 per cent.
Of the arrivals.
The provision market seems in an unset
tied condition both ''longs'' and ''shorts"
seem uncertain as to the future. Prices on
hogs to-day ruled about steady, varying but
little from the general range of yesterday.
The demand however was slow and the I'M
dercurent decidedly in the direction of
lower prices. Taking the fresh receipts,
there was at least..on sale among which were
a large per cent. of pigs of 130 to 140 lbs.
average. AS is usual in the moruing spec
ulators bought few loads Of good grades to
top out the stale stock they are carrying, and
after that demand was flied the market was
almost lifeless.
The estimated receipts of sheep were $500
or 10000, against 6, 900 last Tuesday, max
ing an increase of 3, 900 for the week so far.
There was fair demand for the best sorts
during the morning, that is, shippers, and
the dressed mutton dealers took the top lots
and hard good prices, but there was left all
the common and medium that it would seem
must sell lower before a decrease can be
effcted. Common and medium. sorts are
always at the mercy of local dealers and
such, under favorable conditions, for the
local dealers have been known to decline SOC
per 100 in half day. The generaltendency
was to lower prices.