St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-05

however, and find their way back again to the
tub or packing crock and classed in
the grease category; 10000 pounds of this
type was sold in one lot at &C., Eggs have been
little frmer the last few days, owing to the
continued cold weather and light receipts. To-
day there are not sufficient eggs in ST Paul to
supply the demand for twenty -four hours. Buy
ers, however, are holding off for further de-
crease in price, and only buy as necessity de-
mands. Should there be an advance
OF lie 1t will net likely continue for. more than
day or two The commission men have re-
solved to charge for cases in the future ac-
count of the losses sustained by carelessness of
express messengers and correspondents the plan
being to charge 1c. extra per dozen for eggs in
lieu of having the case returned. One firm had
5000 new cases last year of which they now have
but ~6O0
Cheese has been in better demand, with prices
somewhat higher. Stocks are becoming small
and shipments are light. Beans are frmer and
becoming scarcer; there is good demand for
hand picked, dirty lots are a drug. Dressed
meats have continued scarce and high;
this has been especially the case with
dressed hogs. Fruits are quietly moving, and
the eastern markets are stiffening up. Prices
have not advanced here because stocks have been
large; these, however, will soon be reduced, and
if warmer weather sets in, oranges and lemons
will advance. Nuts are dull and lower.
Poultry has been very scarce and higher in price;
active and everything coming in commands high
prices and quick sales. Honey is weak and ap-
pears as though present prices can not be sus-
tanned during the ensuing week. Maple sugar
sells for 12h014c. This is Chicago maple
fresh made for the sap of which it is made is al
ways running. No true maple has yet. come to
this market. Linseed oil oil is higher raw sell
ling, for SIC and boiled soc; meal has also adj
vanced to 21@22c. Following are prices current:
BUTTER-Recelpts liberal; grease, SC; packing
stock off flavor, 7@6c; dairy, common to fair, 10
@15c; choice 200223c; creamery, 2S@32@37c.
BEANs-Common, S1.65G1.s5; medium, S2@
81. % ;.nsvy S2.25@2.4O.
BACON AND HAMs-Long clear bacon, 10Ac;
short clear, lie; shoulders, 9I2c; hams, 1917
@14c dry salt sides, S@84c.
CHEEsE-Skim, 64@7Ac; part cream, S40
&c; full cream old. loA @12Ac; full cream, fall
made, 14@14Hc.
DRESSED MEATs-Beef, country dressed, .6H@
&c; city dressed, 7@9c; mutton, country
dressed, soc; city dressed, 7R@9Hc; veal, 10
Gil.
EGes-26c; including cases, 1c additional.
FLoUR-Patents S5.75@6.25; straight $1,000
S2.759300; Rye flour S3.5O@3.75 per BARREL
graham S4.2594.5O per BARREL buckwheat flour,
S6.75@7.0O.
HiDEs-Green, sailed, &c; green, &c; dry flint,
12c; calf dry, 121Sc; green lie; deer, dry,
2O@25c; antelope, 2O025c; elk, 2O@25c; buff
alo, S@10c, damaged q off.
WooL-Unwashed, 1S021c; washed, 2s@31c.
HoNEY-White clover $4,000 ID; buckwheat,
16@TSc ID.
HoPs-Washington Territory, CSC; New York
30c.
LNsEED On-Raw, sec; boiled soc. Lin
seed meal S21@22.
PoULTRY-Chickens, dressed, 15@16c per ID;
turkeys, dressed, 18019c; ducks and geese, y
@15c. These prices are for choice birds dry
picked scalliwags sell for what they are worth
RooTs-( Medicinal ginseng, S1.7501.85; SEN
eca snake root, 35@37c per ID.
FRUTs-Apples, 3.00@5.00; peddler's stock
box; Winter Nells, S4.50@,5.00; oranges, Valen-
cha, S6.00@6.50 per case; Messinas $3.50; Messi-
ma and Palermo lemons, S3.00@3.50; Cranber-
ries, 9.5O911.00; Malaga grapes, 30 h., S08
so; Figs, new, Ice, 1sc, zoe per b.; dates,
black in trails 7c@Sc, fard in boxes, 12c per
ID.
NUrs-Hickory, large, S1.OO; small, S125
walnuts 15c; almonds, 10000; Barcelona ha
eel (flberts) 14c; pecans, 12@13c; Brazil, 14c
peanuts, S@13c.
FURs-Mink, 50c@1 90; coon, 60@S0c; lynx
100000; musk rat, winter 10c, spring 12c
kits 304c; red fox, 1851 .50; kits, 3O@4Oc;
silver fox, 20.00@40.00, cross 2.5O@6.O0; otter
4.00@6.00; fisher, 6.00@7.00; skunk, 30175c;
badger, 50975c; wild cat, 50@60c; house cat 10
@25c; marten, 1.25@3.00; wolverine, 4.00@5.0 90;
wolf, 1.5003.50; prairie wolf, 75c01 90; bear,
7.0O@1000; cubs, 100000; beaver, Lake Su
perior, 2.O0@2.25 per h.; Hudson bay, 2.OO@
2.25 per h., Dakota, 1.5o@1.75 per ID.