St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-06
Among the Commission Men.

The past week has not been a very active
one among the commission men. The war
news, which during the first part of the week
had very threatening aspect, was good
deal modified later and prices declined and
the market became weaker all around. AT
this point the movement of wheat has been
very light indeed, the receipts at the eleva-
tors being only $500 blu and the shipments
1900 One car of corn, 497 bu, is all the corn
received. The shipment of oats consisted OF
2, 1S1 blu, and of barley LOO blu. Wheat in
store yesterday 927, 900 bu, oats 3, $50 and bar
ley $3.50. The street receipts were
very light indeed This has been the
ightest week the elevators have ever
had. The Roller mills advanced -four during
the week to $3.50 for Orange Blossom, SIS for
Red Cross, $4.75 for Brighton, $450 for Capt.
tai, $3.75 for Bakers and So for Derby. Pork
has declined gradually until it has reached
$12.25 Corn, owing to the very limited sup
ply, has advanced to 45c for cash and May.
Oats have been in fair demand, and the very
light stock on hand has served to hold the
price pretty steady. A sharp demand would
have run them up out of sight. The stock of
barley on hand and the very light demand
has kept this grain quiet and steady.
Feed and millstuffs have fuctuated
good deal and have generally been
more firm, and part of the time
higher with the demand rather in excess of
supply. Hay has been in active demand all
the week, and during the middle of the week
for q day OR two it was very strong and adj
vanced quite sharply. Flax seed quiet and
dull. Butter is in little better request, the
old stock having got partly out of the way.
For the best makes there is some demand,
still it is not very active one. Fine, perfect
makes of creamery are salable in limited
quantities at 24GD2Sc per Id. with but very
little of such make coming to market. Butter
is now beginning to show grass flavor and
oo1< hos h01I 70
and keep stock closed out, well knowing that
hay butter will not be wanted later on,
but there is q lack of demand and
consequently it is difficult to sell. AS
said above for choice fresh, and high fla
vored creameries and diaries, some local de-
mand exists. Goods of this kind are not
plenty, but liberal arrivals of stock that will
class as good are noted, yet it is not perfect,
nor will it answer the wants of those buying
choice butter, which includes the better class
of trade. All grades falling below strictly
desirable grades are plenty, and with slow
sales the consignments coming in, instead OF
working off, are merely added to the stock
already on hand. Some new cheese is coming
in and prices are shade easier. The demand,
however, is not very active and accumula-
lions in stock are reported. Eggs are in good
supply and prices are shade lower.
The following prices are for round lots only:
Pork, Bacon, Lard, etc.-Mess pork, S12.25;
clears, 7c; smoked long clears, Sc; dry salt
short clears, Sc; smoked short clear, &c; long
spiced rolls, SEC, short, SIC; tierce lard,
7%c; key lard, 77sc; 20 ID wood pail, SHc; 8 10
tin pail, SIC; ID tin pail, SIC; 10 ID tin pail,
SIC.
wheat patents, $3.50; straight, $4.2504.75
winter wheat straight, S.; Bakers xxx
and clears S4.@425; low grades, 81;
rye -four, $4,000 per barrel; graham, spring
wheat, 1926, winter wheat, $3.50; buckwheat
-four, 81.
The above quotations are made on the
board of trade. The Roller mill advances the
price as follows: Orange Blossom, S5.65;
Red Cross, SIS; Brighton, $4.75; Capitol,
81 SO; Bakers xxx, $3.75; Derby, So.
Beans-Common, 50@75c; mediums, T5c0$1;
hand picked medium, $1.20@1.40; hand picked
navy, S1.30@150.
Dressed Beef-Steers, choice, 7%@7s4c;
steers, $50 to 600 pounds, &c; cows, $50 to 600
pounds, 614c; choice bulls, 5s4c: veal, lie;
hindquarters, 5000; forequarters, 454c@
SIC; mutton, extra heavy, 7Ac; mutton, 40
to so pounds, &c; country dressed, sides,
5@6c.
Furs-Bear, S9@13; cubs 1905. badger 600
Csc, wild cat 40c, fisher S5@7, red x70 $1.35:
cross fox S2.50@4, grey 75c, kitfox, 40c; silver
grey $25050, lynx $203. SO, marten, $1@2.5 SO,
mink 30@50c, otter $5@7, raccoon GOOSE,
skunk $4,000, wolverine 1904, timber wolf
S2.50W3, prairie wolf L, musk rat, ran, &c,
winter &c, spring &c, kits lie, beaver, $2@2.50
per pound.
Hides-Green sailed, 71ac; green, 6@618c.
dry flint, 121Sc; calf, dry, 13c; green 10c;
deer, dry, 10000; antelope, 5000: elk, 1910;
sheep pelts, wool estimated, 10000, accord
ng to wool on them: lamb, $4,000.
Nuts-Almonds, Taragonas 1Sc, Ivica, II,
California 1Sc; Filberts, Sicily, lac; Peanuts,
5000; Pecans, Texas, 9@12c; Indian nation,
&c; WalnutS, California, lac Naples, TIC,
Grenoble, 12c, French, 10c; cocoa nuts, 500
per 100.
Honey-Dark, 12c; white clover, 13@15c
California white clover, 15c.
Hops-washington Territory, 1e@1sc; choice
New York, zoe.
Linseed Ofl-Raw, SIC; boiled, 55c; linseed
meal, S2O021.
Malt-75c per bushel.
Oysters-Standards soc; selects, 40c; New
York counts, 45c per can.
Tallow-No. 1, SIC; No. 2, sc.
Wool-Unwashed, A@15c; washed. 2o022c.