St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-16
Produce Exchange.

Note-Quotatons represent prices obtained by
receivers for lots from store unless otherwise
specified.
Apples-Approaching warmer weather is
likely to stimulate outside inquiry somewhat and
also increase the local trade, but yet the
market continues dull and oppressed with move
ment light and demand mainly confined to choice
to fancy. Following quotations per 10 to 20
Lbi. lots; car lots are 25050c lower and single
bbi. higher. Greetings S3@.350, Ben Davis So.
@350. Baldwin S3@3.50, Willow Twig S2.50@3,
Northern Spy Ss.5O@3, Geniton S2@2.50, poor
lots S1.75@2.
Beans-Rather slow with supply heavy. Fine
navy per bu. SLIGO, common, dirty 25@50c,
medium 75t 9s1 .25.
Beeswax-Quiet AMI steady at csc per ID.
Butter-Receipts not much in excess Of the
light demand but stocks in dealers hands are
large and all except fancy grades slow to sell;
roll and print move most freely but only the
very best bri g quotations. Creamery, fancy,
25@2Sc, fair, lSQ20c; print, choice, 14@16c,
medium, 11@13c; packing stock 5@7c; dairy,
fancy, 16@22c, fair, 140l6c; roll, choice, 100
lac, medium 96211c.
Cheese-Some trade at steady quotations.
Full cream, per d., 1l@l3c; full skins, 4@6c; ;
part skins. T@Sc.
Cider-Trade moderate at steady prices
Mich. per Dbl, $5.5O@6 90; N. Y. y Dbl, $4,000
3.75 Ohio refined, So 00@6. so; fresh country,
SIS. 5007.00.
Notwithstanding more freely and with
moderate demand prices are lower. Il b,
Dbl, 14.00@16.0o; Bell & c. S13.00@15.00; ;
common per bu, S4 .S5@4.50:
Dressed Meats-Moyement light and demand
mainly for choice beef, with prices steady.
Beef, hind quarters, city dressed, per ib.
7G9c, country dressed, 60Sc; Sides city dressed,
6@Sc, couptry dressed, 5051sc; fore quarters, ,4@
4ac: veal, choice carcasses per h., SGl0c; veal,
fair to good, 6@8c; mutton. 5ts@6%c.
porE--RapaintS iiUht nd m kat n
trifle friner, with fine light weight higher.
Choice, I75 fbs., 514@51ac; large, Az @5c
Dressed Poultry-Fine chickens are scarce
and in active request with but few TO be seen
and receipts are quickly picked up; fine turkeys
move steadily at. firm prices and offerings are
mostly of frozen stock, slow of sale.
Ducks and geese steady. Chickens, dry
picked and unfrozen, 12@13c, scalded, 10@11c;
turkeys, dry picked and nnfrozeh, 12114c,
scalded, 1l112c; geese, dry picked, 11@12c;
scalded, sG1Oc; ducks, dry picked, HOBO.
Eggs-Market shows but little change and de-
mand is very light, though some dealers express
belief in a stronger future market sales at $50
20c with known strictly fresh shade higher.
Fish--Trade nominal at quotations. Columbia
salmon, 1701sc; white, fresh, 6@9c; bass,
5G7c; pickerel, 304c; common, fresh, 2024sc.
Fruit-lncreased receipts of oranges have de-
pressed prices though trade is fair when the
weather admits any handling. Bananas, $4,000
.UU. ualcS per Ill lOts, IVU luz nS Ill W
8 lb packages, per lb., 14@l6c; figs, in TO Is
II. packages, 14@D20c; grapes, Malaga, per 80
ID. bb., $1,000; lemons, Messina, per box, So. 25
@3.50; oranges, Florida, per box, S3.5O@4.5O;
oranges, Valencia per case of 42O, $500;
oranges, Messina, per case Of 200, S2.7 75; pine
apples, per doz, S5.00@606.
Furs-Trade only moderate at easy prices.
Badger, 4O@6Oc; bear, $5.0OGts. 90; beaver,
S3.O0@S. so; fox, 25cWS1. 80; mink, 400j0c; !;
musk rat, 4G16c, kits, 142; oppossum, 15020c; ;
OTTER s. 00@S. 90; racoon, 400 50c; skunk 100
soc: wild cat, 5O6D75c; wolf, timber Sl.5002 so; ;
wof, prairie, S1,O0@Sl.50.
Hides-Some little trading at steady prices.
Green, per lU, 6H67c; green salted, per lb,
7H@sc; green Aips, per lb G1Sc; green salted
calf, per lb 11@12c; dry flint, per ID 1908; /;
dry sated, per Id 9010c; sheep pelts, estmted
weight per h.. csc.
Honey - Supplies ample and trade fair
Choice white clover, small combs, 149i5c; Wis
consin Birch, 146D15c; Buckwheat, 12el 13c; good
large combs, 12@l4c.
Hoop Poles-Steady at 10613c for good So.
Lard-Quiet at 5G17c for tubs and pals.
Maple Sugar-Quiet and steady at 100l2c.
Maple Syrup-Steady and firm at Sl.00091 rs.
Mess Pork-Rules steady at about Sll01s.
Nuts-Qnet and unchanged; stocks ample.
Almonds. per lb., 1s320c; Brazils, 10c; filberts,
l4c; hazel nuts, 12%c; peanuts, green, 6G9c;
cocoaputs per 100. "a 50415 90; cbestnuts, per
bu., 81 90: hickory, large $1.35 hickory, shell
bark, 200; black walnuts, Sl.25611 80.
Peas-Canada steady at S10l1.30.
Pop Corn--Quiet and steady at 1SW2c.
Potatoes-Moyement light; prices steady.
Irish, per bu., 3O035c; Jersey, per bbl., 500
$50.
sauerkraut-slow; S45O05.0 90 per Dbl.
egetables-Ofcrings light and prices firm
Onions, per bu., .5c9$i; celery, per doz.,
4O045c; lettuce, 5O060c; asparagus, GOO
75c; parsley. 60@75c; horseradish. per lb.,
49Gc; spinach per bu., SI@l.5O; radishes, per
doz, 60075c; cucumbers, S203.00.
Vinegar-Movement light at steady prices:
Triple white wine, 16c; white wine, 12c pure
cider. per gal, 16c.
Wool-Quiet and unchanged. Fleece washed,
choice to fine, per h., 25@27c; fleece washed
fair to good, 230t24c;a tub washed, choice TO
fine, 23@25c; tub washed, poor to ordinary, 20
022c; unwashed, choice, 1fG15c; nnwashed,
poor 70 ordinary, i2N14c.