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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-15
Produce Exchange.

The war news and the tone of the eastern
markets served to cause very firm feeling in
the produce market and everything was held
firm and steady with an advancing tendency IN all
articles except butter. This remains the same
as it has been for many weeks, with a moderate
inquiry for very choice creamery, but for all ohe
kinds and grades there is positively no demand at
all, and we say again to country dealers that they
ought not to send it here for there is no sale for
it. Eggs are a little scarce and they as a
consequence, somewhat more in demand. In
spite of the season the supply is not quite what
it ought to be and quotations are firm at 12@13c.
The call:
Butter Extras, CSC bid, &c asked extra
first, zoe bid, 22c asked; frsts, 15c bid; sec
onds, &c bid, lie asked; packing stock, sc bid.
Checse-Fancy, 10c bid, 12c asked; fine, SC
bid, 10c asked; fine, partly skinned, &c; fair,
partly skinned, &c.
Eggs - Extras, 12c bid, 13c asked: April,
lie bid, 12c asked May, lie bid, 13c asked.
Potatoes 40c bid; sweet potatoes, husca-
tines, $3.50 bid.
Apples Fancy, SIS bid; standard $3.50 bid;
fair, $3.50 bid.
Oranges - Fancy Florida, 81 asked; Messina,
SO. so asked; California, Riverside, SO; choice
Floridas, 81 asked; Messina, 81 asked; Califor-
mia, 81 so; prime California 81 so.
Inconsistency, 81 asked; choice, $3.50 bid.
Bananas-Fancy, 3.50Ol.
Crauberries Bell and Bugle, SIS asked; Bell
and Cherry, SID; Native and State, $13.
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Drugs. Paints. Oils, Glass.

Drugs-Acid, citric- per pound 55c; acid tart,
see; alcohol, market price: aloes cap, zoe; am
monia aqua, Sc; ammonia CARP, lsc;
balsam copaiba, soc; balsam tolu. 5Sc
barks, Peru red aud yellow, 25G4Oe:
bicarb. soda, 5Gsc; borax, io1ic; birthstone roll,
&c; calomel am, CSC; cayenne, pure, 25c; cam
phor. zoe: chloroform SOC; cOchineal, 40c; ep-
som salts, &c; ex. logwood, 12e: gum arabic. asa
6oc; powdered, 45c; gum opium, Si-25; hemp
seed, Sc; iodide potash, 50; ipecac
powder, 81 %: jaiap powdered, Csc; heorice ex-
tract, 2Sc; morphine BY the o.. g. p; oil anise,
g; oil cloves, s1-25; oil lemon, $3.50; oil
olive. pure. sl.50; oil peppermint 81. 7595.50;
oil sassafrzs, 6Oc: potash chlorate zoe; Prus. pot
ash CSC; quicksilver, soc; ouiniae, CSC: red pre-
cipitste, ssc: sal nitire, pure, &c; canary seeds
43Se. fax ground, 31zzc; senna, 2oc; sulphur, SC;
sugar lead, fSc; sp. turpentine, z2ci spirits
nitre. 2ic; vitriol. blue, Sc
Oil-Linseed, raw, sc, boiled, 55c; bleeched
sperm, sl.S0; lard oil, ex-, 60g62c; lard
oil No. I, so G52c; whale extra, 1880 whale
No. /, TO9T5c; carbon inspected 12gi6c; ben
zine. "a deg. 13e; benzine GO deg, 12c-
Window Glass-70 per cent discount In .
box lots, 20 and 5 per cent
White Lead-Strictly pure lots OF 500 pounds,
3. s. less per cent In smaller lots SIS
PaiRts-In cans or pals. quarts, half gallons,
one gallon and two gallons. packed siI gallons
IN case: Outside and inside white Si-05 per
gallon; jet-blaek- s. .05; drabs snd common
house eolors. 81 .05; foOr eolors, Sl-05; iron
paints soc; No : (green) and No. IS tol1el,
si-55: No. vermIIion. s2.25: half gal cans, SC
gal extra quarts, 10c gal extra.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-15
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made In the payment Of the
sum of two hundred and sxty-three 20 100 dollars,
whchis claimed to be due at the date of this notice
upon certain mortgage, duly executed and delivered
by Frank *. Bacon to Lane X. Stone and Thomas b.
Marrett, bearing date the second day of May, A. ID.
1888, and duly recorded in the office of the Register
of deeds in and for the county of Ramsey and state
of Minnesota, the third day of July, A. D. 1883,
in Book 81 of Mortgages on page 154, and duly as
signed to the said Thomas B. Marrett by assignment
bearing date February 49, 1885, and recorded in the
on March 3, 1885, and action proceeding at law
otherwise having been instituted to recover tho
debt secured by said mortgage any part thereof:
Now therefore, notice Is hereby given that by vir
tue of power of sale contained in said mortgage,
and pursuant to the statute In such case made and
provided, the said mortgage will be fOreclosed, and
the premises described III and covered by said mort
gage, viz. Lots five 90, six (6), twelve 2) and thir
teen (13) of block ten (0) in Oakville Park Addition
to the city of st. Paul. in Ramsey county aforesaid,
according to the plat thereof of record in the Office
of the Register Of Deeds of said Ramsey county and
state of Minnesota, with the hcredtaments and APP
purtenances, will be sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash. pay said debt and interest,"
and the taxes, If any, said premises, and twenty
FIVE dollars attorneys fee, stipulated in and by
said mortgage in of foreclosure, and the dis
bursements allowed by law; which sale will be made
by the sheriff of said Ramsey county, at the front
door of the court house, In the city of st. Paul. in
said county and state on the eighteenth day of April
A. d. 1885, Mt ten o. clock m, of that day. subject
to redemption at any time within year from the
day of sale, provided by law.
Dated March 3, A. ID. 1886
THOMAS Il. MARRETT VI ortgagee Etc.
J. king, Attorney. ar4-7-w-wed.
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New York Prnduca

NEW YORK, April 14.-Flour, receipts, 23.501
barrels; shipments, 5,057 barrels; the market
was somewhat excited and 1O@15c q Dbl higher;
superfne western and state, $4,000. 25; COM
mon to good and extra western and state,
S4.1004.S5; good to choice western and state,
81. S0l5. 60; common to choice white wheat
western extra, So .20G6.70; common to good
and extra Ohio, So. 95@6.40; common to choice
and extra St. Louis, S3.S506.15; patent Min
nesota extra good to prime, S. .5006 so; the
market closing firm. Wheat, receipts, $4,000
bushels; exports, 46, 1862 bushels; the market
was feverish and excited on renewed war ru-
mors and spot lots advanced @3c, closing rather
weak; options opened 39354c higher, later
ruled easier and finally settled back 1A@2c,
leaving of very unsettled sales II So, 900 bush
els futures, $50, 900 bushels spot; No. spring,
9713c ungraded red, 91c@S1.10; posted No. 2
red, S1.02H@1.O4 elevator S1.O2A 01.02Ic
February; 81 .O3@1 .O4 afoat; No. l white,
81. 02; No. 2 red April nominal; May sales,
4,224, 900 bushels at S1,0201.04%, closing at
S1.02%; June sales, 1885,, 200 bushels at 81 .04
al .0sA, closing at S1.04A; July sales, 1,O44,
600 bushels at S1.06Q1.07h, closing at 81 .064;
August sales, SO, 900 bushels at S1.07A .0SN,
closing at 81. 0SA September sales, 900 bushels
at Sill. Corn, spot lots advanced 1@2c and
options 19135c, closing, however, with
action of z4@l1sc; receipts, 1,276,OOo bushels;
exports, 1873, 1853 bushels; sales, $500, 900 bush
els futures, 100000 bushels spot; ungraded, 81
@56c, No. 3, 54Hc, steamer, 545s@55c eleva-
tor, 56Q56Ac ahoat; No. 2, sd % 0551ac eleva-
tor, 56057c afoat; steamer white, 55H@55Ac
elevator SIC afoat; yellow, ST; No. April,
54% @55Hc closing at 55Ac; May, 55A057c,
closing at IS &c; June. 56A@57%c. closing at
56Mc; July, 57hQ5S%c, closing at 572c.
Oats 401Ac higher and fairly active, closed
with reaction of h@ac; receipts, ILL.,
bushels; sales, 625, 900 bushels futures, 1873, 900
bushels spot; mixed western, 4O@42hc; white
western, 42047hc. Hay, firm and in fair de-
mand. Coffee, spot was fair; Rio was dull and
nominal; options, a shade lower and only
moderately active; Rio No. spot, 81 10; sales,
1000 bags; April S7.O507.lO; May, S7.1O0
us; June, S7.2007.25; August, $7.40; Sep
tember S7.45; October, $50; December, 81 .G5.
Sugar was dull; Muscovado, 4916c; standard
A, 7-16c. Molasses. quiet and steady. Rice,
quiet and held firm. Petroleum. united, closed
at 7S4c; crude, 797Ac; refined, SC. Taow,
firm at 3 15-1606c. Rosin steady. Turpehtine
firm at 31c. Eggs, firm and a better demand;
western, 15A0f5Ac. Pork, firm and quiet;
mess, spot, $l3.371l. Lard, 205 points higher
and moderately active; western steam, spot,
S7.35; May, S7.S207. IS; June, S7.4O@7. 43;
July, S7.5O@7.51 October, S7.7O07.73. But
ter, unchanged in price and quiet. Cheese, firm
and demand moderate for choice stock. Lead,
dull. Other articles unchanged.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-15

S,TATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
- S. In Probate Court, special term, March %,
1885.
In the matter Of the estate of George Sykes de-
ceased.
Whereas an instrument in writing, purportlng to
be authenticated copy Of the last will and Tesla
ment Of George Sykes, deceased and of the probate
thereof, in the county of New York, state OF New
York, has been delivered 10 this court;
And whereas, John &. Bates, George Sykes and
Annie NJ. Sykes Moul have filed herewith their petit
ton representing among other things that said George
Sykes died at Brownsville, in the state of Texas, on
the 18th day Of February, A. u. 1880, testate and
that John g. Bates Of said petitioners Is the sole
executor named In said instrument, and that George
Sykes and Annie ". Sykes Moul the other petition
ers legatees and devisees named I'm said instru
ment, and praying that the said instrument may be
admitted 10 probate and that letters Of adminisra-
ton with the will annexed be to Richard w Johnson
some other suitable person issued thereon;
II is ordered, that the proofs Of said instrument,
and the said petition, be heard before this court at
the Probate office in said county, Friday, the nth
day Of April A. ID. 1885, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon when all concerned may appear contest the
probate OF said Instrument;
And II is further ordered that public notice Of the
time and place Of said hearing be given to all persona
Interested BY publication Of orders for three
weeks successfully previous to said day Of hearing
In the DAILY GLOBE a newspaper printed and pub
llshcd at Saint Paul in said county.
By the Court,
lL.sI VIM. b. McGRoRTY,
Judge Of Probate.
Attest: FRANZ Robert, Jr, Clerk.
G. T. d 4. g.. OTIS, Attorneys for Petitioners.
Inar25-4w-wed
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st. Paul Produce Market

The following prices are for round lots only:
Pork. Bacon, Lard, etc.-Mess pork, $12. rs;
hams, 10; shoulders, 6Hc; dry salt long clears,
&c; smoked long clears, Sc; dry salt short clear
Sc; smoked short clear, &c; long spiced
rolls. SIC; short, SIC; fierce lard, IA;
key lard, 7Ic; 20 h wood pail, s14c; 3 ID TN
pail, 8 nc; ID tin pail, SIC; 10 u tin pail, sc.
Flour-Patents, Si.50Q5 asked: best WIN
ter wheat patents, S5.750G; straight, 81
al so; winter wheat straight, si.7505; Bakers
xxx and clears, S3.75Q4; low grades,
go; rye flour, 3.3OGi per barrel; gra-
ham, spring wheat S3.25 winter wheat So. 80
buckwhest hour, 81.
The above quotations are made on the
board OF trade The Roller mill advances the
price as follows: Orange Blossom, $3.50; Red
Cross, 81 IS; Brighton, "a 80; Capitol, 1895;
Bakers XXXX, So. so; Derby, $3.50.
Beans-Common, 50975c; mediums, 75c0
81 hand picked medium, S1.20O1.40 hand
picked navy, 81 .30G1.50.
Dressed Beef-Steers, choice, 7H0 7Mc; steers,
$50 to GOO ponds, &c; cows, $50 to 800 pounds,
6Ac; choice bulls, sac; veal, lie; hindquar
tiers. So G9c; forequarters, 4A45hc; mutton.
extra heavy, 74c; mutton, 40 to 80 pounds
&c; country dressed sides, 5Q6c.
Furs-Bear s9G13, CUBS S395, badger GOD
sc, wild cat 40c, fisher S507, red. x70
81 .35, cross fox S2.50G4, gray 75c, kit fox. 40c
silver grey S25050, lynx S2G3.50, narten. sig
$50, mink 30450c, otter S5l17, rGccoon 60Gs5c.
skunk 50G60c wolverine 1894, timber wolf $3.50
asa prairie wolf 81, musk rat, fall,
&c, winter &c, Spring &c, kits &c, beaver, SEQ
$50 per pound.
Hides--Green, sailed, nc; green, e0shc;
dry flint, l2hc; calf, dry, 13c; green 10c; deer,
dry. 10000; antelope, 15G20c; elk. 12Hc,
sheep pelts, wool estimated, 10000, according
TO wool on them. lamb 35OG0c.
t-Almonds-Taragonas 1Sc, Iv1ca 17c, Ca
1Sc: Filberts, Sicily, lac. Peanut GG9c. Pecans,
Texas, 9Gl2c: Indian nation Sc. Walnuts-
California Il Naples new lSc. Grenoole,
12c, French 10c. hickory, large, S1.5O, shell
barks, &. 25G2.50, cocoa nurs S507 per 100
Honey-Dark 12c; white clover, 13G15c;
California white clover, 15c.
Hops-W ashington Territory. 10000; choice
New York, &c.
Linseed oil-Raw. SIC; boiled s5c- Lfnseed
mesl$20G21
Malt-75c per bushel.
oysters-Stsndards, zoe; selects, 40c; New
York. counts 45c per can.
TalIow-No. /. &c: No. 2. Sc.
Wool-Un1ashed. 141i5c; washed 2o122.
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prn,lnce Exchange.

The following quotations represent prices Cd
tanned by receivers for lots from store unless
otherwise specified:
Apples-Car lots, 2505Oc below the following:
Ben Davis. s4.5O15.25; Baldwin, S3.7504.5O;
willow twig, S4.50Q5.2j; russell, S3.50I3.75;
geniton, fine, 3.75g2.75 5; geniton, fair, S2.251
2 rs poor lots, Sl.7592.
Butter-Creamery fancy, 25926c; creamery
fair, 1S120c; print, choice, 14Ii5c; print, ne
dunn. sa12c; packing stock, 5I7c; dairy fancy,
10000; dairy, fair, 14G15c; roll, choice, 12Q
14c: roll, medium, 8G10c.
Reans-Ffne navy. per bu., $50; mediun,75c
0sf IS: common, 2505Oc.
Beeswaz-40c.
Cheese-FuI cream, ffG13c: brick, full cream,
bate; part skins, 7Gsc; full skins. 4GGc.
Cider-Micb., per bbl., IS. 5O1G; y. Y, n
bbl., s2Q3.75; Ohio refined, sG9G.50; fresh
country, s5.5O97.
Cranberries-B. & B., Dbl, s1S014; Bel &
G., s12Gi3.50; common, b., S4.2545; dam
aged lots. SSG4.
Dressed Poultry-Chickens, dry picked and
uufrozen, f4c; chickens, scalded, 11G12c;
keys, sc.lded, 11Q13c; geese, dry picked, 12c;
geese, scslded, 10G12c; ducks, dry picked, 13c.
Dressed Aezts-Beef. hind quarters, city, 7fg
&c; county dressed. 6g3c: sides, city dressed,
7asc; country dressed, 5ls5he: fore quarters,
4G41zc; veal, choice s1i0e; veal, fair. elx3c;
mutton, e0<71Zc; hams, city, 10Q11c; hams,
country. sQ1Oc; breakfast bacon. eQ11c:
shoulders, 5msc: sides, 7QSc; dry sailed, 6g7c.
Egg-strictly fresh, 12c.
Pish-colambia salmon, ia 12c; white, fresh.
sac: common, fresh, 2G2Hc; bass, 5G6c;
pickerel, &c: perch, 2Q2e.
Fruit - Bananas. s2.OoG3.oo; cocoanuts, per
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MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce

There was very active demand for whea.
and quotations were advanced &c. All grades
were in good request and the milers and ship
pers took pretty much everything offered by
way OF samples, while grades were sometimes
above the views of buyers. Corn and oats were
higher The CALI
wheat-No / hard, cash, Csc; April, CSC (;
May, 96c; June, 97c No hard May, 92c.
Oats No. 2 white, 29Q30c; No. mixed,
2sQ29c; rejected, 27929c.
Bran-s10.250105O
FIour-Patents, s. .25Q5.75; straights, 81 ~
as; clears, S3.95g4.25; second bakers, %
1850; low grades, Sl.5092.50; buckwheat, %
.13.5O rye, per 100, S2G2.25. 49,
Shorts-S1O 250f1.25.
Mixed Feed-Eo. /, sl5.5O@1G; No. 2, ga
@15.
Flax seed-s1.24.
Hoop poles-51OG13 for good IS.
Hay-Choice uplands, s9Q9 80; bottom lands,
81 .500s; of color, SjN6 fine timothy, S94lo;
medium, SsQ3.5O large bales S5Q7.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
st. Paul.


ST. PAUL, April 15.-The board was well-at-
tended and the market was again firm and steady
with a strong inclination to advance Wheat
was bid to Gle for cash and April and 93c for
May, which is 1c higher than the close of the
day before. Corn showed up firm and higher by
1c for cash and &c for May Oats partook of
the general strong feeling and went up INC
over the quotations of the previous day with
good many buyers and but few sellers so that
only cars were sold, for 29c and for 3Oc
The latter, however, were a. g. Barley was
very strong indeed and advanced &c. Rye was
in small request and fell off &c. Mill SUITS were
without material change but were strong and
steady. The call:
Wheat-No. / hard, 91c bid; April, Ole bid;
May, CSC bid; Noe hard, SEC.
Corn-No. 2, Ale bid, 45c asked; April 40c bid,
45c asked; May, 42c bid, 45c asked
Oats-No. 2 mixed, 2S15c bid, 3Oc asked;
April CSC bid, soc asked; May, 2Shc bid, soc
asked; No. 2 white, 30c bid, SIC asked; No.
white, 29c bid, soc asked.
Barley-No. 2, &C bid; No. extra, SIC bid
No. 3, Acc bid.
Rye-No. 2, SIC bid.
Ground Feed-S15 so bid, SIT asked.
Shorts-$10 bid, 81 asked.
Corn Meal-S14. so for coarse; bolted SIT
bid, $19 asked.
Bran-$10. so bid.
Baled Hay-S9. % bid.
Timothy Hay-S11 bid, $11.50 asked.
Flax Seed-31 .25 bid.
Timothy Seed-S1 46 bid, SLIGO asked
Glover Seeds bid, $3.50 asked.
Potatoes-4Oc bid 45c asked.
Eggs-12c bid, 13c asked; April lie bid, 12c
asked; May lie bid.
Sales-6O cases eggs, 13c; 10 cases April eggs,
12c; car Timothy hay, Sill; cars sample oats,
3Oc car feed sacked. O. q. SIC so.
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THE ST PAUL DAILY GLOBE WEDNESDAY MORNINGAPRL

second common, $1,000; Gull. do, So; COM
mon stock boards 8, 10 and 1s inches, $ls;
second. do, S11.5O; No. ship laps, SID; No.
2 ship laps, Sis; first fencing. collected,
$40; second, do, $1,000; Gull. do, S.;
scantling, 2x4, Aka, 10x12 and 1S feet $11.5O;
do, 2x4. AKA, 1Ox12 and IS feet, $40; do. 2x4,
Aka, go feet, $12. Timbers, Axe to Sx1O, in
elusive same as scantling; josts, 2x6 to 2x12 in
elusive 12, ID and 16 feet, $1,000; do, IL feet,
$11.50; do, 90 feet, S12
Clear and Finished-First and second clear.
inch, IL, ~ and inch, rough, S45 third
clear, 1 inch, *, ~ inch rough c S4s; D
select 1 inch, III, IN inch, rough, $40; b.
1 inch, $40; select. u, IN and inch,
Sa5; B stock boards, $50; q, do. $50;
D. do, $40.
Flooring and siding-A flooring. Sss;; B
flooring, $3S; c, do. $s5; fencing, flooring,
selected, S17; drop siding, same as flooring;
first and second clear siding, $2s.5O; A siding.
$21; B, do. SO: c, do, S14.05; d, do, from
selected fencing, $3.50.
Lath and Shingles--Lath, per M, So; clear
shingles, So; Xxx shingles, S2.s5; X, do, 81;
inch clear, do, 1.6O; No. shingles, soc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-15

OF course St. Paul, Duluth and Minneapolis
changed accordingly. The prices in st. Paul for
street wheat have been running from 20 to IS and
SOc but the mills have not been able to get any
thing like what they wanted. Receipts by rail
have been merely nominal tho elevators having
taken in but 1887 bushels while they have
shipped out 27,1Si bushels. The shipment of fax
for the week was 2 344 bushels. No oats or corn
were received at the elevators during the week.
There has been uniformly good trade in flour,
and the mills have advanced prices twice during
the week. The last advance by the st. Paul
Roller Mill company gives the prices as follows;
Orange Blossom, $3.50; Red Cross, 81 s.;
Brighton $780, Capital, S4,35; Bakers xxx.
$3.50; Derby, $500. During the early part OF
the week corn was in moderate demand. 1t has
since become very strong and advanced to 41c.
Oats have also advanced, and in fact nearly all
articles on the list have become good deal
stronger. Hay has been in good request. But
ter is dull and without demand. Cheese is fairly
active, with a steady market. Eggs in
scanty supply and have advanced. Poultry is
nearly out of market Fruits steady. Furs,
hides and tallow are unchanged.
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Amonp the Commission Men.

The grain market has been considerably shaken
up during the past week by the fluctuations and
general advance in wheat. The reports from
Europe in regard to the warlike attitude of two
such powerful nations England and Russia
have been sufficient to keep the market very
much excited, and on one occasion the excite
ment was very great. The tendency all the
week has been upward. On Wednesday wheat
started at SIC for May and S51a for June. The
uext day it made a jump of sac for May and
42sc for June. On Friday it dropped back again
a little but did not lose all it had gained.
On Saturday it came back again
with Il great frmness both
May and June, and on Monday it reached 90c
for May and 81 % for June. Yesterday the clos
ing prices were 91A for May and cage for
June. At O'Clock yesterday it reached 92T
for May and 95 Il for June, but dropped back
the strength OF dispatch stating that Gladstone
had declared that there would be war. The
closing prices for the week at Chicago are as
fol1
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Weakly Review.

AS the season advances business gradually IN
creases, so that now, before the winter sharp
ness has wholly disappeared from the air, trade
is well on its way and most houses are
considerably hurried to keep up with their
orders. Trade in dry goods is moderately
active, and during the week fair number OF
buyers were in whose purchases aggregated
considerable amount. The hand to-mouth sys-
tenn inaugurated last season seems to be still
Kept in practice, merchants seeming determined
to come again to the market instead OF purchas-
ing enough to last till next season. 1t this pollcy
Is pursued the business instead of being very
large for the coming two months, and then falling
off to mere nominal amount. will doubtless
continue steady until the end Of the season,
much more satisfactory way for all concerned
The order demand during the week was steady
and IN the aggregate large. We notice quite a
number of orders for specialties from the Mani
toba country, the revolutionary troubles up there
creating demand for certain items, such as
blankets, duck goods, ETC., necessary for the
military operations. Prices are unchanged. AS
rule they are steady, Standard popular brands
or cottons are well sold up to productions, while
outside makes are in full supply, if
anything slightly in excess OF de-
mand. In hardware business is fairly
active and daily improving. Jobbers are
themselves several days behindhand in their
shipments. The demand is largely for garden
and agricultural implements, with fair sprink-
ling Of shelf hardware and carpenters tools.
The demand for barb wire continues steady and
strong. The demand during the week for nails
has been active, and the market for city and
local delivery stands at former quotations. The
grocery trade has been very active indeed, and
our dealers are having about all they can handle,
with remarkably steady market, all prices be-
ing firm and with no marked indications of
change either way In drugs, paints, oils,
etc., there is tendency to advance
prices. This is owing to the fact that so many
articles in this line Of trade are affected
by the reports of preparations of war between
England and Russia. If these preparations culmi-
nate in actual war, there would undoubtedly be
a general advance in nearly or quite all foreign
articles. Gum arabic has advanced slightly,
while quinine and lard oil have declined. Lum-
Der is without change, either in regard to prices
or the general situation. The situation in the
Southwest still continues unchanged. The local
demand for lumber is very active, and Is daily
improving ON account of the large amount of
building going on. Quotations are very firm.
In boots and shoes, and finished iron and steel,
there is nothing that requires comment. Trade
is good and prices unchanged.