St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-10

Business continues TO improve and the vol
ume of trade TO in crease as the season ad-
vances, and generally speaking the tendency
is toward better prices. The drug market Is
active, with a strong tendency TO advance IN
many leading lines. Oil lemon is still advanc-
ing and oil bergamot is also higher. White
lead is firm at the advances. Turpentine has
advanced &c and linseed oil Ic per gallon
higher. Quinine is firm and an advance is
expected by some manufacturers. Morphine
is still lower. Window glass is very firm on
account of winter freights. BoraX is little
lower. Sencga root is dull. Ginseng is
commanding high prices for extra
quality only. Clover seed is higher.
Timothy seed is Be lower. The de-
mand for field seed is very heavy. The hard
ware market is moderately active with orders
enough TO keep trade fully up 70 what should
moderate. Nails are firm with an active de-
mand. This is one of the articles that is
specially subject 10 have the price ad-
vanced at any time by the strikes ana no one
can tell when. Barbed wire is frm. Groceries
are firm and active, with the exception OF cut
loaf and powdered sugars, which are &c
lower. Lumber is firm Ind active with in
creasIng business as the season advances.
There is a steady and increasing business in
the dry goods line, which improves continu-
ally as the season advances. Much OF the
business through the week has been done
more personal buyers have been IN the market
themselves and made their own selections.
These buyers are now turning their attention
more TO spring fabrics than they have been
heretofore and all kinds OF these goods are
now being selected. The aggregate sales of
last month were much larger than the same
month a year ago, and the present month
thus far shows stlll larger increase. Every
thing promises an exceedingly large spring
trade. Stocks generally throughout the in
terror are low and need "sorting up badly,
and at the same time the people in the coun-
try are more nearly free from debt than ever
before. The advance noted last week in all
leading makes, such as AmosEeag. Everett,
and York ticks, demins and cbeviots Is main
tanned. There Is an active demand for lum-
Der, and prices are frm and steady, with a
streng and increasing demand as the building
season advances. Boots aud shoes are in
good demand. Leather steady.
Groceries.
Dried Fruits-Currants. new. re; Turkish
prunes, new, 4Ac; blackberries, in barrels,
Sc; layer raisins, s2.l5; Valencia, lie; dried
apples, New York quarters, 35<c; dried
apples, evaporated, 71zG9c.
Canned Goods-Per doz; oysters. Pm cans,
81. 70dl. So; peaches, 3-D cans. standards.
81 IS; peaches, 3-b cans. seconds. 81. so; sal
mon, In cans. Columbia river, SLIGO; tOma-
toes, S-n cans, standards, $l-25; gallon apples,
Erie, $40.
Codee-JaAs. fancy grades, 24&2sc: inter-
for. 20Ge2c; Rio. washed, lS1SGl41sc; prime,
l33l4c; good, l2G13c; fair, 1lGl2c; ordinary,
le1llo.
Teas-Japan, common to fair. 25Gs0c; SUI
perior to fine, SO@30c; extra fine 10 finest.
100000; gunpowder and imperial, common TO
fair, 25Q35c; superior TO fine, 4OG50c; extra
fine to finest, COARSE: Young Hyson. common
10 fair, 22G3oc; superior to fine, 35a45e; ex-
ira fine TO finest, 55070c; 0olong. common to
fair 25SL35c: superior to fine. 356150: extra
fRe to finest, 604S0c; Englifh breakfast
Souchongs and Congoes. common TO fair,
2oQSoc; superior TO fine, 40G55c; extra ine to
finest, e0asNc.
sugars-Cut loaf, 79fc; powdered, sc:
standard GRADUATED, 65sc: standard A, 6ssc;