St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-12

There was no activity At all on the board
this morning and everything dragged. The
remarks that have been made for several
days past in regard 10 dressed poultry ought
TO be emphasized st this time. This is no time
to ship stock TO this market The market is
loaded with both turkeys and chickens, for
which there is no sze. People in the interior
should not be deceived into sending their
stock here TO St Paul by circulars sent out
from here saying that poultry Is selling read
fly at higher prices THAI those quoted IN this
report. IL Is not true. On the contrary both
chickens and turkeys are very slow indeed OF
sale. The demand for them Is very Light In
deed without any indications OF present I'm
provement Considering the demand the mar
ket is over stocked Fortunately. the ship
If they are held back for q few days Till the
market is relieved of some OF the stock on
hand prices may advance. At present poul-
try Is weak with the chances in favor Of
still further decline.
Florida oranges are scarce and IS per box;
oranges. $5.2509- 80; vaIencias, 40 In q case,
IS per case.
Lemous-Best Messina, IS: fair 20 good, 81
Q4-50; Malagas ere very poor at 50.
Nuts-Pecans, Texas polished. medium to
large, s4l2c per .: almonds. Terrsgonas, l3c;
California soft shelled, 15o; tlberts, Sicily, 30
I2c; walnuts, 12G15c.
Dates-Persians, &c; dates in mats. &c: figs,
Ie11Glsc.
Bannanas-YeIov. per punch s3.50G5.
Apples are slow of sale with ulenty on hand
and light demand Choice winter fruit is
selected small lots. g. .259e.50: eating or
stand apples. ss. so; cooking. s2a2-25.
Cranberries are dull. and are selling for
s2G2-25 per bu. and $5G6 per Dbl.
Cocoanuts-Per hundred s5d5.50.
Dressed Poultry continues TO be In very
light demand. especially for turkeys. while
some is daily arriving. The weather
in the meantime Is mild and unravora-
bic for shippers, so that there is decided
danger that the market may be overloaded
Dealers in the interior should hold up . little
in shipping TO this market. AS long as the
demand is so light and shipments continual.
as they are at present consignors must not
and cannot expect satisfactory returns. The
circulars of irresponsible men holding up the
prices and urging shipments should not be re-
garded. They are not truth ful and the con-
signor, II he follows their advice and contIn-
ues to ship 20 this market. will md that his
returns will be nothing at all Quotations:
Turkeys, to l0c; chickens. 70 &C.
Game-Quail. ssGs. rs; rabbits, 81 per doz;
squirrels. Sl01.2 per doL-
Cider-Choice Michigan. legal kegs, $2.75
@3-25 per keg; choice refined. legal. key, 50
"a per key; choice refined. 32-gal. barrels
$5-5OG6-50 per hbl- Ohio cider, 81 for y bbls,
81 for full bbls
Butter-Extra choice. fresh creamery. a0c;
extra creamery, CSC bic. S5c asked: extra
firsts, 1Sc bid. zoe asked: fires 4 made, sweet
dairy. Is TO 1sc: choice stock. Is 10 1sc:
roll and print, choice. 102I5c: common TO
fair. SG10c; packing stock 1850; grease. %
&c. Most of the butter coming in Is Of the
lower grades
Cheese-Young Americas and fancy. 1I@
12c; October and late made full cream. EXC
10<c; August and September full cream 81
991<c: fine. 9Gl0c; fine, partly skimmed.
Q6c.
Egrs-Fresh. 15c bid, 17c asked.
Onions, per Dbl. 81 10 $2-26
Potatoes-50c bid; 60c asked per bu. by
the carload; sweet potatoes, Muscatines,
SO to $3.50 per Dbl; Jerseys, $3.50 per
Dbl: Bermuda. $3.50.
Oysters e. Taylor Co.. Baltimore
oyster depot, 404 jackson street. II. ]. NJ.
select per can, SIC: extra select, per can.
CSC; bulk select. per gallon, 81 20; champion
standards. per can, 23c; medium standards
per can, zoe; bulk standards, per gallon, rs.
Paper oyster pals: pints. 81; quarts, 81 so;
half gallons. 81 perhundred.