St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-14

Milwaukee road 1880 bbls; Omaha, e3s
bbls; Minneapolis st. Louis. 253 bbls:
Wisconsin Central, $50 bbls; st. Paul & Du-
luth, 6.625 Dbls; chicago, st. Paul d Kansas
CITY, 1857 bbis; Chicago. Burlington &.
Northern. 1926 bbls: 500 line, 1,34O bbls.
CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Following are the Minneapolis wheat re-
ceipts by cars: Milwaukee road, 53 cars;
cars; Manitoba, 40 cars; Northern Pacific,
IA cars; Chicago st. Paul d Kansas City, l
car; 500 line, 8 cars.
~ RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat 85, go tn; corn, 1920
bu: oats, $500 bu; barley, 900 bu; flaxseed,
l,5OUb u: flour, $50 bbls: hay, 10 tons fruit
"a, 0uO lbs; merchandise, 1,279,65O lbs;
lumber, AZ cars posts and pilings, cars;
barrel stock, D cars; machinery, 2S7, 800 lbs;
coal 9OS tons; wood, 122 cords; lime, cars |;
cars; live stock, 4 cars; dressed meats
so. 600 lbs: hides, 81, 600 lbs; sundries.
cars Total car lots, 475.
Shipments-Wheat, 1875 bu; oats. 5000
49i tons; merchandise, 1874, $50 lbs; lum-
ber 70 cars; barrel stock, cars: machinery,
$50, 900 los; lime, 1 car; household goods.
20. 100 lbs; railroad iron. IL cars: ties. 5
cars; stone, car, live stock. cars; sun
dries, cars. Total car lots, 4l4.
GENERAL PRODUCE.
The best grades OF butter are not cleaning
I'D quite as closely as they did last week.
There is disposition noted on the part OF
holders to shade prices even on the best
rather than miss sale. 1t is not very. pro-
nounced as yet, and may wear away if re-
ceipts should tighten little. The market
| was we'll supplied with cucumbers, pie-plant.
| lettuce radishes and asparagus from nearby
raisers yesterday morning. Southern cabbage
| is in large supply. New beets are dull.
| String and wax beans are moving fairly.
| The poultry demand is not active and the re-
ceipts are small. The result is a very ordi.
| nary market and one that Is little inclined
| to drag. Among the offerings yesterday
| morning was a coop OF live ducks that hold
| ers were asking Sc for, with prospect of
having 10 accept lower figures to move. Re-
| ceipts of strawberries are larger, and most OF
| readily at S2.50@3 per 24-qt case. Some
| stock was left over from Monday. and not
| being in very good shape went at a lower
| figure. Stocks of Florida oranges are very
| small and the general supply not large. Trade
| is fairly active. though not what 1t would
| with more favorable weather Receipts
| of veal SO far this week have been
| rather light, and the offerings were small.
| The demand is not at all greedy, and prices
| are no stronger. Good fancy carcasses, rum
| ming from 80 to lis pounds, qu0table at
! 5Lac The egg market is strong az lie. cases
| included. Some sales are occasionally being
| made in small way at 1112c, but that is
really above the market price, and cannot be be
| depended on for more than one or two case
| lots. The demand from packers and retail
| ers is good, and keeps stocks from accumul-
| ating A quiet market prevails for potatoes.
Fair demand on local account for choice
| grades and these are firmly held for shipping
account, and demand for common and poor
| qualities is rather tame. Eastern markets
! though receipts are light and an improved
| market is looked for