The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-16
MISCELLANE0US
CHICAGO HIDES.

CHICAGO Dec. 15-The Chicago Shoe and
Leather Review tomorrow will say: The
packers have weakened and native steer hides
are now freely offered at sac. There is no
pressure Of buyers at this figure however, and
the brokers are unable to drum up better
bids than 81ac. About Is, 900 Texas steer
hides have been sold at Sc for heavy and 71ac
for light, and two of the packers are now
pretty we'll sold upon all selections. The
cheaper grades of branded sole leather hides
are somewhat weaker on account Of the lib
worth &c and Colorado steers are weak at &c,
with sac as the best bid. Country buff
hides are quoted at 712c, but there is not
much animation. Tallow is weak and IN
changed
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-As usual Tuesday
with no mails from the more important mar
kets Of the country, no sales resulted from
that source. In the market few buyers
were present, and such as were looked after
dress goods, of all qualities, also printed
fabrics for spring and other specialties for
that season. Deliveries on account OF spring
many goods, returning large sales, are going
forward. Brown and bleached cottons are
very slow. Colored goods are doing better in
moderate way. Printing cloths dull and
nominal at 2ssQ2 GIG for GA square and moth
ing doing.
SEED MARKETS.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The f1axseed market
was exceedingly dull today so dull indeed,
that prices were not Quotable up to nearly
| the close. Receipts here were so cars % cars
! at Duluth and 13 cars at Minneapolis. The
official close, as reported by the Weare Com
mission company, Is as follows: Cash fax at
| 761ac and May at 7Sa4c per blu. Cash timothy
! seed closed at $2.55 per 100 lbs and March at
| $2.70. Glover seed closed at So per 100 lbs
| Minneapolis fax quoted at 7112c per blu.
NEW YORK COFFEE.
NEW YORK, Dec 15-Santos quiet; good
average Santos 10, $500; receipts, 10, 600; stock
| Hon h1Irc cfn mr. 1000 .
sales. COCO bags. Rio irregular; No. Z, 8, $3.50;
exchange, S-16d; receipts is, coo; cleared for
the United States, 5000; stock, 3Ss, 900. Total
warehouse deliveries from the United States,
| IL, ia, including ESQ from New York; New
York stock today, 44752; United States stock,
| 407, 4S6; ahoat for the United States zoe, 4S6,
against 522 $50 last year.
MINNEAPOLIS HAY MARKET.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 15.-J. H. Hunt &
Co. report dull and stagnant market. Stocks
are accommodating and the demand very slow.
We quote:
Choice Iowa upland .......$5 COOS SO
Choice Minnesota upland. ........... 50g5 90
| Medium hay .....-... .-...-....-.. 4 OOgg4 81
Mixed hay ........................ 4 5000 W
| Coarse grades ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 OOW3 6C
| Rye straw .................. 20
l Timothy hay Observation-Disclosures. w
NEW YORK BUTTER.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Butter, quiet; west.
ern creamery, 13921c; Elgin, 21c; factory. "a
12c. Cheese-Quiet; state, large, 71z@1O1sc
SiLdll, t72Q1V72. pa AUA
skins. 21k@se; Eggs-Steady: state and Penn
Chicago Dec. 5.-Butter-Weak; cream
cry, 15@19c; dairy, 10917c. Eggs-Firm fresh
1Sc.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 15.-Cattle-R Receipts
5000; shipments 5000; Texas cows, 81 .75@
1925; native steers. s.. 1904 90; native COW:
and heifers. 81. 25@3 so; stockers and feed
ers, 81. 5093 .S5. Hogs-Receipts, 1S,000 bull
of sales, $S1O@3 20 Sheep-Receipts, 1900
shipments, 30O lambs, $z.z5G4.75; mutton
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