The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHICAGO HIDES.
OAlASAGO I1DES.
(Shoe and Leather Review.)

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CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Country buff hides are
waukee grain leather tanners held a secret
meeting this week and resolved to abstain
from buying buff hides until the market de-
cfines TO 7c., Local dealers are making un-
availing protestations.f
There seems tofs be- a complete reversal of
opinion among the tanners. Those of them
who were quite willing a few weeks ago to
see the hide quotations inflated because of
the effect upon leather values have now be-
come the most insistent and irrepressibe
bears. There seems at this writing little hope
hides. a.~-x=S
Bluffs, 40 to 60 lbs, are unchanged but weak
er at &c for No. l., free Of brands and grubs,
and M I s sares 70 a1 tne tbap amount nrIo Of
since Wednesday, also 1 .0O0 all No. 2, at 715c.
lot of 1000 light COWS were sold at the
stockyards for 7Ac fiat Included were few
cutthroat hides. Western tanners show very
little disposition to buy at present prices and
are awaiting further developments, as there
are indications of another slump.
Extreme light hides, 25 to 40 lbs are in
more favorable condition, and sales of 5000
7ac. ' 'n' Nv bringing '7s' ana rs
Native steer hides. 60 lbs and up. are held
7Ac for rs, with little inquiry and no sales
Side-branded steers rule at 6Ac fat.
Heavy native COW hides, 60 lbs and up, are
easier and somewhat unsettled. No. Is free
of brands and grubs, are offered at 7s4 D8c and
rs at 7AQ712c; side-branded cows at sac fiat
Native bull hides are without demand and
are offered at 6szc for rs and SIC for 2's.
Calfskins, to Is lbs, have eased 1kc and
No. are being offered at 101sc. with rs at
&c. OF city calfskins, 5000 were sold Wednes-
day at lie and s1ac for rs and 2's.
Deacons, under Tbs, have gained strength
on account of scarcity. One thousand sold at
Acc EACH faars
slunks stiIl hold at 25c each.
Horse hides are weaker and sales of several
w do nrin fhn xryo0l
each. There is no demand for export. Culls
and ponies are offered at 81 less each.
Sheepskins and pelts are in light demand
with sales of small hundred lots only being
reported. The packers are offering pelts at
from 55c to 75c for choice lots.
NEW YORK COFFEE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Coffee, Santos, quiet;
good average Santos TO- 500; receipts, 26,000;
stock, 7O1, ,000 Hamburg quiet and unchanged;
sales 1900. Havre closed steady and un-
quiet; No. Rio 10, 200; exchange, S5-16; re-
ceipts, 5000; cleared for the United States,
5000; cleared for Europe, 5000; stock, 3S1 600.
Total warehouse deliveries from the United
States, 7,097, including 5,S21 from New York.
New York stock today, S27,779; United States
stock, st 1854 1853; aaoat for the United States.
2S8 600; total visible for the United States
s62 763, against 545, ,54f bags last year.
SEED MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Dec 1.-The fax seed market
was rather quiet but strong as to values.
Offerings were comparatively light. Receipts
here were 4S cars; 81 ears at Duluth. and 13
cars at Minneapolis. The official close as re-
ported by the Weare Commission company
is as follows: Cash Hax at 79c per bu; De-
Icember at 7515c and May at SOC. Cash timothy
seed closed at $3.50 per 100 lbs and March at
$2:75. Glover seed closed at s. per 100 lbs.
Minneapolis fax quoted at 721ac.
Real Estate Transfers.
N. X. Simmons to Hanna S. Simmons.
lot II, blockss7, Terry, add. 81 $4,000
N. X. Simmons to Hanna s. Simmons,
lotss1e, H. 1878, 20 and-21 block g.
Jefferson Park 8, ,O4O. 90
'H.eBHdde andsawife to- G. Sandberg,
lots 2, 8, 4, 8, and T. block D.
Budde's add ................... 25O.OO
Helen NJ. Whitcher and husand to
May Whitcher, lots 8 and 10, block 1. =
Milham Park .....s......s !. ........... 10000
H. B. Drake to Nellie b. Drake, lots
l, and 3, block l, Schurmeier's sub. 8, coo. 90
Sarah QxboFFDugh to Ann sE HorsneH,% =z
east Of lots and .. block 8,
Olivier's add ........................3. q. OO0 90
+ Six transfers. Total ,.............s .s1l. $1,000
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