The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHICAGO.


CHICAGO, March 12-The Chicago Shoe
and Leather Review of March IS will say: All
presidents point to decline in hide prices
IN March, but this year abnormal conditions
prevail. In ordinary times, when the long
ha!red winter hides come upon the market
the quotations reduced proDortionatelv
10 the deterioration in quality, but the big
cdttle slaughterers are now enabled because
Oh the nght supplies and the continued de-
mana 10 exact summer prices for winter
hides. The sales the first two days of this
week amounted to more than 80, 0G0 Lides from
Chicago and Missouri river points with Chi
cage freight allowed. Spready steers sold
at 912c, native steers sold at 9Ac butt brand
ed steers sold at SIC; Texas steers, all
weights. sold at SIC; Colorado steers sold at
Tee and heavy and light native cows sold aft
sac and SIC, respectively. In country hides
four cars of bluffs were sold at SIC for No. /
and TIC for No. 2. Buff hides are running
81 per cent: A car of choice all No.
last fall Bluffs brought sac this week.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 12-Hay steady. Hons
quiet Hides firm. Leather firm. Wool
firm. Beef quiet. Cut meats firm. Lara
firm but dull; Western steam 81 371b; refined
nrm; Pork quiet; old mess, IS. 1903. Tallow
quiet and steady. Cottonseed oil steady Pc
poIeum quiet: United closed at SO 10 bid.
HoSln quiet. Turpentine quiet. Rice steady.
s M0i asses. steady Pig iron dull Southern
steady. Tin dull. Spelter steady Lead
strong. Coffee-Options steady, 1562O points
nlgner on more reaSsuring foreign cables
but later eased off 511O points. under local
bear hammering, and closed quiet at a net
advance OF 10 points; sales, 12 250 bags. in
cIudlng March, 8. BOOSTS; May, S7008. rs;
f fobbn le0 r sif5eady; No 9Ac invoice; 94c
gar-HaW steady; refined strong
SEED MARKETS.
CHICAGO, March 12-The fax seed mar
Ket was a little more active today with
prices 1alrly steady. Receipts here were 20
cars, and at Duluth cars. The official close,
as reported by the Weare Commission com
pany, is as follows: Cash fax, SOC: Nav. 78c:
July 7912c: September. sic bid. Cash limo
thy seed closed at $2.75 and March at 81 rs
lbs. P- -0'
Minneapolis flax seed is quoted at 75c Blu.
MINNEAPOLIS HAY MARKET.
MINNEAPOLIS, March III. A. Hunt q
Co. report better demand for hay, and that
sellers are not pressing sales at present prices
Light receipts for the past few days are
encouraging to holders.
Cholce Iowa upland ............$55 06D6 20
Choice Minnesota upland .......... 5.006D5. 80
m HeuIuh 3.OOQ4. 90
5llloIny 49,. .;..................... 6.00q7. 90
Rye straw, choice ........... 49,. T. 256D4 20
KANSAS CITY. ''''
KANSAS CITY, March 12-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 4,000 head; shipments 1900 head: mar
ket steady Texas steers, $2.7O@4.4O; Texas
NO"Sb 90 1o0Do'1r1, HdIlVe steers, $500, native
cows and heifers, $1.6O@3.75; stockers and
feeders, $3.60@4.45; bulls, $21O63. 80 Hogs
Receipts, 1000 head; shipments, 500 head:
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; shipments, l.
300 head; market active, steady lambs, 1855
Q485; muttons, $3.60G410.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, March 12.-The new demand
was very irregular and new business at first
hands was of moderate proportions as a
good wet rain was a drawback to trade till
after midday. The order demand by mail and
wire of good proportions and especially
so for wooden cambrics. Printing cloths
were in better demand and sales of 40 GOO
pieces at 25sc.