The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-07

CHICAGO COUNTRY HIDES - Chicago,
Sept. 6:-The market is much stronger. The
sales of the week have cleaned up the mar
ket. Four cars OF Bluffs and seconds sold at
and SIC. This practically took all the hides
in sight, and dealers are not disposed to
take any more orders at these prices. Some
dealers are asking 101s@101zc for future de-
livery. These quotations are made more to
hold the market steady at the present prices
than to obtain the rates asked. No one is
disposed to make future sales as the stocks
obtainable throughout the West are small
and uncertain. The tanners are bidding on
them, and in most cases will pay more than
dealers Will offer for them.
Extreme light shades, % to 20 lbs remain
unchanged at the prices obtained early in the
week; No. Is rule at 101A@1O7sc, and 2's at
Native steer hides so lbs and over, are
steady and unchanged. One car lot sold
Thursday at 10Ac for Is free of brands and
grubs, with the No. 2 selection at 9Ac
Heavy native COW hides 60 lbs and over
the scarce and stronger. Sales of car lots
this week were made at 104c for is free of
brands and grubs, with the No. selection at
9%c. These sales leave the market almost
cleaned up on this stock.
Branded steer and COW hides are quiet
The supply is sufficient for ordinary demands
few small lots sold at &c fat.
Native bull hides are steady. One car lot
sold at SAo fat.
Calf skins. s to Is lbs. are quiet One
small car, about half city and half country
skins. sold at 11&c and 10Ac for the rs and
rs. City skins are scarcei and are heidi at lie
ana better.
,Deacons under lbs are steady at zoe each
Slunks at 25c
Hips. 10 to % lbs, are stronger One lot of
1900 sold at lie and 9hc. Another lot Of 800
choice kips sod at 11hc and 9%c.
Horse hides rule steady at 1926.
Sheep Pelts-There is little change in the
market except that the packers are contract
ing their September take-off. One packer
sold September lambs at 6714c.-Shoe and
Leather Review
ST. PAUL, Sept. 6.-Wool, Wisconsin.
Eastern Iowa and Southwestern Minnesota
Unwashed fine, heavy, 7lsQSc; unwashed
fine light. 9@10c; unwashed, medium, u and
g Blood, 12915c; unwashed, coarse. low. "a
blood, 11014c; unwashed. very coarse braid
l00l2c; unwashed, cotted, bury, etc, S910c
unwashed. average lots, fine out 12314c
Western Iowa, Minnesota, Manitoba, British
Columbia. and Northwest Territory North
fine 7G11c; fine. heavy. 1000; fine, light. SO
&C., medium, 12@13c; coarse, 10Q11c bury,
and seedy, 9G16o; bury, medium. 10614c
bury, coarse, 10012c; bury. seedy, etc.
SQ9c. Montana-Fine. bright $3.50; medium,
bright. 12G14c; coarse 12Q14o.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET-Ros ton. Sept
6.-Ths Commercial Bulletin will say tomor
wool has been limited. Manufacturers are
not buying to any extent for immediate use
and where any demand Is developed less
than the market value of the wool Is Of
fered. The sales Of the week were 416 900
lbs domestic and 642, 600 lbs foreign total
Of ,047 COO lbs, against 2.37S 900 lbs last week
and 600 lbs for the week last year
Sales to date show decrease of 81. as, $50
lbs domestic and 106 415, 300 lbs foreign from
the sales to the same date in 1897 The re-
ceipts to date show a decrease of O24 637
bales aomestio and S22,615 bales foreign