The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-25


CHICAGO COUNTRY HIDES.
From the Shoe and Leather Review.
CHICAGO. June 24-The market is steady
and little change has developed from previous
conditions The trading is limited as most
Of the buyers are supplied for the present
market. will ease off little. The Ea tern
markets are softer and this market thew
believe, will lose strength.
BUNS. 40 to TO lbs are steady. Two cars
were sod at 101sc and 10c for No. Is and IS
Two cars of Southern Bluffs sold at nc less
than these prices. There is scarcity Of
asked.
Ex 7dH light hides, % to 40 lbs, are he
There have been small sales at both pr
which were paid according to condition.
Native steer hides: 60 lbs and over, are held
grubs. with the No. selection at 91@9Ac.
Heavy native cow hides go lbs and over.
are scarce One car lot ~ was sold this week
| brands and grubs. brought 1Ohc and the 2s
went at 10c.
Branded steer and cow hides are strong r.
Western packed branded hides sold at 9Ac
We quote branded stock at sA@91Ac flat.
Native bull hides steady at SIC fat.
Calfskns, to Is lbs, are UNCHANGED and
steady. One car of country calf sold at 12c
and 1o14c for Is and U.s. City calfskins are
easy at 121Ac and lie.
$4,000 each. Slunks at zoe each.
Kips, Is to 25 lbs. are in better demand
an and da several small lots sold at l1@11Ac and
Horse hides are dull at 1856.
Sheep Pelts-The market is without any
heavy trading. but prices remain strong The
lings are steady at 25c, with packer shear
lings at 35@4Cc asked.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
BOSTON. June A.-The Boston Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow of the wool mar
ket:
no indications Of an increased business d.
cernible as yet. The weeks business had
chiefly concerned Itself with fine domestic and
foreign f1eeces and with territory WOODS from
medium to fine The sales of the week are
LOTT, 600 lbs domestic wool and 4405OO lbs
foreign against 7S5,00O lbs domestic and GS4.-
600 lbs foreign last week, and 2,S50,0C0 domes-
tic and 3.s96,0OO lbs foreign for the same
week last year The sales to date show de,
crease of 43 897 200 lbs domestic and 74775. 100
lbs foreign from the sales to the same date
in 1897 The receipts to date show decrease
Of 72.253 bales domestic and 326,221 ba.es Ger
eign.
SEED MARKETS.
CHICAGO. June 24.-The fax seed market
may be called steady, but not strong There
are certain strong parties who would If
hue OF the coming crop is making even the
strongest to quaver. Present values are not
SO ulSH us tHey were eXpeCtCQ TO De. Inc
harvest is approaching rapidly. and cd
stocks still ample for the demand. Hence a
week feeling prevails. Receipts here wre
s cars, 1 car at Duluth and no cars at Min
neapols. Flax seed closed at 81 OF per bu.
Northwest at 81. 071k: June, 81 OF; Sept smber
fax closed at 81 .02A and October at 81 03N
Cash timothy seed closed at $2.55 per 100
lbs. Glover seed closed at $5.10 per 100 lbs.
Minneapolis flax seed quoted at 81 .001h per
bu.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, June 24.-The hopeful tone is
continued in the dry goods market tosav.
There are no advances in prices and the bulk
of sales being made are in strictly summer
lines, which are sold on concessions from
quoted prices. The noteworthy exception Is
the demand for fall fancy prints in dark
shades, which Is we'll sustained at the prices
bling centers show good average results ,o-
this season in most quarters. Both in job-
bling in with retailer sales have been heavy
Print cloths not 80 firm as they wera
earlier in the week. Regular GA squares are
still quoted at &C.
NEW YORK COFFEE.
NEW YORK, June Neutrality-suspicious.
opened steady with prices unchanged to &
important variations; European and BRAZIL IN
news Of unsatisfactory character and added to
indifference Of local trade. Closed steady. un
changed to points net lower. Sales TO
bags. including: July 5.50c; spot Rio dull
nominal; No. z invoice, SIC; No jobbiny
81 mild, quiet; Cordova, S1s@13Hc; narrow
tobbing trade. Sugar-Raw, dull and bar al ,
steady: fair refining, 39sc; centrifugal. 90
test, 4Ac; refined, quiet.