The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-09

CH1CAGO COUNTRY HIDES.
From the Shoe and Leather Review.
CHICAGO, Aug S.-There is no active trad
ing in this market and a state of utter
qufetness prevails. Brokers are soliciting
bids Of 10c from tanners, but fail to interest
them. There are possibly between 5000 and
10000 bluffs and seconds held in this market
Buyers have become Indifferent and remain
out of the market. In bluffs and seconds
we hear rumors of one car selling at 1850
and 9ssc, but are unable to trace the in
formation to any reliable source. We quote
bluffs at 1o@1oAc and seconds at 91a@9aac.
Extreme light hides. 25 to 40 lbs, rule cas-
Ter. One car lot sold at 103sc and csc for
the No. 1 and No. 2 selections.
Native steer hides, 60 lbs, and over, are
without sale as;,. We quote the market at the
91sc.
Heavy native cows, 60 lbs, and over, have
at 994c.
Branded steer and cow hides are unsettled
One car was sold at private terms. They are
held at 9Ac fat, but SC seems to be the best
bid made.
Native bull hides are steady. One car sold
Calfskins, 8 to IS lbs, rule steady and un-
changed, with light demand. One lot Of
$500 sold at 12c and 1O1Ac. There Is enough
skins are held at 121sc and lie. but buyers
are not interested at these prices.
Deacons under lbs are held at 5O@521ac
each. Slunks at 25@30c each.
Hips, Is to 20 lbs, remain steady at lie
and s1Ac. One car lot was sold Monday at
these prices
Horse hides are slow of sale and are held
at s3.25@3.30 each.
Sheep Pelts-There is no change in the
situation. Several cars of country lambs
sold at prices ranging from Csc to 45c, accord
ing to quality. Country shearlings are held
at 30G35c. The situation in the packer mar
ket is unchanged and prices are steady at
quotations. There has been no trading In
dry wool DeltS since our last issue.
ST. PAUL WOOL MARKET.
ST. PAUL, Aug. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. East
ern Iowa and Southwestern Mime sota-Un-
washed, fine, heavy, 71s@Sc; unwashed fine,
light 9D10c; unwashed medium, n and Is
blood, 12@15c; unwashed, coarse. low, \
10@12c; unwashed. cotted, bury, etc., S010c;
unwashed. average lots, fine out, 12p14c
Western Iowa, MinResoia Manitoba, British
South Dakota-Unwashed, fine, 7@11c; fine,
heavy, 1000; fine, light, $780, medium, 129
13c; coarse. 1O@l1c; bury and seedy, 9@I0c;
12c; bury, seedy, ETC., S@sc. Montana-Fine.
bright, S@9c; medium, 12014c; coarse, 12@
14c; dark combings heavy. etc., 7@Sc.
NEW YORK COTTON.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The cotton ma. Ike.
opened quiet from | to points higher, the
more bullish set Of Liverpool cables than
had been generally anticipated There was
moderate buying on the first call In the
nearer deliveries by English, local and South
ern interests, the leading bears supplying this
demand. Cotton futures closed dull August,
$500; September, $500; Octob-r, $3.50, No
vember. $3.50; December, $3.50; January,
6.03c; February, 6.06c; March, 6.09c; April,
6. 13c; May, 6.16c.
NEW YORK METALS
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Meatls-Qu.te firm
undertone was current in several departments
today but business continues to hang fire.
metal exchange D..
iron warrants dull, with SS.65 bid and $6.7J
| asked. Lake copper, quiet at $l.s0. Tin,
quiet but firm, with $3.50 bid and SIG ak d.
Lead. firm. with $3.s7A bid and 81 asked.