The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-20
ST. PAUL PRODUCE.
General Business Active-Butter
Firm and In Good Demand
Eggs Hiuher.

The board of trade have discontinued their
morning sessions and no calls are made there
for the present. Some discomfort is ex-
pressed by merchants in the street cn 40
count Of this temporary suspension. 1t Is
said to be due only to general indisposition
of some of the members to attend during the
hot season, but as the period is an unusually
active one In trade, the meetings would seem
to be more of a necessity than at more slack
times In business. A few Of the more promi-
nent commission men identified with the
board will endeavor to bring the body together
soon in order that quotations may be main
tanned with greater regularity.
the street. Butter continues firm and re-
ceipts are light though a good demand ex-
lists. The harvesting season is held to be
farmers being occupied with the labor OF
gathering their crops. Eggs are also very
strong at 11@1kc. Receipts are light New
by nearby. farmers One house shipped out
yesterday three carloads, thus collected. Green
vegetables and fruits are very plentiful and
prices are yielding somewhat.
The following are the quotations. corrected
exclusively for The G o b e every day by the
secretary Of the board of trade:
Apricots-Per BoxI,California $1.25@1.50.
@2.25 small punches, S1.75@2 ''' "
Beans-Per Bu-Brown, 81; dirty lots, Goa 65,:
fancy navy. s1.25; medium hand-pieked,'
Beef-Per Lb-country- dres ed. e@sMc, rough,
31s@4c.
Berries Strawberries, fancy, 1s-qt. s1@1. %;
&1.10; Blu basket. $1.7o@2; 10-qt basket, TO-;
raspberrles, red, 24-pt, $1@1.1O; black 16-pt'
s5c@a; b!ackberries. N-qt, $1.50Q1.75; cur,
rants le-qt, red, l5c; 16-qt, white, I5c 25-qt,
Butter-Per Lb-Creameries, extras, 1910;
creameries, frsts, 14@141sc; creameries,
gathered cream, 11h@131ac: imitation, 100
1a1kc; diaries, hand-separator, lac; dai.iss,
extras. 13@131ac; dairies, frsts, 11@12c; Ia
, dies, packing stock, lie.
CSsbbage1Home-g grown. doz, 2b@3oc.
Cheese-Per Lb-Brck, No. l, Sh@9c; brick,
No: 2 7is@sc Limburger, $3.50; Swiss, lac;
seM sa Sz@os doq ss,5 america fancy. new
black Tartarian, 81; Southern, i5-qt. $50
81 s.; black oregons. soc@s1:
half Dbl, s275@3; hard, per Dbl s5@S: hard.
per half Dbl, s3@3.50.
Dried Peas[Per BuaaFancy yellow, So@S5c;
Eggs-Cases included, Per Doz-Fresh stock.
u loss of. 11gli !: .;s seconds; SC; 49,.
cropp,es &c; trout lake. &c; white, &C.
Frogs Legs-Per doz 5@i0c.
Grape Fruit-Per box, California. s5@5.5O
HogsGGiean. Per Lb-Heavy, 4%c; light,
Honey-Per LIB Sections-Buckwheat &c; ex-
tracted amber, 6@6kc; extracted white,
i S@ ws eileen fancy neS s@aSS sc white choice
Lemons california, 800 to $50. s4@4.5o; Mes
sinas. choice, 800, s4.5oQ5; Messinas, fancy,
300, $5@5.50; MessiIxs. choice, 800. 81; Mes
sinas, fancy, $50, $3.50.
Maple Sugar-Per Eb-Ohio, in bricks, 1Oc
Vermont, in bricks, 1oc; Western. in
Maple syrup-Per gal, 75@soc; per half gal,
45@50c.
Mutton Per LIB = Bucks, 4@5c; country
dressed, 1850; milk lambs, pelts on 9@10c
Nuts-Almonds, new, small quantities, 11@
12c; almonds, Tarragona, sacks, 100 lbs.
10c: almonds, California, rs lbs 12iiAc; Tar
ragona, small quantities, 12c; flberts sacks,