, 1869-01-04

we're vo,ked in .uos, an1 pressed Ia
loc :, opr.ss Press.s', ~ md Indeed ~ The
catrJ were rude and unde1rlopcl. Now We hava
order and eysteu, aEd instead Of q few cheese tu
casks, pedd!ed hire and thtIe, we bare cars ana
arc numbered BY thousands. And yet, marcel
lcus as hs. teen the advancement IN the .rnr1c,
S,,,1 TS a1s 9nt Tie eommenssmsns Of
S''' 'n'ns| = r!s:t q ,ts'ss!a' ,as's:: ~:
,nd p1ssp:,it. M of shs naton: Al entnsn. pro-
tatns more nutrition than two pounda Of beer.
and orta,ning no bones. and yetJ little wsste. II
,is L o01a TO s f eac.g .ielc q 4p%;4 food
eoneunptloa o. th's article Is maeh e1eatcr .han
soa sg e o Desd
The exports itora New York 70. the eleven
bs in lsSs % as.nst s'a +. III II ISL III.
- - we hsve shipped as.siy 100000 :: :
Eighth make, owing to the severe and prolonged
drought that Prevailed there during the sumner
sesson, ia known to be yrIy light. There IL there
s,s ck will br !, quircd TO stti*fy the demands of
England, aud tEat II Will command very frll
as wi! 50 In the East are ngn:, aa1 q. ,ne pr.s
cnt rate Of consumption the supply will be ex-
hausleu before the new make Is Il ATTY for market.
Tho Fish Trade.
Less than hvc yeavs ago Chicago cou1d rot
hoss. OF sinrle house which made the purchase
sne m year lisa beirs carried on cI:ias,Ts1y i by By
Xsoctr in cnnnt ction with their more leclsn ste
6usfness-whl1e to~aag we hate engaged ia thi.
trr an aggregate capital Of not less than sol Uo,
and dong 8 yearly business Of oEes tlOlU Ua0.
4 little over four years ago K: n. Hnbsoa
f. T1 ntA+J h+NN whrir mall Il h.A...
lG2 south Watr strees. their business the hsst
,eaE, a. appears fen e 2 iheir r. Ia'nrns of sa!es.
anoan'1nE 70 some $ao o.; From this COMPARE
Its p1esuut gigantic proportions; not 80 mu:h ny
the current Of tsxdc III through the Exy and
ssa ot 'ho.s engaged IN The ,1a
q. pt eul1Afiy. uniAvorsble oDe-sdi. branch
pana sneap e1t se
sor, 1t IL confidently believed. will witness even
mole rapid advancement. Fhe conf pletsoa of the
ard, breolc the close OF the yesr 1869. enter
rrl-.ne dearts will BIZ vending their Wares" IN
thc Pacific States. --
OF maekese1. the supply the past sea.on has
b.en III precec entediJ hght-Eot excsedinejone-
.uicd mntetaI The st scSs hos 1--WE n St ,e
are greatly reauced. and naving parsed into Sec
old hanae, arc nc'ng firmly held AZ prIc = rutne
year ago. The iiade narp now to depend upoa
The present stock fot supplying tho wants OF con-
eut rs until thc new catch makes Its appearance,
which ELL be ahuut the first Of September, cx-
ccpt for the lover grades, which begin to arrive
81 carly Sc June.
The each oi eoensh has been fair average
onr, and the Eastern m.sket - totcz4blT we'll
supplied, but IN eympashy with the N m3sket for
otLcr sb prices arc about - per cent higher tn
list fear. The f1.hingfhtet generally Starts for
Georges Bank In the month OF Fehruaty, aud
eroutd they meet with their usual success, the
early rprinc will and our markets fnly supplied.
! The herring fisheries haze been succettta1 the
past sc as0n. and under full stocks prices have
| Hanged substantially the s1mc as during last
seaT The same may be feuafEed or eatuon
LAKE F1sH.
The year tloscfwith an unusually light supply
| in tho hanuH Of dealers hire, Ar well Us IN the
Lake Erie porte, the season clcsup carlfer III IN
utnsl aid the fail eaten being materially inter.
| Tered with by the late storms which destroyed
the nets or compelled their W1thdfaw9l. Tne
prospective sxarcity induced something ol
speculative cemand. sad etncc Nosembs1
| LET, prices have advanced 73cGt 90. The high
| rrci anticipated tn the sprlEg will. It is be
as earty a. the n6turs It the SEASON Will permit,
arc, by The frat Of June, the new catch will
probably. make Its appearance IN our market
The quality Of The hah low on hazd Ia unusually
| tLe.
or the softering and spelling o! lake dsa curlus
the summer months of thu rast e7ason, whttt
| Ertved 70 aAmaKtng TO the Endc. no ea1sfactory
! theories have been ADVANCED and dlFereLt cause
a5tic1 ed, but no definite conclusion has bcsi
| reached.
the following are the monthly prices OF white
1th, naeketel erd cod duttng the past year:
Fk1cEs AND nEc1tFrs.