Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-06-16

FROM the Pittsburgh papers of Monday.
Trade in general merchandise has been mod
erately active this week lust about what can be
expected at this season of the year, no better
and no worse. The demand f,r nearly all OF
the leading commodities, is eptlrely local, there
being an almost entire absence OF any thing like
specuation; grain and flour markets have been
and are still considerably excited under the in
ftuence of the adviceS from Chicago and New
York though the feeling generally entertained
here is that there is no solid or substantial
cause for the material advance in wheat and
flour, and that it cannot for any length of time
be maintained. The New York ButtetiR, in re-
ferring to the movement in breadstuffs, re-
ma rlzs: THAT demand of unusual proportions
has appeared from the continent, and Liver
pool is actually shipping wheat to markets
whence she has been accustomed to draw sup
plies. Stocks of flour with u; are small and
our millers fully employed. The conse-
quence is that exports equal to current receipts
involve rapid reduction OF stocks. The ques-
ton, therefore. is one of present demand and
supply. The crop accounts, except from Cali
fornia, are all that could be desired. But these
have no present bearing. The impression pre-
walls that flour and wheat are extremely cheap.
This is not true, but it leads to speculafions-
Prices are abo, the average of years in which
the yield was good. They are higher than they
ruled all through the war. The deliveries of
the English farmers are largely in excess of
last year. But the demand from the continent,
the accounts from California and scarcity OF
flour seem to have led to a rise in wheat as
marked as it was unexpected
BUTTER-Continues dull particularly for
anything OF an inferior grade, and the supply
even at the low prices is fully up to the demand
Good to prime fresh packed may be quoted at
l4@l6 cts. and choice at H@lS.
DRIED FRU1T-Apples are being sold at 4@5
cts, for fair to prime, and choice will not bring
over 5%. Peaches, 6@7 for quarters and S@9 for
halves. Blackberries, 12@l3; pitted cherries,
23G25.
EGGS-The market is strong and the demand
pretty well up to the supply, though % cts may
be regarded as the ruling quotation, notwith-
standing some sales are reported at a cts.
FLOUR-There is n good deal OF talk here
about advancing -four, 20@25 cts 2 Dbl, and so it
should be to keep up with the west, from
whence We have to draw our princip pal supplies,
but thereis more talk than anything else, SO
far as the advance here is concerned. We con-
tinue to quote good brands of both spring and
winter at S5,75@6, though some dealers quote up
TO S6,25. Fancy brands S7@S. Rye flour, s..
GRAIN-There is no material change in
wheat, with the exception. .5that the feeling is
stronger and the demand more active; we now
quote at sl,l5@l,2 % for for fair to prime red
Oats, sale of one to go east at 81 and cars
at 81 free on board, which is considered equal
to 81 on wharf. as it costs one cent 2 bushel to
deliver On cars. Corn, the market is dull; we
continue to quote at S0@S2 for ear and S6@SS for
selled. Rye is quoted at IS, buying, 90995. Sell
ing.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Cuba, I0@lic; Porto
Rico, l012ll34; New Orleans, I019@l2 Crushed,
AZ; powdered, lI3ss;; A. Coffee, l3I4 Is: Extra
Z l2H Coffee is quoted firm at lS15G221a, for
ordinary TO choice Rio, Rice-Rangoon, So;
Carolina, 8. SyrupS firm at former quotations.
HAY-Sales from country wagons at Sl0tgl6,
and baled, on wharf, at Sl0@4.
Observation-Disclosures l315eel1 for plain;
l51%@l534 for canvassed sugar cured rib sides,
l613@lGA; short rib, l7@l714; sugar cured eau
vassed hams, q. Breakfast bacon, lSls for plain
anu 10 for canvassed. Dried beef, %. Lard II
in tes., and Is, in kegs Mess Pork. s3l.