, 1870-04-12

Tho following grain has been received by rail
Elnce the fret OF the above tAhles was male
Up: = cars Wheat, 25 Cars corn, and l car oats.
Total, Il cars or 1900 bu.
There was full Attendance uu 'Chaoce to-dar
and rather quiet set of markets in grain, the
activity being almost entirely confined to wheat.
which Was ftmer: al cher grim being dull
The principal topic OF oxeitement to-day WIS
tho storage question, which Always agitatcs tho
Board at this season. The bulk Of the salce
to-dsy ~ere made on the definite understanding
that On al grain delivered between this and The
10th inst. the eelcr shall deduct &c from the
Prlee, making the storage charge to The buyer
TO be SIC. Grain delivered on the 10th is sub
ject 70 deduction Of Sc, the seller paEing the
q difference between winter and summer
charges, the &c already spoken Of, And &c to
caI1y the g1rin five days from the 18th
The GIleTs Association will meet to-moyow
tTuesday) at 81 O'Clock, in the Ch1mber Of
Comnnetre reAding-roou. II is understood
that The principal topic Of discussion viii be
Of the Board of Directors she absofute necessi-
= Of keeping up to the standards OF inspection
N wheat, The receivers. as body, seem to
think it is for the interest Of their pAtzuns to
keep tho grades As low aa possible, 90 that
Wheat may Be admitted Is No 2 which other-
inttance the result would, no donbt, be profit
able 70 the seller, but when all holders Of poor
wheat have the same privilege it does no good
TO any Of them, because it lowers the average
OF the grade The surplus wheat is sold By
sample in New York, where it Is priced Oh ita
merits, and Il It be not wnith - uueh
by g or Sc Per bu g the wheat which bsa been
kept up 70 proper standard In other cities, Il
VIII sell for 80 much leea. It thus brings no
more money 70 The receiving interest, while it
Totks Po1tase injny to the shipper, b ere
ahng pretudiced discrimination against all
Chicago wheat offered for sale on the Sos
6NtTY{ Thia t1y+r .,Au
interest, and thus completes the circle Of
operators injured By the pzoeess. It ia to be
nored thas the Inspection Committee Of this
year VIII show tho possession of more back
hone than is predecessor, and not bend to
pressure which can do no good, and mnft re-
and State.
Ihe city consumption Of grim during the
past Eeek Is reported 1t Is, l63b1 wheat, Il, ao4
Su soEn, 49, 4ss hu oass, s. l4s bu rsc, and a,sao
IAio frelghta sse vc5 qnies, with whoa,
nominal At 15c, md corn Il 6 to Buffalo. i
lew charters have been msde, but tho terms
ar kept private, and it is expected that con-
ddeIahie quantity Of 6rxjn win nove out DUR
Ing the first week Of navigation
HighWines were dnll, and 1c lower than On
s1.00.
Provisions were qriet, but firm. Mess pork
ruled steady II e.7.5O Lard w1s stcady At
151c till the close, when buyers disappeared
On Sew io!i being quoted dun; xe quote it
a. esoetng s'.h 1 1S;dsg S;sc It 1s Bult meats
sides. which were quoted scArre, and eold M
to l31c. Short rihs were &c better, and eold
at 1fc: shoulders werc held at 11lSc. with buy-
ets 1t 101{e- Gwcct-pict1ed hams werc quoted
1t 15@15He: cumbcrlan1s =. 12c; Erraseg a.
made Of 500 bs1s mess at $3.50; so bsls do
0irhf1 St A26 E71<. FOO hFlR dr. m ,,+;~,t.