, 1872-12-19
RECEIPTS,
1872. 1871. 1879. 1871.

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! Lumber, N ft..+...| 203] 330| 500 GIT
! Lath, m-.....-.....| --..I ....H 81 49,.
Withdrawn from store yesterday for city con-
sumption: 123 bu wheat; 5,141 bu corn; 3,047
bn oats; $40 bu rye; S,489 bu barley.
The following grain has been inspected into
store this morning, up to 10 o'clock: 81 cars
wheat; $50 cars coin; 81 cars oats; IS cars rye
81 cars barley. Total, 2s9 cars, or lib, 1000 bu.
Tho gentlemen mentioned most prominently
in connection with the Presidency Of the Board
| Of Trade for the ensuing year, are G. E. Culver,
the present First Vice President, and Geo. II.
howe. The election will occur the first week in
! January.
| 1t seems probable that too much importance
has been attached to the statement made by q
well-known English statistician that Great
Britain is short to the extent Of 100000, 900 bu
! wheat. There is no doubt Of the de-
fciency, but the account is made
up for the whole year, and England
has already received much more : than
the usual proportion OF the deficiency. Add to
this the fact that she is largely filling her wants
from other sources. 4 letter from that country,
received here yesterday, states that in the month
| OF October alone England had received $4,000
/ tons Of potatoes from Germany, against 5000
! tons in the same month in 1871, and 1000 tons
in October, 1870. And their tons are 2,240 Tbs
| each. Again, it seems probable that France will
! need much less wheat this crop year than here
tofore, though tho yield OF 1873 may prove to
have been materially lessened by the exceptional
| weather experienced there this winter. With ali
| this, and the bounteous yield Of wheat in CALI
| fornia, there will still be 4 considerable demand
| Tor wheat from the Atlantic Slope Of the United
| States; but the English markets nre not yet
very much excited over the prospect OF scanti-
ness at home, or difficulty in procuring supplies
| from abroad.
Many Of our grain shippers (by raiD are COM
unjust and severe e1action. A demurrage OF
s5oo@1o.00 per day is charged On each car
that is not unloaded within "a hours after its
arrival IN Jeraey City, and unfortunately the ia
ciihes there arc 80 limited that the demurrase
in some cases threatens to amount to consider
able percentage Of the entire cost OF the grain.
It was stated on Change that the weakness in
grain in New York to-day was largely due to
this, as the owners Of the delayed grain we're
Offering it for sale in large quantities, in order
to avoid the expense Of holding it at rates to
which our Chicago storage charges are but cir
cumstance.
TIE MARKETS.
The leading produce markets we're again quiet
yesterday, there being but little demand for any
thing except green hams and No. barley. Tie
general tendency Of prices was downward, high
wines, barley, and rye being about the only e1-
oJ1 a,fira1v ararn1afiva 1a
Was quite as actiye as could reasonably be e1-
pected, and the tone OF the market was firm for
most goods in the list. An exception was su-
gars, they continuing weak and unsettled.
advance recently noted. There was
fair activity in the dry goods market. Compar-
atively few buyers Tere here in person, but the
orders by mail we're numerous and liberal, and
the aggregate Of sales made good showing.
Prices remain very firm. No change Was no
tlceable in the butter market. Good to choice
grades we're in demand and readily commanded
former pricea. Cheese remains dull and easy.
Coal Was quoted firm and unchanged. There
was considerable doing in foreign and domestic
dried fruits, and, with q few unimportant e1cep-
tlons, the quoted prices were fully sustained.
Fish we're inactive and nominal. Hay was Weak.
Hides and leather contiue firm at former prices.
No new feature was noted in the oil market.
Building materials we're quiet and steady- There
WAS moderate inquiry for cooperage; prices
we're unchanged. Iron and steel, metals and
timers stock we're in moderate request at pro-
yiouH prices. Tin plate is quite firm. Nails.
were quiet at S5.75 rates. Sash, doors, ard
blinds we're in fair demand and steady. There
was q fair inquiry for the common grades OF
lumber, prices undergoing no change. Wool
continues quiet; the demand is Light, and main
ly for the finer grades. Broom corn was quiet
and steady. Hops arc In demand and firm at
30@40c. Potntoes are in good request and
steady, at 78@75c on track, and Soc delivered. |
There fair amount OF trading in seeds to-day.
Tfrnafnv Gnf6 at 50 S1fG9 IL 10 erco1
aeed. Clover was frmer On account OF scarcity. |
Sales were made at 95.15@5.25 for fair to prime.
Flax was firm at i65. There YVES an improved !
dsiga tor a ese4eas e1e Il ts5fsy5 sms m
was in fair request at about yesterdays prices. |
Apples and cranberries we're in the usual de- !
mand:
Hghvines were rather less active, but strong |
at 13@1c advance, with light offerings. Sales I
were reported OF $50 brls at Sic; 80 brls at
and 10 brls at 92c. New York is quoted at $50, t
and the cost Of turning them over to that mar |
ket is 514c, that our market is relatively very
low.
Dressed hogs wero dull, but firm at 5@10c de-
cline per 100 iba. Buyers would not pay moro
than S4.50, while sellers generally held their
lots Off the market. Sales were reported OF 10
head {choice) at $4.55, and 217 at $3.50.
Provisions were dul but not materially lower,
except on pork for future delivery, though hogs
were reported weak in consequence Of larger
supply now, and still more liberal receipts ex-
p6cted. >iatd Wd5 GaSle1, td0uG1 ii IaT Qe~
mand, the general impression being that it is
cheap at present prices in comparison with
other product. Green hams were in good de-
ers holding oil. There is not only the depres-
sion due to the fact that other markets are COM
peting hard with us in the matter Of prices, but
also that arising from the difficulty in procuring
cars to take away the stuff bought some timo
ago This is an infiction under which both
brokers' and packers are chafng-the former
because it hinders the business, the latter be-
Cause they cannot get their money till the bill Of