The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-02
COMMERCIdL.
NEW YORK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 80, 1872.
The dry goods market excites increased in
terest from day to day. Prices are steadily adj
vancing and a strong speculative feeling ia
abroad Desirable seasonable fabrics are NOV
ing rather freely southwark, but northern buy
ers are acting cautiously. Cotton h as advanced
to 223sc, which, OF course, affects the price OF
goods. II is an easy matter however, for a
dozen or two OF jobbers to put up margin of
$4,000 each on cotton, il their united effort will
raise the price a per H., for each ones stock
OF dry goods will be sure to appreciate that
much In value a. consequence. There is no
question but that there is sufficient cottons and
woolens made or to DO made. III the country,
for oil legitimate purposes until new crops Of
cotton and wool come in, and il spectators
could only be discouraged in their nefaiious
efforts, level prices would prevail. There 10
talk OF Iurther advances in Hardware. Pro-
visions have been strong, but they close weak /:
new mess pork, $141G@14%. Lard is active at
9A@9B. Dressed hogs, sGq6IG. Flour is
very dull. Wheat. dull amber, Western, 81 So
@1, 20; WHITE Western, 81 67C01, rs. Corn. 70
Oats, 53@55l9c. Money, GO days., 5G6 per
cent. on call, BAD per cent. Gold Yesterday
touched 10; to day closed at 1092L.
DETROIT MARKET
DETROIT, Jan. 81, 1872.
Business continues veIy quiet, which, how
ever, Is no more than might be expected at this
time Of year. Values are generally stesdy.-
Hardware, IN all its departments, ~ firm.
Tin is 25c higher Dry Goods have been mark
ed up all around Llnseed Oil is Sc up and
Iurpenine promises to go still higher. For
elgn drugs. like gold, are on the outside mar
gin. Essential Oils, Pomades, etc. are easier.
large direct importation Of this class Of goods
was made by Farrand, Williams & co. last
week, as an initial movement and it has been
encouraged by dealers. Paints are in some ia
quiry, but unchanged in price Lumber is held
very tirm In produce there Is minimum trade.
Wheat is little feverish. AZ i'd usual at the end
Of the month, when the settlement of options
are in order. The prospect for the succeeding
thirty days is not encouraging. This afternoon
the market opened firm, but closed weak as fol-
lows: Extra. $1.56; No. white a151 /;
Treadwell, 9l.49; Amber, 81 &c. Corn 10 dull
al Ole AT the upper elevator and 5lI3c at the
lower one. No. State Oats are offerel at Ale
and No. Western selling at Acc. Barley is
steady at Sl.60 per GENITAL for No. /. I'VE is
neglected; nominal at 76o per bu. Apples dull
at 81 50@30O per bbl. Beans offered freely at
$2. 0p2.10 per bu. Butter is dull and unchanged
fresh roll, 1S@22c crock and firkp, 9(910c.-
Clover Seed in demand at 1925. Dressed hogs
are so scarce that nothing 10 doing packers
offer $685. and shippers, $500 Live hogs
firm at "a 2O@425. sheep dull at S5i1a6h
for good to prime, Cattle quiet at $685. for
we'll fed. Eggs are little more steady, owing
to the cold weather sales at 2S@29c. Onions
dull at Soc per bu. Cider dull at 12914c. Po-
tatoes are slow sale: peach-blows, S0(aS5c.-
Tsllow TIC. Money plenty at 10 per cent.