, 1872-10-26

oats IL cars rye 81 cars barley Total {474
cars), 20e, 900 bu.
The proposed new rules to govern the inspec
ton and sale OF provisions, as recommended by
the late Convention held at Cincinnati, ha9e
been posted On the bulletin board of our Cham.
ber Of Commerce, and will be submitted to the
/ Board OF Trade for action after having ''hune
| the usual time" These rules have been already
published in our columns.
The news comes from Buffalo that the horse.
| disease almost euepends business. This is e6-
pecially significant as contrasted with tho state
| ment made yesterday, that tue disease was abat,
ing, and that the horses On the Eric Canal were
not affected BY it. We note further advance il
Erie Canal freights, to 18c per bu on wheat,
which is generally believed hero to bo consc.
| Quence Of the horse disease.
This advance on the canal is accompanied by q
decline in lake fraights to-day, due to light re-
celpts OF grain, and the presence Of greater
number Of grain-carrying vessels in port. But
even this gives little relief. Including storage
charges, the cost Of moving grain from Chicago
to New York, without counting charges in the
latter city, are stiL sc on corn, and Sic on On
! wheat. Corn sold to-day on our Exchange at
2s15c, making the cost Of transporting to the
! eeaboard lis per cent of the selling price here.
With such high freight rates it may seem very
| strange that New York and Liverpool should de-
cline with Chicago, as one drop is principally 4
consequence Of increased cost of transportation
But, as is generally the case, this point is lost
| sight OF. "Lower in Chicago" is accepted as q
reason for decline elsewhere, without q thought
| OF tho truth. Indeed, Eastern dealers would
seem to be even weaker than those Of tho West
Some of them are sending orders here to go
| short at present prices, to very largo amounts,
and this tends to still further shrinkage here,
as the 1olumn Of offerings is thereby rendered
| The leading produce markets we're again rather
| quiet to-day and breadstuffs were generally
lower, though receipts are small for this season
I Of the year. We hare already alluded to the
/ prominent cause of this, as being Increased
freight charges making it difficult to get rid Of
| the property. To this must be added tho
stringency Of the money market which makes it
difficult for ordinary operators to carry produce,
| and leaves the burden to be borne By but 9 few,
while the others instinctivcly, or from neces-
! sity, range themselves on the bear (ahort) side.
Hence. it is one against twenty, and the weak
aess aao thus produced in the wezt is being r.
Tiers was 81 good demand for % stap1e and fancy fancy
| groceries at unchanged prices, though in coffees
and refined sugars an early advance is looked
for prices here being lower than at the East. The
dry goods market presented no new features
| worthy Of note. Business continues satisfactor-
| ily active. and the prevalent feeling is one Of
hrnness. In the butter and cheese market, a
fair degree Of activity was Witnessed with little
| or no variation in prices. Coal remains firm at
Dried fruits remain quiet. The hay and hide
| markets we're without change, the demand con-
! tinuing light. and prices remaining weak and
unsettled: OILS, leather, tobacco, and wood
sa ffs busness Tss aaee ID
lumber, yesterdays prices being fully sustained.
The demand for brick, lime, cement, &C., is un-
! abated, and 3 firm feeling in all materials is
@ s2a 1g0a a1a dssdx n "copper" e and zinc %
tionB. Dealers report better feeling in the
wood market. AdVices from the East indicate 8
| more active business before long Hops are not.
@eia Peesps a%s sa0w W. hs qaete @ a
| 15@30c., Salt continues in good de-
| mand, and the market is very firm
| on account Of light stocks and high freishts.
+f,i IN better y reqgest sy ds strictly
S5.00@5.25; flax, S1.50. The offerings of game
we're not large, and better prices were obtained.
Venison quoted at 16@20c. Poultry ia very
dull, there being little or no inquiry, Eggs are
weak at 22@23c; the market is amply supplied,
| Potatoes are not materially changed; choice Va
rieties meet With good inquiry at 45@55c for
! peach-bloWs; and early rose, mixed lots, are
| very dull and in great abundance. ALI kinds OF
fruit we're active, and full prices generally OBJ
| tanned.
| Highwines we're strong at yesterdays outside
| quotations, but quiet, as few we're willing to
pay the advance based upon 800 in Cincinnati,
| without corresponding rise in New York. Sales
| we're limited to $50 brls at 500 per gallon.
Lake freights we're more active, but at a fur
ther decline Of 1c per bu to Buffalo, while Cam
adian rates were tirmer There were more yes,
sells Offering, and the advance on Erie Canal
freights, with the weakness in New York, made
shippers hold off for concessions. 4 total Of Il
charters was reported, which will carry out 19o,-
600 bu wheat, 120, 600 bu corn, Co. 900 bu barley,
and 20 600 bu rye. Hates closed at 15c for wheat
and 14c, for corn, to Buffalo; 19c for wheat to
Kingston. Wheat was taken to New York, on
through rate, at aSc; and wheat to Oswego by
sail at 21c.
Provisions were quiet but steady. Hogs we're
again reported dull at the Stock Yards, the
weather continuing too warm for packing oper-
ations. which causes city buyers to hold of,
while shippers find it difficult to procure cars.
Hence, buyers OF product hold of, but sellers
we're not numerous, and made no effort to trans
act business. The feeling in provisions seems
to be strong though quiet, as there is proba-
bility that we shall commence the regular pack
ing season nearly at the bottom Of the scale.
Some OF those who hare canvassed the situation
carefully say that our hog supply this winter
will be considerably less than last season, Us
many Of the farmers we're disgusted by the low
prices Of year ago, and have xocaista raised
have bee2 unprecedentedly large: They say,
too, that there will be an extraordinary demand
for meats from all over Europe as prices arc
low, and the working classes Of the old world
we're never SO vel abe to buy PORK products as
much pork packed this season, as ne have large
quantity Of old pork on hand, and the European
demand is more decidedly for meata every year.
Hence the inquiry for mess pork for future de-
livery, which is springing up in some quarters,
is based on the belief that it will be in relatively
small supply, and therefore bring good
prices. Mess pork to-day vas inactive; lard
quiet; meats in good demand, with
an especial good inquiry for green hams.
The market closed at tue following range Of
prices: Mess pork, cash or seller October held
at $500; do, seller December, s12.75; do,
seller January, S1275@12.8719; do, seller Feb
ruery nominal; do, eeller March, S12.8714@
seller December, 7&@7Xc; do, seller January.
754@7Ne; do, seller February, &c; summer
rendered, 75Sc; dry ealted shoulders, .6@6Ac;
short ribs, 10@104c; other descriptions en-
tirely nominal. Sweet picked hams, nominal at
1119@12111c, and green hams firm at 8H@82c
for present delivery 81G@815c seller November;
8@8Ac seller December. Green shoulders,
4K@42Gc; do, short ribs, 7o. Meats, Is to 20
days in salt quotable at Sc for shoulders 8N@
8kc for short ribs, and 835@815c for short clear.
Boxed shoulders, seller December, quoted at 4}1@
4szc. English meats. for delivery il December and