, 1872-11-20

any action in the matter. Because the Board
can spend two or three days in discussing the
conduct OF g member, the extent of whose a.
'eged default is measured By few hundred ifa DOL
Scott. will be locked after, The big
.ish are not always caught because
the 1rethcs OF the net entansle The little cues.
Nevertheless, it is LeconinG serious question
whether the Board OF Trade Of the City OF Chi
cago can afford to omit action in tue Mum
Scott case. The Board has steadily averted it's
! gaze from Mum Scott fer years past, though
its attention has often been directed that way;
can it refuse to recognize the Btench now that 1t
| is thrust under the nostrils Of that honorable
body?
We alluded this morning to 9 combination
among the packers Of this city and elsewhere to
! keep down the price Of hogs during the current
! winter. It was stated to-day that some OF their
number held meeting last evening, at which it
!: was revealed that the scheme gill not "ork
without the cooperation Of the men who
! buy for shipment to Eastern markets,
;, and that those gentlemen are rot IN
, appointed to call upon the shippers aud see II
+; some arrangements eau be entered into where
!; by the price may be Kept down within what
! hey think to be- reasonable limits. What they
i will accomplish remains TO be seen but, pend
i ing the settlement Of the difficulty, operations
/ in provisions are nearly at stand-stlll.
! THE MARKETS..
| There WAS general upward movement in pro-
! duce circles to-day, especially in grain, which
! was excited by the fact of light receipts. and
! partially BY the. revelations Of Munn q scott's
=; and making believe they !. we're l full
3: grain lave We IN store ?" was not
; answered by the Bulletin report, which was not
covered in the houses till recently controlled BY
+; Mum Scott. With light stocks in store, and
4: light receipts, the short interest grew
ecared, and forced up prices, in
F! the attempt to recover their balance.
! The demand for groceries was comparatively
! light, and less buoyant tone pervaded the mar
; ket, though, aside from an Hc decline in coffee
!; sugars, no quotable change was noted. In the
dry goods market reasonably active business
around. Two OF three brands of bleached cot
j tons we're advanced q ~, with which exceptions
;: quotations we're the same as at the close of
! last week. The demand for butter and cheese
WAS only moderate, and former rates we're no
and is firmly held at 51l.00@12.0o for Lacka-
wanna, and at S10.50@1l00 for Erie Dealers
are only partially filing orders, and there is
much complaint among consumers at the delays,
! which, however, are unavoidable. Fish met
With a light demand at former quotations.
Dried fruits we're in good request, with prices
generally frmer, though, aside from slight
advance in pared peaches there WAS no quotabie
change. The hay market was ti1mer. The de-
disease having extended to the country has
caused diminished supply Of this staple, and
there are indications Of an early advance.
Hides oo, were moving no. on damsna mo1e 5
not materially influence Prices. which remain
leather is more active and the market strong at
higher prices. Oils remain quiet with little
dull. Tobacco and wood met with a
moderate inquiry at former quotations,
Trade at the lumber yards was fairly active to-
day. previous prices being fully sustained. A
very good inquiry prevailed Tor nme, cement, eaH
enough Brick WAS rather quiet, the cold weather
having suspended building operations for
the present. Furs are in fair and increasing de-
nand; prices are hardly established as yet : our
list gives the pricca5or prime akins; Minnesota
and Northern fura are a trfe higher. Iron and
steel, metals and timers stock, continue to
meet with fair demand at former prices.
Hops are in moderate local and interior
demand for current necessities. The wool mar
ket continues h1m; dealers are asking more for
their property, but do not anticipate an e1~
tremely high range Of prices at present; stocks
here are yery low. Tho seed market WIS again
Timothy steady, $3.50 being offered for prime
seed, with none in the market. Flax
was higher, 81 GO being paid for good crushing.
Potatoes we're quiet and firm very few car lots
have been received this week, owing to TIE ea eo1d
i : ~~N@NNN
in car lots. Poultry was in large sup
DIV and dull. Live poultry is almost un-
salable, the season being over. Game meets
with ready sale at present quotations. Apples
Der brl in car lots. Cranberries in very fair re-
Quest from the interior prices are steady at
$l0.0001l.5 so per brls for cultivated. Grapes
are in moderate demand at 92.75@350 per case
Hirbwines were quiet at about the same
range as yesterday being quoted firm by some,
though New York was dull. Sales were re-
ported OF 30 brle at Soc, and $50 brls at s9c pei
, gallon.
Lake freights we're less active, being quoted
1c higher, at lie on corn to Buffalo, by SAL; and
1876 for do to Oswego. 4 total OF 6 charters
was reported, which will carry out l60, ,00U btu
corn There was no demand for wheat room
nominal at 12c to Buffalo. Carriers seemed
careless about Offering VESSELS, OWING to the
may close up navigation almost any day, while
shippers did not to operate, except IN corn,
as they claimed that the advance in grain took
j the market out Of their fingers.
Foreign freight rates are thus quoted: Ch1-
caeo to Liverpool, 91@9llzc per 100 Tbs (gold)
on beef and pork; 90c@51u519 on lard; VOC On
flour. Chicago to Glasgow. 81 i15c on beef; 93c
on pork Sic on bacon and lard.
! Dresscd hogs were noU1lnally unchanged al
111@4Xc bid and 455l@'5c per ID asked for fair to
Provisions we're quiet owing to the uncer-
tainty attending the question OF prices of hogs,
IS buyers OF product are AZ at eea N reiolenee
firmer for the future, with little doing, there
being several bids at former quotatlons, While
sellers asked an advance. Cash pork WAS a
shade easier on new; nonlnally unchanged o.
: quotations for near deliveries, and nc higher
for March. Meats were quiet and unchanged,
buyers holding of for everything but hams,
which are in fair demand. Market closed at
the following range Of prices: Mess pork,
old held at S14 5]Ol5.QO: new p0rk, $500