, 1873-05-12
"cok ending with this morning, and for cotro-
Bpondlng woolts onl1>R aA flntnd,

S$sssss, S$ss' ,s ,tsis tss ~ ~
oo,rs' u, .a3a9so 4o7,zao oii,s
nnn .e' np"''''''''"'.'.'...2s ..2s285D 2go,T21 11t,+
| !!So: W. 1...s~...'.....s... 12,653 D,H57 1N.4
Live hoKa, No......... 65,7H8' T4o07 I0's
caIto' Ho...s.'.,........ 15,251 23,b8T 1U.p
IiousI Drls.".."....... 60,GGG na7p4 2o,Rt
nhralt uiss ..st....t... fH4,D2H hDD11 NJ a.
Ssi' ,,as59& saass9fi ''1ss! a.
a;: $! ; !!S;
o111io, Mis y. aaaSs l737o 12o,
It's rcadors 10 . mass OF misrepresentation abuu
tho way ln which business Is Conducted on a.,
Bonrd Of Trado. TINT ia nbout on n pnr with til
itondsll atory, nlao aont out from ST. Louis nc
Long sl;n.eo to tho effect that Chicago was oyor
knows Of tho subject mny DO inforrod from til,
at"tomont Of ha sample caso, tho alleged ,faotl
OF which ttro aotntled worry oircumstans}ally: tllj
tra,iBaotion ia sn}d to be in wheat, buyer Juno
wa VINE tlS tr',th Is TINT scarcely ono in ton tous
chnngo Is on buyers option. Il is pretty gon!
orally understood that thcso It,. Louis atato!
n1ontB nbo1t Chicago nro moro fnlsehoods. btr11no
together with tho malicious purpose Of frighton,
iI'g that business to st. Loills which Aore NOR
terpriBc. It Is not worth whllo to roproi,lco Tia
ohargea mado III tho article roforrod to. and va
should not oven notice thom but for tho mn
leoloua talseilooa contained IN ita concluding
paragraph, as follows:
"Wo trust no readcr Of tho Democrat will i'm
aBlne wo nro oudcavorlng to slatdor Chicago.
We arc only hopiug TuE GuIoAao Tn1nuNE and
Eng Chicago Times donounce tho rQgueg Who nre
ua'!Y paying just such pranka rs We t1ayo do
eor'bod above. Chicago commission merchants
nre trading on tho capital Of their customers.
aud oitonor ewfnalo thom tnn troat them fairly'
alld Chicago grain cloyntor ownozB boleyil tSSos
inspectors to Hloh I'M oxtent as WA mover oeual-
ea anywhere OIL Tho faco Of tho oartt,.' Those aro
n3oa fG ehares 1nade ind substantatod by loading
Iho Leading produce markets wcro moderately
actlVo To-day, mud most OF those in grain voro
urn n. at TIE recent advance, owing, to continued
oea ,Menthor with fair shipping doiiiand. Most:
oi tnem "eakoned, howovor, towards tho close,
wllon tho clouds began to grow thinner, without
clearing away. Tho shipping record Of the nast
woolt, aa shown by tho above figures, ia a Bais-
factory though qulot ono, aud tho, roooipts far
rom being largo. Outside business Las boon
imo4aorately dolnyal BY the storm, md tho ofroot
iii tho country ii described as reilly disastrous
ovor n very large section.
In tho dry goods market fowcl,angos md mono
of Importance woro noted. local retnIlore wore
llttlo moro froely than on tho two or
lion yas not noticcably larger. Prices, woro
quoted steady and uniform for most goods. !,
irocoriea were ngain quiet with no matorinl
'aflation IN prices. Tho loading staples wore
moving fairly and wero held With 1irniness, but
No qnotablc changoH werc noted. Canned ae5oJs
es eng ' ea eoaoosnios 9ss Ae3s'ss Gosn ss9 "a
omatoes alone were firm. In tho choose mar.
'ee thero wns the sarno condition Of things as
en'and at irregular pricoa. Coal was in IIgbt
egRueet. R On Monday tho price Of Laokawanna |
7til DO reduced to $40 por tou. Tho rcoeipts by |
ake continue liberal, and Tho market is unset
led and tentling l9wcr. No now foaturos wore |
nning Arm ut fair pricos. Dried fruits ruled
nlot !, lot, and easy, but without quotable change
here here was but little doing In the hay
1arkot, md prices Of timothy wero
bout 5oo q por ton lowor, buyers refusing to pay
ag easy, but not materially lower. Hides TO-
min dull and weak. Lcathor was quiet and
rH. No changes wore noted in prices OF oils.
arbon, linseod, turpontine, and whale woro
rm, while lard alono wns weak. pic-iron.
aints, tobacco, aud wood wore steady at former
The lumber mar1ot Was moro nctivo at about T.
rfday'h range of prices. Building matcrIuls l.
orc quiet aud unchanged. Tho mota1s, iron mud
a!ls were In moderate domanl, for11lor prices
'lnR oonsinGa for everything except Nails
Isis. Tho decline iB duo to local competition:
nyal storos woro fairly active and atondy. Thore
quite MI active Inquiry for old wool from
ostorn mills. Prices aro without particular
9ak, There is nc. Eastorn demand, Ind it is
il that wool IL being aold at higher figures In
III marriott than In Boston. Hops Wero nu-.
angod. Broom corn was in: fair request, and I :
Q market is firm for MI superior gradeu Seeds
'rc In active domand, and firm. Choice gpploa
higher, being ycry scarce. Other, Eroen
tits Woro unchanged. Choice poachblow pota-
% sold readily at 46@50o, but common do .
II ,iiptions a,., were slow Poultry and eggs mot
ing limited, prices wore higher.
LAKE treiglits wero moro activo ut 10 decline -
vards tho cloao of tho session, tho shippers
5liig hold but slowly till that dooline was con q
iod BY carriers. Corn to Buffalo wus taken
" .aty at yo ana 1ater at So Wheat to Buffalo
lly at'7o. For wheat to Kngston lso waa b bid, u
ilo lao was asked for vessels to load today :
1870 for Monday-there being 20 adit. =
nal storage due In tho meantime; 1876 was .
eertea, and the market oloBod nominally ut 13 :
'ch will carry out 100000 bu whent, 116,0O0 ~ ~
corn, md 10000 bu oats. Through rates = =
q quoted unchanged. (
itghWtno wero moro aotiyo at tho outside y
nd which is foit also In Now York: aa evi. w. 2
ICED by tho tono OF to-day'a quotations. in TINT ~ ~
: Our market closed firm, with holders ask - -
9oo por gallon, and nou,innl buyers at 89l1o. =
Ds Worc reported OF 200 brls at 8DJ6o, y. ,1s
roylsionB wore dull and irregular, Thono =
fair acmand for moas pork for July, at tic
sldo quotation Of yesterday afternoon but ~
waH satisfied before tho close, aud tho option
of. There was no demand for doliyory in
other month, and ono or two lots wore aolI nj
Juno ut near the inside figures Of Yesterday. &c
q opened out with show of strongtll nj a g
Ut advance in sympathy with Pork, but ~ ~
receipts wore smaller, with correspondent q
ness III quotations. Holders Of ali depcripe 10
8 OF products aeem moro anxious to realiYe
IN tho past fow days than heretofore. but
'cla!ly IN pork, tho stock of which is much