, 1873-09-20

COIL ny tho ucRloft DUE tho prce lic GlnraOH the
consumer; wl,ilo II, hny no find It. difficult to
ouoto anything olso tl,nu tho prices which deal
ors pny for hay brought III from tho country,
not tho prico at which thoy so'l., ..Whoro
thcro Ia MI open wholoBnlc mnrlot as In
tho case Of grain or provialons woglyo tliopricos
ht which tho original transfers nro iado, bocnrDo
the reporter can watch tho trnuaaosonH for him.
eolf. N other oaaoH wo aro Obliged to gather In
fornation ,d, ffo de5iSrs ard they naturally
boat stlita them to 1laro notod. In sono lnos 1t
Is the price which dealors pny, in others, tho
prices they asR, aud NC haVo no patont WY OF
6qenao Getns 0 o0ty 20 ~ to make s
glad to rocoiyo Information from any ono who
knows whereof ho nffir1ns, and now talio pleasure
In stating that our correspondent quotes 1insood
oil at not more than 0lo per gallon.
THE MARKETS.
Tho loading produce nlarlots wcro nosivo and
weak today, unlor All extensive presBuro to
alphabetically in grain. It would scom that
the Eastern troublos ought not 70 cause do
lighor, but tho financial strlngonoy Oil tho soa-
board caused rathor widespread desire to call
in loans horo, and several people, WHO havo boon
upon to return i, which they could only do BY
selling out. TAis made tho markots heavy,
especially es comparatively. fow people
we're prepared to buy anything, clsoo than
boar operators who always jump on . markot
whom It Bhowa signs Of feoblonesH. ThoHo gon-
tlemon uold short, right and loft, as If they
thought there would mover be roaction. Tho
chipping movement 1, was M partially Rarulyzed BY
was 'unnegotiab1o, bnt was not suspended, aa tho
capitalists wont In ut tho bottom, aud bought up
tho offerings Of cash grain.
It is yot too carly to sketch tho effect Of tho
Eastorn failures Oh broadstuIs. Thus far they
have very little diroot connection with tho pro-
duco movement, beyond that above mentioned,
which cannot DO other than temporary, as It OK
ists only IN tho absence Of knowledge Of tho
oxact situation. Wo aro Justified, therefore, in
looking for spoady reaction from the present
woakness, though It cannot ba said that tho do
clino has reached ita lowest point. This III all
tho moro probable as our receipts Of grain OK
hibit docroaao, and tho Indications nro TINT in
another wool thoy will bo considerably loss than
now.
In tho market for domestic and foreign dry
goods therc WIS nn animated movement, md
prices wore again quoted steady and uniform.
tho present activity promises to oxtond late into
tho fnlI, jobbera regard tho situation with con-
1donce. drocorios .woro distributed to large
| aggregate, both on local aud interior accounts,
nouncod flrmnoss. Tho coffee market is III q
moro quiet state than for somo timo previous,
but it does NOT appear to have, Lost any Of it's
| 1lrmuoss, tho moagro stocks inducing feel
ricc,, candies, and soaps remain
steady and firm. syrups, molassos, and toas aro
strong, with something OF au upward tendency.
| Tie butter and cheese markotg presented no
now fohtureB, ruling moderately Gctivo and stendy
| at about former quotations Thore was no i'm
! proycmont in the hay trado, tho demand contin-
| lling small at weak and irregular pricos. Hidea
| wero atoadior. In the oil market good dogroe
Of activity waa Witnessed, and prices wero gen
erally firm. Carbon and lnrd oil advanced, the
1ormor 10 mud tho latter 20 per gallon. To-
bacco, pig-iron, paints, and wood woro un-
| changed.
| Tho demand for lumber continues active. os-
! pecially Oh interior account, and tho general
| 1arly, aro firm, being in excellent demand and
scarce, both here and at the mills. At tho docks
n fair number of cargooB wero offering, and tho
demand WAS good at unchanged prices. Brick,
@ Aota,u ''q IRON. d and nails s T' WE'RE in sess CON-
tinued good demand, and most Of
the artic&ca montioned woro steady at
present quotations. The wool market waB
Bteatly, and for some grades firm. l3room-corn
WIS III tho usual demand, anl very firm, owing
to reports that tho growinFE, crop had boen aeri-
and declined, primo closing at s2.8o@2.95. Flax
was also casior. Grocn fruits were in tho ayor-
ago demand, and cranberrics, apples, pears, aud
peaches Wcre firm, while other frt'ita woro with
scarce, and have advanced. Chickens wero In
large supply aud dul but turkeys and game
sold readily. Tho scarcity Of eggs continues.
uigAwinoH wero dull and steady ut tho advance
noted yesterday Rales being restricted to 150
brls Mt $50 per gallon. There was good in
quiry carly, for export, but tho bids wero with
drawn when 1t waB reported that tho shipping
movement had boeu stopped in New York, ow-
Ing to tho impoHBibility Of negotiating bills:
Then tho market tell on in interest, aud closed
tame at D3e, when New York was quoted lower,
at 97o.
Lake froighta were moderately. active, and
steady at the rates which prevailed yoatorday
at 12]]1c for corn. and l3111@13}5o for wheat BY
sail to Buffalo; lac for wheat by steam to do
and 22c for wheat by sail to Kingston. Ship
pers for Buffalo held or till near the close, hop
ing for concessions in Wow of tho expected ar
rival of considerable fleet, while Kingston
Bela than vero offered, A total OF II charters
was reported. which will carry out 100000 Blu
wheat, aud 1000 bu corn.
Provisions wero quiet, and averaged easier,
tho weakness in grain extending into this de-
partment, though only in sympathy, aB thero
was no difficulty about carrying. buyers 1old
on for decline, and somo orders wore with.
drawn till tho upshot Of the presont o1oitoment
ia apparent Ness pork WAS 15@20o por br
lowor, and meats and bacon quoted 11lo per ID
lower for spot, while cash iauls and future meatE
wero ateAdy winter shoulders being somewhat
higher, than our recent quotations. Lnts
| was AlAA q 6uuAu Gh6lHl UA dpUt
Tho market closed at tho following range OF
pricea: Mess pork, cash, or soller September
5l5.oo@1G.00: do Beller October, $4,000
l5.G2Ai do aelier December, $13.50@ @13.G21i5
seller January, s1875@1s871S. Lard cash O
seller September, eS.o0@8.121@; summer do
s7.o5@8.0o: Lard, seller November, 714o; nelol
December. 79l@7]So; do seller January, 71zd@8c
do soller February, 81. Sweet picked haml
quoted ut 9@11o for winter, md 9811@1oo 70!
au,n1nor. Dry sailed meats steady st 7]l@
1850 for shoulders e1l@s1So for short rlba
and 899%o for short clear. Boxed shoulders. IL
@oc. English meats, 859@9c for abort ribs
01so for short clear. Summor-cnred moat
quotabe Mt 10 below those prices. Green ham'
(l9 hs) ut So asked, seller Decombor. Shor
ribs, seller Decembor, at G91c, boxod; do Ehor
clear, .634@7o; shoulders, 4glc, boxed, Bol'e
December. Bacon is quoted at $40 for shoul
dera; ol4c for clear ribs; 9s1o for short clear
and l3@D15o for lams, all packcd. lIoss beef
a8.75@3.00; extra mosa do, 39,75@10,0o; boo
hams, s23.00@23.b0. City tallow, 714@71Go
: groaBe qnotablo, at 4a4@G}lc. Sales wero re
| ported Of 600 brls cash nloHa pork ut $1,000; 50
brB do EclIer the month Mt Alf M. Inn l,r1e H.