, 1873-05-03

sumption. 5.2ao bu wheat; 5,029 bu corn; 7,449bu
oats; CAB bu rye; LOLA bu barley.
The following grain has boon inspected into
store this morning, mp to 10 O'Clock: ca cars
whoat; ITO cara corn; 6,000 bu No. do, 1860
bu No. do, and 81, 300 bu roiootod do by canal;
50 cars oats; 5000 bu No. 2 do by canal; 2 cars
ryo. Total {206 carB), 160, 900 bu.
4 gontloman in Bloomington, ILL.,, wto signs
himsolf Producer" writes lottcr to tho TR1n-
uNE which NC would print but that it is couchcd
In terms scarcely fit for publication. no finds
fault with tho statement mado in these columns
of the Both 1tlt, that gontloman Ind just ro-
turned from Minnesota, who said thoro is got
II, 600, 600 bu Of wheat to come forward from
that State. All wo have to say In tho mattor Ia
that wo gave that report as VIC glve any other
item Of news md We publish just as ohoorfully
tho counter statement Of "Producer" that "hor
crop OF 1879 mas estimated at III. 600 600 buslele
md thore is comparatively littlo to spare at tho
present time, and wllat is loft ia mostly owned
by milwaukee, and st. Louis"
Thoro Is . good deal OF feoliug-sono hard,
and tho rest bittor-on Change, rolatiyo to 4
contemplated movement Of tho provision dealora
into quarters Of their own Tho principal roason'
adduced for tho proposed movement 10 that tho
provision dealers cannot mount no high In tho
hot wonther, and wnnt rooms on tlo ground
| floor or Us noar thoroto aa possible OF course
they have right to trade whore they ploaHe, but
| the humorous n1omkoYs of the Board who deal
| principally in grain, but have also commission
business In provisions Which makes cnnsidera-
bio aggregate In tho course Of year, feci very
sore about It. 1hoy say they would not be ablo
| to watch both the grain and tie provision mar
Lots ut once, il tho t1'o sets Of businoHs arc
carried on In different buildings. Again, It may
he remembered that there arc several provision
dealerB who also do q respectable smount Of
trad1nK In grain and one would think that tho
| movement rould bo detrimental to their
| intorests.
It has boon suggested, hovoVor, that II tho
provision dealers take rooms for separate occu-
pancy, they Mill hold their gatheringa In tho
afternoon or tho evening, go as not to intorforo
With the regular session Of the Board OF Trade.
| They might rs well moot in tho afternoon as in
| tho morning, but thero aro Bcorea OF good
! roaaons why ovenlng trading should DO dlaoour-
| aged, and several OF those wero mentioned in
these columns last Winter pending tic, attempt
The Straits Of Mackinaw are open at last.
Telograma received this morning state TINT tho
propollera which hayo boon boating around there
for aomo time havo passed through and that tho
! passage In fully opon for sail yansslH, and now
| lot the grain go forward.
THE MARKETS..
The leading produce markets. woro less active
to-day, With ye1y irregular tooling, tbs woather
influencing, but littlo, though bad whilo thcro
| was little disposition to trade on anything OK
| copt In wheat, corn, and oats. Tho shipping
moyeuaent WAS little more active, but shippers
still hold back from operating on tho markots to
any considerable o4tont; nud tho business all
round was still Of tho winter claracter-chicay
| in options.
III the market for domestic dry gouds, no I'M
portant changes were noted. Only q fair dogroe
tho market, aud, u rule prices wore easy,
there being moro or leas 'cutting under" all
around. Groceries arc beginning to ,noyo rath-
or more freely, mud, for tho ataaples a somewhat
| true OF sugars and ootreos, tho former having
| undergone further advance Of an no. Spices
arc tending higher, owing to lostilities between
tho Dutoh and tho natives In tho Island Of
bumatra.. 10 quotable changes wero made in
pricoa Of foreign and domestic dried fruits,
thongh BONE descriptions [among them, taisins,
/ dates, and prunos) wero senslbly easos.. Fish,
| Cod and mnokorol have something Of an atiyano-
Ing tendency, but tothor descriptions rllod etohdy
Hay was In liberal supply and was nominaly low
or. Hides and leather wore quoted unchanged.
without now {oatures. Oils wore moderately &C.
tive, and with the single exception OF turpo,1-
tno, yostorday'a quotations were fully sustained,
A. fair b1ainosa was transacted at tho lumber-
Tarda to-day. Prices wore without particular
change, though rather easy for tho common
gradoH, At the docks tho offerings woro liberal,
aud there was tolorab1y fair inquiry on local
and interior account. .Motal., tinners' stock.
pricoa. Wool waa In light request aud easy.
Timothy seol was in botter supply and easy
at e3.85@4:25. Hungarian sold ut s1.45,
Other seods woro quiot and nominally
unchanged. Potatoes woro In liberal
supply and mot with to1orably fair inquiry at
tho deolino III prices notod yesterday. Applos
| were dull and weak at 100@3.50 por brl, whi!e
lemons arld oranges are firm. Turkeys continue
scarce mud sell rendily ut ,formcr prices, but
chiokena arc moro plenty y mad slow Of snlo. Eggs
wore IN fair request on local account, hut owing
| to largo offerings prices wero In the buyers
favor.
lighwlnon wero In good demand, and ad-
vsncod 10 .pcr gallon, in sympathy with
stronger feolsng ii Nov York. sale MAS maso
oarly Of 100 brls at 87o md lator OF 100 brlB at
| 8719o also 300 brls buyer the month ut $50.
| Tho market closed firm ut a71lo.
! Lake froights were active for future. Nine
propollorH and ono tow wero chartered TO arriyo,
to carry on through ratio. undoratood to be i5oo
per 100 lhs They will take out 100000 bu
Whent, and 80 900 bu corn. baii frosglto wore
inactive, quoted At 100 Tor corn, and 11o for
| whoat, to Buffalo. az the asking ratoa.
Provisions wore dull and oasier. Thoro mas
a1most nothing doing sxoept In mess pork, whiol,
WAS inactive till noar tho close, bnyors and
aollsrs being apart ln thoir veNA. It than weak.