, 1873-05-05

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Tho exports from New York for tho week end
ing last evening included $4,000 brls flour
$4,000 bu wheat, and 245, 900 bu corn.
| Ihoro is good doal Of talk and complain
ABOUT our inspection of grain, many poopl.
from tho country claiming that thoy art
! a"lndsed. 30 lar aa VIC eau ascertain, the In,
Hpoctors arc now working closer TO tho rules tAat
oyor before, under State inspection, and that IL
what is wanted. II the rules arc bad in some
places they can be amended bye and bye; and
thoro are two or three points in which
they naod to bo changed. But ye do not
want set Of rulcs that cau bo stretched tn
grade higher the grain tint comes from COM
peting points than that which comes from elao-
where. Even if 1t be truo, as alleged, TINT that
i sort OF inspection is practaod in Milwaukee and
Iolodo, 1t ia not wanted hero. What ia required
il uniform inspection, 30 that people who want
to buy grain can always know just what thoy
VI Mlii hayo served out to them OH given grade.
Inc demand Tor such grain would establish n
discrimination in its favor, as compared with
other markets, that ought to satisfy tho most
Tho ways, of somo Of oir lumber brokers arc,
to use Topseyism, decidedly "curis." Not
content with reporting their own sales at 800 or
sa, sl.oo above tho truth, they scan tho public
thoy are not satslactory, will carry or tie book,
e1 60 that mono Of tho reporters can see it. Are
these some Of tho tricks which were so e1ton-
slsoly complained Of O year or more ago, by tho
Journals published in the 1umbor regions or
aro they only samples Of ways that aro dark and
avoid thom?
THE MARKETS..
Tho lending produce markets we're quiet to.
cay, though thoro WAS considerable b,lstlo in
fluctuations in prices being small. Tho weathor
was hner but the people hayo learned to distrlst
tno specloua promises conveyed in glimpao OF
sunshine; 8 Tho atraitH arc open, but there is lit
TIC available froiGht-room, aud shippera nro not
anxious to tako oycn that 80 that there wae not
much disposition to trade extensively eithor way.
Iho dry goods trade wan moderately nctiyo
1no pI1ces were moro uniform and Bteadipr
urocerlos wero in fair request at unchanged
1,ees, tinonga n c9aees sugar. spices, and
ADVANCE a. There wore no now features worthy
Of special mention in connection with the but
tor market: Low grades arc unqualidedly weak,
ana there is no particular hrmnoas in tho better
for only about equal current roauiremonts, ns |
n tho caao Ut present, no material dopre-
;lation in values need bo looked Tor,
Tagging. remains quiet and unchanged. !
stark y being held at $40; Ludlow at $50 Lew.
.othtng was doing In the sheep market, and
orices are purely nominal. No Change waa nntad
4 prices Of coal.' The driod fruit trade wae |
lightly moro activc, without appreciable change
yalaos: tish wore ~ good request and i we
asnior, former quotations arc firmly Sustained.
lidea were quiet and steady, at 1870 for heavy
'reon curcd and at IL GO for light do. Prices Of
aaathor,, pig iron, tobacco, and wood wero un-
A fairly active business was transacted in lun-
er To-day. Yard prices for the lower grades arc
ioak and unsettled, owing to similar condition
Things in tue wholesale market. Tho receipts
\ lake we're light this morning, 80 that the
rom Friday. Building matorials were In motlor.
to request Mt proviouH prices. Metals, tinuera'
tock, and iron met with only fair inquiry, and
'ero without quotablo change. Naval stofos woro
ctiye and trnl., Thoro was no particular change
! tho wool nlarkot. Woatern manufacturers aro
small quantities for immediate con-
lmption, but othorwiHo tho market is quiet aud
ntcllanged. Excepting millet aud Hungarian,
~ hlch wero in request md firm, trading III seous
~. Poultry was in liberal supply, and lower,
otatoes mot with moderate inquiry at about
'ffner prices. In green fruits an advance in
FangoH md loinonn is noted. Apples and cra,l-
'rrioH ROMAN quiet nndnlohhnged, Eggs wero
active local domaud, and stoady at l1@l2c.
li1ghwnoa wero firm, and In fair doinaud, at
10 advance noted OIL friday, Now York being
m. saloB wero reported Of 400 brls at B7,Go
'r gallon; and the market closed asoady at tilt
5llro. ~ ,
Lake frelghta were again aotiyo to tho oxtout
tho offerings, though tlogo WIS no ADVANCE il 1
tes, aa shippers held back steadily till their
rms woro complied with. Moat Of t,o chartors
ken on private terms; but, as near as can be :
cortained, thoy were Oh tho baBIB of 90 for
III. and loo for wheat to buffalo; l5o for :
ri, aiid 1Go for wheat to Kingston. !
ID 400 Fer 100 lbs to Now York, md 50o do, +
Boston or Portland. Persistent attomnta
;yo beon made reeont1y to hoolwlnh tic ro- r
rtors in lako froghtH (aa vol aH in lu1nber) =
d there 10 the bcHt Of roason tn belioyo that i
citations have boon too high 10 agroo with tho !
'ts. a total OF rino cisarters waa reported. n y
lieh will carry out lou, 900 bu wheat, aud 10i..
bn corn. =
Provisions woro qniet and atoaly there being
~ littlo doslre to trado. md TINT chiefly in tloS
Y Of settlements. hIosB Pork was tie most J,
.ivo and WAS shade higher. though ouotu,l {
L In Now York. l.ard was dull aud q shado .
.Ior, being In larger supply. NO noto That y
receipts from country points during tho past i.
or wore moro than twice az great as tho a
pmonts. Meata woro dull and UNCHANGED. Il
o market olossa at tho following range OF i