, 1873-04-26
whoat 115 cara corn $4,000 bu rojec.ed do by
canal, "a cars oats i chr rye; "a cara bnrloy.

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thoy should exactly correspond, tho change Will
DO satisfactory; but somo doubts wore exprosuod
on Change to-lay In regard thoroto. iittlo
oxporionco will enable operators to judge or lilo
value OF tho now plan M compared With tho ols'
Tie unfortunate end Of Mona. A, Ito Dolloy
cn,,poa ouito sympathetic thrill on 'Cllango to-
day whore llo WAS highly respected. a contrl-
| button Of more than loco WIS nAae during tho
eoaulon for tho rolicf OF his destitute family.
Tho list was headed With alo0, subscribod by tho
largc-heartol j" Billy" Murray who, ,lnlike 10
| many othorn, always hae LIS rarso open Wnon
thoro Is anything IL 1t.
Va nro authorized to say TINT the cost OF onr
State grain inspection will ba less this yenr shan
Il Ia understood tint experiments arc now
bong 1nndo by cortain chotnist in this city Sfor
pay), tho purpose being to find out some otllor
than tho sulphur process Tor mn1ang phriey w
tho charge Of milling brimatone barley Shilo
| hopping tlr, tho cheat. .-. -.--..,,
| Amixing md doctoring concern hnH recently
| been Htnrtod outside tho rog'1'ar aroa OF bust
moss, which draws grnu from our elovatora, putse
It through certain processes. and then sehas IL
/ cara on track boing much loss than II thoy had
boon rim infrom on1ya short distance. II ig lnuor-
stood that tie. Inspectors have a1realy dqalt
with Bomo Of tho product In q way TINT makes
the operation unpro1tablo.
A carload Of rejected barley, that Ind baon
Ut 91.1 por bu day or two ago. Some iden may
DO gained from, this Of tho profits attending tho
birthstone process; and somo notion VI Tho m
gor Of thoao who aro afraid that tholr occupation
will DO gono.
Il has boon suggested TINT tho best way to put
summary stop to the recognition Of dootorcl
grain would bo to suo tho State for tho difror-
barley that has 6eon recently Slipped ont from
certain elevators. Tho law provides that No. 2
barley ehall 30 "Bound" rs well as u reasonably
clonn"; and It is alleged that great den! Of M
No. T. Thero arc parties on Change VIII. would
willingly subscribe towards tho cost Of nuch snit,
In tho bopc Of thereby aiding to placo tho trado
once moro on right basis.
Therc is considerable Outcry among grain ship
pers in rcferonce to tho irregularity in rail
fraights, which is perhaps exaggerated in tho
tolling. humorous complaints arc made that
eome parties can have grain shipped for 6c por
to tho same points. Tho difference IL said TO 10
| made In tho ehnpo of drawbacks, which cannot
| very we'll DO reaohed by law.
| Hovoral hints aro thrown out to tho efroct that
the aalos Of lumber cargoes made within tho past
1000 feet above tho solllng prices. Parties guilty
Of such practices should remambor tho fNte Of
Ananias and eapphira.
Tho leading produce markets wero more atcady
to-day, with on aggregate of business about
equalto the winter a7orngo, but much loss than
] la usual 1T tlA tluo OF Iuc year. NGGGlpLG WST0
agnin light, which mede offerlnga nrnaiii,
and tho weather rms in that uncertain
phaso whore no ono Roorned to be. ablo to mako
up his mind about tho futuro. Accounts from
tho cropa arc more than half in, while othora say
thatvoiy to be dono III TINT direction,
AL agree, howeyor, that tho aeaHon Ia backward.
The leading features ot the dry goods market
continues nnfavorablc for an active trade moyo-
ment, but our leading to1bora wore moderately
busy and tho aggregate distribution made a very
fair showing. Standard qualities. OF brown,
bloached, ind colorod cottonB remain ateatly and
firm, while tho lcss popular brands are woak and
variablo. There VAS further improvement in tho
grocery market, tho demand exhibiting further
lnoreaae, whilo tho prevalent feeling was aensibly
liberal scale, tic low ppr!cos now now cur.
rent having attracted tho attention OF
! buyers, and holdorA aro looking for
m carly ronction from tho depression that for
Cofreos, eyrups, spicou, md indocl most articles
in tho Int, woro hold with o fait dogreo Of firm
nees Butter vas IN demand at full previous
ee wants q m
maina quiet and etoady at $40 for Stark. 9i11o
for Lewiston, and S211o for American. Nothing
, now was developed IN tho canned goods market.
Some of the more staple articles, ouch as corn,
; freedom, but tho general trade WAS slack.
Choeso was inactiye and wohk, the supply con
sisting chiony OF low gradoa. Coal mot with
light inquiry and s1pn prices So,n wore cnS2aat n9m
Tor q month past. III tho market fordriel fruits
there was no decided change, Tho movement
N domestics wna again sluggtah, md prices con
; quiet also, though generally drm., Fish 'woro
, | quoted Htendy. Hay WAS scarce at yesterdays
advance. Hides were quiet and less firm, buyers
; seelning disinolined to pay former quotations.
! ! Leather continuos firm. Tho inquiry for the
leading oils was aoncwhat moro active on local
| account, but the orders from the country con.
tinue light Prices worc. firm at 1899 iol
carbon, at ITO for extra lard, at 88c for whale
, and at 67@68c for turpentine. Pig iron, tobacco
and wood moro unchanged.
There was a moderate amount Of trading al
tho lumber yarda this morning, ut about formo
pricos. Busnoss ut tho Wholesale market was
rather slbw, tho offerings being light, aud thort
was not much of an assortment to select from
, priceH for Bhinglcs arc Btoady. but common
+ boards and piece stuff arc rathor woal. The
trade In metals and nails continues fair, tht
quoted prieeu belng fully sustained. Iron AMI
steel woro In tho usual demand, aud prices wort
: unchanged. Hops roruain quiet md nominal,
UNCHANGED. There was moro inquiry forwool from
ne gs o1ap @ rsa1 for s graae
fairly active at the quoted. .priccs seeds wort
1 quiet but dlrm, being in light aupply, and timo
Thy was higher, sales ranging from s3.70@
to moot With good inquiry: chickens wore NOR
( plenty, and tritle castor. The receipts Of egg
- soro large this morning, and there was only
moderate local inquiry, with Bales ranging from
T. 12@719c. Potatoes were in fair Bnpp1y, aud mod
!, orate demaud. PrieoB nro weak, but withou
quotablo change.
/. Highwines wore quiet, but ateaGier, tho excite
/. meut Of yesterday having subsidod without caus
t. proposed Combination was not a SUCCESS. Sale
y wore limited to 100 brls at 87o per gallon.
=. Lake froghts were inactive, and nominally un
u changed, at 16o asked for corn, and 1Go asko
>. for wheat, by sail to Buffalo. It was rumore
TINT rnil froights woro very woak, oning to som
. rather extensive cutting under, Tint grain cou
100 lbs, and that norno wero talklng about re Re
10 ducing tie rato to 400 bofore long. The pecrc
Ia that shippers nro not anxious to take hold q
present ratos, either by lake or rail.
Provisions were less active and quito woak o
tho speculative articles Messpork declined abou
100 por brl on all but the more distant option'