, 1873-05-24

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Withdrawn from store yesterday for city
consumption : 4.189 bu corn 8.408 bu oalHi $40
bu rye alto bu barley.
Tho following grain Inns been inHr"ctci into
etoro this morning. up to 10 o'eloc-,: o8 cnrs
whoat; 228 cars corn; t10 cars oats; cara
ryo. Total Gas cars). 10000 b..
It would bo a worry good thing to SLUT of tho
click OF tho telegraph Instruments on 'Chango
while tho market dospatchoB from other points
are being road. No ono lu allowed to talk, hut
tho Instruments kc i, up noiso in each Of tho
four corners Of tho room tint proyonts many
| from hearing word
It was r,lmorod tlis morning that break had
occurred Oh tho Eric Canal, which may take n
weok to repair. This caused quito sot-baok In
shipping operations for awlli1o, which waa
scarcely recovered from at tho close Of 'Chnnge,
md adod other influences III making tho n'arkots
! dull.
Reports received this morning state that 1t WAS
raining last night nearly oil along tho line Of tho
| Chicago i Alton Railroad, aud over largo part
of Ohio, tito storm bong QUO Of the most 3d.
| vcro Of the very sovoro ones that have vlaitod
| tho Northwest this soason. It toro up foncos,
| and flooded much Of tho land 80 badly that somo
plows that wore In ,se yestortlay and left In tho
tlotds, were uudar water to-day. This ia espo-
| chilly bad OH corn.
A great nany caHoB were voluntarily citod to-
day In corToboration Of our statomonts this
morning iu regard to fa1so quotations Of pricos
Of produce. It Ia not necessary to narne thom
rs our object Is only to cali attention to tho OWL
| in tho hope that tt will 10 corrected. Every
part Of tho commercial world ia tinged with swim
die In some form or another. Soma doctor bar-
10y witl, birthstone, othors mike "patont conoe,"
mid still others manufacture bogus toa.
Or imitation 4yst9fa The ga AMERICAN os1 oo
! posing Wholesale awinaies il canned goods ~; !;
whore single oyster Or half dozen strawbor-
| rios does duty for pound, while "greon poas"'
these things aro ewindles, and ought to DO do
nouncod as suol'. not only In general tormH, but
in specific language that pointe to tho swindlor
as Nathan did to Dayd~"T Thou art tho man."
30, too, tho commission man who soils at ono
Is . awindlor, though q part Of his lll-gotton
gains be donated to tho church, and ought to bo
mado to attond divine service tho pcnifontiary.
lsis really q wonder that honast traders havo
not long since taken concerted action to cloar
their respective linos OF business Of tho swim
dlers, who really rob tho honest trador ns we'll
as tho public Tho dishonest commission 1nan
can always anord to rnderbid his conscientious
rival, IN tho matter ct percentage, charged for
aorvicos, and hence not aeldom gets tho bulk Of
the trado, out Of which he grows rich. while tho
other can scarcely pay Office rent. We note In
cidentaliy TINT one why in which these sharks
may DO foiled is for honest doalora to take pains
| to post tho public prints in regard to tho real
selling prices Of goods that aro good, both in
condition aud quantity.
Tho metropolitan Branch OF tho Baltimore Il
Ohio Railroad, from Point OF Rocks to Wash
St7rvA Act7 10 IL L.
rates to Washington the Same as to Baltimore,
which will bo reduction Of aome 80 per 100 tbp.
TIE MARKETS.
The loading produce markets wore generally
especially Of grain. Tho aovero storm Of Iaat
night was followed BY sunny skies this morning,
which again induced many to think, after Agag,
that the bitterness of death is paht." This
did not 50 much bring out moro so]ora ns it
ahipping morenont was dull owing to other
cauBGB.
No changes were reported in tho dry goods
market. moderate amount Of trading being
done at tho prices current earlior in tho week,
In the grocery market business continues slack,
with prices generally easy, cofoes being tho only
article showing positive strength. Tho different
grades advanced ? 10 to-day. Sugars wero again
stesdg aood for p
REDUCTION Of an A. both IN refined and in raw
% waa ~ decline in Proctor l. CANDLES
oe9nn da mot %dea Wa H SGap onS od'ss e VT g uss t
Lnekawanna aud Erie; at $3.50 for Dousburg
and at 5000. for Wilmington. Prices Of ISL
were unchanged, though for cod, mackorel, and
whitetish they we're rather moro firmly hold.
Dried fruits rematn quiet aud caBy. Currants
and figs wero q tride lower. No now featuros
wore developed in the hay, plg-iron, tobacco.
and lenther markets. Hides wero t1r1nor The
oil trade WAS fair at about former rates, slight
decline in turpentue being the only noticeable
change.
The lumber trade at both tho yards and tho
docks continues active, and tho market ib tolera-
bly, STEADY for all gradca. The receipts by lako
seS 1a5S gm5s Il 3 @ @anp e h tue nsna demand and
Choice grades IRE also firm. Metals and timers
stock aTo dull and unchanged. Tho domand for
nails 10 active at s5.121 rates. Tlere was no
change IN tho iron trade; business is not brisk
though fair for tho season,; tho quotations re-
main the same. Building materials ara
| dull. Far, steady weather would perhaps
produce better trade. but at present tho de-
nand Is light: Prices arc unchanged. Tho in
guiry for wool is still from Western mills, aud
9@5o lower. Seeds were in moderate request,
the tEating being principally in millet and Hun
gatlan, prices tor which, owing to large offer
tngs, arc weak. and 1,3 millet is quotably lower.
oranges and lemons remain firm. Strawberries
] are coming in slowly. Poultry was plenty mud
| lover. Eggs also ruled woak at 11tD12c.
HighWinos wero moro active, and 10 higher,
under n good demand, which was due to lirht
stocks here and an advance in New York, Salcs
wero reported OF 200 brls at 9015o per gallon,
01o asked.
Lake freights vera dull and firm. There are
very fey veHson here, and few wanted, Car
riera asked the sa.no as yesterday: &c for corn,
G15o for wheat. aud 49lo for oats. by sail to
Buffalo. Corn to Boston and Portland quoted
| at 25@20c on through rato a total Of two char-
ters was reported (besides one from Alilwa,,koo),
which will carry out from this port ~, 900 bu
wheat and 81, 600 bu corn.
Provisions were again moderately active for
the season. but weak, offerings being larger than
tho demand. especially on mess pork, which do
ciined ESQ per bril-. Lard was dull aud loo por
100 lbs lower and meats wore moro aotiyo ut q
decline Of 10 per ID !; though live hogs wore re-
ported tlrner. The business all round was prin-
oipnlly. in changing over, BY parties Who want to
keep in the trade without carrying tho
quoted strong, and New York flr1ner at tho cloBo.
The market cloaed at. the following range
Of prces: Mess pork, cash or seller May, 315.50;
do soller Juno, s15.5o@1555; do aollor
July, S15.06@15.00; do Bellor August, s1GOO@
1926; lRri, cash or seller May $3.50: do ne1lor