, 1873-05-21

Withdrawn from store yesterday for cit,
consumption: ATS bu wheat; 2,GH bu corn
1854 bu oats; 811 bu rye; 2,G78 bn barley.
The following grain las been inspected into
store thia morning, up to 10 o'clock: i4 carr
wheat; LOG caracorn; 5,40o bu No. 2 DO by canal
81 cara oats; 1000 bu rejected do, by rannl .
cara rye; 3 cars barley. Total (92G cars), Lao,
900 bu.
Tho inaccr1rncy OF the reports OF tho produce
movement, furnished dnily to tho Board o
Trade, is tho subject Of widespread complaint
ThoHo by like, whicl, use to bo passaby correct
now SOON to be rs faulty aH those furnished By
the.r railroads. And yet the newspapers aud The
Board Of Trade pay for tho misinformation.
Tho st. Louis Democrat iB welcome to all the
capital 1t can make ont Of the following false.
hood:
THE TRIBUNE plea3s rnanfnly for the Chicago Doarl
Of Trade, and assures tho grunbng shippers vile
York. TINT the Legislature is alone lamp and tn.f.
mates that II Chicago had It's way there would be
no trouble ln grading inferior aud damaged grain nH
The TRIBUNE las said TINT tho inspection is
correct, but that, whether good or bad, tho State
is responsible therefor, and not tho Chicago
Board Of Trade. Tho State passed the law, an]
appointed the inspectors. Hence the following
issue, is equally without foundation:
So fearful age the ohicagoneao that wrong thing
may he done In tiie!r grain market TINT they hare
enacted law which forbids the Inspector to gralr amy
lot Of grain higher thau tho poorest quality 1t con-
tains.
THE MARKETS.
The loading produce markets. worc weak to.
day, -almost without exception Notwithstanding
tho continued bad Heatler. They all opened
heavy, with q considerable pressure to soil, and
declined extensively, the day being a weaker ONO
in general way thhn has been known III several
months previously. Tho, roceipts were only
fair, under the circumstances.
There Nas only moderate movement In any
llne ofd1y goods, whlc aside fromIprints, season
able dress goods, aud some Of the lending
brands of brown aud bleaohed cottons, trade WAS
sluggish. A further reduction In certain brands
Of prints IL notod, aud also in Nashua, Dwight,
and Lawrence fine brown cottonB. Groceries
wore in fair request, and, with the exception Of
refined sugars, which were weak and an 10
lower, former quotations wero generally we'll
the market exhibited any unusual tirmncss
WAS coffees, which are still the subject Of con-
siderable speculative inquiry. Dutter met With
a, good local and outside demand, and prices wore
steadler sll around. There is an inadequate
quick sale at 23@27o. The poorest sorts sell at
10@2oo. Bagging renaina quiet nnd oompara-
lively steady at tho quotations, or at 5000 for
Stark, $50 for Ludlow, sake for Lewiston, and
yeloped in the choose and canned goods mar
ketB, tho demand continuing small at for
NOR quotations. Dried fru1ta woro quoted
quiet, quiet ~ nth 7,s Prices e., generally easy,
cline Of 5c. Fish were again In liberal request
at firm PRICES. Hay was in moderate aupply
and, under a bettsr demand, ruled frmcr,
prossed timothy selling at 915.00@17.o0, and
prairie at $l2. .00@13: 50 on track. Tho hide mar
kot WAS more settled and atoadicr. No import
ant changes were noted In tho pig iron, paints,
mood, tobacco and oil markets.
The demand for lumber continues active ano
tho market rules steady. The offerings at tho
docks have boon light for day or 30 past, whld
readily on arrival. The hardware merchants re-
port Nh improved demand for METALS nails tin
plate, hc., the quotaa prices being generally nd
hered to. Iron and steel arc without particular
change; tue trado for the season is fair at tho
given rates: Seeds wore quiet, excepting
the better grades boing mostly wanted,
and owing to Light offerings, we're held high,r.
Sales ranged from $9.90@4.25. Other seeds
were quict, and millet and Hungarian being
wool markets. the trade is light and confined to
tho wants OF the Western mills. Choice peacll-
blow potatoes sell readily at tho full prices Of
yesterday, but other Varieties nro slow. Groon
fruits are in good request and firm. Choice up
pies are scarce and strong at Si.00@8:50 per brl.
Poultry WAS in better supply and moderately no.
tive ct lower prices. Eggs sold at 12@12111c to
the city trade.
Highwinos we're very quiet, but firm ut the re-
cent advance, holders offering to sell ut 9oo, and
refusing to take less. 6aloH woro restricted to
80 brls at 9Do por gallon.
Lake freights woro moderately active, but 10
lonor to Buffalo, with no change to lower lnko
ports total Of II charters was reported which
will carry out 80 300 bu wheat and 2S0,000 bn
corn. Ratos to Buffalo wero G@6ti@o on wheat
and 5A@514c on corn, closing at the inside !;
to Kingston or 0swogo, 19o oil wheat and 12o Oil
corn through to Boston OIL corn, 25o via Buf-