, 1873-02-15
Withdrawn from store yesterday for city
consumption. $500 bu wheat; 8,515 bu corn /;

o..., pt.s. =. 81 ..... -. 1ooll l.Vool ot2
Withdrawn from store yesterday for. city
consumption, $500 bu wheat 8,515 bu corn;
2,o5o bu oats 2,ao4 bu rye; .s,272 bu barley.
Tho following grain has beon inspected into
store this morning, up to 10 o'clock OF cars
wheat; 334 ours corn; G5 ca1a oats; cars rye
40 cara barley. Total, 552 cars, or 227. GOO bu.
New York letter to appointment ce:.iilisslou
house hero, says: "A resolution has passed our
stato Senate, md favorably reported in tho
House. reinstating the old toll sheet Of 1869, I'm
stead Of that Of 1917, thereby increasing tolls
on wheat 81 per Blu, and, corn about So. a del
egation from our Exchange is now in Albany,
endoayoring to defeat tho resolution in tic
House; but, II not successful, you must call
canal freights 3@31lc higher than you have been
ffnS!ou,atiinG GU and it must como Oft the price Of
The effect Of this would be to fully double the
tolls Of last year, whtdh we're 80 Oh wheat, aud
2s6o On corn. tt was aurmised On Change to-
day that the measure is pressed In tho interest
Ct the railroads that compete with the canal.
II is, however, much moro likely that It is done
| IN the assumed interest OF the lateral canals,
| which nettea . loas to tho State Of above 91,-
400 900 last year. absorbing tho 81 600 600 earned
| BY the Erie Canal, and $40o, 900 boBides. What
fe o9 sne q or whoever be
prove other than suicidal to the canals, and
would DO powerful agent to ruin the commerce
Ct Buffalo. Tbs present prospect ia; that, It tho
with Europe must bo transacted pia tho St. Law
renco, or bo practically stopped, Tho people Of
the Eaat might, perhaps, be ablo to pay 50 per
bu more, but the farmers in Iowa, who now ro-
oelyo l2@15c per bn for their corn, could not 40
cept So 1oss while the cost Of the other osson-
tials remaina the same. >s:-',
II id exceedingly improbable that tho revenues
Of the Stats Of New York would bo increased by
the proposed augment Of tolls. Bat even il that
arH1 In nh 1rfe
| to continue to boar the burden Of those lateral
canals, tho people Of that State could i'll afford
to make tho change. It would be much cheaper
for them t9 raiso tho deficit BY taxation than to
sume and send abroad. To go back to the old
! figures would most aHsuredly be to adopt ruin
onsly t'penny wiao and pound foolish policy.
IL me leading produce markets. we're more ac-
Of priceD. Hogs, hog product, and whoat we're
higher, and somo Of tho losH important grain
| naykets were lower, Our receipts nro liberal,
| and much in excess Of tho shipments, causing i
rate Of fully 100000 bn Of grain per day.
| A, fair. order. business was dono in the market
Tor simple md fancy grocerios, and the attend
M ance Of buyers IN pora91i was also liberal and
the aggregate Of the days sales was fully as
large as on tho preceding days OF tho week.
pricos underwent no decided change, ruling firm
for most articles, md only weak for sugars.
Dry goods wore again moving on liberal scale,
firmly adhorod to all around. Butter WINS
active to the oxtcnt Of the supply, and firm, all
suitable offerings being readily disposed Of at
es Tho9 changes T. tue
Hay was dull and easy, owing to tho scarcity Of
cars. Hides wero quoted weak, and in green
cured stock we note y 10 decline, thore being
heavy. The lack Of transportation facilities,
and the strlngoncy In the money market, aro tho
principal causes Of tho prescnt depression. Oils