, 1873-12-29
HIDES,

HIDES.
Thia market has beon worry unsettled, and the
business Of the year far from satisfactory Eyer
state, and tho panic caused quite break IN tho
market tho quotation for light hides falling
from 1215c to 60 = lb; with little doing. at TINT.
Previous to the panic prices had ruled rathor
high under fnir domaud for tho ordinary hoE.e
trado, IND good inquiry for export to Europe
but decline IN England cut OF this trade, anl
cauhca several invoices to be roshipped to New
York for salo.' Since then, prlcos have touched
q lower point than at any time since tho war.
Since tho papc subaldod the market ]lns ro-
coverad ao,nowhnt, md pricos have advanced
from 8 to 10o. 4 good many hides are now
shipped from interior pointa direct to tho East,
without being handled in this city, Tho prices
for green hides are now relatively higher in thl8
market than at the East.
FISH.
Tho past yeur bus beon probperous ono iu
the fish trade, there being considerable in
till towards the close Of tho yenr. Tho catch OF
mackorel was much less than In 1872, md priccB
hayo ruled higher. The quality was sou,ewhat
inferior, very few fat ulackorcl having boon
since 1870. the catch Of cod was vory large.
and prices have ruled lower than for ten yoarH
paHt, in consequence. Tho average deficiency
il statod ut 10 por cont. Cured lake fish exhibit
q fallirlg OF. Tho catch WIS good, but with
improvements in the mode of handling fresh fish,
aud transportation III rofrisorating cars, thoro
hos been u lesa demand for cured. Hence pticea
for "lako fish" kayo ruled 5@10 pYr cent lower
than III 1879. Herring have ruled higher, tho
trade in them being about the snme rs in 1ako
siderable lncroaso in the aggregate OF sales oycr
tho ycar previous.
Tile hay trade has been smaller III 1873 than in
the year preceding, aud. although thnro was 3
fair demand in thu spring, and pricoa ruled high,
the season OIL the whole has been rather dull.
Tho fall trade Was interrupted by tho panfe, ana
shipments to nil points have been lesa than In
former years.
In tho spring, timothy hay sold up to 319.0o@
1850 per tou, nnd prairie to St9.50@15.00.
Pressed timothy Ia now quoted at At2.00@15.50,
mud prairie hay at a8.oo@1l.0o. little hay has
heen shipped to Canada md considerable
amount has been sont to Lake Superior and the
lumber districts, both by rail nnd lato. An
inspection of hRY WAS established here during
tho past year, which llus given satisfaction to
al olaszes OF doalers, though conducted under
some disadvantages; and promises to induce 9
III this product by tho greater security which IL
gives to tito buyer.
According to tho report OF tho Department Of
Agriculture, tue llay,crop IN Illinois ia lesE than
last year. Tho yield is estimated at u per cont,
and III Wisconsin ut 90 per cont III lowa tho
crop il largo and OF good quality, Tho pro1uc-
ton OF tho United States is about 500,000 tonB
lesH than last yeay, when It was not fur from
2s,50o.00o. Tho decroaso Ia chiotly in New York.
The average quality of the crop III better than
last yelr.
GREEN FRUITS.
The fruit yield the past yesr WIS q partial
fuiluro, owing to the extremely cold wiutor,
which seriously injured the trees and vines in
most fruit-produoing scctions. However, some
kinds wore abundant, which compensated III q
1lsonHllre for the seAfcity Of others. Tho crop Of
apples was very light ill tho oxtreme Iust and
Wnst hit tLero VIVA n fnir ytell III WaRinrn Now
York and t1!n lake shore coAntios of Michigan.
The demand from tho East a,ld Weat for Mlohi-
gan apples was very large, aud pricea have ruled
higher than last year, egr.ot selling ut $2. .606p
1926 and $3.50 per brl. Ono party III tLis city
aeasou, sanding tho1n Oh or1ars to tho West,
South, aud through the Territories. The rotail
trade this fall alld winter has beon light,
and prices have not advanced, as was
anticipated. Tho peach clop, was almost
couies, 1t ia sa!d, did not Yield over onop;sth Of
IN average crop. PriceA rangod from 6Dc@*2.5u
per hox Or hgskot. Poats wero very plenty, many
coming from Now York. Cherries, grapes anl
most smn', fruits. except Strawberries, Which
wcro injured BY, IN oarly drought, wore aboud-
mt and generally brought good prices. There
was only about ono-thsl of crop OF eranbor-
rioa in WISCONSIN, aud with prospects, Of IL short
supply, Tue market opened iirn. ut $l4.00Gl1600
paI b'l but liberal receipts Of Cspo 'cod borrius
causea q leoIino. Tie market haa boon very
dnll and berries haye kept poorly. Lomona
owing 10 short crop. hasa hcon very high thla
aouson, aolling IN Jui!e at S18 GD20O0 per box
cura ot California fruit wcra received hero this
season, The trate lns lnereasad, bntt
lr.s mt been altogether satisfactory. reara aua
grapes have lal to compete with a largo homo
usop. aud this, with the hard times, has caused
priaes to be unsettled aud low. Not no many
hJ mn