, 1873-09-08

nr1n CHICAGO Dali
aicady and 0rm. Tho situation o. tho buttor and
choono markets was muoh tho enno as |
noted earllor IN tho wook. Only moderate NJ N,s1
department, md prices rutod comparatively !
steady, ut 13@25o for tho forner, md nt 11@1oo |
for tho latter. Goal remains firm undor an act.
yo demand as eg5o1ooo 1 1qr Ing at m " a. a.
Wilmington. Grain baga continue 70 moyo on . |
liberal noalo but thoro Is qniotcr steadior fool
lug In tho market. mud no farther chanGoh M arc arc
Stark; $50 for Lewiston; 8l>>6o for 0!ter Crook,
and 33o for Amorican and Amoskoag. Thoro wore |
no low features to note in tho inarkot for for
oIgn and domestic dried fruits nGalslns. ps9nes
tlore arc no evidoncos Of weakness In tho list,
except, rerhaps, outranta. Fish remain hrtu ut
former quotations. Tho hide and loather mar
kets woro fair1y active and tlrm. Hoy was neg-
tho panta, pig:iron, and tobacco markets.: OILS
| woro active and gonerally firm. Ltnsoed oil Ia
strong at tho late advance, aud bids fais to 60
Ab Ea,hber @ i to Yards % is @ roportea aeti7o and
very firm, particularly tho common grados. which
arc mostly inquired for. TAoro ia alroady aoma
talk Of advancing pricos Of 12-foot atuff and
|
Tle offerings 1t tic Wholesale markot wero only
fair, and tho market was moderately eotlvo, anu
firm at fridays prfces: SLiugloa on track have
advanced. Tho scarcity OF yosselH and active
both tLo yards md docks. Metals tinners'
stock, and nails were characterized by fair DO
groo OF activity, and were all Arm at tho
i quoted rntea Iron aud stool Woro strong at pre-
Tho average business was transacted IN
building materials, cooperago, and naval storoa.
Fine aalt continues to uoes with good demand,
and is firm at s2o0 por brl. Thc trading II n
wool Is still liberal, and, as the receipts aro mod
erato, prices arc fully SUSTAINED. Now hops gro
| moro plenty, and haYc baen sold recontly at 400
800. Old hops and broom-corn are unchanged.
Timothy seed was active, md advanced o{,luo.
There was no material change tn foreign grcen
fruits. Grapes, apples, and pears we're plenty
mud easy, whilo peaehcs were stcady., Poultry
Ssaa ' Ro oose q psS sSe V Wss
lower, Eggs continue in good request. and ad-
| yauccd. ..
Highwiuoa we're moderately active, but again
continued hoaSiness at other points. The hest
bid reported from Now York waa oic, which is
only 1c above our market .yoaterdny. salo was
reported horo carly Of 100 brls at o3o, and later
Of l50 brls at 90. Tho market cloaed non1inally
steady ut a2a per gallon.
There Is somothing exceedingly en1gmatlcal In
tho statement that, notwithstanding tho present
weakness n hhwaos fof tho homo ,n sra n
fully 2000 brls could bo sold today Ia this
market at $50 [without duty), which is consia-
| erably nbovo tho reative price nfter the duty
haa been paid. And yet this statement -, Tas a
and voraoity.'
Lake frelghts wore dull and shade easier,
] though not quotably lower. Thore was rather
supply Of vessels, and shippers hold of In hopes
} OF forcing deolino, but car1iors proferrod to
, hold oyor rather than make concessions. Rates
to Buffalo were loo on oats $50 On corn, and l4o
. On wheat, With rnmoF Of lao for corn TO loaa
| Through rates to Nov England points wero about
Bio on corn. A tosal Of charters was reported,
which will curry out 81, 600 bu whoat aud lao 600
; bu corn, in addition to two vessels engaged to
Provisions wero quiet, and n Shade trmor.
5 Thoro WAS not much domand, bnt owncra Of
J produce seomod inclined to hold their property
dlos, which advanced fally 70 per il. Mess pork
averaged about 80 por brl bighor and lard was
strong at previous Quotations; There was qqitte9
y S % r. oa M 9 tar the II oks Sa e o. onsnr ~sfn b
tho ne1t packfng acason It was remarked to.
. day aa m anomaly, that pork for future Ia
about s1.oo per bill higher, and la1d 10 PEI Per
+: The market closed at the following range Of
= prices: Moss pork, cash or seller September,
(; s15.9o@lo.00; do sellor octoboEa s15.12>S@
I 16.2b; do aellef DeoomDer, S45.ou1Q15.1V
o. esnss sellsr ssn9ss9 ssptenbes x sss@aoe au@ne
n do, 1905 seller November, 7sSc Lard
!. y aOlior 6ocsnhor. 71f@7S6o; d seller Janu;
cry, 7No. Bwoot picked hams quoted d. :! 9
So for shoulders o@9hc for short ribs; an
j. | g16@91fo for short clear. Bored shoulders. 81
i @8Nc. Engllsh moats, 936@916ofor short ribs
~ 016@95So for short clear. summer~oured meat
6 quotable At 10 below theao prioes. Short ribs
seller December, ut 8N@6Hc, boxed; do shor
7, ders; 9Sc for clearribs; 10]6o for short clear
- end for hams, ell paeked Meas @ hoet
y y hams, s29.oo@23.6o. City tallow, 714@71zo
d grease quotable OF 4At@6]6o. salcs were 70
ID ported Of 250 brls meHs pork Of 91b.0215; 90
% brls do Holler tho month at 315.95; 250 brls d
= aoler October at s15.25 $50 brla do aol1er De
81 oombar at $3.50 1,130 brls old pork at sic. .00
100000 lbs short ribs 1T 90 500 brs city butchers
q | tallow ut go.
5s The daily Commercial Report givos the follow
ID ing as the shipments OF provisions from tlli
lo point for tho week ending Sept. 4. 1878, an
y since Nov. l, 1879 also comparative fguros:
os Io7k Lard, nam'|saqHtrr' Afddlss,
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