The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-24
DETROIT MARKET.

DETROIT, Oct n, 1873.
| The financial condition was improved consid-
erably during the week. currency get ting quite
easy and discounts being more freely given
than since the panic commenced. Even the
grain dealers have quit gambling on this score.
Collections from the country are reported rs
tolerably good and the demand for general
merchandise rs increasing. Dry goods have
slightly advanced on number OF seasonAble
I! staples. Hardware is very steady. LAnseed
Oil has advanced to 81 for raw and 05 for
boiled, and kerosene (150 o. to 1904. Sugar
Is easy at 10H@1i for straight A. Bio coffee
has declined to 2is26 and Java to 2BsS04.-
Tho cattle market has still very little snsp to 1t.
The of erings, though much smaller than last
week, are ample for the demand Ths quality
might be better, although the average is fair
Prices are shade lower all around. best stcses
commanding only s4@4 rs. Second quality
cattle are quoted at % 50Cs4 and poor b medl-
nm at 2 250sS IS. NJ ilch cows are In denaad
NJ s25S45 oeeh- and oalvs arc firm ut eS8l6.
ehesp ars 20QD40c lover 01sa 81 ba1 ~ -
| a 1 and lean down - X eaph. hoA -
srAge very poor In quality and rulo D8Ds Low.
or than the corn fed ones Of tho wost Saiss
Of best Mich, ITS to 200 b., at -; extreme
weights nominal at 5Oess rs. Flour il dull
and lower, and bat for the light stocks the
market would be demorallzed. Choice white
offered at Z 2597 80. Wheat which has ID o
few active days at strong prices is again getting
fat. There are hardly any shipping orders
present and the stock IN store has increased TO
100000 bu. Water weig hts, beside. are very
low. Spectators are cautio us combining them
selves to short deliveries, 30 as not to be caught
heavily loaded when navigation closes. Prices
to-day averaged &c lower than week ago,
namely, white extra 81 No. l white. / 49,;
No. amber 1 &C. Corn is quiet at 40 and Gate
firm at 3G15. Barley is NOR. active: No. 2 1t
2 5092 So per GENITAL. Apples are active at
6O@2 rs for winter; the supply, however s
large. Beans. 1 S0Cgl 30 for country picked
Butter. fair to good 2O@25; gilt edge, 26927 !:
the latter scarce, the former plenty. Dried APP
Piles, 76tS. Eggs, 24@25 and very scarce. Hides
are shade lower-green country, 7Gs715 salt
ed, 9 dry, II. Hickory nuts, l 508l IS per
bu Honey, 23@27, Hops 35Cs40 to first hands.
Onions, 9O895 per bu. Potatoes active: early
rose, 60@65 peachblows. 1908. Tallow. Co.
61I. Mess pork, 515 5O@16; lard, s11l@s1S for
country and city. Cranberries, 5Og3 25 per
| bu.
DETROIT, Oct. %, 1873.
The produce markets to-day we're generally
more active than yesterday. Flour made no
change, but wheat averaged &c lower. At the
board white extra opened at 81 SO and closed
at 81 5214 No. white opened at 81 4S and
closed at 81 461l No white sold at 81 361s,
, and No. amber at 81 3515. No. white.
buyer October, was taken 1t 81 Az and seller
first half November at Ell Az. Corn was
active at SOC for yellow, and 49c for No.
mixed. Oats dropped &c; No. l mixed, 36c.
Apples were easier, commission dealers OPEN
ing prime winter at ~ 60 per Dbl; on the
street S2a2 80 was the range. Butter sold at
45a47c, and eggs at Csc. Potatoes were firm at
5Sa68c for Early Rose on track, and 70a75c for
peachbows The live stock markets we're fiat
at a shade under last given figures. Money
matters were working smoothly.
After receiving the nomination for member
OF Congress at the convention held at Grand
Rapids one week ago to-day, Judge Vim. B.
Williams WAS waited upon by a committee from
the convention aid introduced to the audience
after which he made short speech, in which.
among other thlngs, he said ale honored ouI
deceased Representative for his fAithtulnsss,
his integrity, and his talents; but more espe-
cially he honored hum because he had no lot
nor part with the bsck-pay salary steal. Mr..
Foster did not vote for It, nor dld he cumber his
purse with 1t; aud il he (the speaker) were
elected he should emulate his example in this
: regard and work and vote for the repeal OF that
0 most obnoxious Law. 1t WAS obnoxious in
principle. for he behaved 1t entirely wrong to
permit the public servants TO fix and adju
g their own pay at WILL and moro especially the
= carrying it back and voting themselves extra
, pay for work already performed. He believed
$4,000 year enough pay for Congressman
The people did not want to build up \ class OF
r high salaried officials. On the contrary hs
, would tx their pay at reasonable SUM, aud
hold them 10 the strict letter OF their contr act.