, 1873-11-27

eoune"'PI1oa a,oZo pu Hneht; 1U,2l0 bu corn
8,287 bn oats; 76G bu ryo; 4GG3 bu barley.
The following grain has been inspected into
store this morning up to 10 o'clock: 122 cara
wheat 90 cars corn, 10 cars oats, cars ryo "a
cars barley. Total, 2l5 cars. or 81. .0oo bu.
Ono Ct tho most singular tacta In tho hog mar
kot Is TINT Cincinnati was buying hogs hero to-
day to ship to TINT city for packing. They eau
make money by tho operation even after paving
Goo per 100 lbs for transportation. st. Louis.
IouiBvil!e, and Milwaukee ara uoxt In order: NO
can probably satisfy them all.
The Board of Trado of this city will observe
Thanksgiving Day, according to custom, by
closing tho Exchange room. The not of ad-
1ournment now means no trading in grain, 20
! far rs any enforcement by tho Doard Of Trade
| Of any contract ia concerned.
| u, Th9 neya comcs at last, in dcflnito shapo,
| With about 3.5oo, 600 bu Of grain locked up.
This is the earliest closing on record.
The Chief Inspector Of Grain has to-day
Issued two Tesy good things to his subordlnatos
"a - ~ Thanksgiving G turkey to eacl,, and an order
thoy muat inspect grain after it baB loft tho
elevator, for car or vessel, in addition to tho
inspection Ut tho shipp,ng-bin, rs heretofore.
Ibis Will tend to prevent tho mistakes which
now sometimes occur in transit through lilo
ahlpping-bin, and euablo buyers Of grain to de-
pend upon receiving what they pay for. We
hayo at present q very good order trade for car
grain, and every possible safeguard should be
Some Of our Board OF Trade men ask II It would
be possible to require that all receipts for grain
shippod, or for Which other receipts aro issued.
shall 81 DO he!d BY the Registrar after cancellation.
very good regulation, il it be possible to carry IL
into practice. Tho eroat difficulty 10 that lie
warohoueomen inaist on tlcir right to tho custo-
y y ot taeir own Cancelled paper, md claim TINT
tAolr right thereto ls just as valid as that Of
bankor to retain Lis checks after they havo boon
Aonorod.. The question might also be raiaod
whether itwould be safo to tho warohouscmeu to
1ntr1st thus paper In tho hands Of auy man who
would hnYo the powor to withhold tho cancclla-
ton stamp. The objection arising OIL this point
ia not very strong ono, as the warehousemon
could easily mutilato the paper 30 that it could
not be put adoat on tho market.
THE MARKETS.
Lie leading produce markets werS active to-
day, and worry strong.- indeed, buoyant. A gen
eral rlse IN prceH occurred, which WaH mora or
tonsiye than has beou Witnessed Tor u long tjme
past. ING causea wero many and varioua. Tho
moro warliko tono Of tho news road in this
mornings papers, tho notification that tho
Eric Canal has c!osel, thereby producing q par
tial coruor in Now York, and consequent rIeo
IL prices, aud greater strength in the tono Of
Liverpool adviees, oil tended to an upward move-
ment. Suporadded to these woro the local causos,
small receipts. and light stocks of graiu, which
threw tho short interest into q feyer, whom tue
longs took advantage OF the situation to call
right and ! loft for margins. Tho shorts bought,
they could not heIp It, and '''tIss thus
induced a brisk speculative demand
from many who thought il was time to invest.
Even sho provision men shared iu the e1cito-
ment, though they 1avo hogs enough Lo kecp
them COOL, i anything can prevent toVorishnesat.
Tho markets woro "gamey' ali round, With ono
or two minor exceptions.
:, There wero no new developments In connoo-
T.. ton With tho market for domestic dry goods
The interora Of our leading jobbing houses pro-
sented fairly animated scone, and, incredible
~ tho statement may appear, thoro is no doubt
that the daily distribution is in oxceaa OF former
years as ~ = corresponding. period. Some linos are
generally aro relatively really cheap. TLo d.
mhnd Tor groceries, both Atnplo and fancy.
was Of liboral character, aud former
quotations. wore uniformly weil sustained.
aotivo, while tho movement in most other lluoa
was quito up to general expectation. Coaoo
continues exceedingly dull, buyora nlanifostiug
no inclination to order in advance Of Immediate
requirements, but prices. nevertheless, arc do
oldodly firm, and at the moment have rathor IN
upward tendency. III the butter and cheogo
marketa only moderate amount Of trading waa
douo, and values underwent no Quotablo ohango.
;.a Cannod goods wore firmly hold, notwithstand-
inR tho aoseuco OF auy considerable demand
tho fact TINT stocAs are unusually light impart-
ing confident foeling to holdors. Tho coal and
wood trades wore reported quiet at the late re-
duotion in prices. Pig-iron, painss, leather, and
nalsy unchanged in yalucs. Ola 1llod quiet, car
bon and lard boing tho only descriptions III
which % tbero WAS any appearance Of activity.
Iho latter was firm aud lc higlor,-now quoted at
73o for oxtra and $50 for No. /.
No cllango waA percoptiblo In tho lumber
trado. buB!nesg at tho yards was rather quiet,
. and there WAS little inquiry tor oargoes alloat.
Tl!e demand for motals, timers stock, and haia