The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-03-28
COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK MARKET.
New YoRK. March 26, Il

New York, March 26, 1873.
Money was on lower range but closed firm
at per cent gold on call. Commercial paper
ruled at 9@12 per cent. first class names at
short date generally 9a10. Gold closed STRONG
at 115H@115s4. The precious metal was get
ting scarcer daily and there was a superstition
that Clique was forming to put up q job
Sterling exchange strong at 10S14@105 3-10ths.
Flour was in better demand and firmer: Super
fine Mich, s7@7 co. trade extras, s5@10 90.
Wheat was strong, especially winter grades -
sales of white western at Il S5a1 95; fancy
do quoted mp to 90 10 amber, 81 S0Gt1 95.-
Corn Arm at 66s4c. Oats steady at 47@5Oc for
western Mich. 50@51c Mess pork was strong
at &c. beef dull. Lard steady at SIC But
ter firm: choice western. 3OQ35c; eggs, 26q-
26j c; cheese, 12917c. Sugar steady; soft
white, 101E@10X prime to choice Cuba, 91S
@93s. Rio coffee again strong, after a dull
week: quoted at 161z@1S2l gold; Java, 20a22.
Rice, 7%@S1S Wool was firmer but not quot
ably changed. Cotton dull and dry goods in-
active because of bad weather.
DETROIT MARKET.
DETROIT, March q, 1873
Since last week business has been rather
quiet liberal orders are coming forward by
mail for the leading staples, but fabrics adapted
to fine weather are inactive. Paints are firm
aud in good demaud-standard white lead 111.
@12. Oils are all steady except turpentine,
which is still tending downward-now zoe; kero-
sone declined to &c for single bbls. in hard
ware there are few or no changes; nails on the
basis of 25@5 80. Drugs active: the most
particular changes a decline in opium to 81 90
as, and in asafetida 10 60@70. Paris Green
begins to be called for, from which it would ap-
pear that the potato bug has not yet taken his
farewell. Sugars are quiet a, last quotations
A refined, 111s@11H hards, 1294@l21. Cof-
fees are without change-Rio 23@26; Java,
20930. Cattle are in good demand-prime
1900 to 1400 ID. steers, S5@5 25 sheep quiet
at 55@5 10; hogs scarce and firm heavy, 10
as light, s595 15 pigs, 81 50@4 rs; dressed
are quick at sc %. Flour is dull and unless in
bakers grades, without particular change:-
choice white, $500 IS {; amber, 5098 20 -
Minnesota spring, Sos 60 Mich. rye, 5@5 10.
Wheat is shade higher than week ago, but
very dull. The contest which has been going
on all the month is irrevocably settled In favor
of the bulls, who have succeeded in keeping
prices so high that sellers Of March puts"
will be unable TO deliver single bushel. A
slight decline is looked for in the first part OF
April. Closing prices: white extra, 81 81; No
white, l S519@1 Sc No. do, 6S; No.
amber, GS}!, Corn is quiet but firm at l2c.-
Oats are lrregul..r q "corner" in No. l state
is unGcfstood to be fixing up they sold to day
at 36lac, while western were dali at 3515c'-
Barley steady at 81 75@1 50 per GENITAL for No
l. Rye, 75@s3c per bu. Apples dull at 2 90
as % per Dbl. dried do dull at $685.. Beans
firm at 2 1902 80 per bu. for picked. Butter
weak at 2S'd29c; eggs, Isolde and declining
Hops dull to first hands, 35037J5 cash. re-
failing at 4094Gc. time. Onions advanced to
81 50e1 as per bu. Potatoes, s5c ia car loads:
sos on street or Ia sacks. Farmers buying for
their own use. Seed active clover at "A 900
s. and timothy at IS 70a3 75 Maple sugar
declined to 15@17c. Tallow, 7114Ge716c and dull.
Wool without Improvement: washed. 45@5Oc;
washed, 30a33c combing, 50@55c