, 1873-12-24

sumption: b,992 bn wheat; 2l,5i9 b0 corn;
$3.50 bu oa:s; 2,738 bu rye; 3,698 bu barley.
The following grniu has been inspected into
store this morning up to 10 O'CLOCK. .437 carB
wheat; s. cars corn; 81 cars oats; cars rye;
20 cars barlay. Total, 657 cars, or 200, 600 bn.
Tho Weighing OF grain III tho st. Louis / Alton
Elevator il finished, and tho reHults submitted
to- tha Board Of Trade. There are receipts out
from tile house for 1908 Lu corn, and only
Il, 925 bu, besides 1000 bu on oats. A motion
wna made to-day, which viii DO acted on to-
morrow (Wednosday) to declare tho HougL re-
ceipta not regular for dalivory, on contracts Tho
i Following is the resolution.
Nesolred, Thnt, InaRnuch the Official reports OF
tho Cuiet Inspector ot Graiu aud tho Warehouse Hcig-
ssne naew of IL M caissgo o Esyuor M us
compared with the outstanding warehouse receipts Tor
tbs same. 1t u hereby declared tut no wareaou4e
further aetiun Ny the Doard, be considered proper
| tender on EaltN or contracts for Gtan.
| It was rumorod that tho Mossrs. Housh stated
to tho Inspector this morning that they had
bought up receipts for 5000 bu Of the shortage
OF corn, and asked for t.nsc to ba5 up the re-
! maiuder. They woro allowed till noon, and at
| that limo lad noL reported alo purchase of any
| additional corn.
Tho queation now arises, Who will havo to
bear thu loss Of that nonrly $500 bu of corn,
| IN CaB0 LIE lOAEuA 10 uQk uIhhG II EUOu9 LILO
roceipts hayp been handed round from ono to
| nnotlcr ior Hope time past, slico the presont
couu.tion Of affairs was suspected. aud, generals
ly, uudor protest from tho palty receiving them
hoon as posslble. It may Io that tleao nulaar-
| GUS protests wlll aerso I'd legal protection to
the several rocuiYors but, oven II it bo possible
TO unraysl tho taugle aud lcu just where thu pro-
testing began, it WILL still ronain au opeu que4-
tion whether u man cau recover from another
wAeu he might have receyel his gtau from lilo
ltouse II LIE uad demanded it. or course, there
would not Lava boon enough to so round II atl
lad presented tlelr rccuipss; but tho pub p!
satauia1 Majesty would take tho hiudmoat, or ho
would fall into mola goniai1ands. Il ia pity
TINT the thing. has Deen allowed 10 10 10
loog aud wa venture the suggestion .hat tho
Buard Of Trade might l!aye saved q dollar u head
on thai, printing ulll, H. instead OF trying 10 ud
out what this, that, and tile other man had to
nay about 1t, thoy lad found gu. just how tho
uousns stood then, aud aoto9 upon 1t.
The Chicago produce .uasAots wora irregular
to-lay. Grulp was generally less nosiye, with
little change lu tLe average oi prices, wlilo pro-
visions were uctiyo and woalt; Tho cAef feature
iu the situation in g1aiu IL tho Increase in tho
receipts OF wh4at, Which Ia cbning no 'Volutniu-
ously as to seriously tlreatou tho STABILITY of
prieos. Another feature III y scarcity Of money
in produce circles, However It ulay 30 with tho
I commercial world outaide. Tho fuet IL shown III
tho largo premiums now paid Tor carrying pro.
, duce-lully por cont per month OH whoat, ana
Ii tils market for domestic dry goods thoro
was fair deGrao Of activity, aud trnucas again
pervadea ali departments Of the 1nuykot. a
sellght advance IN ncvcral brands Of bfenchod mud
brown cottons, prlnta, ticks, aud denilns Ii
I noted. Groceries wolo moving freely ut former
priceA. Cofrcea were subjected to u further ID
vance OF NJ, aud bid fur to 10 still higher, al
| prices he10 aro relatively lover than in New
York. Sugars were finn and in good request, "
. were also srups, nolassos, rico, spicea, ant
!. soaps. Tho buttor ,narket was again quotei
| firm. tAolately-adyanced prices being fully sus
! taiuod. Chcoae il moving freely at tie advance
recently noted, or at 13@l4c Tor Wostorn fac.o
ry, and at l4@)l5c for New York Dc. No change
r was notea in the foAl. wood, and leather 'uar
kots. Dagging continues dull, and was 4uotet
nI 3lc for SturS, 9211fc for Lowiston, sac for o.
Ter .rcok, aud Ut 29c for American and Amos
keag. There WAS bottor demand for drlas
Llaokberrlos, rAlainB, currantn, aud dates wer
| all higher, FIhl met with flr demand at til,
quoted prices. pig.ron WIS moro active at't
t tlrmer. In tho Oil marriott the only chang
Z noted xaa ne DECLINE i'll CARIBOU no" quoted
y y lilo icmand for lumber continues moderate q
K tho prices previously given. Mqtas, uails, an'
Y iron wore also quiet and without materlal ehnge
y Drugs and chemicals continue to meet with
" light order trade, aud prices arc very steady
:, liura wata Ia moderate request with a,nple offer
y ings. No Immediate change III prices arc a''tel
patod, though y i* Thought decline WI oseA =
!! tlls season aud large ,stoeHE viii probably aay
= quiet, but atoady, with very light stteks. Iii
: slnproved dcmsud fQr broom corn Gontlpiss. an
atrong feeling exists tor a!l graleH, aud som
dealers hold tlteir choice corn worry firmly, a1l
perhaps y little above quotations. lopB wes
dul gild easy. There waB latlpr more 1hquir
for greer, fruits for the holiday ttaue espoo!all
l., WAS source and tjrm there belug fe,Y orders *