, 1873-08-09

sumption: 3,548 bu wheat 1870 bu corn; 5000
bu oats 220 bu ryo; 300 bu barley.
The following grain has been inspected into
store this morning up to 10 o'clock n cars
wheat; 475 cars corn; 0,000 bu No. do, 1000
bu high mi1od do, 81, 300 bu No. q do, aud 1900
bu rejected do, by canal; 9015 cnrs oats; II, 800
bu do, by canal; 6 cars rye; III cars barley.
Total $500 cars), 272O0O bu.
Tho doath Of Hugh A. Small, member of the
Board Of Trade, was announced OIL 'Chauge TO-
day, and appropriate resolutions adoptcd In re-
gard to his memory. Tho dcceahcd was for
many ycars past identified with tho packing in
terest.
The depot for hay inspection has becu located
at the corner Of Sixteenth aud Halsted streets,
near tho viaduct, and tho inspector is now opor-
ating there. Our already largo hay business
will undoubtedly grow immensely with tho estal-
lishmcnt of this important improvement, which
will stimulate Eastern ordcrs.
Tho recent experience of the recent firm of
Viucont, uough Il Co., in tho elevator busi-
ncBs, may perhaps bo regarded Us discouraging
to tho construction Of ono or more additional
grain warehouses, though tho latter 10 con-
structcd on the smau-bin principle. Tlloro aro
throo elevators depending for their business on
ono line Of road, which LAS not thus iar cup
piled much moro grain tlan could dbecomfortab]y
taken caro- Of BY one Of those houses. Hence
the formation Of the pool letwcon the Union
tho Hough Bros. md the he yineents' yis
Nelson D. Co. houses. 1t is certain TINT
duoh o.n.a building %1 will not slsotod iii
~ IL N1sy wero sufficiently awake to thoir own
!9.9foste in the promises to mike such demand.
Yot tho growing exigencieB OF tho trado point
moro forcibly In TINT direction with each sue
coedlng rear. It is all very woll to lump prop
erty together Tor speculative purposes, but tho
people who buy grain to uso are tiAiIy becoming
more and moro aware Of tho advantages arising
from tho ability to Bolect individual parcels Of
grain, and rocciying that Which thcy pay for.
We must have small-bin houseH in tho not far
Ihe leading produce markets were rather more
active to-day, and tho general average of pricos
was higher, though no important advance was
Objected, except IN tho prices Of caah wheat aud
oats. Tho shipping movement was rather loss
active than yesterday, but thoro was good
speculative demand, Which was partially due to
lowering weather,
:. There vas reasonably, actiye inquiry for
marlct presented o tolorabfy firm tone. Gro
cories mot with fair don1and from local retail
era, as vol as from country merchants, aud q
geo gl; te9ling Ireynllod among the trade .goner-
we'll sustained. Buttor md chooso i woro removing movnF
to fair oxtent at full prices. In tho market
aup anat noaG'81 e ana a aocsto dried fruits liberal
arout s4roua ~ ~ mng was aono, ana prices woro
OF 1o in pared peaches was tho only ollango
nbs"ao =, nlsn were 9otoa more quiet without
cnaago n N n vaaues; 10 now 1onturos wore deye!-
opea i ;o the ny aides aud leather ma,kets Oils
oila may be considered ateady., Paints, colors,
piE-'Fon' da and tobacco ruled quiet and unohAug-
Thoro was only a moderate amount Of trading
IN n cafSo lumber, m the receipts not Icing largo
@ Gaongn @ 10 allow OF any special degree Of activity
s steel remains quiet md unchanged, as we'll us
1netas eoopelago, aud naval stores Building
erably steady; Fine salt continues autiyo ind
KEY aI nIaai IN fact e. a. ADVANCE H. likely to
~;t sahp Sn Sa;r noom' WOO continues tq ncot
S9rl, and hops wero without essential elsnngo,
Mooaohwaro e,xasa %aa quiet and unchanged Drooms
naHo rn1o a9Vahcea, M owing to ne hg,or prices now
fanng tor proom-coril. lhoro was = fair trado