, 1874-02-24
OF tho principal articlon OF produce Ia Chicago
during tho past forty-eialt houral


AZ por preglota announcement, thoro WAS no
sscsston OF tho Doarl Of Trade today. A mum.
bor of operators gathered togcthor tn tLo lower
corridor Of tho Chamber Of Commerce III tho
Mhoat and proviHions, there waa nothing done.
The moEnbors gonorally woro imdisposod to trsdo,
md soon disperyod. Wheat waB lower, owing to
reports Of decllne At Liverpool and orders re.
oolyed from New York to sell. Other grain wan
nominal.
Tho dry-goods market presented no now foa-
turos deserving nontiou, q liberal nmoun. Of
eales botng accomplished 1t substantially provl:
crate inquiry, aud woro unchanged bi vaiuey
Coifcea Nero unsettled and oasy, but alt other
loading articles wero hold with tirmnoss. There
was fair aotlyity In tho butter market. Bpth
iavo prevailed IT any timo during tho hop present
Choose Ii quiet, but holders arc making no offort
Is not aullciont to carry them through, and tboy
look for higher prices little later in tito Boasol.
Tho tlnh trado continues active ut strong prices.
The only quotablo change 1lotod WAS an advance
fruits were aollinng with ao,ne libcralty at
firmly sustained prlcos. Tho only description in
Which thero VAS any appearance Of weaknoas
was applea.. The depression In this fruit IL,
sre known to bo light, and aro mainly In tho
hands Of parties who will not mart with thom at
tho prices now onored. PeaohoB, blaoltberres,
ralsinS, pruues, and ourrantB nro' held with oon.
hdoncos No changes wcre noted iu tho coal,
onggtng pig-lron, paints, aud tobacco markets.
Oils wero quoted firm.
o9;ho The domnnd ns for iurnbor waa again reported
ber, now quotablo firm at $19.00@19.6O, Hhiuciea
and lath are also firm at quotations. Metals End
| nails we're sto1dy and firm, under q coutinuoE,
good, gse, demand. Iron and steel wore unchange1f
Wool waR quiet and not particularly firm, though
i
offering Is small. Consumers arc buying
hopB only to meet Immediate wants, prices
ruling o about tie aame q, as they hare
=! aopo s for Sol, some timc past. The order trade
feeling among dealers is ono Of lit mness for all
gradoa, Hay was dull, the demand, as usual,
being limited to what in wantcd for homo con-
sumption, with an occasional order from outside
points. The offerings, though small, ars ade-
quotablo change.
Provisions wore quiet. Thore WAS fair as?
somblage Of dealers, but the trading was limited
shade easier, selling about 213o lower for March
than tho closing On tho Cali Board Saturday
evening, while lard seller, March and
sross nde nSer Ap s .s sropg' 0nSr
Following are tho quotations: Mess pork, cash
or soilcr February, s1410; do seller March,
| $141o@14.1211; do seller April. 14@14a0i i
Do asller hsy, prime teas pork
Lard, oaeh Of seller March, s3.so@sss25xG; do
sssf ss asss Sss !. g ;s'f ss @'E d
s ID dry safss ess aesa at hf H1
Tor ahoulders,, 7Mo for Oumbcrlands, 714@9
!6o for long eloar, 73Gc for short ribs, 7>1@759o
for short oloar; tito same boxed at 10 per ID
.stea sse do o' Meats 'sa fos aa assry
higher, and for May ", higher, than cash
prices. Bacon meats. 6ho. for Shoulders,
s3so for short ribs, $3.50 for abort
s Rastss Rseoa i eiass Esq., 1S@is X
hlosa boef, $8.75@o00; extra mess do,
$9;b@1o:oo; beof hans, s23.oo@23.5o: City
tallo". :6N@o1c; grease ,qaotable at 4%@7o.
March, at s1i,1o 25o tcs lard, sollor March Al
$685. 100000 ibs shoulders, seller April, at
Hiehwines were nominal at 94@9411o. :
Dressed hugs wero Inactive and nominal, q
95.50@8.00 per 100 Tbs, Choice at $o.12%.
Wheat was traded in to limited extent de-
clining about No from tho closing prices Of Sat-
| urday, tho decline being caused, it was UNDER
stood. by . lower Liverpool, and ORDER. to ao
chiefly IN settlement. Seller March sold carly q,
Sl.20A, and closed at s1.19M. Seller April nj
Corn was quiet and uominally easor, No,
was offered at 5836o, aeller March, and 5911t
Bollor April, but no salos were reported. FOL
lowing are tho cloalng prices OF Saturday: No.
corn at 58Ao; new do et 52111o; old re]octea .
6S5{@5BNo, c1oHiug ut 5S115c. ee!lor April closo
at 0596@5DNc. Seller May at os18o.
| oata sold On Saturday Ut tho following rang
Of prices: No: q at 42@4276o; cloeing at 42}14G
42gfo; rejected at SS}ao; felor Mareh RE
1870.
1ye closed at 8411@85o for frosh receipts
| No. q, regular do quoted nominal at 82111@53c.
| Barley was quiot and nominal. Tho closu
prices OF Saturday wero: No. ut $1.7o@1.72
No. 9 a1.65@1.6G; rojoctea 91.40. There va
nothing doing In options.
PRODUCE STATISTICS.
Tho Now York Producs Exchange Wceh
| gives tle following:
The export clearanccs for Europe from the ports
New York, Doston, Montreal, PHILADELPHIA aud Bait
more, aggregated, were for the undermcntioned weeh
| "a follows
/ lF7uur1 N'htuf.l Corn i I}Vr. IIfus