, 1874-05-17

tlouf, prs~ bl,245 81, ,18l 42,B5
Corn, ,o34,a3s s4o'sN 1,1io,i q
Oats, ,bu...---.---.-..-.. 621.l37 53U,332 sos,
Ell Hsslegs Dni sisq 99 ,7Ss 7,:Ss ass aa,ss
tf{t,h Mte,hogs, e. so..... 5s1s3 M 512s4 52aI 12a
| The foreign exports from New York. for th'
week ending with last evening, included II ,001
br1s -four, 715, 500 bu wheat, and 214 100 bu corn
1lr. Il. G. Ranney to-day submitted the draft
OF q new ru1e, which will be acted upon by the
Roaud Of Trade on Monday. It provides that o
motion to alter, extend, or repeal the rules, o.
sny part thereof, shall not be entertained unles,
/ proposed by at least ten. members shall bt
posted for ten days, then discussed at the an
nual or special meeting, and voted on by bal
lot one week utter such meeting. The measure
will pass only If not less than 200 votes a1s
cast, q majority OF which will bo in its favor.
This resolution is just what is wanted, or al
least very near tho requirements Of the case
The old Roman Tay Of making OF unmal1ing
laws by D plobiacitum might have answered Very
well in the days Of the Romans but is scarcely
the thing for our Board of Trade. 1t present
the loudest throats generally carry the vote,
ana generally those shout the most Justify who
least understand the question. TIE remember
q remark made by gentleman when he IVES
President Of the Board about ton years ago. that
She could always manage to havo the crowd vote
in the way he wanted them to vote by ths ezer-
clsa OF ht.{o ingenuity in putting tbs question.
800 h.3a 20 ss,Jan, ~ 10 ~
othor way. in consequence OF uerTousuess or
sheer ignorance in stssing the terms OF the prop.
ostion to be voted on.
We gave pleasant intimation a day OF two
=. r;ss ~, nrrn.',ro - 49,, AoA 70 1uAs,aa
statistics OF our Bonrd Of Trade, by counting tho
pork now in store in this city. L correspondent
taAes ~ ~ lus1tua!3on InsI tHefe Gaa q
uu ts.' .unb ~ "aons aoout 1nose n64 AZ
esiaoa.as 40 ~. @rass VI tno eAtont 70 Mn1cn
sa:ssa"olA 81, 30 appueu soIelnes IN the Ialtoaa
pnn-1 ~ ou' ~ ~ pluas iulnlsneu p5 tue
.G " lsaoe, VI VI sne masto1!y way IN "nich
snoso u2otss ~ aro nano1ea 9.s9r tney 1eaca ms
olneo OF sne secretary. II he Understood the
s111ecs M g as fooo many members OF tne BOARD
OF iIaae oo' no "ould look ike the ghost IN
r. ndaratan mod1 "a s9hso" the t, tnan IN ange1 +h
u unaereIooa taas tno managers or the
NorInWes:ern Ma1lsoad WI not take to the
No1tn"essern Eie7a1ot suca M1nnesota wheat
rs Is receifeo IN sms Guy per TUG Gaene oranch"
as q Iousequence' '4o o"nets OF tn1t "heascaa-
nos optaln IS uluea 1or " " soma z9e PEI On "a
IL seatzeo 1ol tne 'el5 same 9uanty OF |nens
senk s. IN over the INES Wnlch 1fa1el Attle
1oltaet norsu"a1o. 1ne teasoo u uos aparent'
THE MARKETS:
Ihe lesMnS Proonce markets %cro leas azure
soaas; anu faene. wean some oelng aeelagaly
weather "as " bad IN the ordinary sense OF
the t term; out, as 1t Is IN intended to !, maize 81
the gram spront ID Tue ground, the
feeiing was rather bearis1: The shipping move
ment WAS elusglsh. as It often IS on Saturday,
and great many operators agreed that 1t vas
very dull day az round, With little dlsposltlou
to 1orco prices either NAY.
The demand for dry, goods wns somewhat leas
active than on ting earlier days Of the week, the
d1Bagreeahie weather OF yesterday and to-day
G; causing leSscned inquiry from local retailers.
The day rales made very fair showing, how
ever, and 1obbers seemed IN good humor- Prices
we're steady, as previously quoted. In the
grocery market there was only moderate move
mens, and values were not subjected to any Tery
pronounced change Former quotations were we'll
sustained. NTH the single exception Of cofees
There was NO pcrccptible abatement in
the demand for dried fruits, ind, under
depleted stocks tho course Of prices con-
tinues in an upward direction. Tho changes
noted to~day were farther advance Of So
in layer raiains, and 11c in Valencias. Fish
wera quiet and easy all azound, but wore With
out actual decline. Nothing new was reported