, 1874-10-04

! HCth 4ilC4AAE 1I.o ~ DIS UDuI. Du wheat,
+: aud ono bu corn.
! The members OF the Produce Exchange mot
=; this morning to consider tue Qucction of more
| regular lnestings during tho wi1t:r than have
i been practicable heretofore. Alter an eTcctlrc
speech BY the President which was too rapidly
delivered to be reported verbatim. several mem
bers pledged themselves to attend daily bctwec:,
10 and II q. nj, and i. was understood tha+
about fift: members could hs thus depended
uron. That is all that is necessary to make bus-
. ness.
Tho lending produce markets werc mostly
! weak to-day. except pork, with considerable
activity in grain au:l qaietness in provisions.
The great bear Was IN the ascendant, and tlst'
bull la@ suI'sne. There was no yary heavy rea-
son for t1is in the news from outside sources
our weakness was established Lefura New
York opened. It was more than anything else
reaction frau he recen. speculative strength
which has k"p. pE:c,s u2 here i little aboyc L
point which would warrant a shipping movement
outside Of that cnauctel bv. those who
acro bll'ing option-, aud wanted to get
the cash property .'ns Of the wav. even though,
TO 1aoyo it involved ioas. The greater iituaes'
in lake gifts tonde TO dci,rcsa tho ,,rice o.
grain here by increasing the cost Of moving it.
Ills downdari tenJcacv WA checked ab:'lt noon,
when 1ness ro1A was rcl'orel gcncras;y ryfu.
and ,noss ef the pressure was over from holder,
anxious to sell.
There were no new features in the market
for dolnehtic dry g'ola. thu a! aggregate of
sales was accomplished at firmly maintained
prizes. Groceries we're moving wit, s,'nle free
DUN, and were firm i'll prize. Al &c ADVANCE in
crushed. po0drred. AMI granulatc'l sucarS WAS
noticed Old Government Java coCce was he'll
i1c higher. With which exceptions tcre ware
no price changes II tue dried fruit market the
: situation was , unchanged pomsetic varietl:t
this stage OF tbs so:son but in foreign fr',it>
7 yerv fair bn-,ue7s is row beng p: ,at::'lte'l.
New laver ra!sins arc offering at .$;',oGo3,ii0.
and old At 53.0jN3.l5. Citron is scarce and
firm at the late advance. Nuts are meeting with
fr1ner. Iccans are &c higher. tl-h arr
active and ii;nl. No changes w.ro apparent III
tlo COAL ecod. AMI leather markefe. There
was good demand for the leading olls.
and, aside from la:eed:: in which there
was reduction of &c. full previa;l.
prices vera being realized. Carbon il
meeting with an c,casing demand and is held
more firmly. Lard whale, sperm. a1lI turpen-
tine were s'eadr- No changes we're ma ie in Tho
Quotations OF baegn. 341:c for Stark g.: for !!
lewiston a,d 81 &C for American aud Amoakeag
being the prevailing nrlccs.
The average humber Of country orders we're
received at the lun,bcr-ynrtls aud ti1!o1 at tie
old prices. au alvance IN fenc:ag is lnlEni!e14t.
i
the prospect poor for Bringing it =: 10 tho usual
winter htu,dar,l. while tlo lutcri,. demand IS :
very fair. Tile offerings Of cargucs were snail, !
little was done at the doc::t. .
though there was 4 good inquiry fur common, !
stuff. The local demand for brick. lime. AMI;
other building materials continues good at |
former pticcs, Hardware. mct4is naIi4 mn, !
iron were steady and in muicra:e
demand. Hides were steady under
good lnouirv frnm local tanners ag;ll dellers.
aud hops remain ouict but tirIn. Sesd:.
we're seain duh. mud tiuiotLy VAS e1sv. t1.onII,
not ouotnbly lover. Cho,cc ',otntocr e;id at I'D
prices, but conraon lots were % SLOW md md w. Weak ak
Poultry eoltl To tho retail trada tho,,r,, al Inv
prlces. tic offerings l,.j1,r hc,yv .,,; onrs,,,r
paitly Of stock tbat has i.c1s ~, ths -n1icr sny.
orsi 1ays. -@'~ ~0O-' &'''-
Uichwiucs yero ouiet nud stcadv at the rcccnt
ad;auce. thouri, Sums ouerator, o,oteI tho mar.
kat caa,er .t ti9n ono,,nt s,;a. wo.o 1;,,,,1to
1 lrs NJ II 3i rer c,,inn ", Ynr;s wa ~
,arier he;n~ ofsc,e, NJ II IN - +ho c1,.s WAL
1ata froi.2,',a ,rs,, s,t,ra .,'1 ~ ~ ,;o,
,nInr 80 1",.'e,1. .e,,;n'a jnu ia.n,5 oi'
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,ec - aJ ~ 1o;a+o o' 1'ea " sne r1a
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