, 1874-10-06

Also. 2.66a lu rya sbppcd BY raI;.
Not single 1ushel OF grain shipped to oswe-
20 during tho week. ls this becauso the Duifaio
Elevator Association has diHbanled?
4 Eent!oman, just returned from M extensive
tour in Iowa, reports that tho recent ranH llavo
done groat deal OF damage to tho wheat in that
lessly In the fields, as tho farmers lind had 80
much dry weather That they uctoa hs il there
could DO little or.uo moro rain. Lots OF wAoat
that Ind bcon harvested by tho 'hoadors,' was
the ruin left tho grain 10 wot TINT tho water
could DO squeezed. out Of it NJ from sponge.
good deal OF This grim will DO forwarded M
SOON as it eau DO prepared for marlot and our
receipts win. Gro long, show much larger pro-
portion OF damaged Whoat than usual
Tho leading produce marAots were relatively
alow to-tlay with few material changes in prize,
aud scarcely any In tho general average, us an
easlor feeling ln wheat was accompanied by
stronger tolo in corn ana& pork. Thoro were
mallote. and local speculation dragged in Byn,-
pnthy with tho raw wuather, which in regard to
rain soemol to bo like tho cat ciLed by Lady
Macbeth, -, Letting / daro not vail upon
wonld." Tho prenlonitionH Of wntor stirred up
l,oldcrs OF grain and loldora oF yossols alilto,
but tho former wero scaruoly prepared to follow
where tho otlsors wanted to land. llouco quiot-
nesa in the ontwnra movement.
Dry-Hoodu merchants gcnoraly reported a
good demand, with prlces atoatly and firm. In
tho grocDry market there waH fair amount Of
trading at fully, sustained .prices, Coifeoa,
HugarH tens, HpicoH, sonps, and candles aro hold
with slocdud tlrmneaB The buttcr and choose
markets wero reasonably actiyo, and showed d
good leereo Of strength. Prices wero tie aGme
NJ Gil Saturday. There was n good inquiry for
!sh ut furmtr quotations. Drietl fruits Noro a1,
changed Oils, leather, tobacco, coal. wool,
| and tagging wero without decided ohatgo.
| Lumber ut tho Wholesale murkot ,yaH fairly
| aotro for Monday, and stoady, with tho 0tIer-
inEs larger Tho movement ut tho yarlA viii
ta!r, III cosnusou stuff, ut ntrong prices. Tho
non, nall, n.d metal 1nnrkota were steady, with
h'lnsness np to tho average. The desna.d FOR
aa'!dinB'matertaih wAa fair, ut recent p1ieeH.
| 70 new tentlroH were apparent in wool, hops
or bFooncorH, al remaining quiBt and firm.
| lilttea sold readily, Seeds wcro rather ruiot,
There waa stlo trading In timothy botwecn
!osa1 parties. ami faw nrtterH for cloyor pacod
with prices sllatlo casler for tho former. Tic
| seasons trnlio III nbouk uyor, al parties having
coed in atoro are holding 1t for tl,a future. pa-
tatoen m weIe dull sud lover, oIoco lots only bo-
Ing IN request. Poultry aud egga wore q,,iot.
lllgllW'nes wera more active but declined II
| 095c, IN sympathy with Now York, wl,icl, was
quoted down to 107 ut tho close. Tho ronaon
for tho weakening theso Ii not stated, but tho
| fact WAS HnEtniged hcre on Saturday oyoninr.
when 200 brln Hola 1t $l.03h. Halaa to-day s,,..
c1ulod 100 brla at sl.0313, and 400 brla at 81 O}
per gallon, Tho 1narLot closed at tic innilo,
| Lake fre1ghtB wero In fair lo.nalad a1iu firm
| at tho adYancp gained on Saturday afternoon,