, 1874-10-18
@- II, @ 10, Oct 10,
1874 1874. 1873.

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and III, 500 bu corn.
A carload OF barley which had been inspected
on tho Central track day or two ago as No. 3
rAs held out Of store, and sold BY samplc to one
OF tho best judges Of barley in Chicago at s1.lU.
Tho aelliug price Of No. 8 in the Central was
83c. This shows tha. inspectors are not lnfal-
Bile, especially in barley, which is By far the most
difficult OF ali the cereals to judge CORRECTLY.
One firm in this city received ION track) on
Thursday aud Friday a cars Of barley on the
Galona Division OF the Northwestern Railroad.
These certainly do not appear in tho returns,
and the fact suggests the old and oft-put ques-
+! ton. " How much can tho returns be depended
on ?" It Ii generally understood that the inspec-
tion-testa only include tho gr4dod grain but the
returns made by the railroad companies are sup
posed to give all the grain that is consigned over
tho roads, whether it goes into store or not. As
these returns are only approximate at best, it 1s
not necessary to nais till tie gain is weighed
before ma4ing them
Wheat in Chicago is fearfullr low-for the
| farmer. It would not seem very bad to quote it
| ata3c, If that were tho price on the farm. But
/ Csc hare means not more than Soc in Nebraska,
and rs LOW 42c for No. 8 in Lincoln in that
! Stats. The farmers there who are Obliged to
sell at tha. price to keep tho Sheriff away find
that the product OF a 10-acre patel, only re-
moves him few inches farther from their doors.
The bears. who profess to be working iu the
interest OF the widow aud orphan, will undoub:-
edly take courage from thiH fact even If they do
not find any satisfaction in it. And the wheat
crop Is almost the sole dependence Of tho Ne
braska farmers this year.
The leading produce markets were moderately
active to-day; with hrmer feeling in grain. in
s'o'p@so5 Win y '1eaoier toho East' ~olcn Was
fevlra! OF confidence shaken By the small fail
ures recently announced Tie fear that they
would be- followed By larger ones is now over;
and there is 4 better inclination to Invest at the
reduced prices which followed the break in con-
fidence The trading hore WAS largely spccrla-
tive. however, the shipping movement being
yery aIoy as il usual On Saturday
In the dry-goods market there Was onIy fair
activity, few buvers being present. while The I
orders received through the mails were less
numerous than On the preceding days Of the
week. Prices remain steady aud ttrc1 for most |
lines. The grocery market ruled quiet with no |
important rr1ce-changes. Sugars display lack |
Of strength, but other staple articles and most
side-goods are held with fair degree Of firm
ness There WAS free movement in butter !
and cheese at wel1-maintaipod prices. though
rather less filmness is manifested among |
holdors Of the former Activity and firmness arc |
still features OF the fsh marIo: No further |
chanres we're reported, Dvme.tio dried fruitn
Continue dull With priccs unsettled but in
foreign assortmenss there is free N m3yement at /
rather frmer rates. No guotable changes were
developed in tho coal, wood, and oil markets.
Tobaccos were fairly active, and were held with
great frrnness. the tendency being to hche1
prices. Tho canned-goods trado has not yer
fairly opened, but there are Indications Of an i'm
proved demand toward the last Of the month.
With the exception Of peaches the quotations
Lumber was firm at the yards under fair de-
mand and light stock OF certain common oua1i- |