, 1874-01-09

withdrawn from store Oil yesterday for city cou
sumption: :, 1,446 bu wheat; ID. l24 bu corn ,G1a
bu oats; 59l bu rye; G,5l2 bu barley.
The following grain laH beon inspected into
storo tlis morning, up to 10 O'clock: 238 cars
wheat, 70 cars corn. l8 carH oats, Q cars rye, q
cars barley. Total, 359 cars. or 129, 600 bu.
Tho next Convention OF tho Mllors' National
Association will DO held iu McCormicks Music
Hall, corner North Clark and Kinzio streets. CHI.
cago. on "Wednesday, 1lth inst. Tho lust Con.
yentiou. hold at Toledo, was not attended by q
delegation from Chicago but its deliberations
were marked by euch gond sense that Chicago
mil'ers will undoubtedly tako d lesding baud
thia s1mo. We suggest, however, that soma OF
tho complaints mado year ago arc not COW ap-
plicablo to this city. We tron.cd tEia matter ut
sone length in cur recent rerlow Of tho produce
movement III this city during tho year 1879.
Tho leading produce mardotB wore generally
quiet to-day except tint there was mir moyo-
mont in provisions. The geuo,al tendency Of
prices was downward, though the markets woro
steady. The dullnoss WIS principally owing to
tho storm of yesterday, which suspended tolo-
graphic communication With the East, and tho
connection had not boen restored this morning.
Hence there wore no adyiccs Of tho condition OF
o'clock, and no orders by telegraph, from those
points. The men who trado onIy On orders from
the East we're cut of. md tho others ,ero I'M
willing to operate muro bndy t!4au il usual. In
tue abeanco of shipping demand tho speenln-
tive movement Lung lire, except 30 far as local
settlements were concerned. Tho receipts wero
somewhat less, 30 that there WAS no cotsidora-
blo presa,ire Of casb lots on tho markets, except
from few holders who found 1t ipconyoniont to
nj t1>nnn .tFtS
nfoperty., We alluded this morning to
the fact TINT several purties whose
money Inns hitherto boon at tho command Of
produce operators arc now trying to use IL
themselves Instead OF la1ding it, bcug attracted
by tho hugh premiums paid for carrying prop
erty. llcnco tloro III HI much naonoy around aa
formerly, but It IL not always in tho hauda OF
those WHO used t., TO flush with 1t.
T4o chipping movcnont is now good In wheat.
moderately uclivo in meats, mud Hlow in other
articles. It III noteworthy, however, that most
Of tic stun now going. forward was contracted
for some days ago. ut tho old ratcs. Shippers eay
that they opesato on preaont rates vf freight
And current pricss. tlloro being losB Of 10c per
bu on corn, aud several conts per bu on wheat,
shipped to New yo'k. Unless thore bo q chango
soon, either, higher prices at other poiuts
or lower prices horo tho shipping inoye-
lnent will come 20 dead lack that viii probably
bo broken BY reduction in either frelghs or
prlceH, or both. The local speculative fooling
that our ioccipts wall not incfeasa to u point
within. r,ucin.s n,ot 'tona ra oro -, ;snr,;
beiug hoayy now. Il figures uro worth anyIhinr-
wt.el, soma ligurcs aio rot.
gools marlnt ount .tI awnia ~ ~ NV us
iur1n,euis, Lut H. moro rotls ara bnin"s Jistr;t.
ted tlau in former snNsts Ut 1i,a ,,nr;oI ;ns,.
bcrs lave little causo % for comnlaiut' 5 '' IL ' tbo
meantime the marriott rotaus ali llo clements of
I'm al. ~ntn Il
il, anI, WITH ii, nctva lro'a Iona ~
q strong probability ihat Mi t,a mora
a,aple lines would oxnorionco s M M M 44uto nj.
vuIico. Grocclea wero pt,u roasonan1v " octivo
at unchanged ald eeuoralIy hrn, ,,rcos Thc
coee a:ket sooms tII to III a1. v re'ang a. e.. N o tno
marlIot hus loat ,,oro N ito ~ pus ~
contrary. ioor, ont;cin,ta 10 s' ssson0In; on tne