, 1874-03-18

Withdrawn from store yesterday for city
consumption: 9,s7o bu wheat; 5,804 bu corn;
1888 bu oats; G,s9a bu bhrley.
The following grain has boen inspected into
store this morning, up to 10 o'clock: IL cars
wheat; rs cars corn; cars onts; cars rye;
cars barley. Total, Lat cars, or $4,000 bu.
Tho death Of Joshua II. Shaw, young but
hishly-respectel mombor Of the Board Of Trado,
was announced on 'Chango to-day, aud appro-
prjate resolutions passed in respect to his mem-
cry.
The loading produce markets were decidedly
slow to-lay, mud tending lownwar1s, in gym
rathy with tho tono OF Eastern advicos, not
withstantling tho fact Of small receipts. Thore
was very little desiro to buy anything on tho
Board, except in settlement Of prsviously-ex-
listing contracts.
Dry goods are meeting with better demand and,
although tho general market still shows woaknesg,
there ID a moro confident feeling among the job
bng trade Buyers were never moro numerous
and were ordering with creator Iberality than
for soveral days past. The grocery marEes also
clos iu the list arc worklng firm. Sugars ad.
yaucod an ~ ali around. aud q further upward
movement soems imminent. Rico was firm at
the advance noted yesterday. sirnps, spices.
| firm. CofYoes continue dull and dropping The
buttor trade was acLiye ut former quotations.
Uleese remains quiet, but there ia no pressure
to Holl. ana the market ia strong at full rates:
fish mariots, fair activity prevailing at previous
prices. Dried fruits ruled q.aiot and in foreign
descriptions thero was lack Of tir1nness, though
raietns alono were :, anotaab'y lower; Layors aro
ging, coal, pig-ron, paints, and tobacco markets
vera nominally unchanged. Oils sold to liberal
nggregato at about steady prices, Or at 1l!9GDl5o
for carbon, at $50 for extra lard, 91o3@1.o8 for
| linseed, ard Mt BIO Tor turpontino.
| Common lumber continues fairly active and
! firm ut quotations. Tho local demand for build
ing lumber, as well as for brick, lime. and other
materials. ia improving Hardware merchants
cline in tin, copper, shoet-iron. lead, TO-, to the
dcclinoin Nav York. Drugs were etcady, opium
and morphine hnying advanced owing to
the prospects Of short, crop Of tho
corn ro,nnin quiet and unchanged in
their general fcalusos. Hay was ta,no at
quotations. The receipts are quito liberal, hence
tho cnsy feeling. Choice green frultR Of all kinds
tho case Of oranges aud lomons, to- tho short
crop. Hides woro in moderate demand. Timothy
seed was fairly active, and the hisEor gratles
were iirln, hut common Reed waa dull and aslado
steady. Potatooa advanced about 10 per bushcl,
and all varieties sold readily. Poultry was rather
quiet and turleya wcre casisr. The weather
was unfayorablo for holding droased stock, houca
|
continued liberal offerings -
A further Weakening In rail freights tothe East
In II noticoable, and thoro are rumorH that 10o poi
100 ihs, or 24c ror bn Oh wheat to Now York haa
baen accepted, though TINT il not admitted by
Interested parties to bo faet. Lnhe freighta rn.
| lilnln entirely nominal.
uighwinos wcro quiet and 14@1c per brl low
or, In synpathy with weak feeling III olilcli-
wore limited to TOO brls at D2o per gallon. Tho
market closed firm with nee bid, and 021G 70 ashod
proylaiona wero quiet and easier. Tho re.
celpts OF 1.-Two hogs wero universally largo, ant
, quoace. This made buyers Of product hold or
wllla so]tors were not diapoBcd to grant nlRteria
concessions, tho bulk of tho property now hore
boing in very ntong hands. MoRts especial,
European account Tor ,nIldlos, and " per il
advance waa asked OH aeyeral choice lots, sicl
carried thom above tho limits Of buyers. hlos
pork was 21@do per oo brl lower, and lart
green moats oneroa now. IS the woatlIo
IL too warm for handling, and dressed
hogs have inialoa their COURSE tor Til
season, oxcent that q few arc daily sold to cit
: March, Stl.25@l4.95; do saiior April, S14.95G
14:371G; do hel!orMay, $1d.6749@l4.70; q
aoller june. Sl4.o50p15,oo; prime mess porl
Ias Gull or sss Sfri aPe' ss So as see
do seller juno s9:25D9,30. swooi-pickled hanis
9@l0o; dry-satea meats, loose, at 61G@b1G
for shoulders, 7Ic fur cilmberlandH, 711@7I
. Tor slort oleur; the same boxad 81 nor !
above tlloAa prisas. hluats for April dolivory u
! higher, mud for sIny YGo higGor. tlsan cas-
! pr,eos. bacon moals, G4o for shoulder
: b1.c for short ribs, MO for Bhol
I olear, all packed in liitla; the sam
looRe, i4o lover. Bacon hams, 1l1G0l9
Mesa beef, s'a75@0.UD; oxtra mess d.
e0.75GDl0.U0; beof hamg, $23,00@29.60. Oh
j. Sales wero reported OF 3ao brls 1noss po1
III small lots at 9l4.i0; 1,I00 hrls do soil.
April Ut sl4.35; 25o brls do seller 1Iny at $l4.7
9vo hrls 20 at $l4:05i 900 hrls DO soller juno,
April at $BS719; 75o tos do at 90. a5; 76u t,
ID do Ael!er May 1t $500; 460 boxes short ribs
$40; l000 !hs do, looso, sollor April, at $7.9