, 1874-11-17
past week

Aksu . ,477 bu rye shlprod b7 rail-
Tho period Of wintor-storago on grain In this
city commences to-day. On all grain received in
s,ore from this date Onward tho storage charges
will accumulate nt tho summer 7atc, but will not
accumulate beyond 10 up to April IL, the dato
whon wintor storage eSpiroe. On grain in store
previous to this morning the storage duo on the
18th OF April, il 1t should rotnnin in store till
then, will bo 4c, in addition to Chat which Is now
due.
rho 1eading produce markets woro nctiyo and
irregular today. early strength being followed
by weakness in tho principal dopartmenss. Tho
trading was largely speculative, and the tono in-
tluonced to considerable extent by tue .drxzlInE
rain. which il always more disagrceabie tlan u
downright good Storm Of tho old-tashloncd kInd.
Tho shlppiug movement was again SLOW, anu 80
dlAconragng to carriers That not fow pl ayed {in
sailor phrase) for speedy winding UP OF the
6eaaon.
In tho dry-goods market thoro was fair activity
OH interior account. but the stormy weather
caused dininlohed inquiry from city retailers.
priccs wero steady aud unchanged. Groceries
weEe moderately aetiye SO fas as tho leading
staples woro concerned, but tho general movo-
mont waa slack: Sngars ra'ed an ~ lowcr,
with which exception quotations wero tho same
rs Saturday. Fish wero quiet aud steady. Do.
ulos,ic dried fruits remain dull, while imported
varieties nro having u FREQ movement. Prices
range the slmo as for Two or three days past.
There was but llttlo inquiry for bagging. Coal
tobacco nlarkotB no new features wero developed.
Tho local buainess at tho lumber yards was
light to.day but 4 fair number of country orders
wero plnced. Ila wholesale ma1liet was littlo
bottcr than nominal. Tho oferinga wero not
sufficiently large to attract buyers, evou it tho
weather lad been pleasant The seasoo is rapidly
drawing to close Tow vessels aro going out.
eyeu ak tho recent advance iu freiEltH, aIId tho
dcmand for lumber from all SOURCES Ia falling
! Off. ia1d prices aro strong. al around, and an
advance In tho prics Of lG-ioot foaoing, the stock
Of which il not halfway up to tho averaKo for
tho fall. ia likely to occur, soon. Duild-
mind nun continuing fair Tor ti,o timo Of
year. Nails woto quoted 1890 lowor-or at
| $5.G2l9 xatea-in rosponBe to . reduction ct the
fRctories. Aletals, iron, and hardware were in
tho usual order demand. Wool aud hopa wero
quiet. Hay, ,sceds, and broom.corn woro firm,
| under far inquiry and moderate Offerings. at
| least OF tue two aforementioned staples. Choice
potatoes wore tim ut lust woek'g prices. Green
fruits woro dull. Apr!cs aro selling slowly, but
| lIlghwineH wore less active. and 10 higher, two
| lots OF 60 bsla oaoh selling at s1:00 per gallon.
Tho market was generally quoted at '09c bid, +"
and that WIS about tha figure at tho close, wllon
| Now York was reported 10 olf. at SLOT Tho
higher prico OF corn, however, made holders ill
| different about selling.
| Lake froighsB wore quiet, but stronger. There
waa scarcely any inquiry except for ioWor-ako
ports. aud yessolB to Oswcgo wore generally held
ut Uu for wheat, ono boHg taken at 815o.. to-
! tal Of q chnrtera waa xeposscA, whicb will carry
out 2o0 600 bl wheat from this city, bosiles one
] 10 curry wheat from milwaukee,.
Through freghts to Now York by steamer and
| Ball aro quoted at 1TGD1Sc per bn for weat, and
lG0Dl7c for coru, the outside bong tho asking
rutcs, Frcights 10 I4tvorrool yla Now York l9ya
bcou advanced to 70o per loo lbs IN gold. The
rate by way Of Philadelphia romnins ut o5o. :,
| Provisions wcro actiys and excited, though
lard was Cd lower in Liverpool, on Saturday a.
| teruoou, and no stronger to-day. Hut our re-
coipts OF hoep wero sniallor than was expected,
| and pricaB at tho Stock Yards advanced IN con-
| scqnonco. This reaosea Oh product, bringing
ont au actiyo demand, chilly from outside par
| ties, who ale now warming up to the work. lhQ
slownoss with which hogs come forward IL
pointed to by mnny aa q proof that the leg-croJ
iH tI,ual. smaller thau has baeu claimed, aud a!
| Gro ugreod that tho yield OF moss po1k and lhst
will 30 worry much lcaB tha1 tho average oi
former years. llenco the shorsa on thuHo arti'
clea made hasto to I'LL. aud others wanted to III.
voAt at tho quotations OF tho day. the lnoseaBcd
demand ca,tsiug po,k to advance 60@75o por brl
and lard 2lli5u pet 100 lha, tho groatost strehEtl
boing III thu most doferrod optluns. The mar.
kot waaaenoti q little past 1,ohs', but onked
bteong. Ihoro wns very good tonand for
meats. but most of tho orders weto baBod o.
Huturday'e auotnttot,a, anl little could 10 dnuo
pH buyers asked an advance al 1S@}5c all round
lilo market closed at tho following range o.
priceHs MesH pork, cash, Sl8 8.3a@lB:!5, do. sell!
or tho yrar, SlB.70Dl8.75; do seller Jai'ngrj
SI0.50; du, seller alarcl,, sl0.75Ga20.00 prlHs
mess, SIG, 10; al,l extra pr!Me, 9l3 75. 400
| Ia,d, cash, sl3.7U@la.7a, do sel!er tle year
sla.B5@1287i5; do, seller January atM! February
aI2,OO; do, sellor February, t50yl3u1
| In. na1ler March. 8lY26. BWeet-psokfel lang