, 1874-03-14

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! Withdrawn from storo yesterday for city con-
| sumption: G28 bu whoat, 1903 bu corn, A,627
bu oats, Gs5 bu rye, 1,l6s BIZ barley.
Tlo following grain has baon inspected into
store this morning up to 10 o'clock: Gs cars
wheat, 75 cars corn, II cara oats, 4 cars rye;
| cars barley. Total, 157 cars or G1, 900 bu.
! The general produce markets wero rather slow
| to-day, with downward tendency In several do
| partn.entB, but no speciRl woahnoss. Tho ro-
ceipts were small, and other points wore report
| cd strong, but sellors wore moro numerous than
buyers hero, and TINT calsod an eaBlor fooling in
| grim. The shipping movement was especially
| slow, but the ontgo in wheat was much creator
| yesterday than the incomo.
Tho dry goods market was quiet and easy.
Duyors aro still III ecant attendance, most Of tho
business being accomplished through mail or
ders, but the coming weok is expected to witness
m increased attenlauco OF interior merchants,
and general rcvivnl Of business within the noxt
| fortnight is confidently looked for. Wo noto d
DECLINE Of 115c in Gloucester, American, Garner,
Alilcn1s' Freeman, Afmosaoag. 4. and Wnmsutts
| prints, and q no in ono or two brands OF
bloaoslcd cottona. Tile grocery market displayod
q little moro activity than during tho onrlior
| days OF tho weok. but there wns no urgency in
tho donlaud for any article in tho list,
and previous quotations. wore no moro
than sustained. butter was active and firm, with
| sales at 90GD40o for common to fnncy. Cheese
remains quiet and steady. Canned goods wero
moving freely and the general course Of prices
fruits was less active, and in prlneB, currants,
and raiana IN easier feeling is noticeable. APP
| plcB, pouches, blackborriea. and in fact Ill
descriptions OF domestic dried frutta strong.
Dasgilg was quiet Coal remains dull. Lcnth-
er, paints, wood, tobacco, and pg-iron wore un-
| chnnged Oils met with moderate inquiry ut
yesterday quotations.
Fonoings aud other common grades Of lumber
wore again reported actiyo and firm. Shingles
tho reduction, under fair demand. 4 liberal
number OF ordorB for nails, 1notalH, and other
hardware were received and placed at current
quotations. Merchants represent thu trade us III
nctisc spring trade. Building materials continue
| to meet with moderate local inquiry atuniforna-
y steady prices. Iron was in moderate demand.
| There were no now foaturoa IN wool, hons, or
| broom corn. All these markets were quiet and
not particularly firm. Tho local inquiry for
hay was again fair, and pricos ruled atoady. The
| receipts arc increasing. Seoda wcro fairly ac-
tive, and choice descriptions wore quoted firm,
particularly clover, which ID scarce. Tho trade
in timothy 'wnB confined principally to tho bettor
qualities, the supply Of Whiel, is not ovcrabun-
dnnt. The offerings OF hides wero light, nnd
undor . comparatively fair demand, selected lots
wero stronger. Groon fruits were unchanged.
Tho scarcity Of potatoes cauHos trmncHs
among holders, who nro asking higher prices.
Pouitry il coming forward slowly, and anything
choice soils roadiiy to tho local trado. Turkeys
llld chickens arc mostly Wluted. EggH Wer0
oasior, owing to liberal receipts.
uighwneR wore quiot and firm at the advance
Notel carly in tho week, with sales Of $50 brls
at 931 81 por gallon. New York was unchanged.
aane pricoa as yoatertlay at S600@G.1 Is par 100
lbn, but with scarcely enough doing to establish
market. Salcs wore limited to 30 head (fnncy)
at 4G.15; 81 ut a6.1214; 40 at SOLO; s0at 5000.
TOlaI, 1872 llcn1.
Provisions were very qniot, but firm Mess
pork was in light don,and but worry strongly
held, anu steady at Yesterdays pricoH. Tho
stock now hora ia officially reported at 118, ESQ
brla, taking the reported rccepte aud shipments
and the official statement ct packing Us is basB.
Lard was not much wanted, Int WAS about 10 per
100 Ills higher OIL tho moro doforrcd optious.
nIoati weso in much better domand OIL foreign
account, mud tho recent movement scona
to hnvo don0 good in stimulating at
inquiry for middIoa which have no iolnta and
therefore no nynovlal fluid to turn sour.
Of pfeea; On Msas pork easI e5 solef a1ars,
do Aoler May, s1i. 7o@i4.7O,G prime mesa pork,
Sl2.75@lsoo; extra prime do, sll;75@l2.oo.
% sellor April, 7]{pOOo DO aeor May,
.12>S099.l5. drson huns at 9@9ho for ID
and ID ID avoragos; sweet -plckloa halns..
D10c; dry-saltea n,oate, loose, ut 61s@511e
| I0F 6nOuluGEHt JtGO luE O&l1AuGTElluH, fNNQj+kC
for long clear, 75G@7a(o Tor snort ribs, S@Bt
for short cloAr; ti.o ZANE boxed at 3(o uor Il
above tlcHo prices. Moats for April delivery ia
1lc highcr, aud for hlay 14c higher tlan Sasl
9ss Bacon far sre meath 4ba }S 1s aSs fa sps
oear, all packad in boxea; tie SAINT
III Ahds, 10 lligllor. Bacon INNS, ll14GDl9o
Mesa bcol, ss.76@0.00; extra mess do
so.75@10.o0; bcof hams, s2o.ooGD2s. 30; Cit,
tallow, GX@61o; grease quoseblo Mt 4Y@@7o
s3aca woro reported Of quo brlB mcsH pork
sollor April. ut sl4.d0; 600 brls do aol[er May a
fl4.7l1; b0O l,lls do at ?l4.70; 900 brls do a
St4.G7}5; 6A0 teH larl at 5B.9j 76l ten DO aello
Aprll al 5000; 500 tcs do at $P9715; 260 ten lt
Seller May at 5O.l5; 250 los do S9.1215; 2U,0ot
lba allort ribs at 81 paokod, 25D boxos DC at 10
U5 boxos long clear at 81ke; QUO boxcA Cnmber
landa fAlilwallitco) at 30; QUO boxes ghort clea
ut Hg4o; 1000 boxeg do ut 81lo.
Flour was quiet aHtl unchanged. Very littl'
WIN dono except to Aell tho remainder OF Il Z, t'U
brl orlor received yenterday tho roat was local
Flour was dull III Now York, aud gympatlizet
With tLe fo,llug il, wheat there. Bran was Ii
good demand aud soareo-heuee stronger. bale
We're roported OF 80 brls wAite winter oxtraB O,
private terms 90 brls spring lpatsnt( Ut ee. 90
loo br's do (htinn.) at $G25 100 brls do q
HG }t Hf}O brln 10 at SG,G21&; 1G0 brlR do on pri