, 1874-08-15

"a oars No. do ). to oars rcteotod dol cars No!
rye, car rojooted 10 !; III cars No. 2 barley {;
| oaB No, 0 do, Gears rojocted do. Total (752
cnrs), 8l1,000 bu. inspected out 124. .047 bu
wheat; 172, ,15D bu corn $1,000 bu oats 1850
BIT rye 2,14 bu barley.
A remarkable instance Of tue depression OF tho
shipping interest, now SO long continued, was
givon to-day, In the ofrcr Of An owner OF three
good vcsaels to Il prominent operator On Change.
He proposed to tho other to lot him hayo .lio uao
Of either ono Of tho vessels on round trip to
Buffalo, for just nothing beyond tho expense OF
running the. person taking hor to put ILLS own
clerk on board, and aaoertain for himself tue not
nttorwaras stated to DO smply tho fact that tho
voBsal would loteriorato less whom lcep In tho
water than when lying nuloaded at The dock. .
1t may aeom worry llRltl to account for tho fact
that tho bulk Of tho srain shipped from this city
lutte loss to tho ycssol-oWnora. Tho abundance
Of freight room, and tho falling OIL in tho lrop-
orc trado, giving groater competition among car
riers for grain and humber, arc sufficient TO pro-
ducs doproeaion but such a married. stage or
low wator could scarcely oxBt without Bomo otll-
Or cauHe euporaddod. Tho monopoly Of tho corn
deal has boon eitcd az tho missing link = but
ts,ot sySn thns would scarcely havo beon sufficient
interosss might bo supposed to Ito IN tho other
direction. Arc thero my vessel-ownors who llayo
sold out TO tho other sAc2 is tho question that ia
now askcd rather freely. Perhaps tho auswor
lel-0wnorB.
There was rather loss doing In thu aggregate
IN tho loading produce markets. today, with less
extensive changoB III pricoe than usual. The re-
ceipte OF graiu ore on tho inoroase, oIcopt In
corn, and TINT Ia not Decreasing III volume, while
tho shipping movement oontinuos SLOW. Tloro
Is a sllght atimulus to through froightB by
rumorod broak IN the Eric Canal.
TRY ernr 3t,r 11aTt0 t0tSf
steady and firm. In tho grocery market thoro
wore no new feat1lres Of aufllciont Importance to
require special montion. Trade seoma to bo
picking up little and prices aro rather steadier.
Grm. % oheese in fair. = domand hand anl ind
tue feeling among holders isono Of pronounced
iE1nness. No changes were noted In the coal,
quiet but prices wcro fully,,euetained except for
lako fish, In which 4 reduction OF 100 is notod,
Dried fruits romain dull. Oils woro fairly aetiyo
at unchanged and generally ateaay prices.
under liberal offerings. Tho demand for metals,
iron, and nails, is beginning to ahow agns Of
Improvement. Prices are uniformly steady for
nearly all articles and fair for iron and nails.
continues fair at full recent prices. Hops moot
with good demand and choice grados arc 1lrm.
Timothy eeod waa actiye aud easior uudor very
liberal receipts; Other sooda wezo quiet, except
tinuo to arrive freely, and sellers Aro unable to
prevent an accumulation On their hands, though
psicos have boen reduced. Tho local trade is
now Huppliod to considerable s1tont by neigh
sary to resort to to atroot marlet 5or ~ smnsS}os
Greon fruits were fr1ner nnder an aotiyo demand
70 I'LL outo[do orderB, ,snd from local doalers.
PoAclon aud apples. were the frulta mostly in-
qulrcd for, and both advanced Fresh Offerings
81 ep p9qt .a void e @ th' ss trade but stae s5
whilo tue offerings aro oxoossiyeiy isreo a larro
proportion Of Which aye already 9nsasblo.
tations Of tlo past two or tj,roe ;,ova. saoa aI
being renortod of loo brla at a7o nor nniion IIa
Now York stosdy Of Y1.o2, Which lcayee I fuir
shipping margin 1t tic present '' low retes -a Of
rspoed er boae SO as
competition aInong carriers. Rates Etc to Butfa6
were So on wheat. and 29lc on com. 10 oswego,
portod, Which viii carry oply CO o0i5 5 bn %s WIent
$1,000 bn corn and a o11 In ~, o''''0 0'4 "*'"''
Provisions woro auiot. md little better thon
nominal on most DESCRIPTIONS. Thoro wore vory
to soli than for few days psst. Meaa nor3 was
shaie oasior for th;a ,nonth ard no14 ht .ap
weak, though m efYort WA aunrront1v mado as fo
dopross the market by the saio Of small lot
vas stronger With fsfr dsm.na snr sd1iar pUAtne t
yoa1 f1uesnina Docarnhor, AMI M ma nfYor;m, H."
to se a. The n,pol r. ar.an @ nrottn mu gne ,
on tint optiaa. aud there may be % greas dif,ouy H
s io Ills ontS sns and mkt Sat stS
030o por 100 fhs ichar With somo ots ~ fr;y,a ~
quotations, but mono oored selior ~ tho Vaer
lard was In fair donnand, chiefly from tho parties
who hold present stoohs, and was steady. Meats
10 per ID lower. Tho hog market wa
stronger on Ill but insorior stock. and and
this tended 70 nrmneas in product.