, 1874-12-18
without eo.nparlsonH:

GH1nHIrFt N0,.sf t1tpuuI %0pytuu| t4u1Uuu tnfluH
Eaiit' 5sit. st::: Ss I'D iii 4is9 1 'sss i:sss
Also thu following, without comparisons:
p,0,.rx. ,,, ztssis;s '.ss'59s s'rsHs'; s3sS;
raultty, cu0pB. pB....................... =! ..sH.
lanes nEga.,.. ~ ..'s.:
EGGS pRgs .'...ss'.....''. .'...+'" ~ ~ ,n ~
Ghsesc: ,i!s t.. ,9:15 7ta
Dr7ea asuits. las; hs"
Brech Atplos, Gfla.. ....s.......,... -o'
ItaEAt pn. .t,-..s..-....'....'...s' 1an ..''s
!!ss, !!!!oy' :Sss:::: IT, iiis
FISH. nH8a... ........t...-"...-'n.'+ 1,s't 4"o
Withdrawn from, store yeatoraay for city con.
! sumption. 5,G73 bu whont, $500 bu corn, ,0oG
bu oats, 2,1b7 bu ryo 3,I53 bu harley.
The following grain has bocn inspected into
| ntoro this morning. up to 10 O'Clock: cars No.
| / spsns, 1Ct cars No. do, 10 cars No, . do,
| cara roioctcd do (222 wllcat); 10 cars high
mixed corn, &c cars No. 2 do Us cars rojoctoa d.
| car no grado DO (142 corn Of which y aro oi1);
| &c cars No oats, cars rojcctod do car No. 9
rye; 0 cars No. barley, t cars No. } do, 4 ears
rejected do. Total, 40 cars, or 155 0oD bu. Ia
epcctcl out, 1880 bu wllont, 1s,na5 bu corn,
72G bu oats, a74 bu rye, 2.o25 bu barley.
Il Is understood that tho oxacsion Of 20 por
bu aH storage Oh grain which Is not placed in
aoro in this city, roforrcd to yesterday, is sought
to bo Justified by the plea that MI agreonent OK
| lists between tho raio nnl tho nnrehofso (nr
| rather tho gentlemen who control them? to
tho effect that tho elevator ghnll receive all tho
grain that comes into this city over Tho railrond
| That agsccment mny bo biitllng as botwoon the
two partics but It ia not binding tho public.
Suppose tho officials Of q cortatl railroad should
! agrco with tho PROPRIETOR Of = hotel nt its
| terminus That every passenger landed at that
| terminus ellond tnko allppor md lodge over
| night at that llotot. Would sucl, MI agreement
giYo tho landlord tho right to collect tho price OF
| d supper anu bed from such passengers Rs
= Arlh ~ 5r f,<% <%4j9 {r SSHtG
landlord in lilo United States who would hare
| check enough to attempt to enforce such a
| monHtrous claim; and It ho did tho Inv wonld
| soon bring him up with round turn. Tho
parsons mud upon property is 70 yory thin that
it IL impossible to Justify ono who condotnn1nE
tho other In oithor caso, tho p1ea TINT a must
pay blacknnil to i. because l.aB Made con-
tract with d engaging that i shall do so, las 10
| legal force.
foreign freight raten wero advanced so-lay.
They arc now, to Liverpool, VIC on bacon, pork
aud beef, md $50 on lard. 10 Glasgow, s1.a5
on flour. and $l.0l on provisions. Theso rates
| nro iu coin.
The following quantitioB OF salt haYo been re-
ceiycd at this port from, and via Canaun during
tho past season: Koncardino, 8.0l3 tons bulk,
21,5G8 frls !; Goderch, i0, 536 tons bulk, 10.a11
Montreal, 6.5o3 aacks. Thai received FROM Mon
ttcal and Kingston is believed to bo mostly Alcd-
itertaucan snit.
Tho receipts Of whoat are on tho inoroaae.
Very little Inns boon received from Nebraska re-
Gently, owing to tho obstruction in crossing tue
Missouri. 1t is expected tint the receipts from
that section will ba considerably larger i'll few
| days from now. ---.
portion Of very light weiglltB consigned to tliem
il 30 g1eat tint it is difficult to sell them nt any
thing liko paying prices. a lot OF Very fair
quality, but small sold ycstors1ay at 84.uo per
lao li's. whom full stzcd hogs i'll good condition
werc Hnlnblc at $500.
Tho Lending produce marltota wero irregular
to-lay like number of horses running III Diff
fercnt directions. Hogs and hog product wore
| stronger. while grain WIS easier. ni'd some OF it
| weak Tho receipts wero on tho increase, and.
though not very large, wcre about rs big as
could DO very vol taken caro- Of, in tho Absonce
Of anything like m activo domand for shipmout
Provisions wcro worry nervous. 4 good n'uny
operators aro v on tho ragged edEo," and ncnrly
as many outside parties aro iltereAted in tho
market as were drawn into tho Chandler oat aenl.
These especially Ere cauvaHsing tho situation
with critical oye, and THIS feeling Has reflected
in tho BraBmoGic character OF tho marked to-
tlay. Country orders to buy and sell, in speca-
latlvo way, wero quite nrmerotts.
In fnlioy dry goods, suitable for tho holiday
trade, and in few Of tho leading Btanlc articles
to tic local aud nearby lrato. but in most dc.
proyailed. prlcoa raligo tho sumo aa Mt
tho beginning OF THO wook, Groceries woro
ln0uerascly hct!Vo, anu wore NlicHAaHen ~ price,
Tcas and ricn a,o held with creator isinnoss
than for ao!no timo previous, ana will very
likoly advance. Coffooa sugars, spices, aoarH.
md starch remain steady. Tho movement III
forelgn dried fruits s'as again On liloral scale,
wl,i;e domestic dried wcrs dull, as before. Ne
prica changes we're noted. Fish wero dull mud
nominal. Leather, baGgipS, coal and wood
wero in light request only, md woro non1inall}
without change III tho b'sttor and checsa mar
! kets toro TnA q fair business at former prices
Oils wero stcadY.
Tho lanbor 1narket romalns quot. Tho do
nand for hardware wns up to tho ayoraGo aut
fur for tho time Of tho yoar. Tho motala wcre
nn}t was IN fa,r request, and ilrsn. seoas con
tir,o to moot Nitl, little attention Mt tho hAndl
Of buyers. Tho stock Of Some descriptions il
llohvy, aud tho market weak in consequence
Hides eoninuo to come forward freely, ald ruiz
steady Muder good tlonla1|d from tannoss ant
shpnosH. Hops and wool woro unchanged
CHOICE poultry aud quail wero III good ss0Naa
for shipment, but inferior stock. Other 6aras
and ogGa Wero slow.
Tho reported exports OF provisions from Ncr
York for tho wceE ontling Dec. III, woro: Pork
d,4z0 byls mud 1Au tcs; lard. 1885, 00o Lbs; bacou
s'175'oo0 lbs' nxov,s,anx
HOG rnoDuCTs-Wrrc active nnl stronger. I'll
receipts pf ipgs wnre largs enough to Induce packer
se s a IL iss ssse & nS rsao so 1s ps5 Il ahss
waH aIen u,l expectation that tlo recent short sale
nlaa by so,no sno'nbora of tho packing nereat ,o'l
4oitu low il compared with Mo9 Thia funded /
strengthen the speculative tsslet by inducing ,!t
ule y tho report that tho cxporta Of provisions fro,
srtr than isisg M tho Week psoyons, thosh ho to
tas froEl shs ncg'nina Ut tho ssason arc fur bchn
% slE4s roitx-Waa auite active, anl 1oacoa per III
f0n. tlo % .hi. Interest toug srs was some no'
atsl937H. which was 7t:u aE0y0 tho closing prce Il