, 1874-12-21

Tho oxrorts from Now York during tue pgat
week include 80 dU0 brls -four AIT rs bu wheat,
and 129 600 l,u corn which B MI incranse In ilour
aid d decrease III w'aeat and corn.
Tho choice Of tho Board OF Trade for presi-
dent, at tho cunning election, will probably lo
between N. X. Fairbank md 4. NJ. Wright.
a correspondent in Morrison. H., wants to be
informed why it III tllnt you Cet no many onss
ont uf given uumbbr OF cars"i Tie reason
why tho daily receipts rs reported by tho Bccra-
tAIy Of tho board OF Trade TO not nSrca with tho
inerccton record. IL rin,p!y that a great many
car-loads arc sent llcro which are not inspected,
being sold by ea1nplo on trAcE or billed through.
Tho rnili oadB nuppnHe! to report to tho Board
uf Trade nil that they recuito tho daily report
of t,e Inspector only cosors tllo number or car
lUaaa OF grain Which arc exa1nlNed by hulaelf or
| his Aubortinates. ncnco tile inspection record
ia generally less than tho oler, aud tho differ
| eEue bet" een tho two IL so,nctlinoa very groat
! Extra cara wcre Hent uut over The Northwest
crn l1ilroutl Oh Friday into tho ulleat-t,rowi1ty
regions. and there arc indications thai some
| other roads nso about to FOLLOW tst. This maans
I all increase in our fece!pt3 Of wheat. Wllather
or not lilo rcrcasc will 10 great enough to break
| tho market to a much lower point il nh cpe.i
| question. There iH no doubt TINT tho receipts
woul' again full oil ii prices should maternity
| recedo,
| Tie cause Of tho recent wcshneaa in corn {now)
ia unla4Atood to e tho fact thet !" Iowa IL beaY-
| Ing it," That State has q iarge crop, n,ltl 30
many holders aro all1ious to sell. both cabll aud,
option loss. that tho market waatous uDder tho
strain. Operators III the interior Of this State
tlaye taken largo quantities for future already,
| but ar0 HOW tlaEging, and Eastern parties aro
| mt III hurry to invest extensively Mt present
| pricos. llcnce 4 downward movement.
110250 brls, aid OF lard at 50, $50 tcs 1le pac-
ing dN.ing tho past week. was only 9G.727 head.
70 dAte i is 658,d62. against a99. .bG5 to san,e
tato tn 1873; 6a3. 1a3 to do in 1871; G23,77G to
do in 1871; and 357, ADS to do i'll 1870.
1horo arc now four Vessels |atien With grain in
tho harbor. They coutaiu 56,G30 bu wheat mad
39,Q00 hl1 corn.
Tho leading produce markets. were dull
to-tlay, without much fluctaation III prices.
| Theyc was no deciael dispoation TO buy, excap.
in Thent md barley and tan.onega wau tile order
| OF this hour. 4 himilar faetng in not seldom
experienced on Saturdays. but Tie degree Of lint
meas was unusual at this season. Tho shipping
| movement MAS again vcry slow, tho leading OK
| ccptiou heing provisions.
| A moderate movement in staple and fancy
dry-Eouds was noted at substantially tile prices
| prevalent Mt tho beginning Of tho week. Fow
! largcr oruorn arc beng placed, hit ort}ara for
| Hn,all lots OF miscellaneous character, Tor ro-
| assortment, are numerous. aud nlako q respect
able aggregate. Tho grocery ,narko: was with
| ont Hlecia! animation IN any department. A
fcw oi the leading ARTICLES woro doing fairly, how
| ever, mid tho volume OF business will bear
comparison with That ot nast Rcaaona ut
| like PERIOD Quotat.ouH wore generally ttto Aamo
aa ycsterday, with II srltlo easior foeling iu
6lgRrs, cofees, anu HptcnB, aud doclina Of 20 in
| cloves. Tons mo aetiyI nnd strong, Tho tonl-
| ency beng TO advance. lew changes wore aIs-
] raront in the butter and clleosa markoss. 10th
Of thoao Htaplo articles were meettug NTH fair
domaisd for prime qualities mud thoro was firm
| feeling. I4eto was q loss urgent demand for
] foreign fruits, and loss boyant tone por-
| vatou tho market, though, asido from rasina
| aud cllrrants, yaoa wore not approciabty lower.
Layer aud loose Nluscato rasins ara 5G loo low.
I 4
noninally unchanged. Canucd goods ara 10.
| coiyiug moro attention, aud tue general nlarlat
nncmA 10 bo working Armer. niost articles In
that line arc l5tD9a por cunt lower than ynar
other articles, tin iitforonce is even creator.
Tie bagging. leather, pg-ison. coal and wood
| markets. wero dill and unchanged. There was q
! quiet feeling in Ills oil markot. Orders wero
EeMesa1iy for mail amounts. and wtrs iiloa at
| g0rm9r quotations.
Lumher was quiet and unchanged. Fow or
dora ara contng ia fron tho counsry, ntul tho
oca! demand ia light. Reports frouI the pinories
Indicate that Logging operations are ptogreuAsn.
satisfactorily in manY sec.ions, sufficient SNOW
| Aaa fatlen III soma dtstre1s to make hau!ing
easy. aud altogether Tho seasons work appears
Ia 10 ~ Tar alonE ~ Usual up to this daso. Tho
hardware mari markets. wore steady and moderately,
unchanged. llsdes continue to CONS forward
freely, aud aro salahla at curront pfices Int tha
hoarY oHcrlnEs cnsise a allao OF weaknoaH.
beela wore dull AMI little butter than nominal,
oxcont Timothy, which was moro actyo. Tin.
nthy l'ay WIS llrm and falrly active, but prairie
was woak undor Iboral oaorlnga aud light do
mantl Greon fruits wara solliug slowly III ro-
snsi way, cho!co poultry waA in request and
ptesdy, but poor stock. Game and ogcs wero
HtuW.
| -.- PraTInfn,tN,
| llt,u FAoDUCTs-iiaye bsen less active, and lin.
usually tai"e. Is 1uarkpt wan weak, hut Hsony, thg
autt'llions ln Prices tens surprisingly small Thg
atoeas of produce on hand we're lafgar thun 1nost
operatnls 9Ntkide tue rarkiug tntesest uxpertv an
| tho outward Mdtenlent Ilht escppl In meats
rhid with deeus iu the pr1to of live logs. csusrd
h1lynrs ot praduct to bold back who tASrs w4s .lo
say Tint sAey call scarcely Afford to work Vi c,rrsu
| quotations.
Mssa rokk-Waa tans. and dee!ned 1yo per bsl