, 1874-09-18
Also The following, without comparisons:

| !3eafla. bn.... Observation-Disclosures. ~ so.
LAY, tons' ................".......l l20 Y
1tune' ~. 4U,b0u
1Aaht pABS... -.-.................... -iJ3 ....
Withdrawn from store during tho past two
days for city couaump.ion: 8,9si bu' wheat
o,216 bu corn; 1i,575 bu oats; 3l2 bu rye; 3,0o2
bu bar1ey.
| Tho following grain has bcen inspected Into
storc up to 10 o'clock tltB ,norning:s cars No.
wheat; 152 cars and 500 bu No. do; 81 cara No. .
do; Is cars rsjectcl'do GAG wlenD; 30 cars and
800 BIZ high mixed corn; 157 cars n,ld Is, 100
bn No. 2'do; 20 cars rejected do (217 corn)
cars white oats; 50 cnra No. 2 do ; G cara re-
| jected do; 2 cars No rye; G cars No. 2 barley
10 cars No. 0 do; cars rojoctcd do; / chr no
grade do. Total [510 cars),: 227,0 600 bu. III
spcctcd ont: le5, ,C37 ''bu'' wheat lac, ,029 bu
oorn; q ,6ss bn outs 1852 bu ryo; 1883 lu bar
ley.
The business outlook is far from being I'LL
promising, either at tho East or Woa.. T4oIfull
trado opens up moderately we'll, though quiet.
Ordors on our loading wholesale merchants uro
small, as rulo; but in these days Of instantanc-
OTIS toIographio communication Of ortlors,: and
speedy response by rnil, thoro is not tho sa1no
necessity for ta1iingo OH ono BtocK for tho whole
season, aB there used to bo. Tho ruie with
country. as well as With city, merchants is now u
continuous supply Of goods, instead off tho ro-
ccipt Of n big invoice twice a year, which was
wooded down to remnants by successive pnr-
chaRes by tho timo tho next consignment was
duo ThiB peculiar plaao of business Is devolop-
lug moro fully with each succeeding year, and is
rather consequence OF changing business re-
latons than Of iinnncal panic, or fluctuations IN
tho prices of produce. Hence the huBincsn OF the
current year preaonts worry fow points OF
extraordinary activity, but tho aggregate result
Of It's quiet march will not compare with TINT of
past years 30 uufavorably rs many anticipate.
Many Of our loading dealers report TINT they aro
doing d healthy business, which is quite Batis-
factory. in Wow Of tho general situation. Tho
retailers iu tho city havo much moro reason to
complain. With them business 'drags, whilo
country doalcrs are fully Us busy ns uallal.
OF course, tho reason for this difference be.
tween city and country is tho fuct that many city
industries arc at low ohb, willie tho farmers
nro better oil nccuniasily thnn III past years.
The working cla6acs in tho city ere iu n poorer
condition, than uBua1, and tho winlcr will DO u
hard ono Indeed Tor too ~mlny OF thosn. II it,
should bo hard in temperaturo, aleo. then tloro
will be indood room to "pisy the poor"
Tho leading produce mRrkcts wore Gonorally
stronger to.dny, under rather urgont specula-
ping movemcn: dragged badly, but option trattl-
ing nna lively. thero boing geaeral burst of
confidence III tha future Of prices. In solno Of
these caHes the strength was chiefly for this
month, and duo simply to light receipts in tho
to radical chango in tho aspect Of tho situation
in produce.
Dry goods woro quotol moderately actiyo,
with no further prico cliailges. ln tho grocery
market there was fair activity. Tho attendance
Of Interior buyers is increasing, nnd tho mail or
der businosH il also noticoably lRrger thau woek
ago. prtceB ranged tho Hasno as yesterday but
,yerc generally tirin!er,-notably for sugars aud
ur1ntpd fairly nctir1 fr,n rr, .l,nn
Cheese Nas unchanged. There was good local
and interior domaud ut 1311@l4c r.Now York
factory, and at 12A@13}4c for, primo Western.
In tho tbi, aud drlcd-friit markets tho changes
steady. Leather, coal, wood, and pig-iron woro
dull aud unchanged. Tharo way g. good dorluni
Tor oils NJ steadyprices.
Lumber was fairly ectivo at the yards. mud the
and hardware wero iu good country demand and
steady. Brick, limo, ,,and other building 1nato-
rails were meeting with. fair' local inquiry at
unchanged pricos. Tho stock OF brick at tho
yards IL large, and there IL no prospect Of
change in rr,ces., The wool market was rather
quiet; occasionally nj Eastorn or Western buyer
appeara, usually leaving q small order stocks
and receipts nro light; and tho market is firm.
Prairie hay was very firm. nndor,a good dotnaud
and scarcity, while timothy vas easy, thoro
heing little inquiry. Seeds wore dull and castor,
with tho exception Of FAX. potatoca wero dull !
allA lower.
uighwines were quiet and steady at tho de- |
cline Of two days ngo, Now York boiug uuchaneea |
from tho depressed quotation Of yesterday. |
Sales hero wero limited to 100 brls al 81 90 uer
gallon. The nlarket was baro Of orders TO bi1y. !
but holders hid littlo to so!l, and henco 10 |
further decline, though tlloro is only 4o.lifIor-
cnco botWcon our quotation. md TINT Of Now |
York.
l.ako frcights woro dull and unchanged, at 81
G933ac for corn md 81 509No for Wheat to Buff
talo. Tho demand for freight room WAS very
t0H knS&, -
grain, whllo local operators did not caro- to
lake hold. A total, OF D charters was reported.
'!lich will carry out Ut, 900 bu wheat and B0,0OU
Du cor1l.
l'rsvisions were moro active, aud stronger all
per bri higher for October aul tho year, and uil-
settled on tho longer options. Lard was 6@D1Oo
por l0o lbs higher on deliveries Of new, and
strong Tor prcscnt. Meats wore ITO por Ii
are sl,orts out yet on pork aud lard for tllls.
month and noxt. which can only be filled from,
!ho hands 'of two or three men, mud
1s ard vas stronger. In Liverpool to-day.
ror thta year (monning Deccmhor) have boon
very large, md there is now a considerable preB-
s,!ro to till thein, with fearo that tLoy will 10
practically corncrod If tho season should opqu
son v ser aps; aa ose sfS tsp aes;sy s ss1
Lho early months of 1875. Wo noto that siii,.
meMt Of LOCO tcs lard was made from liverpool
70 New York a foW dnys ago, but tho market on |
Tho other Hlo Of tho Atlantic has since I'M
proved 10 much That tho "sonlera would np-
ioubscdly DO glad 10 recall It in tnil.oceau,
Tho market cloaod at tho following rango
of prieos: Mons pork, canh, Or so!or Beptota-
Lor, s2I.6 .6oGp24.G0;. do, seller October, Ya4.25
M2i.ao do, aollcr tho yc9r. $ls.2U@l895; DO,
seller January aud February, $l7.W@18,o0.
Lard, cash Or eol'ar September, 31487} 1@l6OU;
10. seller Octohor. sl4.7d@14 14.B7,1 10, aoIlor
tls year. 81; 56@iss7; 9S;s de- seller January and
nge, froHh uuroai others nomilInlat l0GDi1o; dry-
ss!tol .aeats; ; Iooso, At o&ep951e t1r al,opaora,
raah a1la , soller hopstemher l4e,l4Ho for short
At AtA@54ole ID ahoyo theso pricca yuulllor 1ons
.lears; l29{@l9o Daeon meats, 1d5s4o forulloni3
ALL packed Ill hAtls; tic aanlo luoso, IN
lower. Dacon hnms, 15@lGe.' Alcsa beasf
so.5o; @ eos extra q c,, ,ncss d.; a1o.6O; Ieoi
aominal ut 01,l@Dilo. Sales woro roporIci dor Of
'oo br!a NOUS pnrk at F11.50; 1,5U0 brls do