, 1874-04-10

The Bay City Chronicle states that quito n
number of b!ocka in that vicinity which havo
been Idle for tho wintor iinye started up within n
fow days past, aad othera aro preparing to fol-
low. Tho stocks on hand are lim,tod. In the
Bovcral lakn ports which afford market for tho
principal part OF tho Saginaw salt there aro now
only fair stocks. III Ohicago there is largo
stock Of onon3sga, aud thore are about 100000
tho works. The stock GU hand of the Ohio
River Salt Company is reported to bo very light
Tho demand 1s also small, but several purchases
lavo recently boon made for Chicago and Cleyo-
land ut 81 .e5@0l 80. FreigltB to this city arc
15c. at which rate several charters have been
made. The paper adds:
4 prominent Saginaw County manufacturer said to
Chronicle reporter yesterday that in his opinion tho
saltaupply OF The West that ho did mt cure to
gilt 80 above s135 this season. At Which figure tho
ths market, while the Syracuse manufacturers could
not do profitable business in the cat ut that rata.
II ~ 9nqieationanle that the domand for saginsw
v1rtnaily docido the contest o f's'' ''~'''' "'1'
oun tn TRADE n n .SonTIwEsrEny" WHEAT.
rssnt ne {hFoae ss sos eons to giro utteranco
to few acs Regarding tho Or raor the
ket Of tho world. II "in union thore il strongh,a-
mud our e.pcsionca for tho past fow years seoms to
oitect union Of intoreats mud proyont furtler d.
version Of that trade which has made what arc,
oWs 10 1op
standing than to any existing facts, is rapidly seeking
Tho crop Of wheat in Minnesota last year amounted
to about 2S 900 buahos, ind yory carefully-pre
pared statement recently made by The st. Paul board
yot 10 DO markotei T6is grain Is nearly all Of uni.
form variety and quality, and Ia sought after eagerly
by Eastern Haillers md grain who are willing to
average grado of spring wheat raised III tho North
west.
From almost all psra Of tho state Of Minnesota,
this Wheat eau be laid down In Chicago and Hilwau.
dealings with Chicago, Minnesota merchants aud
hankefs generally throuaout te state prefer to have
about ak Of and halsadozcn OF tho othe7. Thcao
know e 30 taSs M from recent tour throughout q
Our freignta East BY rail through the rnst winter
havc been lega Il think about cents per 100 pounds
been able 10 pay fully Is much and sometimes frac-
tion moro for whoat than Milwaukee; hence larger
acs1mulaton hero. PIT aitor the opening Of nayIga
tion frcghta East will bo the from both points,
aud yet o-day, Milwaukee Ia paying from to centa
per hnshel moro than wo ara able to pay Il speak
quality aud same Crude Of Minnesota wheat tn our
market. OF course, Il this continues throughout the
sosson our receipts M must DO light and our shorts
Now, whit wish, Is 70 show thst this Is aloqether
.othout rtaaon, and simry tho result of Improper
and want OF understanding by Eastcrn 1nilors aud
grain operators ct recent arrangements perfected
aud Falon, tho iatter recently co1npated haye
been sgt apart for tho exclusive handling Of that
which ts being graded "Norshweatern Nos. and O."
huualed entirely separate from all other coming to tho
market, aud altogether on Its merits.
1t Is now about tmo TINT o,r railroad. elevator, and
commission men should atop publishing each otler to
tho world heves acoundrels lars &C., mud begin
to eork together honesty for the purpose Of getting
While we have been lighting among ourselves. those
Interested iu tho Milwaukee, narket Lave been pulling
tooshsr, pockeslng tho prols. aud chucklng In their
hoDta at our stupid, suicidal course.
Lot olr "EaHtera commission men, then. go to
work. acnainting their correspondents East with tho
facts "a they are, and It will certainly not bo long be
they fornarly lad for this grade Of wheat, and our
market will 10 ut least Oh psr with milwaukee, IN
prIce'a.
II tl!s wheat be handled honestly md on ita crits
It will ho asratahttr grade Of :. minnesota wheat
than eau now bo obtained III Milwaukee; for every
ono who has trade In Iowa kiows that TINT unrkotla
Nurlhorn andO entsal Iowa dubuque b Houx City Of
tonston Of tho Illinois Central for lnatatcel in that
tl,oy grading hat wheat tue as, and mixing
with, "Mnneaota wheat;" shippers on thoso roads
thereby obtaining the sane inspection and price In
Milwaukee, or two or three cents moro tan i'll CHI
ca8o. GH1cA0o CoNM1sstoN MERCHANT.
LATEST.
What was qniot and closed the same as on
Change. soIler Alay sold at $1.259G@1 .261SS,
ooBing at *1.259{. Corn was quiet and ateatiy
ut G5]lo for May Hollor Juno quotable at B511lc.
OALL BOARD.
Provisions were moderately active. Pork WAN
u shade tirmer and lard easor. Acatn were ,ll.-
closed at fl5.8O@t6.85; aeller May, s1S.0a1S9
l6.0715; seller June, l0.05G010,20. Lard, cash
orHoller tho month. eo.65}I@0.90: soilor hay,
90, 1868 HD0.60,. sollor juno, $0.071{6p0.73
Short ribs, cash or aeller tle month, offered 1t
or sollor tho ulonth, ohforod at s5,75. salaa
were 600 hFlH mcB9 pork, Hellcr Mnv Mt al H. ne.