, 1874-04-10

OF lilo corn in t!lOHo ~ cHfa Hae ou cofn most
II not all Of It, bolng really ct tho crop Of 1871
and having hocn worry vol tnkcn care Of since II
| was gathered. Tho difforenco bOtwoon tho price
Of 20 car.loatlH Of old and now No. corn Ia
about a!oo and tho question HTe9s "Mo ia
tlat It aIonld bo collected from tho Sub. .Inspoc.
| tor, he having given bonds for tic faithful per.
forinanco Of fis duty: but inns1nuoh Ms that Of
ilotsl has gvo, hs 5cna t9 TIC State, tho dam
assd sd probably }om tho sta.o IN tho fl frst ,'i' in
| stance. Tho great point in which tho commor-
cal public ia Interested, is however, thu actual
vnluo of. m inspcctton-syatem, il 4 can mako
Ono would think 1t to DO impossible for ono who
IL killed III graln-inHpcotton to intako old corn
for now. ESPECIALLY on such n largo ucato. Tho
rights Of tho case will probably 10 known IN a
day or two.
Tho Chicago produco markets. wero loss actfvo
to.dhy, aud most OF thom wero castor, thero
being general falling on III interest tho part
shipping movement by rail is aotivo for tho sea-
aon, but most Of tho protluco now being sont
forward would Beon to have been owned for
gomo timo past by tho parties ehippiug it.
was reported 10 havo been engaged to-day. TIC
reueipts arc fair.
Dry goods woro motive at flrrner rates. Tho
oxtremo Low pricos now ruling for standard cot
to- tons arc 1ndncing speculative purchases, and nj
conviction TINT Ill upward movement must take
place at not very Distant day. 'Grocorioa woro
meeting With liberal inquiry, and the general
market waa reported firm. Oofroos wore being
shaded little, but most other lines were hold 1t
very full rates. Sugars woro aotivo md
strong,-quotod m 10 higher. Teas, rico
elruI'a. nlolasacs. and aonps nre firm. In tho
butter market the changes woro unimportant.
Woslsness IL still apparent, but until thoro is
more decided incroase III tho receipts, tloro Is
not likely to bo my worry pronounced doclino.
Cheese continues tirm Oh previously quoted,
In the cannod goods and tlrlod fruit markots,
no now features wore deVolopol. Dngging was
quiet @ and steady. Coal. pig iron, and wood woro
freely at fully former prices, quoted at 1850
LOS for linscod; at16@10o for carbon; at $50
: 5Go for tul pontinc. and at 85o for extra lard.
.,Thore was no apparent change In tho situation
were placed at essentially unchanged pricos. Al
tho sae.docks. tho offerings woro fair aud do
mand moderate. MetalH aud nails continue to
moot with an active interior domand at unaltor-
unchanged. Thoro was no change to note in
connection with hops or broom-corn; both
markets nro extremely dull aud weak,
though the attor ataple ID selling in retail way
for hay, announced yesterday, continues, and
choice timothy and clover advanced, undor light
about ny fast as It arrives. Tho magnitude Of
sno nusngas ms " tho pfeaeht tlmo Is, q course
oal, ssaaa inoio ~ 10 inquiry from tho East anu
scods wcro reported dull, and tho tendenoy OF
ivst il,s uesotipelona hppoaIs TO be TO weakneHB,
WIZ VIII snu e1sept'on oI m1llGG "hch is very scarce
nuu consequently nrh. Ihe oi1orngs Of potn-
oially Tor common varieties. Poultry was SCARCE,
ps oaoopss i've onlcKena, anu dressed Stock ad-
VanGoa. Ises arc IN excessive supply anu weak
a!gnw,'ues M were less active, nue atoady ut tho
auvaheoa prlco CO. obtained yoRtorday sales woro
Lako ireigate were inactlye, and nominally
uncnaneeu, at ~ oo On wheat' b14c on corn, and 10
~ oa.s, ny aali 10 baao and ilc on wheat to
aa kingston, WIZ ~. no apparent domand. It now
viii o @ earor M than soa or aa
pn .a.Gt y 'nam @ 'no average; partca ~ tho trade
snos1 's nia,! w. pe eomowlofe from April rs 70
arS,,s roDlt tG ,s l1u % she vleinsy OK te
th 1no nEa nna Tue ce
oo nceoais Of tho formation 'nl o. now ee
Mess pork waa not 80 prominent in the convor-
Ga ia a a se s h9a ss it @ % Ssas a
ing nhout, 45c por brl on tho hlay option,
Which Makes total drop OF little moro
than s1.oo In tho last three daya. Tho
parties who i'ayo Lad control OF tho pork
they woro yesterday, fow othors :boing coura~ =
goous enough to tnco the music. Opinions were
about, about equally divided as to tho merita Of the
situation Some operators inaasod to-day thattho
manipulating parties aro only broaking down tho
mn1ket, 80 ~ to- got chance to bug, in further:
Others say that the sponge Ia alroady squeezed
dry that tho shorts have nearly all covered at a
great advance, and TINT tho longs aro now aux-
ious to got RID Of tho property Us BOOB Us pos
sibio, ono Of tho Inducements being tue dosire
to get rid Of tho cost Of overhauling, which will
DO neooBsary noxt, mouth. They have shipped
out llosrally to New York recently, whore there
certainly il no particular demand Tor tho article,
and the shipping lon,and noted by uB yesterday
il rumorod to bo from Now York parties WHO arc
interested in our local deal. Lard was dull and
ensor, but scarcely 10 per 100 bs lower, the raa-
son for tho rolative strength being that it was
reported Cd per 112 lbs higher IN Liverpool by
the latest dispatches Of yesterday, II iB now
44B Cd. Meata were quiet and nominuly firm
ut previous hguros, with very little do
n,and and not much offered for sale.
.rho market closed quiet at tho following range
of prices: Alegs pork, cash or seller April,
215.00@1G.00; do aoller Mny, s15.00@l5.95;
do seller juno, sl6,10@lI.15; do seller
September, s17.0o@17 80. Lard, cash or