, 1874-04-11

consumption: 1870 bu wheat, 2,151 bu coru
lazy bu oats, 902 bu rye, 9,To9 bu barley,
Tho following grain has boon inspected into
atoro this morning up to 10 O'clock: 70 cars
wheat, 120 cars corn, II cara oatH cars rye, 2
cars barley. Also by canal, 6,000 bu No. 9 corn,
6300 bu~ now do. and 10000 b1 oats, Total
(222 cars), 111.000 bu. Inspected out, 60,421 bu
wheat, o.2S7 bu corn, $3.50 bu oats, 9O4 bu rye,
7,459 bu barley.
A number OF gentlemen favorable to the
organization Of q Produce Exchange in this city,
for the sale Of buttor, oggs cheosc, etc.. will
meet on Saturday afternoon, at 8 o'clock, Iii tho
Commercial Hotel.
A rather important verbal error occurred in tho
communication on Northwestern wheat which
appeared In our columns yesterday morning, A
sentence in the fourth paragraph should road
" milwaukee, is paying from 2 to 3 conts por
bushel more thhn we arc ablo to obtain. tIspoak
Oh q receiving commission merchant)."
In regard to tho case of corn inspection noted
IN our columns to-day, it Ia clained that 1t IL
now very difficult to distinguish between old ind
new corn, III very many instances. In other
words, it would Aoom that the nominal distiuo-
tion between old and now corn, In tho inspection.
has poem hept up as long as there ia any occasion
for it. Tho distinction will oxpro On tho 20th
lust, one week from Monday, so TINT thore IL no
cases mt tina 1enfia * tha nnirt ti,nt ti.ara
may be oven mora trouble in regard tn nats tEis
summon. Tho rule instituted by tho Board OF
yidos that Tho naw crop Of oota nha1 In insnnct-
Cd ua new till tho 18th Of October. Partics who
aro couyerBAnt with tho trndo aay Tint tiio iii,
OF August is na long as the distinction ought to
be kept UP III outs, IN ordinary yoars, and Tint ii
will injurc tho traho to keep it up two mouths
longcr than Is necessary. If this DO 10, Tint
mattor ought to be inquired iuto now, 80 that
Bequonces that arc feared,
1t may bo urged tlat il now corn. or NEW onta
arc az good as tho old, thew ought to br,nr M
much III open markot. But it is Sou known thnt
they seldum will do go. ~ long aa tho lcwnl di..
tinotion is made, bocause tint prevents tSn NJ
from being deliverable on contracts for ropr,lar.
Even where there ia no corner, tho regular erain
which Is not regular, though OF tic sama vaIno
for consumption. Tho reason is eyldont, Tho
former can always DO sold in open market. il II
be desired to SELL and at quotations which ara
easily known and followed while the latter can
ps. pn Is sSa by ps and @
tionB when there ii pressure to soil, owing to
tho less demand.
THE MARKETS..
The leading produce markets were moderately
actlve to-day with 0r1ner feeling in provisions.
aud IN easier tendency IN grain, though without
trade was healthy in toue, thero being very fair
outward movement Tor tho aoason,-inuch larger
than ~ usua! during tho TWO or t4reo weokH which
pfeGeao p the & opohlnE Of naglgation. Shippers OF
produce 40 not Seem to be Mt aIl anxious for tho
opening to occur and arc making very little
preparasloh 1or tnat event.. The railroads arc
carrying 30 muoh Efain TO the suHboard, aud arc
taxing " 90 oheaply, that tnera ~ little Induce
ment 20 hola on 1or water freights iu The hope
OF s;s oaeenlug @ Now % aos1 noaa.y emnty; Ihe lAko