, 1874-12-27


week include 3o,8o4 brls -four, A7o,o36 bu wheat,
and 3o3,G62 bu corn. which is considerable
increase in corn.
Trading in produce was slow on Saturday a'l
over the commercial world. Nav YORK WAS in
active. having adjourned over from Thursday
till Monday, and Liverpool was closed for
week, as III the rule there In regard to Christmas
holidays. In the absence of adviccs from those
points our own markets were less active than
usual. and mary of thom were decidedly SLOW.
Tho deals wero chiefly local, and limited in sew
cra1 casos to tho closing up of transactions
which mature during the coming week, or on
which deliveries may be made next Saturday if
tho seller so elect. The receipts Of produce
were not large considering that they we're prac-
tically the results Of two days gathering in; and
tho probability il that they will be light during
the coming week. Tue shipments are also small.
Tho aae of tables in the Board OF Trade will
occur on Tuesday morning next. Tho election
for officers will ho held on the first Monday iu
tho new year. Robert Warren, Esq, is named
by his friends for the Yice-presidency. Tho
gentlemen now talked OF for the Two leading
offices are:
For Prcsident-Georgo u. How, N. K. Fair
bank. A. II. Wright, George Armour.
~" See@Ss"
Tho corn market is now in very interesting
condition. Old No. ia scasce. and badly wanted
by q few parties who sold it seller tho year,
aud now have not got it to deliver, and do not
know where to procure it, !as the old corn is
practically cleaned out. Tue shortage is ostma-
ted at about 10000 bu, against which somo
GO, 900 bu is reported to be OH the way here,
to arrive before next Friday. and few other
ca1-lots will probably come struggling in daily till
then. There ia little doubt that nll the old
corn that can be found in tie country will be
forwarded between this aod Now Years Day, AZ
after that time it will bo worth little more than
the new, instead of being at 4 premium OF 15c
per bu, as now. II the corn cannot be pro-
cured, Of course it cannot bo delivered, and then
will arise the very interesting question, often
heard in New York in the past, "What arc you
qoinc to do about it?' Will the parties who
fail to make deliveries be permitted to pay only
the real damages sustained BY the buyers, or bo
Obliged to pay $4,000 per BIZ, the price at
which old coru is expected to rule the coming
weeks One thing should be noted: that the
rules OF tue Board OF Trade will 10: be altered
previous to tho dato whan these contracts ma
-ture.
circles. nor il auy considerable movement 1ouk-d
for inst 1t this iunc:ure.. With the beginning OF
the new year there are untnstakabie Indications
that there will be general revival OF trade;
consequently the extreme quiet no" perTad1ns
nearly all departments OF tac market d3es not
uufaYorahly affect values, which remain steady
auu firm. Tho grocery market Waa without
special animation in any department, and
pllccs though ruling easy, were not subjected to
apy i1uportal. 1ilctuat,ous. Teas. owing to the
onward tendency OF prices, arc socoiylnS more
attention than for some time previously, though.
aside from Japana, there II no great activity as
vet. The butter trade was moderately active.
with values unchanged, to choice qualities
remaining firm. Cheese was quiet AM! steady.
Canned goods were distributed to fair asGre-
gate. al fully former quotations.. Peaches WILL,
very likely, soon advance, but other lines are
steady.
Ouiy small amount Of business Wis accom-
plished iu the drled-fruit market. Fish aleo
wseo inactive. Jobbers OF oils reported fair
inquiry for carbon. linseed, turpeutine, aud
whale, and light movement in other dcsc7ip-
tious. No material changea wero developed III
tae coal, wood, pig-iron, leather, and bagS4ug
tnatkets.
Tie lumber market was quiet and unchanged.
4 few small orders wero coming from the co1n-
try, but the demand il very light. The whole
sale trade in hardware, nails. iron, kc. was mod
crate at the prices recently quoted The wool
market was quiet but firm, under Light supplies
in the West. Seeds aud hops were quiet.
Flax WAS tismer, but other seeds were
dull, Bioom-corn MAS tirm, and the lower and
medium grades wero quoted higher. The de-
1nand continues active Hides wero moving
freely, aud the market il steady at the prices re-
Gently given. Hay was dull, especially prairie.
| aud weak. Tho higher grades Of timothy we're
| salable at tho Stock-Yards at foru,or prices.
Poultry and game were rather dull and weak.
The offerings were liberal, mud dealers were
anxious to close out
Tho following table exhibits tho stocks OF pork
and lard iu tue principal cities OF tile West. The
figures for Chicago we're compiled BY the Presi-
| dent of the Pork Packers Association. Those
for other cities were gathered by the Daily Cont,
n,erciai Bulletin:
Poyk, 1rts. Lard, te..
chicago,.................. .l23 $50 1851
I Cincinnati. uau........-............a q, ,5S3 9,J4a
| ST. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: :Ut0O Il, ,00s
| Louisville le.x.,................... 2l,uOo $1,000
| Milwaukee. ...............-.. 1o,0c0 G,hO
indianapolis. None. lt.ebo
| Total -....ool,l ,l33 l07,7:a
At Indianapolis the packing Of pork has been limit
ed and the stock is exhausted. At Louisville the
manufacture Of sides engaged to greater c1-
| tent which accounts for tho moderate supply com.