, 1874-02-13

Withdrawn from stDro yesterday for city con-
sumption: 1,45o bu wheat, 2sGo bu corn,
1851 bu oats, 1.7G9 bu ryo, A23 bu barley.
The following grain has boon inspected into
storo this morning, up to 10 o'clock: LEO cars
wheat, 1GG cars corn, 2S cars outs, cara rye.
"a cars barley. Total, 974 cars, or 1a3. 600 bu.
Tho Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad is now carry
ing fourtl, class freight from Chicago to New
York ut 45o per 100 lbs. This includes meats at
45c, and flour ut SOC per br1, but ia not expected
to apply largely on grain. The other roads had
their charges arc On the basis OF Zoo on fourth
class per 100 1bB to New York. Ocean froights
nre n}ao lower; now quoted Ut 10d. Both have
boon induced by tho falling OF il the demand for
freight room, mud it in probable that these reduc~
tons will stimulate tue shipping movement to
Dy orlor Of tho Railroad and Warehouse Conf
mieHioners, the Chief Inspector Of Grain will at
once increasa his force sufficiently to enablc him
to report directly to the Registrar tho receipts
md shipments ol grain, which receipts will form
l. check OH those furnished by tho warohonBo-
men. Hitherto tho accounta Of tue Registrars
office havo boon made up principally or entirely
from tile warehouse statements Of stocks in
store aud the receipts issued from the elevator.
It ia understood, howovar, that tho warehouse
BtatemontH OF weight will still bc used, 50 that
the measure will not preveut tho accumulation
| OF "ovorplus."
t Tho rates OF freight on barley from California
have been ngain rniaed 10o per 100 lha and prices
| in the hands of farmers lavo advanced matte
rally, under the competition Of buyers tor this
Bection with those who wanted barley for the
buyers to full back OIL the Utah barley, the dis
tance Of that point fron the Pacific coast being
in their favor. California buyers had ~ good
thing OF it " for time; hut now TINT tho farn-
| erB llaVe awakened to Il BGnHo OF its value, they
| find it hard to mako money In buying from the
producer.
TAe Northwest has now compotitor for the
honor aid profits Of supply Of Wostern Europe
whea : very gSoa quality Gf thg ;S tMs
leIghborhood Of lliogo, in Jnpa1s, tho groatol
portion OF which In exported, as the Japanese dc
not eat broad. and honco have litto ,lso for flour
Tho Toxic correspondent Of tho uasela di Ueue
zig is authority for the statement TINT "wholt
ahip-lohlB have already boen Hont to England"
| THE 11ARKETg,
Tho leading produce markets woro moro aotiyt
to-day, ind the greator number wore weal-os
pcciay wheat, and hog products-under largt
supplies horo, aud tho receipt OF alviceH Of .
similar condition at thinga ut othot priIcipa
markets, with d small shipping domana overy
where; Thoro was however, 20 much faith IL II
forced with great difficulty, and corn was stub
born enough to advance In spite Of depressing
influences.
Dry goods wore reasonably active, with price
In and unohange: The grocery market :t %a ~,
| ~
| ing, both on local and interior account aud th
,,royalont feeling was QUO Of flrmnosB. Sugar
, inolaHaos, spicos and rlco wero strong. Butte
contiuuon activo md firm. The roceipts AZ
moro liberal than in formor soaaonB. but tho
, nre not suftlclont to satisfy tho demand. Eli
cheoAa trado romains quiet, but tho feeling /
huoyant, owing to tho rotuced stocks an1 tn
l,pwArd tendency at tho East Leather, pig
D iron, tobacco, md paints were unchanged
Ola mot with a liboral inquiry ut .yeaterday'
: quotations. In tho fruit marriott there was
0 good tlogroo Of activity at strong prices. l.ait
Q h!na advanced another 5d3l0o, with which oxcer
t tion tho quotations were unchanged. Fish wer
active a1ld firm. .
Tho lolnand for common lumber md ahinglo
r continues unprecetontedIy active, and the foo
int, III ono OF decided irnlnesH. Tho stook &
q common lumber Ia daily becoming leaB, All
ealors ca,,Mot I'LL their or<lors fos shingles wit
tho doHrcl promptnoHs owing to the inad.
3 | a,lnto receipts, caused partly by scarcity
cars. Metals and mills wore in good denaut
aud firm at previous quotations. Iron Is a!F
In good request, md reported atoaly. BULL
ilig materials remain quiet, aud little bettt
thau nominal. FMra aro In good reYue
and ateady. muBkrats having, advauco
. Tho wool ald hop marketa wei
il rather quiet, though ~. stoady. particular
= wool, which Ia scarce, THO orders for broom
o corn, though individually small, are quito nj
o morous, and prices arc fully suStained' drs<