, 1874-12-24
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Also tho following, without comparisons:
i7tesfeeH. Shipped.
Tonry 1's.. s......................134 .134,nda d3,l05
Ioltfy, ps'"''............-.... MS3s M .''..s
aaas' Eaas. pEas 5EIaS'.,.... Cd I'D ID
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Green an,,es. hrta' . 45D
7teahh bu. '......'....-.s.......s. ...:: ~ vn
itay. it m n. 1a1 m
ElRt. pEgs. s...,,,&.,,...,.,...,,.... lIG5 1,E3t
Withdrawn from, store on Tuesday for city co'-
sumption: 9.GG0 bu wheat. 1l,2l0 In corn, 55o
bu oats, 1.G39 bu harley.
Tho following grain was inspected into store
during tho twenty-fonr hours Guiding with 10
o'clock yestorlay morning 2 cars No. l
spring, SO oars No. do, % cars No. . do, l
cars rejected do {1l7 wllcat); 4 earn high mixed
corn, II cars No. 2 do, II carr No, do 29
cars rejected do (l29 corn, of which II aro olt9;
II cars No. oats, ! cars rejected do; 8 cara No.
2rye; & cara No. barley, 1 cars No. 8 DO. Total.
279 cars, or 100000 bu. Inspected out 20, 0,713
bu wllcnt, II. 75G BIZ corn, o031 b,, oats. ISL bu
rye, 629J bu barley.
Tho comnorcial raports Of THE TMnuxE are
now unilatod. Tho tense usel in writing of
commercial transactions is tho same at that on-
plorol in other parts Of the paper. "Yestor-
tluy means tho day previous to that on which
tho parer is Issued from the prcss.
Tho "lateas" quotations OH produce ara now
given In these columns under tlcir respective
headings, Instead Of being publiahel separately,
THUS, Under tho head OF "wl,cat," no give tho
whole coutso of tho mnrkot "from carly morn
to dcwy orc," instead Of putting n report Of tle
rognlar market In Ino column nntl the afternoon
market In nnotior.
Tho decision in tho August Fischer caso, that
tho Doard OF 1ratls tas tho right To isoipline its
members, il welcome one Most of tho troll
blcs Of the board during tho last year lavo
ariAeu out ot tho idea that the Board was power-
ieBs to enforce itB rnoH. Now lot the rnles bo
80 amended III to require OF tho members notl-
ing wliiUl cannot bo enforced by tho laws OF tho
land, aud the trouble will cease.
Tho movement to establish d now Open hoard
in suspended for while, it is possible TINT
the Directors will take sonle action III regard to
Keeping tho rooms OF tho Exchange open Il
longer timo t}lnn now.
Az the e1ld OF tho year approaches, tho signs
of d corner in old corn nre more and more per-
oeptible. The ditferonco between old aud new
No. Ia gradually widening in price, while d.
n.!nlsh.ns " regard 70 quality. To-day tbs olA
yery lttEn better thun tho other for actual uso
Tho parties who own the old corn, aud arc long
OIL options for more, protest tint they arc nut
running corner and do not intond to run oue.
They eay they bought old corlt in tho belief that
it was worth tho money, on the expectation that
il would be delivered, aud with the in
tention to pay for it wien delivered. Tloy
now say TINT they want tho corn
aud not differences. D,t tim maiRat is M
Is no moro old corn to come III. 1t should bo
remembered, however, that there il 10 foro-
btnlIing in tha case. The shorts sold not ouly
"proporty tlley did not own, but which had not
existence at tho tmo lhoy sold it. Under aucl!
state Of things 1t appca1a to bo pertinent to in
qniro II tho sellers aforesaid nro not opon to III
Indictment for trading under fnlse pretonses.
The rates Of freight from thia city to Glasgow
arc now Ste por 100 ts OH wheat. in specie, which
il about 5Ic per bu iii currency.
There iB tnlk OF chGr.,s.y tllo ruics for tho In
spectiun OF timothy hay III this city, by lnaklng
three distinc. gradcs instead Of four as now.
Scarcely any l.Ry il received That grades strictly
PRIME aud 1t IL proposed to merge primo and No.
2 toa standard, which would comprise what
now baroly passes as No. l. Tile three grades
would DO ohoico, No. q and mixed. =.
Tho lcaaiug. produce markets were loss aotiyo
yesterday, anh irregular, there being III, cnsier
tendency, except IN rye a,Hl oil corn, tllough
provisions wero steady. THO Hhippin, move
tho receipts, though mt large, wero fully
CtlINl " LHn III DuyeIH. ln4
pioduco trado is arparontly suecMm',ing to the
holiday foyer, and from this time till tho closo Ut
tho ycar wo snal probably haye to clirouiulo q
smaller. volume Of transactions than usual.
Tho dry-goodA trade waa reported mo,o active
than i'll pnat yoars at t.ia stage Of tho season,
both slaplo and fancy lines being freoly dealt il.
A 20 reduction in two or ii,rco bsan1s Of ticks
were tho only pricc-cllangcs noted. Groceries
wcro moving With sosno show Of ac-
tiyity, and we're quoted stoady at Tues
fho late adYnnco' IN Now York. 1,uttor wan
nloady, and In good aomanl Oh local and shipping
account at 17GD37c an to quality. Cheese ro-
Bile chaneoa in tho this. dried fruits, mud canned
goods nlMr}sots Coal wood, aud ptg-irou wero
dull. No ei,a,,gca woro developed in tho bag
ging, leathor. and tohacco n,ar'setn
Tho movement In lumber waH again Tight,
nnl Intended with no inportans ellangea.
Hardware aud iron were III moderate
request at unchanged prices. Hops wore
quiet and tiru. lInY was, dull und lower,
1'roou-corn continues acttvo and very firm.
prcos arc likely TO advance any day. Potatoes
wore quiot and n SHADE eaBior. Oranges, omonH
md otlar foreag'. green truitH, wore tlrm ustar
FUR lemaill, WIlo dpnlestlo fruits, especially
uppos, wore slow md weak. Timothy aud clover
scol sold IL h moderate axtent, but other
descriptions woro dull. Tho supply OF poultry
and oggs WINS iargo, and nficea wero tonttias
| luwor. 0amo was ecarco hnd iruss
MCHKEG0N LuMaEIt.
Tho MuskognA Nans aud Reporter giyea de-
tailed statement showing tho quantity Of Ilnler
cut on tho East Shore tho past Beas0G, al,I tho
prospects for tho coming yoar. Tlse totnl lus,,-
titv in fcet cut the Enst Slloro il distributed
| fnllowA:
AIualegon County. a7 0t0 0o1
Mnntateu County .415 b2b, ,8G
AIaaon COUNTY. laGGN9, ,Gu
Ocealn Cnnty.... 20 Gs, ,UtA
Ottawa County .lih, ,G
Grand TraycrEo, st. Josaph ste.,..+... lCD 09I
l
.Ei, ,0c0, ,09l
Tile supply for lushegon County III as ioilowH'
AI,skcgD,. .2A0 U0n 0Dd
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