, 1874-05-07

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Wool, tb4 ......... 12s,0oa as,77o 7o,s52 100 900
kanssr No. i:st @ soss o1sS 81 eaS
Shingles. Eo.. 252o o0o 2oo0,0 1911, ,00o 0S,
@ as @ ssal 'ssss sss 'aisss sss 'eSsS lSsS
Withdrawn from store yestortlny for city
consumption: 2,123 bu wheat; G,054 bu corn !;
! 1,480 bu outs.
| Tho following grain hns been inspected into
! store this morning up to 10 O'Clock 14B cars
whoat; 1853 cara corn; o,o0o bu hi mixed
and {, 700 bu rojootqd do, by canal; 10 cars
oats: 1000 bu.No. q do by canal; cnr rye s
cara barley. Total (32s cars), 14s,0 bu. In-
speoted out: 1ol,048 bu wheat; ISL, $50 bu
corn; 72sl4 hu outs 1.o22 bu rye; 300 bu
barley.
Tho impression sought to be conveyed yostor-
day by fow diacontonted gentlemen in refer
enco to tho 1umbor market is acarcoly correct.
Tho faets are that 70 out of tho 10s lumber yards
in tho city are represented by membership on
Exchange Of the lumbermcn, aud only thrco OF
those withdrew fow days ago. There may be
di1oronoe Of opinion as to tho valuc Of tholr
/ reasons for withdrawing, which aro understood
to bo that the Board had taken no
action with regard to tho limitations Of
credit in; oertain individual cases. But
there seems to bo no doubt that tho Association,
AZ WHOLE ia hanging together pretty wo}l, aa
yet. They would be much more popular X they
were equally willing to report sales on dull
market as on IN actiyo one. For example, there
ia reason to believe that soma Of tho sales mado
on Monday were not reported till yesterday.
BY resolution Of thu Directors of tho Board Of
Trade, tho "call" will hereafter bo held At s
o'clock in tho afternoon, inBtead Of 1.
The anomalous advance In rail~ftelshts,, to
have been inaistad upon by those Of tho New
York rail, oada which hayc lines OF Steamers ply
Ing to Upper Lako ports. ThoBo ro9ds are now
sele s!, to carry bEealAtufrs from Chicago to Nov
per log ibs, against tue .46c charged by
oil rail. The effect OF this viii bo
to reduce the traffic Of tho Western
roads to marked extent, as tho lattcr are
than tho minimum amount for which thoy
claim they aro able to carry. Hopce trouble In
tho present, and possibly under-eutting In tho
future which will tahe tho form OF 4 rebate on
rail freghta Meanwhile lako freights arc kept
down pesrly to tho starvation poipt for vcAsol-
owners.
Some Of tho reoolvera Of h1inuosota wheat in
this city eeen to ho dissatisfied with tho recent
arrangements made for keeping that whoat by
Itself, though tho reault is premium Of 4@5o
per bu, TIey want their No. q Minnesota to be
graded as No, Northwestern, forgetting that a
lowering Of tho grade would result ia o reduction
The leading produce markets wore generally
loss active to-day, and weak, oats l,olng the most
noteworthy exception to the rule Of lower prices
NIL round. Tho forward movement Of produce
was not stopped, however, though ahippora
bought but little. Tho ongaaemonts of rrerht-
room, though not very large, wore satisfactory
| for q dull day.
BILE dogroo of notiyity, and tho feeling among
| tho Joining trado was ono Of Confidence. TLoro
| il no oversupply Of STAPLE productionv horn or
Mt tho East and holders atilf o1rrcaa the bel;of
that prices will rule higher littlo lntor in the
! season, Tho grocery market was churaoterizod
| by fair activity and both staplo md
side goods were firmly held. The only
IN 16o, il response to = CORRESPONDING
upward movement at tho East. Coffoes arc
working tiruer at tho doclino recently noted
mand, aud no furtbor Immediate decline il an an
.tlcipated.. sirupB, molaBses, rice, teas noans,
and starch ruled reasonably active and steady.
Tho butter trado was quiet, and pricos favored
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