, 1874-12-28

wobk Include 90, 80l bra Hour, a1QQ9u bi wleat
and 3O3, Goa hu eorll, which Is a considerable
incrcuBe In corn.
Trading iu prolneo was allow on Saturday hll
over Tho oomAloroiat wosld. New York wna In
actiro, having adjourned ovcr from Thursday
TIL Monday, aud Liverpool was cloaod for
week, aa III tho rnio there III regara to christmas
holhlaya. I'll tho abHonco Of alvfces from tliuso
points our own markets. wore less active than
nsunl. md many Of thom woro docidcdiy slow.
Tho deals woro chiefly local, and limited In SOW
cral casos to tho closing up Of transactions
which mature during tuo coming vool, or Oh
which deliveries may bo mado uoxt Saturday II
tho sellor so elect. Tho rocutptB Of produce
ticaily tho rpsntts Of two days gnthering In; md
tho probability IL tlat they will 10 light during
lilo coming wcok. Tho shipments a,o also small.
Tho coril market " now i'll very interesting
condition. old No. 2 Is seaice. alld batlY wante.!
nlltl now hayo not got IL to t'oliycr, and do not
nH rsStseay wyie eespo oa y fo oftaga @ is @ sst
tod At about 1ao 01o bn, agatnHt, Which sptno
10 'a arrive before iiont FRIDAY, aud fow othor
car-lots will probably como atragglng III daily III
then. Thpro s littlo doubt that nll tho old
corn that can bo found in tho conntty will bo
forwarded between tu .na Nqw n. Years pAy 40
tho l,ow, instcad Of being at r. promiuli of 15c
per bu. Az now. II tho corr, caunet bo pro-
cured, OF course It cantot DO delivered aud t!iei,
WI srsg ~ tho ve1y ntorestng 9Gst'o vs often
fss eoa to Sso so ita sSons Il tue pes ss viz sH
fail to make deliveries DO permitted to pay only
tho real damages shstai,sea by the buyers, or 10
obliged 10 pay 85@g0o per bu.. tho price ut
which old corn Is expected to rulo tho coming
wook7 Ono thing should be noted: that tho
rules OF tho Bunfd Of Trade will not bu altered
,,royious to tho dato wlen thcHo contsaots MA
tute.
Thcro vaH but little animation In dry goods
circles, nor Ia any considerable movement looked
fur Just ut this tuncturo Will. tho bcglni.lns OF
4 tho i!ew year tlofo aro unlnlBtaknDo ndfcNtions
that lhero will bo general lcrival Of trade:
consequently tho extreme quiet now pcryadlnE
nearly all departments of tug market does not
anu firm. The grocery markot was without
special animation in my department., aud
piIces, though ruling easy, we're not subjected to
my important 1luctuat.onB Teas. owing to tile
a;lesttion tan for Bono timo previously. though,
inside from Japa1a, there ia no great activity aa
yct. Tho butter trAdo was moderately netiye,
with yaluos unchanged good to chuico qualities
'ro1hai'ing firm. CEcese was DUET nnu steady.
Cauued goodH were distributed to = fair aggre-
gutc. ut fully former quotations. Peaches Will,
worry likcly, soon advance, but othor limos are
6tenIy.
Only q small amount OF b1altDaa WAS accom-
p1isod In tlo dried-frnit market. Fish also
were inactive. JobberB OF oils reported q fatr
inquiry for carbon. linsocd, turpentine, and
wIale, aud light movement in otltor doscrip-
lions. No material changes wcro developed in
the coal, wool, pig-irou, leather, alld bagging
markets.
The lumber market was quiot and unchanged.
4 few sluall osder5 wore coming from tho coun-
try, but tho demand ia very light. Tic whole
salo trade iu hardware, nails, iron, tsc, was mol
erato ut tho prices recently quoted. Tho wool
market was quiet but tru. under light suppl'os
III tue WoHt, Seeda aud hops wero 4utot.
llnx wau ilrmer, but other seeds wore
dull, Droom.corn was tirm, aud tho lower mud
medium sradea wero quoted higher. The de-
maud continues netiyo. Hides waro moving
freely, and tie marlet III steady Mt tho prices ro
Gently given. Hny was dull, especially prairie.
an1 weal Tho higher grades Of timothy wero
salahla ut tho Htuck-Yarla at former prices.
Poultry ai,u ga,no were rather dull and weak.
Tho offerings were liberal, and doalera wore
anxious to close out. ~
Tho following tablo exhibits tue stocks Of pork
and lard III tho principal citios OF tho West. Tho
figures for Chicago woro compiled ~ the presi-
don't Of the Fork-paexerH Association. Thoso
for otl,or cities were gathered by tho Daily Conf
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