, 1874-10-09

no grade (53 oats) G cars No. 2 rye; z cars 10
barley; 10 cars No. do; 8 ears rejected do
Total (65o cars), 27G,00O bu. Inspected out
274,059 bu wheat :; 101, 1865 bu corn; 33,G33 b.
oats: II, 104 bu barley.
The Board of Trade; no, not the Board, but {
lot Of boys on the Board, voted to-day to holt
no session on Friday. that being the annirersar,
Of the Great Fire. II the Board wished to ad
journ, it had an uudoubted right to do SO; bu
the majority Of businessmen seemed to be
ayerso to doing 80. The fact that adjournmonts
arc largely carried by the votes OF parties whc
have no right to vote, is one great reason for the
other fact that our adjournuonts are generally
farces. They nro adiournmeuts from comfort
| able room to al uucomfor:ail Ia corridor or q
scarcely less uncomfortable sidewalk. II tic
Board would only ad jourc whaa it does adiourn,
there would perhaps ba n little moro caro- exer-
clsed IN voting, and IN preventing those from
voting whoBe only right to yote il derived from
the possession Of a good pair OF lungs aud un-
| limited check.
Tho leading produce markets were generally
dull to-day, the aggregate Of business rransact-
was holding back on tho part Of buyers such
III Ii usually lfct With<just before holiday, rs
great many people do not care, or do not End
it convenient. to carry produce over holiday.
We note TINT thore was good deal OF anxiety
10 place grain to-day, owing to this causo- Tho
! shipping movement was not 30 actire. aud the
! Whole col1:eo vi business was icss satisfactory
than yesterday. 1horo wss special weakness,
AID i!ldeod most holders wero unusually firm, III
| tho absence of demand bu: tho smaller receipts
helped to this result, BY diminishing tho number
| Of offerings of cash property.
In the market for domestic dry goods there
| Was fair activity, and the prices Current earlier
| III the week we're steadily held. No ciaugas
Both OF those staple articles are in liphs stock,
and selling freely at fully lato prices GrcccEes
continue reasonably acslvc. There is not large,
| attendance OF buyers, bat tho Email orler"
busuess ia liberal and iu the aggregate tho dis
tr,bution is in excess Of last year Ut this period.
Sugars remain trm, and in crushed, powdered
/ and granuiatcd VIC note IN 10 advance, the quo-
! tation now being 12@l23Gc. Cotfees are moving
| SOAPS, candles, and teas. Dried fruits continue
| unsettled. Ii1cro is ouly limited demand for
doncstics, atsfi quotations. are entirely nominal
SO fur as apples and peaches are concerned. Fist,
wero ID good demand Mt firm rates. Bngging
met with Il rather bcttcr INJURY aud was quoted
cheaper. No price changes we're noted in the
COAL wood. leather, aud touacco markets. Oils
ruled moderately active without material yara-
ton in prices.
Few changes in lumber were reported. The
yard trade continues lair Ill tho common quail
ties, aud fencing is very firm. The stock OF this
particular grade il unusually light for the tinle
ef year, aad thero is little hope that it can be
brought up to the ordlnary winter standard, ow-
not this grade to seld to market, while othors
are determined to hold what they may have, be-
lieying material advance. before next season
ore1s, is ineyitaGie- The offerings in car
eSss ~ we're on,aa but n,sas Gons,td
found buyers. Tho hardware markets were
unchanged III their general leatures. Trade
was up to the average and prices we're main
tained. The wool and hog markets were rather
quiet but firui. especially the latter. hoous-corn
in and rtYv firm, ha
seed market WIS rather quie. but steady few
small orders we're placed ut the current prices
The offerings Of potatoes were liberal and fair
dsmand WAS reported, price. ruliug easier for
large. Poultry WAS abundant and dull.
Highwines were in moderate demand at do
cline OF &c por 2Alon from the price at which the
latest sales wele rip'rted 10 this market, though
1irn, later. Sales here were repo1sed CT 50 brs |
at $l.o2. and 1o0 br;s ct =1.o1}3 per gaIlon,-.he
market closing trim at the inside. |
Lake freignts were less active at about tho |
tsme average as :csteiday which Was shade
tismer at 4llc for largs vessels aud 411zc for
small do, to Buffalo. Corn was shade easier
u. ~ ..GI.j.c TO tue sa1ne port Rates to other
points ".re cuiy nominal. There was fair de-
1nand fus freight-goons. but several vessels wcte
hed uDove the views Of shippers; not less Than
rlxty vcssels ale already laid up for the winter.
4 total of nine cAsr;e-s WAS reported. |
Which MI carry out 100 o0j bu wllea:, 90, 900 bu
co5,i s':d aao,voo ou oaS' u,+. ,;+.,.
rr'cc5' e1cep; on new pork tor future delivery.
Gc % asGeq los per r+ e1 l19ts 1'S ~as very
htslo DOUG IN present produet. DID pork WAS
scarcely inquired for. MS most buycts for cou-
tumItion l'reIeT the new, OF which thero aro fair
o. MolelnnSs, = ara tle ol;cbes coh.rac:s seem to oo
about all closed up Hnt tao hrtnnesa in New
OH ~ ;ndnci'e 1,1l III shipment to tue seaboard;
about o.uoo VI is hare a been seot out during the
past week, and 1000 more ara reported to have
been ordered shlpped: Iheie was fair movement
IN taturo iard, Ut outside Trlces the parties who
have bought largely, and leid on till now, being
wiling to eel III settlement; Meats were dull,
Under increasing seocSs, aud almost no deinaud,
european buyers holding on tor lower figures.
Inc impression nov seems 20 be that the
packing season WILL open With lower prices
for hogs than are now ruling. The
narket closed at the following range Of prices.
Mess pork, cash, S21.50!D21-62is: do eeIler
3ctobar, S2l.40@21.5 90; do seller the yea-, !!
81. 5.75M'17.6o; do, aeller January and February,
~: :85@l7. 7.m do, seller Feoruary, $l8.11@ :
d.15 Lard, cash. s1450@14.55; do, seller !
October. to fill contracts, $500 asked; do,
eller November, Sll.75; do, seller the year,