, 1874-05-24

Liyehoes, No............ 65r1oo 6s.1s7 $3.50
Cattle. No.............-. 1921 1851 16,4d
The exports from New York during the past
week include 256oo br1s -four, 1,s7o,6oo bu
wheat, and 348, 900 BIZ corn.
dispatch from Montreal received this morn
ing by William Young Co., states that the
shipments Of wheat from that port since the
opening Of the season are about 400, 600 bu,
aud the stock there now IL about ], ,000, 600 bu,
with large stocks at points In Western Canada.
The harvest in the south Of France COM
monces about June 10; In the north q month
later. No opinion is given as to the contin-
uance OF the Continental demand for wheat.
Our words OF week ago in reference to !" the
masterly way in which the figures are handled in
tho Office OF the Secretary" OF the Board OF
Trade seem to have been understood by some in
different sense to what was intended. We do
not believe that they are manipulated" for
any purpose. But We do believe that the figures
furnished to the Board have often been incor-
rectly added, and the proper caro- in obtaining
| figures aud in handling them would give much
| moro, satisfactory statistics than we have at
present.
A resolution was offered on Change to-day,
Directors Of the Board OF Trade to appoint .
| committee to make count Of the stock of pork
now here. This is all right and proper; but the
| necessity for making count la not 80 urgent
shorts have now filled H. Nevertheless, IT will
be well to count up, especially if the result OF
tho count should be correction in the present
sHpshod way Of reporting the produce move
ment In this city. :~ ..,.s
| The leading produce markets we're generally
| weak to-dEy, with more activity in grain. NeW
| York WAS dull and the weather WAS fine. Tho
principal rcason for the weakness was, however,
that the receipts we're larger, and the prospect
was good for big receipts the coming week. Re
ports from country points etate TINT grain Is now
| being freely marketed, and more money than
usual hns gone out to the gEaln,gro"1ng dis
! tricts within tho past few days The farmers
dry weather this spring has not fostered
the growth Of weeds. Hence the farmers hare
| little to do in the fields. and are turning
their attention to the marketing Of the grain on
| hand, which they are all the more ready to part
with as everything points to abundant crops this
| year. This increased the volume Of offerings
from owners, aud brought out the short se1lers
| in force, the result being q rather extensive
break in prices. The shipping movement was
less active, but that is usual on Saturday that
the fact excited little comment
| Tho dry goods trado is more sctiFe both on To-
cal and interior account than is usually Witness
ed at this stage OF the season and whatever OF
| weakness the market may have shown fort
night ago has entirely disappeared There iB no
doubt that many lines Of standard cotton pro-
| ductions are now. and have loon for some time
past, selling at less price than it costs to pro-
duce them and that prices wiu very soon take
| Gerry makot there we're only, slight
| changes-none worthy OF special men--
| ton. Cofrees continue nnsettled and
declining, but for other articles the market pre-
! scnta firm, healthy tone. Sugars, srups, nee.
md teas arc reasonably active, and very fair
movement in starch, sosps, etc, is nlso wit-
messed The soap manufacturers have issued =
| circular. in which they announce that on June
| !, they will advance the price. This step they
claim is made necessary by the enhanced coat OF
the raw Materials Dried fruits are being freely
| distributed, and, under depleted stocks, the
| market ia very strong, both for domestic and
| foreign. Tho fish trade shows improvement
| orders from the country being notlceably
on tile increase. Prices wore without change,
| but the feeling among 1obbers seemed hrn. e1-
cept for white1ish aud trout. Nothing new VAS
| developed in connection with the baggDS, coal,
| pig-iron, and leather markets, those articles
| ruling dull ut nominally unchanged prices. The
! oil market WAS reported moderately active with
but little variation from previously quoted
prices. An unsettled feeling still characterizes
| The market for carbon oil. but aside from this
the prices current yesterday are steadily held.
| Lumber was quiet and unchanged. The oher-
ings at the wholesale market were light, and the
| deuand moderate. Metals and hardware we're
| IN reasonably fair demand for this time OF the
season, with prices for most artio1ea steady.
Tln-plate IL very firm, being relatively lower in
| this market than at New York. Iron continues
dull aud weak- Nails arc selling to fair extent
at 3S715 rates, with 121c OF for large lots. Since
the Increased supply OF new brick and
| the decline to 96.00@G50 per III. The demand