, 1874-12-03

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limo was when amid general iistrust Of tho
Board OF Trade reports OF the daily movement of
produce. the reports from tho Stock-Yaris wer.
deemed to bo unimpeaohable. Now those ng-
uroa arc changed in q way which would DO
romantic If t. did not involve loplorable losses
to many parties who havo operated on tho
strength OF them in tho full belief that they
could no moro bo chansed than tho laws Of tho
MedcB a1,d perelnns
Two tlelalcationB OF, the part of traders in sin.
glo carloads Ut produce aro reported to-day.
These are lle first OF tho season III this CITY, and
We aro not yet uI to tho grade With New York Id
this respect. 1t ia 10 be hoped that these nro tho
Inst as well NJ the first: but it is roally Burpris-
ing that there arc 60 few caEes Of tl!s sort in
Chicago, with such generous mode of doing
business as prevails here. Scarcely one in 4
hundred Of tho chcchs given for grain and pro.
visions whe1, delivered nro examined ut the time,
nnt great many deliveries nro made without
waiting for check. Yet we have Ind no cnse OF
cheating with checks Oh no deposits Tor two
,ca,s past TIL now.
Tho 1ai movement Of wheat from Milwaukso
has begun. 4 lot of 100 carloads has been con-
t,actcd for to so to Philadelphia, ana the grcnter
part Of 1t has already gone through this city.
Il,o leading produce markets wcse rather
moro active t0-day. The movement in waoat
otuor nlarlseta wo,o firm. though, tho shipm su:s
are Bmnll, and no arrangements III progress to
i,creaso thom. Tho trading was chiefly spec oia-
tive.
demand. Local and country buyers seem to 10
taking hold oil a somewhat moro liberal ectIc.
at.tl some lines Of standard cotton gcods bet,iu
to show an upward tendency. 1n tho grocery
lnurkot tholo were fow ouanges, aud uono Gull
ing Tor SPECIAL montlon. co1feos have down.
ward tenlencv. Under limited do,nand and in-
fisasS most osaer s'S' lines " are eSaat s' steady.
Butter continues active aud llrm lor anything fit
for table use, but the Telling in low and me-
fur request. and was steadily held at former
prices. No changes were noted in tue dried frui
and canned goods markets. Fish wero dull. aud
in tho different grades Of maet;erel there Was .
teather ruled quiet and unchanged. Daeg,ug
was dull and easy ut $3.50 for Stark, 3lo fur
Lewiston, and go for American and Amoskeag.
Lumber WAS quiet anl Nnchanaed. lew
carSoes woie lying Et tho docka asnting bnvers,
bus tito retail trade Is light, and thele In no
speeiai lntucemcnt for yard dealers to purchase.
Iron. mills. and hardware VOC in only tuir de-
mand. t.o orders being from tho country.
Hops were il. fur retail, request, and
iru!. Hops lave recently advanced III Now
York. nnfl tho exports to England TO
supply her deficiency continue. lionco
heavily supplied. The receipts OF aay continue
lie bad wontner, which las made it diflcult for
fur1ners to haul THUR hay 10 market. Thoro IL
GOOD demand for timothy TO ship to Pit!sbnrg
mnrltot IL very firm. Tho Trading in Heots was
restricted by tho light offerings. Sales woro
made ut iccent Frices Potntocs were steady nnl
qniet. Poultry mud Eame Wele duh, and acrious-
ly affected by tho n!Ild weather. Iaonco prices
wore irrcgulur Hoters being nuxious to ciuRo out.
EgGR wore ilrIn.
Iligl,wincB wero leas nctiyo at tho inside quo
tation Of yesterday, which was tho real closing
OF tAat day, though otherwise reported. Salea
| wero cou!iuou to 100 brls ut 97o per gallon.
! Usessod hogs, weso moderately actiye aaa
| weak. Tho murkct opened ntycstcrday's figures,
| but tho decline III live and the warmer weather
tnnda holders aslxIous to nall, and tmYera took
advantage of thpir necessities. Tho marriott
closed at SITS per 100 tLu for mixed lots Sales
wore reported Of l02 head. ay 20l> lhB, anl %
do, nv asa.4 ibe. nj s8..2N, s. do, nv 2l5 hs; ~
S7.a7>4; 90 do, mixel weghts, ~ S7.76i ~ 70
$40; II do Mt $3.50; Is d. nv 174 !bs, at S7.75G
8.00, dividing oil e0o lLs. r.,
| pro1issons ware astsyo and irregular. Tho
market opened weak NIL round. III sympathy
tial elut At tho stock.Y Yards. But tllo demand
for tho speculative articles prevented ANY i,eI,, !,
ma1lus't accl!no in them. though Llverpool tol n3
eY p rev ia us. Meas pork averaged lo@20e
per bal lower, but closed tlt,aer thu, yesterday
on tho February option. with 70 change Ia o4sl'
lots. Latd was 7>4@loc por l0D lba lower, and
nseats vote quoted 10 por III Off. with q naoao,
rato!y active domand for rould lots OF Hhor!
llbH. md very little oIAa wantod, as several
ortlars wore withdrawn. or Ind tlloir ltmltt
reduced. The hogs aro pressing forwarG
,n greater numbers, and averaging hstte'
tactnro OF nueBs pork would appear .tc
ha sal'lng or. Judging from tho diminished de-
lnanu tot barrels. Ttlo ort!ora llole, ultaItlo o
tho speculative oncs, arc chiefly fsam tht
haa,hi Europeans take hold very vnwl'liug'y
Tho ,naraot closed at tho following rai,gs
0f prices: MosH porIE, caat,, or sellcr tho year
9i9.75dtl0.s0 do, ae>lor January and Fnhri,ary
~. .05GD21.l0; DO belIor February, f3aO.a5@
mesa, sH-to, and extra prime, $la.oo. 1.a.sI
casl, Or Bol!er tbs year, s13.0715GDl9.10: do
so!lcr January aHl February, 91a25@13.yu
do, aoliot February, 5l360D13 65; DO, aotle
hlarcl,, Dl375G9l3.6U+ bweet-pleklod ha,ns. II
@ll}lo for l043lolh average trosl ourod, greer