davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1874-08-17
plttsburg oil aIurlfct.
P1rrsnunu, Pa, Asi4. l5,-Crulu quiet Gales as %
Gpa4c; rstuod tir,n at 1ltic.
Tho l'railuun NInrlkots.

TOLEDO.
ToLEpo, Aug. 15.-DR.ApsruFFs-FfhNr atcady
witt. mn,larata tirnana. WAeat 1tAla higher, c!astnS
we..s; NJ, UwAitu Wabash, Yt.29; No. whlta A1irb-
igau, extra 10, s1.27 ntuter Msclg4p'
SLID; August all September, Sl.19H; hslyer ss.
te.nler, 81. No. rod, eaoh ntld savtanoeF 3lld
Ausuut 81 16; rojtcscl red 33o; No. an1tr llnolss
SILL; No. do, SLIT. Corn steady will h!oderam
demand; high lilxed, cas aud August d9a; svntoa-
hor, Gss; OetubeF, t1Nc. Oats fAr AtlI hrn ~.
white, 47HGalvc.
Fn.:1uli rs-lsnffa!o trim ut a,,i@5c. c..--....
ltEcE!rrs-Flnnr 40D brla wauat, 81, GOO hn corn,
Il ,t93 bn; patH, II, ,Va8 hi.
f,u.pags rs-Fo.r, 1000 brIs; wheat, 10000 bu:
corn, a3,UUO bu oats, z. LOU bll.
NEW UlsiEANH.
New ORLEANS, ILL.,, Aug. l5.--unEApsfufFs-Oa@
lower ut G5Ea7oe. lran advanced to uuu. Diners
clu.llged Thu Irsea Current Nycs tho following Al
lilo Hit,cAs Oh hauu; Park, e,'1l Grla; Mr tiertea,
ai Keys, ls7 Uacau. 11S saska hasas, SUI ussssa
lrY.aat Shoulders, l01 t4skr.
NEW YORK.
NEW yonK, Arg. l3.-DurEuN lutes Ralra, 543
baIrs; ,Ai,i.ll!ng tpluud l7u; u!lA.lag 0r.san4,
l7;sc. Not roSe!pts, II! bales; gvoss, l.J bales.
ia i-Sso; September. il l.;iac; 0ctobsr. Is ss:ua
il i3.lia; November. ID 9l-3als Lids pccc,nIor,
la at.!:sl6 il.lgei January, i l!.lao; rsbruur5'
1b1stHldu: Marcll. 10 l.1aa April, - 3-l00ldao.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., a,too bIls i 'rme.
and etarc0; sulor.ino Western all Bat0 $i.7OV9aAt
culnnn 10 good, u. .40Ga5.s0 good 10 chotso $3.50
G.,l: white wheat extra, $iatSG.75 extra Ohio. 5S1
GIRO; Ut. Lous, S3sQ.Sv.s5: ays aour dull u ss'~
, 1874-08-17
Also Tho following, without comparisons !:

WIlllrawn from Btoro on friday Tor city con-
sumption: 1,AoG III wIluat; A,057 bu corn; 2,522
b, oats; Ill bn rye; 1,777 bM barley.
+. Tho following grain has boon inspected into
storo this morning up, 10 10 o'clock: . cars
No. rcd winter wheat; 10 cars No. spring
whcat 297 cnrs No. do; % ears No. D do; IL
curs roicctcd do; cnr yellow corn 1so cars hlgl,
mixoa tlo 293 cara and 10, 900 btu No. do 70
cars mud 1000 b1l roJoctod do; II cara wllito
oats; % cars No. q do o cara rojcctotl do; 1
cara No. ryo; car rojuctod do; car M. i
bnrloy cars No. ado; earn No. > do. Total
()y9 cara). A5O,o ,o0D In. Inspected in. 1GG,2l7
hm wheat; 1t5,2l4 bu earn; 2o,2s3 bu oats ;
1,0li ba ry6 2,tas bu barley,
Tho following woro tho receipts antlshipmcnts
Of broadstnira aid 1.-Two stock at thts point during
tho pant wools, and for tho corresponding weohs
cndill,E rs dntul;
, 1874-08-17
MONEY, AND MMERCE.


SATURDAY EyEN1Na, AuG IN.
A steady Improvement Inns marked tho b,iai-
,nesB Of tho banks during tho last week. l'hig
: has not been ovonly distributed, sotno Of tho
bhBt institutions not ret having been visited ny
.tho rising wavo, but In enough In tho nBRrcgn!o
toearnctor1zo tho market. Tho dHconnt lno
Of, aoverai hanl,a LaB run mp RAPIDLY during tho
1aat fortnight, and iii Eolno inetancoslns reached
20 higl, n point that week Of actyity would
exhaust thear loant bic funds. This stato OF nj
feit8 iulicatea, whit ,nay nlho TO proved fson,
other SOURCES, tint III gonoral b'ls'csu
tlero is /. ronewol movement. nlld NIL
activity suggestive Of Il good fall trado. How
largo or profitable this tiaao will 10 cannot DO
forotod That 1t will 10 extraordinary III my
way, no one noct Eollevo; but 1t seenls reasol-
nblo TO 'oxpoct that 1t will ho ronuncrativo 1t
npponra from proaont Indications tlist tho eropn
abroatl hayo nut becl much lcsu generous tha,,
our own. Tho tcs,s1cnpy ol tho people to ecouo-
cnrryiug extpntlud paper, lllta laton Il Co., Of
New York, In considerable, although not nlarnl-
ing. ThcHe anil various other ca1lscs may lcHson
tho tlonand for our plosl,tuts; lnay sustain
like thoao ot lloyt, ,spragca Il Co., md l'aton 4
Co. Bit for MI tliis, l,'lsneBs mon, particularly
tlioso Of tho West. 'aro fnlty pro}mto oil. From,
EClLCflcH III IiBl1 pphltlbA III uIlttCaA4 clH'os
nt tho East. We lnaril that mattotu tlloro aro dull
and depressed to u degree not experienced hore
Trade Inns bcc;l diverted largely from Now York
tn Chicago, aul will rolaain In ita i'ow-fountl
channels.
Tilo ratio Of Discount is unchanged Mt
tho banks, mt 10 ptr cont for regular e''ston-
ore, with CONCESSIONS Of to lcr cont to other
good borrowers. Real estate lna,s' nrc 9G0l0 por
cent; money on tho s.rsct in 8@'lS tcr ccnt.
Now York cxcllui,go has been firm during tho
woek ut 5u@'7!o rrelniun,, between hanks. Tor
at,DOU, in consequence Of stchdy roltlalicos To
tho isaat to pay for fail purchases.
Tho Bliipnle,ta of eurroncy to tho conntry fol
tho movement of produce ato Increasing, though
not yot la:Ee. ..
Tho clcurings for tho woeA ara a1n, ,7a0, SOD,
and Tho balances s2,l44 ,030, against l774 sos
and e2 02i04B for tho corresponding wcelis ot
lyear.;'
lilo rnlcE of foreign exchange aro as follows:
Loadhn, :4s71A@49l Paris bl6SSGs51l Ham
burg y5>*@>3G}l: Berlin. 7laiGE12!(; ne{ginlh,
t15I@5tl 81; Holland. i!1,@6eillls; Sweden, ns;
Norway. III e; ,Doau1nsk, 5bi finatid tlsuzsiu),
2osi.
Cnlle tra,iefens-I.ondol,, 4oa11l Paris. 507.
srUCEs AND DIVIDENDS.
Tho following: quotations. furnished hy \. @
Slaughter, give tho latest bids III Nov lor'i to
lilo dIyldond.psying stocks' together with the
rhEu Of Hiyitjntltl
, 1874-08-17

Tho Of the 1874 corn crop Of tue Unod statcs
lilo eroi, of 1878, or about 2J,0,o acrea increasr.
cO3U1u ueres iii 1n.l'aa; 200 000 acres In KanHau,
l7uooe nures in Alabama, lao ooo acres iii hlisus
Hp s"nan e. t'a as ~ ksias &C., " to e II
orally guotl, hut claawlsere It III variable.
Io ayssgo con9to vas, q q @ H. whst srop T. -. IN tie
wheat crop is generally good. Spring wheat shows
HsMcral average of 9a+ -
Tao average oSattoa et tho oat eror In Tho whole
iu Ka1.aas to 1Ql III 1owa.
Thu barley crop in thu Northwestern States ia ro-
ported to bs beiow uycrgS; but tn Tho Facc Htatea
hs range Of coudstion, Oh the lst of JuIy abose
AVeraRo+ .....
will bu very gaol ono hut the rye crop PROMISES
poor ayeraae. The ruporta Of Tho wheat crop III
Trance which has mostly bean harvested, Indicate
tory ro4ul,a as wheat.
Ayess from oasssa last halt ct Juy, report TINT
destroyed t. md tllat ii thu naorts, wcll .luyor Tho
ssss, a,;a Which. although OF ful aSs wi! Yield nDso-
lsley nothing. Ihuro aro ether districts Which layo
@ g ey .a as ~ of tho
will la eoHldcrab!a grasu to apare but the os,sirons
q Odessa md ths oysrnuun. % q a, ooF4o gsusral!y
sa wi NV e.s ssa VII {fS e ssa a a
iii TLe Whit hsryest in s.otand was expected 10 bo
commenced tI,ruiy, tnn first weuk in August III the
ol!aAs a1. vii, be general In thu tarlfnr 0ollnt1na III
tLu sueonl week fl AnAaa Int in Tho inland and tato
fa IT, M y 1f4 or %eat nt %s I'M o 70 H. srsy .t
viii e unusually carly raa wllalt crop has oycry al,-
psara,lee u using 2 prnsias,iya onp.
Klnglou, yaya: "TAs premature ripsntpB of tho
curn CROPS asisiug from continuous autt excessive
roan d 1rest "a o slW srxs. tpEt @ Il sTss w
and harley cut aRd CARRIED. Thu iporlauco Of tAls
, 1874-08-17

BOSTON, Aug. 11.-The woui market for tic weea
has been quiet anu ur,n, Sales foreign and dolncsca
baes TLcra Is vcry ttlo oxciscuent IN market trA,-
nctous fur ti,no past sales lyiii5 beon oxclu.
Alyciy for consumption The puclpal tra'lsactona
lules of oAo aud Pennsylvania, a,tl Includes fono
lots Heavy medium and nnpDllio, 6lc Wood avcrngoo
Ip,,te extra, 5Iaj5 treb!e extra aud pick lock, $50
CO.: saies OF atrngl eecci have been lss 600 bales u
47c. C0arse u lower nre up TO 49,; g!uu extra anu
niy,yc 6lc, TAo principal sales Of tAis description
lya bceu l9@5ec WISCONSIN lie secs law been ac,iyd
with sales Of $1,000 lcs at 4aa 9c Must deslr!Dla
Deluiuo Aud comblng teeces IL, demand. Duyera
huye not bccn III numerous aR Ast week. TranRacona
haye amounted to l3!, ,U0o bales wasAc. 6lteGac !;
coarse, ano, aud elaocu h'ed"n'' Aoa A'e for na-
tYnN
, 1874-08-17

MEIhl4S AND l4NNllfS S1OQh-1FA00 ~ 1lA
ticeiino In New York. ca,ss by tho coains Of tho rc
cent combination IN Tint city,. ahoot tron NO. ", IL
follower thu reduction Ia duo to local comrc''tion
T.M pLhrr-1o, 1oz1s. sta.So; Do. laxla $3.50; n
e. sl9oo; do. roohng 14x2o, 10, sl1.So; do 2osss'
iIo =" T1s-,aree :, soe; snal,, sle; bar aac.
Lran-rlg. 7ko; lar, yJ5SOc; lead Pipe, s,.lo: cut
GoGrsn-31 -1,otto!ns, ale saeathlng copper, aee:
sHisf 1aos-So 81. 40 rates: Russia ,ron sto IA
imssve 2o1i 4s, No. ssa'neo' 1oo; Anesr"n HIS
- G3syASlifS 3!S;s 4. SSo % y 1Se 81 No. 2S
Of 15 per ceat Il ina,!o from mi luis liz. .
MinE-.Nos: tou,vc; to ., 1os; 70 to Il, l1o: ~
se iaIi Saaas S 5s IT, pcr cent IT,
count: fence wire, Gc. :"
NAtLS-Woro IN moderate tlomanl: 23Gool, rer
ae' - sG $ s
nTa rope, 5 h., iexsi7e: sissl repc, isXSis j
ID: hemp eisl eord q ID 1saaa3o rnari'no. 4 y,
s5Ss ssis ta'1ia 'e segs 81 SSS5 s tss G; sr ss ss
| Us5.o0; roain, 4.oo,57. so i br':
ranye abol. Tue ualno az on tao earlier
sisa1y tone. s'G csrbon Il H. ,sotea aud ossy, Ut i
not quoally lower Following arc tho prices aiow tal-
10 llolH legal: test, $50 deg, 10Nesi7e; do lleai
s ;ss 10 49, o5s s asss Se 9st Ssssa rw s. !,
ira. S0s; DO; ~. SO bsnh n ss,; sts,lts c9s;
43c: napt.'. S5 gravity. ids; naphtha. common. ljc
pOTATUES-rnn oeringa nre largo aud inrro:tsin!!,
Irnga M ;325tga aMl occasionally $500; wiio loor
lois almost lsanlp and in argc Rnpp{y: New po-
s + o0s :5 e s ss ss p pS L seGs sat n's
p0ULTRY-Frcsh oKeringa werd ~ 'se!lvo loyal de-
maud a,d arer. Small springs and aale 81 atae! reso M
sns II. nsfHSss f ass s: " sssS stSasS sos
| s3.75@3Uo.
+ sEEDs- Timothy declined under heavy offerings.
hut many partlea who ha. orlcrs to lll held OH aito
gothor hnkig @ rEises n wGa' 60 s & 9ws e sa'sS q
nrlo rax It oer
lactcl null nominal: Aales Include l5o bags ,ehoce
timothy Cllanga and 33a as In 1ota from store At
ri; At saSo i i; J;" Ssa; 10 At ~ e baa os
10 ut 's2.io q bugs 1t s9e5 % bags at q 90; u
''; sE4i ~ assSs ees aana Il 's st9s
mnrlot rules atc;y: onoudaga: and ssanaw lm0 nS
se ssn Ha $751; ST. siea ssssS sS sry sSrys
lags. ss7s AZ asiry, with bags $500; Abhton dairy
up t. 1e auotasn IT. asas sat aa III s
lyson comlnon to fsr, ;6t2!5a; DO, good. bs9GSu
$50: elloco Pnesicy sl.Uo91.lo; extra Moyune sl.a
common do, a5@l5c common e ane oolong, s5G45c
s'TISi Ds s at i s ro:s,y advanced quota
tionH. Reports concerning tic growing crop contia
uc unfavorabtc, and 'loacrs anticipate stt1 h!ght
r,an CGr-Extsa, 7isa SIC choice, Go@c5o medium
5D@s55o l0or to common. 4oai5c,
,r1ua-Satfsa1lcaf, 76Gssoa; half BRIGHT co@7oc
saoKfNa-aosa. T. choice, se@75o medium, 'ooa
Wf)nn-rIIe marriott ron,ntns ,onlet Wo u,oto
, 1874-08-17

ah That lIoarly all thd Eranariaa oi tho world havo
buDn awept tlean. IN urhty yenFH thla cIcathaanco
Would fhvo hehn Of nAtlo'al fcgtet, beehnRo
ID mako oo bnr a,ll hread It Is laaly necessary 10
MIX arertatn qn,it!ty Of tho old wheat with ho inw
hut ta season tho Utmost rlccy c,Rractor Of tEe
Nrllll-barrlHg unoxpcotcd wei wcator-in aneu that
It TO straight from tho growers 10 tlc nillcra
hania. III latta'ty, quality and weight, Whott -,
1nQneslfnnAGy, tho crop Of tho Rcaaott, nnt gnly IN
ta country, but m nil others. Tho area Of land hcf
wheat iii tho United Kingdom In, undoubtedly 1xcofs
I've. reacntI, probably, 2,001,0uD acrea and II 1hia
Affords, aa canato 1t will. nYotage OF W bh
IN mere, thu rrn'aucs will DO 1o,0t1, 900 4rs or
within U10o 900 tr1 Of or old callniate1 couannr.
tinn This a lras than hht the fdreinn nnrthtinF Or
lB7a'a ai hn whatR likely to bo tnat tf 1874. In
tArotsinH thu wheat throughout lse n1ldlAnd, oaRor
wtylnr1,, md anutlrrn co,1ntica Aavo searus fo'n
defective wheat nold anywhere harley in general
IL lor MI AyorcKo crop III cortatn Bllicts 1t 1s
failure. Oats In Engllil aro under MI average; iii
Bcotlld llaf CROP In Itca1i barc1y aycrsDc.
TolatncB evcrywlcre Eon. md lienly 10 bo nsnita
hlu fur cnla.foe aH RNbst!lute for Swedish ttrH.
Mangolds rcKlnr, hlk hma1l In tnib antl not OIL nr.
orago weight per acre. Bwe1iH turnips nro nut half
urop, Mil 1 not oecury ll7lf tho usual arca. Heavy
rains may improve tlGl, but cauno. glyo half thu
usual sulirly at stuck
Air. s3coi.. tAtftato nf tld wheat crop in 1874, In
tho United Kntdo Ia probably loo 1nrKc, m, ut this
early saEo Of tic harvest, It rst bo extremely dill
cult to mako correct ataemeut md then ~ per
Ia ii worry largo nVcral.e ylcltl. .........-
Tho fere,lya o1purtH of prnyfaiouH from S3aboard
, 1874-08-17

-, .,,...a, ~, no t,,Js,ws.
a1sd Inc lolnts hanieu e. aso " 1olo"a' res.
~ @ neW 3n.s, !"s 1 10y ~ ~; H., eu
10 last Lipersy. l'er Ioo lbs' .3en
M ~ Aoany per 19V ,ao H.
~ ~, Snaau. ~, a a1 1u si ia @
70 C!eVoa1tn rsr ioy los..
~ pGsroit and IS!eao , Ter aoo
sss nh IT, m nsI.o :, t ~ stsesa o'
art,sa ~esens VII ~ ~ ~ easRoa a. tne rateA
oatlo ESs cas. .ouao ~ lug aossoa M per car vs.
hogs tss q 'p a pSt r. e na nos shsle
tlreK car er e. ~, ba sieeE. uoulo-doek car,
ler sSr; loooo los snoeps sA3o-aee2 caf. por eas'
l4'ooo l1s.
rnastasu an 10 ttufeA essentially different frum thtae
noted In our aatwseky ,rav!ew. Fit cate continEo.
acrse, anl he Immediately upon urrisal vt Eoo!!
roltll lyures, WG our supplies Ut thin uatiYa all
forelgn stock superaba,,.aut, will prices ruling
low u.4d generally unrcmnnorative. Thut tho neat
few weeks wlll witness uny vIry pronounced chago III
ole situation of ho nasct Is not expected. Tl0 To-
ccipts Or mature susk snHst continue scat for Hoo
ti.nu ye ws the scarcity Of corn n,i IastraHa Will
oubt servo to keep lilo supply of haltfattcncd cal
te pElsaly III exeeaa Of lpBitnate denalNs. During
, 1874-08-17

LONDON, Aug, l5.-Il.to OF dsrount Oh tie open
market for months, bills, l1ls per cent heng 5ld
ltr cent below tho Bank rate. American sccurltles-
ssna aalcs and unchanged prices coiaoia for money,
VIZ: On account, o31t V5s, 1851; sis, !e9,l !;
1ol0s, 10314 now 5s, l0ii4. Now iors Central, oi;
Eric, 30 preferred, .4d.
1teaucl poIroloutu-Jlfd.
Talow-41s I'd.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 15.-Cation quiet autl unchanged; i;
midding upland, si1@ss';d; middng Orleans, s,;e9
sgd. Salea, 10 000 bales: speculation anu oxpnrts
1000 bales American 6,ado bales.
Urcatlstutsa-Dull,
Llr1-tla I'll.
Reltcl l,etroleum-0ihalQl
, 1874-08-17

sliEEP-Tho BlEuatlon Of tie nnErke. for tbia DO
seription Of stock rcmaus essentially Unchanged Tho
weoks supply was moderate, and pretty evenly dis.
considerable outside e1nan1, there no tilno IN
oFer:aMpniy and prices were easily ,nalntaiaed as
nm grades, and sa.oo 20 for inferior to common.
The qltay was gonetals toor, aud thtre wers foV
sNleR 1t 4 NiYAcr figure thnu II "a.
, 1874-08-17

included In tho stocks aro those OF tho job
born. lilo lard in tho hands Ut tho n.anufac-
Jurors III not ime}utlol.
marhot mist bo quoted as nomnaly unchanged,
htnds tlloro was no notable chAnso IN what.
Only a few lota wero wallted by local doa!ors
nstd pirporh ware not operating. Irar waB IN
1air SUPPLY, asa oas!cr md .nidsiltuEs Ir were
wntor extras (Alaero!ia) at $3.50; 100 br1s do On
rFlvata terms '225 brts aptinE oxtraa OIL prlyeto
tortna. Total, 42a hrla. Also 20 tons bran at
al2.60, on traok 10 toha do mt sl1.bo treo o1i
board 20 totis ut Sl9.DO delivered III tous mild
ding A. e23.t0 10 tons do fnr ut $1,000, potli
delivered; TO tonA at s22.6O. Tho market closod
, 1874-08-17
noSDs And GOLD Tols THE WEEK.
rrestoi, Kcnn Is Co., report tho range Of Gov
er1lnluEts for woet e11diuE Aug. Ii Hi follows !:

New yonK, Aug. 15.-Monoy c'oscd at 2115 per
cent primo mercantile paper, 6 to 7.
Foreign exchange dull on q basis Of 4s61S@
4s7 for sixty dnss and lGpl9o for aisht' -,
spotio oxpotta ior tho week, so.u93, 7s3
81 $40, 600 coiti: tito remainder, loans. Tho
Assiatant-TreaBl,ror disbussal during tho woek.
a5G0,0U0, md received for customs, -, 7lS. l92.
Gold opened ~ 1oy.az. aud c!osoa ut 10o15, nil
salet baing ut these figures. Carrying ralca
Il, ], nud2 to Hat; cloarnss, 922.09n, ,0o0. I'm
porta-Dry guols, ::.2Uv, 1876; merchandise, s3,-
l90,2G1.
Government bonds active and strong
State and ras1way bonds quiet.
and firm during tho lust hou,s Of bnsiuess,
With The closing q9aotatiooMns generally
turo Of tho market early iii tho day
was g liberal selling movement i'll Western,
Union and Pacific Mail! said to bo for account Of
tho only lending operator loft in town. Among
sales werc 8,500 shnres Of Western Union :: 13 ,000
Of paciiie Nail; o,oo0 of Lake shorc aud Union
P0cifc G,0J0,
THE WEEKLY RANK BTATEMEHT.
LoanH, decrease. :, Isl 1dt) sIeric, decrease,
s3.3ss 900 legal-tcndeta, ncroaso, s'2s 600 DO
posits, decrease, $A,3iG, lou; circulntion,. ill
crease, s5,4uD reserve, duerenso, @2...72, 875.
, 1874-08-17


Tho Cincinnati PRICE Cso1v'stsayB:
The roru-ractors' Asphciatiou OF Cincinnati. ut II
meeting hold OH 3roray hat IL sail to lnve decided
against instrucny tlo detcgaon h. tho con15ntinn
also to ayo resolved that tito Cllclnna Asaoclatlun
will ablto by tic rules of she conycn!ipu. Tho 1os-
lion Of onls q hre:t ea 70 to arro1 ot ess
y tiie trailo cre an1it IL believed that tho Octti
1ati delegation Will not oppose tho adoption Of rulo
10 that cllect.
--LATEST.
Wheat was In moderate don,anl md steady At
81 1.u},lcDt. .03M seller tho month, and 9oH1c@
$1.0DE Bo!ler September bntn closing al t!ie
inad6.' Corn 'was guiot 1t G5@653sc aoller tho
month, and Gi55So noilur 'septembor.., Oats wero
steady nj D111zo SELLER the mouth, and s5al@362sc
aolor September. Lake trofGhta wero quiot.
, 1874-08-17

NEW Yonlt, ,'Aug l5.-Tho ary-gpotta l'Ackage-trAda
III loneaIe goosls was elysiah, alI joIbng branchcs
we're aIlIt.. .......
COTTON go0ls continue dull. md prlcea aro unc1ng-
ctl, Cotton iiannoB ure i'll good do.mnd aud 1ir,a.
SItu ta,li prints are brisk, usu sold up to roceipa.
tiiEgAs uru slow. Hhawls un falt eRlrs aro IN fair
ul1iuuu Wuo aunela aud blauk0s IN liberal rt-
Quest. Woo!eua ylow. Foreign goods are dull.
, 1874-08-17

.ncluss all uut oats u*cspt hhuuldors ard .. hams.
Tllo following ara the rotustB Of packers a,d
Hayeo,.Aesnes, ue tho stoakB at the various DO
surptlo,,n Of uy product Oil land III tha city u,I
Tho dates nan1d, III roportod to tho Becrosuly Of
tlln parll- rRnEnrHf Association;
, 1874-08-17

SATURDAY EVENING, Aug. 10.
Tho following were tin receipts and ship
menH OF tho leading articlcu Of produce III Chi
eago during the pass twouty-four hours and for
tho corresponding dato one yoar ago: =
, 1874-08-17

Efea3
Tho July transactions av0 been Lighter than for tho
month preceding, by over forty millions Tho re-
ceipts for tho month foot up 90 feet; Tho
contrast between this ln,nunt and thu reported thir-
nents ts considerable Thcro has been shipped hut
9,B6J.39l feet within tho ttmo. It is UnQucf-
ttonablo ttat there is grcater stock Of lumber Oh
fire. at hts season., III! Its history. Thcro Is about
75ooooo3 feet mora tlpn at THIS tinu last year. PRICED
arc riuotsly low mud 1t would Hcctn that they Lts
hound TO touch lower bottom than when the panic u
laat fall fell upon liz.
4 remarkable foatnre Of t1s marct Is that throEE<
cut all the deptha to which peces ayr Hunk, 1nat1
Low puc lumber may ba received, tho sa!ca III
ways made for cash. Chicago ss famous cash
1t III extronely probable that credit syscm to
be- adopted. It would oud to lessen solowhat tho re-
ccpts. II lumber were sold hore, ns It s ut 51giuw,
on aixty or ninety days. or oven four fiyo months
lime tn cases., the amount Of bualucsa douo would
bo very probably enrtuiled."
, 1874-08-17
TIE LIVESTOCK NAIlltET.

CHICAGO.
SATURDAY EVENING, Aug. II.
The receipts OF llva stock auins tho week Aavo been
, 1874-08-17

vino 1nmugod, two,tl.itds pricos; brandod, 10 per
cent off. . r.
HolY-Old W.econHna arc bringing 100000. Iho
demand from consumers IA fnlr. -,
IRON AND SIEEI.--Tho demand continues 1n9u.
pratc. Continuous ulkel shoos 'nro: GnotGu o. G1o
per III for largo 10 Go for snall. Wo repeat alos-
, 1874-08-17

BArunp4Y I.yEs1Sa, Aug. u.
Tho market continues dull nld weak. About 20 car
Eoea ut tho ltka In tho morning, and 10 Of hcro
wru BOLD during he day. Thern were buyers At lower
prices, but scerG positively rufuRcd to make futthcr
concessions, prcfrrrng to curry tho lumber over.
Piece stntl was q,tool at ss1o for a1ania.cc, All!
1narta md RripY ut $3.60M9.0o for coinilGn, and
100 for fadr to cipite, Lath, $l.s0;&i so.
Shiuslea 4uota1,n ut r. aGf1 !1j
At TIE YARDS.
Trnilo continues light anu priuss are easy. Hiocka
said to DO ureaaouaby largo for tho tu OF year.
Wo oqnnt1:
First coar.. 5000 @59Go
Second clear, iucls 10 ncn. 47.OU (95uGD
Third clear, inch ch.............,.... $500 G40.O0
Third clear, thick. .:...:.:........ 43o0 @A5.00
rough Observation-Disclosures $500 @4o,0o
Clear sttling 1st ai,d I'd togetl4er.... 2l.00 gaD
First con,laon siding. .s........ 1J.00 2U.00
Second c0inton Rlding... 1900 100
Flooring; irst common. dressed. 49,. J.Q0 (a35.C0
F1riut,, second common, drcssel... 2G.u1 G428 co
Flooring. third common, drcHset.... 1900 @.....
i w1Hon-hOx board., Helcctud, IL
iuoles and upward, ............. :. $500 @4o.oo
D wagun-I0x boards. ................ $500 e!jJ.U0
Rtotk l1olrdH rdH.............,...... 3G.U0 fd38l0
HAtncs boards. ...............,..... 2G.p1 G11YG0
Btotk noarda. 14,Uu t1if0u
Common ho:rs. outside for dry...... 1880 t91!.00
Jolst, acantlug, fencing timber, 10 fcot
JelBt ulltl sca1tltng IL to 81 feet. 12W GE1a.G0
pickels. square. 1.00 CLEO
Actetx, 11.10 u a..
Cedar tOsts split. A.00 "a 80.
Cellar posts round, 5(a8 uchcs ...... 1900 Gs3jD0
Lath. 2.01 u es5
NO. Bawcd shingles. ............. $50 q ..s0
4 or Star. 800 e. 3.51
SlinRles on track M................ AIS a 200
f.AfJ.
, 1874-08-17


Tue rates Of freight lluw eIurgcl hctwccn Chicago
md tho l,olntH named aro Us follows:
To New York, per l10 loa. ..65o
10 last LDer.y, per 100 lbs......,."........3 .3no
To Albany, per l0D iy..,* .4D9So
trD Euu}l, NGr 100 hH
10 CleYola11d; per luO lbs.. 600
Middletown transcript., 1874-03-14

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