, 1874-08-28

IiRl. pEt3s.......... ............. 70 10d
Withdrawn from Btoro yesterday for city
consumption: 155 bu wheat; 35G bu cort; 4,009
bu oats: 7G3 bu rye; 1,Gl2 bn barloy.
Tho following grain has Icon inspected into
atoro thia morning up to 10 o'clock: u cara No,
spring wheat; 357 cars No. do; 60 cars No. Q do;
10 carB rejected do (A30 wheat); cnrs yellow
corn; 9s cnra high mixed do 2S5 cars md
17,O00 bu M. do; "a cars rejected do; ! car no
grade do (4l0 corn); 20 cars white onts; ; 50 cars
and 5000 bu No cars rejected do COS
oa:s1; 4 cars No. ii cara No. barley; O
cars No. 8 do Cur rejected do. Total (955 cars)
394 900 bu. 1nepecte i out; s3,9t0 bn wheat
a2l 1891 bu corn IT, sos bu oats = 1856 bu rye;
12,56G bu bnricy.
Tho l,rontration Of lako froights find par~
a!cl iu tl,oso upon tho ocean. A groat many
smiling vessels are now lying idlo in Now York
Larbor, being unable to obtain freight at paving
rates, mud tho return, froight Ia now 60 small
that 1t is Baid 10 be impossible for saine-
ycabel to mako round trip between Now York
and Liverpool, except at n loss. Tint IL pro-
cisely tho case botwoen 1snlTalo and Chicago.
Water transportation lnny not haye Hecn its bost
days. but lts .proscnt day 1e decidedly poor one.
and tho s.lt, has not Eot yet.
Tho leading produce mNrtots were stronger
today. with moro nct'vty in sorara1 depart
naeAta, ard fair business III al. Tho trailing
wast however, almost entirely Of the Older
usually called speculative, though tho tern, il q
bad ono, as all blalncHa lB more or less Hpeclla-
two. Tho shipping movement waH unusually
slow, aud considerable proportion of tho grain
that waa bought Tor shipment vas taEeu by vaA-
acl-ownors, in the absence Of demand for
freight room By othcrd: Tho premium Or cash
grain is goncraaly too high to permit shippers to
operate, capccaty rs the touo Of Eastern mar
kcts iB not very encouraging.
Dry-goods were distributed to respectable
aGgregate and wcte quoted steady md 1ir,n
lhe grocery market wGs lacking iu activity. aud
Q. the wceE. Weakness WIS apparent in sugars,
rice, nIrupa., aud cotleos, though sugars alono
wero 9aotAbly lower .,, sEas uro firm aud
Of those ntap1o articles were nr,n1y llcld In llo
| coal, wood, and leather markets there wcro no
changes Of IT., sufficient Importance to require
| previously quoted There was q naodointo do
maid for fish Mt firm prices. Nothing now wan
noted in t1is bagginy mnrket, trsdo continuing
active at fully late prices. OILS remain steady at
| tho quotations..
1t Tho lumber yards n fair interior business
vas reported, at essentially unchanged prices.
! The offerings at the docks were light, and tho
I marriott quiet. Metals aud mills woro meeiug
| with steadily increasing demand, tho lattor
being firm At s3.621}1 rates. lion was firm, o,r-
N1 II
| If enbstnntinted. will cause an advance III
ba,-iron in tho local market. Wool was firm,
| under continued good order demand, light
stockH and u strong tone Enat. Broon.corn,
| hay, and lIidea woEo quiet. Timothy mud tlax
Beosis wsro aciivo and Btcady. The demand for
| choice potatoes improved, anl tho receipt8
having ialeu off. tho market ruled firm at
| slight advance. Groom fruits wero steady. poul-
| try wn8 RON aud ouBier.
11ighwines wero more actlvo under good de-
mind at yesterdays quotation, ut which all the
offerings Wero takon mp. Sales were reported Of
2o0 bss at PIG ner gallon. and the marliet closol
tirner, With 97t5e lid and Use asked. Now Iorl.
WA not quoted higher, but wines aro scarce it,
tho EaAt. aud there is m active shipping inquiry
i'll tho West Mt curFout ratca.
I4ake freghts wero dull md little better than
nominal at previous rates, at So for corn Md
/ 9Ac for wheat by Hall to Bnfao. Shippers eon.
elally hold off, and in solf-dofense several car.
goea were taken by the owners Of yeasels which
must otherwise havo lain fdlo. A total OF I
charters was reported, which will carry OIL
80, 900 bu wheat, 1G0, 000 bu corn, aud 2j Zoo br
oats.
l'rovisionB Wero more active. especially it
pork, with stronger feeling in tho speculative
articles. Mess pork ADVANCED Csc por brl an.l
lard 25o per LOG lhs, both on old md nor
product, whllo middlcs wote unchanged, alIi
shoulders mud hams woro casicr. Tho offering.
Of Ind wcro light, and 1T pork woro not equal
tho doinand, which was very good OIL co1ntr,
sseou"t sse tn, Tho receipts Of gooa hogs wor
sey I SsSo s por r"1 loo Gia';s iSp xss 1 ov Do 10
December delivery "hicl. n,oanH not far from
sl8,0O per brl for pork. Thoy have full stocl
OF mosa pork in New Olleans, but little else
where, and the stock Of lard III low all over, or
ccpt lc1o. Nc noto a better 1obbing doma.id 10
lnIA. YeatoTdag $50 tea wero sold hera TO 10 t
st. Louis. md carload to DO tahon 10 St
Joseph, Mo. Tl,oro arc alan bids her.
for refined lard for shipment to Europ
in December md january at prices whic
| tn 111I} 1tar H. t,urE
In lard holiors consider iiLat tho chaacos ar
goosa for further nd vance, Oh III addition to II.
Hcant Hupply of lard AoEH expected TOR .noS
wintor, the prospects, arc that hnttcr will b
very scarce, giving an Increased demand fu
larl, nulesH prices SHOULD run 1T, 10 high as
repsesA consumption The market closed 9
eash. Or aeIor August. s23,0o anked ; dc
ne'ler September s22. .eo@,29. %; do. seller Octe
her. a.2uGl23.25; Hellor Dcco1nber, 317 As; dt
aud February. Sl7.27I10l7.d0 I.asd, castl q
sscs August. $1A.87 s!o ao.ier Sopteit
hor: $l4v0Go15.o0i do, seller October, non
inaii do. sol'or tho year, sll.9714@1l. LAO; d
12}15dDl3c por IL for 18@l0 III Averages; dr.,
saltcd meats. loose. at 8}1o for shot
TORS, cash anu holsor acptomhor; 12]]s@l2i4o IL
Hlort riea cash, and l2sG9}l2Ilc seller Septen
Lar; 12YSG01214c for nl,orl clear, cash. and l2111
0 aolscr beptoInbarl the Same boxod ut 111
i, 70 por u abovo theao prlcos; summer lot,
o 1a11c for, short ribs, 1asles for abort eloa
= ali pao1ea IN hhas; tho sa1no loose, J.
10 lower, llaeon hams, 15oaluo. Mosn beef. $1l.:
! kn11 1.60; extla nltHA d. $l2 25GDla5O; bepf ham
$2l 2l10Qp25.D0. City tallow, s@H115o; grease uonl
70 nal at G@9c. Aales were ron0rted OF 80 br