, 1874-06-23

Also {, tG5 bu barley shipped by rall.
Tho Offices OF the Inspector mud Registrar OF
Grain will bo open on Wednesday, for tho trana-
action OF bustnoss, as usual, tho day not bo!ng o
legal holiday.
Thc7s Ia some reason to ba}ieve that the recent
recommendation by tho Directors Of the Board
OF Trade to the Rallroal aud Warehouse Com
,nisBionera has been protoatea against by parties
In the trade. Tho ground taken IL that it is
impossible to tell worry long In advance what will
DO the quality Of crop, and TINT It ts not right
to abolish tho distinction conferred by tho word
"now," SO long "a thare Ia difference In actual
values botweon tho old and tile now.
sTho" Produce Exchange has commenced the
Issue Of . daily bulleti1 Of receipts and shp-
morning covers largo part OF that made up for
tho Board Of Trado. II the two agrool, thon
hoth would bo scarcely necaaaary;. and es they
do not agree, there Ia room for serious doubt aH
non to think that the data iron, which they are
+ compiled arc Of the order which Carlyle onoe
described a. cheap aud nasty "-soarcoly worth
the paper on:whioh they arc Writton.
tho Produce Exohange coming into active CON-
petition with tho Board of Trade, just yet III.
tho natter Of -four. grain, or proyIsions. Oer-
tainly tho barley episode OF faw daya ago does
those things alone for the present, and bond ita
DO. !; tho lattor OF which thoy do not notice at
ali. The new broom ought to aweop a little
eleanor than 1t docs this morning, and do 1t by
covering less ground.
THE nfArlNFTa.
/ The loadtng produce markets wero ratior alow
to-day. aud steady, thore not being enough wtud
to cause n violent luroll in either d(roction Tit.
tlo ohango IN the character Of aavices from other
points, oxcept stronger fooliny in OCEAN froights
and no particular variation In th1 movement hero,
except AL incroaae III tho rocolpls and shipmonta
OF corn, With worry hot weather, all tended to pre-.
vent activity, though tha aggregate OF trading
was by uo means atnall.
tiDry goods we're rathor qu!ot, aud witllout i'm,
portant change III prices; though tho tfrmnesB
IN cotton goods oontinne md an advance ls llloy
to occur soon. oresexiea again mst With .
wero very firm, having advanced IN Now York,
Tho lattor were quoted W higher thla morning,
aud tho tendeuoy Is stlll upward. Dt-cAreonato
OF solA was 10 of. Othor gooas In
thIs line wero steady. Tho demand
for tens continues fairly aotiyo at
tho prioos previously quoted. Glucose wna dull
and woak. Butter raa In moderate demand and
eagy. Local competition has cnnhnd q doplino Of
about 25o per half brl III wlltotlsh nowitAatand-
ing the fact that tho supply is scarcely equal to
tue demand. Family Mackerel, which hsvo hero.
toforo boen quoted woals, also deoltnel.. Driod
fruits woro dull Ooal, wood. baGglng, leatl,or.
aud oils were without material ohalgo.
'At tho l1!rnber-yards a moderate business was
reported at unchanged prices. Tho receipts at
tho Wholesale market were liberal, and tic de-
mand active. III tho morning at previous prices
TOR 1nct-lunber, while joists and soantlng were
hrmer, selling readily at @o60.. Metals, nails.
anu hardware wero again In fair domaul anu
ateaay. There WerQ no new feA~