The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-10
COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW oRK. April Z,

New DIRK, April Z, 1874.
Money was without essential change. call
loans being easy at 3@4 per cent and CONNER
cial paper freely discounted at 51l@7 per cent,
according to date Of maturity Large sums OF
money were going west to seek investment 4
Detroit merchant here the other day offered to
discount his bills, having bought coffee largely,
but the sellers refused to make the slightest
discount. alleging the superabundance Of
money in the city to be already too great
Sterling exchange dull at 4 So for % day bills.
Gold closed at 1879. Stocks all lower Mich.
Central 50; Lake Shore, 49,. Flour firm and
in fair export demand superfne Mich. 75@
6 25 good to choice white wheat extras, 6 80
C97 25 Wheat tending upward on account OF
better news from Liverpool amber western.
l 60@l 68 white do. l S5@1 80. as extreme
ranges. Corn heavy-mixed, 83@tS8. Oats,
mixed, 60@62 white western, 62@6411. Mess
pork, Sl7 steam lard. 10a101l. Butter going
steadily downward. Eggs, l5a161E for good to
prime western. Coffee dull Rio. l91%a24,
gold; Java, 25jEa2S. Sugar easy soft white
refined. S1aS1z; hards, Sas31. Dry goods
rather slow. Wool without change domestic
fleece, 45a55 Xxx, 56a57.
DETROIT MARKET
DETROIT. April g. 1874.
Business has been light all week. Every
body has "bridge' on the brain. The prevail
ing opinion is that the grangers will permit no
abrldgement OF their rights Merchandise val
ues generally tend to a lower level, import ed
goods perhaps excepted. Dry goods are NOV
ing more lively since the cold weather broke
up prices, which have been marked down very
generally inside of ten days, are Solo per cent
lower than at the close of March. Iron goods
also are lower. Nails down to "a cash 10d the
basis Hat bar iron Is down to SO 1908 20 :.
horse shoe iron to S5d5 90: sheet iron, all
sizes, l01ll Is to 90, IS 30. Tin plates also
lower: l0xl4 c., II rs: ", Is rs. Bar
tin Is at 36, and pig at "a. Lead. bar, down to
81. and sheet to 81. Best refined solder down
to 20. Linseed oil. boiled, is firm at OF: No.
| lard do advanced 10 92n83: kerosene steady
at Is. Turpentine, per gall. OF lb.. 81. AL
cohol, l 90 Opium rules nrm at 50 so, and
quinine at So. Paris green is coming into sale:
range 3j@i0. Coffees tend downward Rio,
27@29; Java. 3i@35. Sugar is firm at 100
1913 for straight a refined. The live stock
market shows some improvement, both as re-
CARDS activity and values. Best steers quotabe
up to IS 75a6, and fair to good quality ship
ping stock at S56r5 80. Butchers grades. 81
al rs: lean. 5O93 20. Mich cows lower
Few selling over S55 poor dull at $3.50 To-
Veal calves in good demand range. s5@12,
with bulk OF sales at s7@9. Sheep also higher.
although in better supply extra command
6 50@6 rs, and ordinary fair to good, 80 to
ITO lbs, 5O@6 %. Hogs quiet and nominal
at $5N5 so. Dressed hogs, s7a7 so. Mess
pork has advanced TO S17Gs17 25. and lard to
5000 in ties, and 1917 in kegs. Smoked hams
are fair at 12@1219, and shoulders at s. Hardly
any farmers product to be seen the move
ment Is all towards the country. Extra mess
beef is held at gil. and plain do at s19. Flour
is more active best country, S7G,7 so city
I 5Og7 IS. Wheat is receiving more attention
from spectators. and with the foreign advices
rather favorable bull movements are apparent
both here and at Chicago Prices are 2@215c
better than week ago. white extra closing at
l 64lI and No. white at Sc. Dealers here
would De very glad TO see No. go to % IN
order to give the market more vim. The re-
ceipts are liberal and the stock in store has
sweed to 257 1862 bu. facts which naturally
produce conservatism. Corn is weak at H.
Oats steady at 81 for No. mixed, and So for
white State. Barley dull at 80 60@3 35 per
GENITAL. Apples, "a 5Or6 per Dbl. Beans dull
at 1 25(e1 50 for uncleaned. Butter very scarce:
values at 36@3S. Eggs plenty at 1904. Hides
firm at 7g71G winter pelts, S1@2 %. Honey
23@26. Beeswax. 2S@30. Dried apples, 49,
@1215. Tallow, 6Il@69i. Clover seed, IS 90
Ct6; timothy, 1903 %. Onions, 25e2 so
per bu. Onion tops 5000 25 per bu. Peach
blow potatoes, s1al 10 Early Rose, 9OcgS1.
Maple sugar easy at 13014c. Cranberries, si6r5
per ou. Wool quiet but steady: fleece, 43a45;
combing. i6a47.