, 1874-05-25


hand, which they nre all tho moro ready to part
with NJ 1vorythfng points to abundant crops This
yoar. ThiB IncroAHed tho VOLUME of offerings
r. from owners, and brought out tho Short aollera
broak IN prices.. Tho shipping moven1ont was
lcss notivo but that ia usual OH Saturday, 10 shat
tho fact excited littlo comment.
Tho dry gooda trado fl more active both on To-
cal and interior account THAI ia usually uItnoHB-
cd at this atage OF The gonaon, md vliatovcr OF
wonkuosa tho market n1ny l1avo shown fort
night ago hns onstrely disappeared. Thoro B no
doubt that many llnoa Of atandarl cotton pro-
past, selling nt a lesH price than II costh to. pro-
duco thcm and that prices will worry soon TAXA
highor range Is ontiroly probable. In tho gro.
cory mntkot there "ere only slight
!ton. coftoes continue unsettled aud
doolininR, but for othor articles tho market pro-
aonts 1lrm, lsa1thy tone. Sugars; airups, rtee,
and tons arc reasonably aotlvc, and !cry fair
messed. The soap manufacturers l,avo issued
circular, In which thoy nnnounoo that on Juno
!, they viii advance the price. This stop tloy
claim o. IL made nooesssry BY tho enhanced cost Of
distributed, and, under depleted stocks, tho
foreign. Tho tlah trade shows improvement,
orders ts from tho country beiaE notiooab
but, tho foeling among 1obborB Heonled firm, OK
copt for wltosh and trout Nothing now was
developed In connection With tho bagging, coal,
plg.iron, md leather marlfots, thoso articles
oil market was reported moderately netiyo with
but little variation from previously quoted
nrioos. An unsettled feeling still chnraotorlzos
tho market for casbon oil, but aside from this
Lumber was quiet and unchangcl: The orer-
inRs at the Wholesale market wero light. and tho
domand moderate. Metals and hardware wero
III reasonably fair demand tor this time Of the
Tin-plate is very Arm, being relatively 1ovor IL
this nnrkot than Ct New York. Iron continues
dull and weak. mills ara selling to q fair extent
at ss73 rates Hlsh ~ Of for larga lots Since
tss ooe 70 JRg .Rg{ G5 NJ" bS bef assna 5
for building matcriala Inns improved, and is now
Chilled fair, though not particularly active. Salt
ls notiyo, especially on interior account md
steady Ut e1.so@1. 90 for tlno, aud 100000 for
! coarac. Droom-corn was in fair orlor domnnd
| and atoady. Wool and hops romain quiet. 1t Ia
| thought TINT considerable amount Of now wool
will bo received noxt wock; aB yot tho receipts
havo boon very small, and not enough to ongago
tho attention Of buyers and establish n mafhet.
Hay was dull and lower, mud htdes unchanged.
Hungarian seed WAS aotivo Mt tie recent decline,
and other soods quiet, exocpt timothy, which
mat with noderato inquiry: Potatoes wero
again dull and weak, common lots selling lower.
| Poultry was In fair local request. Eggs sold ut
Highvlnes were quiot md firm ut tho inprov-
yod quotation Of ycatorday,- though corn was
lower, Now York WAS shado nrner, and There
waR not much offering hero, az o considerable
| proportion Of tho vines made here uro now
shipped direct to Eastorr, consumers. BaleB
were reported Of 15o. bfls at 9a]Gc per gallon.
| Lake froights were quiet but ahatlo trmer,
Thoro aro not many vessels here. We note that
tho inquiry was much bottcr for Lower Canada
ports. Rates wcro DO for corn, and 499@'i15o
for whoat by sail to Buffalo. To Kihgaton
| tnf - IN r. L. Al
7jS@ee. Ehsough y satss to IN SeT tEs YORK Sors r.
| quoted ut 100 on corn aud 20c on wheat. Do to
l}oaton at 22Q2311c. A total Of 5 ol,nrtors was
reported, which will curry out 10000 bu whoat,
proyisons wero dull mud weak, Dross pork
opened about loo per brl higher, but soon foil
| of undor heavy offerings, and cloaod O. shndo
lower than yesterday. Now. York waH quoted
wcakr and thcro were several country orders to
filed, leaving but little demand. Lard was quito
weals, declining 200 por 100 tt,s, though Liver
pool WAS quoted unchanged at 6ls. Meats wege
unchanged. The offerings wero larger, but
than former quotations. Tho receipts Of
hogs continue, large. and grain ie
! OH the decline, which toilds to cause an easior
feeling 10 provisions. though stocks are small
except hero and In New York. There has been
during tho past wooG. Tho marriott oloae1 steady
ut tho following range Of prices: Mosa pork, cash
| or eolor h1ny, 317.40@17.45; do sellor Juno,
! S173714@17.40; do seller July. s17.G0@17. .G5 dt
seller August, a17.B71 4@18D0. Lard, cash OF
seller June, e10.70@ do seller July S1O.00@
10.92j1: summer lard 1015D1035o. Swaot-pcklot
hams, .1054@1111c For ib for 18@10 tb averages
dry-saltod meats, ooae, At6 @6ySo for shoulders
cash. and $40 eellor July j: 90 for short ribs
cash. and 911(c Holler fully; 014o for short cloar
cash. and 019o sellor July; $50 for Cum
berlands; 9@91Go for long clear. Tho sa,n.
boxed At h%Ko per y above these prices
ribs, 1910 for short olear, all pnokad in hhtB
tho nanie loose, 10 lover. Bacon hams, l2118G
1870. Meas boof, $1o.75@t1.0 90; oxtrn mess %,
51l.76@12.00; beof hams. a22.6o@23.00: City
taliow, 71(D15so; grouse quotRb1o at 6}5@8c
Sales were reported or $50 bria mess pork. sollol
May, at :317.50; 500 brlB do, Bollor juno, al
s17.65 600 brls do at $3.50; 250 brls do a
| s17.40 ESQ brls do. seller July, nt s17.S21SS
500 br1s do ut &l7.80 250 brls do at s1777117
500 brls do at 917.75; 250 tcs lard, sellor Juno
ut S1075 $50 brls do as $10.70; 600 tcs do, sell
| or July, nj S11.00; 750 tos do, seller July, Of
$1,000 750 tcs do ut $10.85; TO. 900 lbs Ehoul
ders, seller July, at CSC; 10000 lta short ribs
10; 900 lbs short cloar, buyer to June IL, Al
99sc.
Tho Daily Commercial Report gives tho fol
lowing MI the shipments Of provisions from tlii
city for the week onding May 81, 1874, and sino,
Nov. l, 1878, with comparisons
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