, 1874-12-16

WlthdraNn from store on yesterday for city coh-
sumption: 1925 bu wheat. 1859 bu corn, $3.50
bu oats, o9t bu rye 1,70s bu hurley.
Tho following grain has becn inspected into
store this morning up to 10 O'Clock cars No.
l spring, 106 cars No. 2 do. 30 cars No. do
{154 whsuD 85 cars No. corn, ga cars rejected
do, 8 cars On g.ndo do 600 cars. Of which
aro old); 2 cars whito oats IL ca1B No. do,
cars rejected do cur no grade do (23 oats);
car No. rye; cars No. 2 barley. 8 cara No. 8
do, cars rejected do. Tosnl 2S3 cars, or 10, 600
bu. Inspected out: 0,499 bu whoLt, i0,29s bu
corn, 67o bu oatH, 4i4 bn rye. 2,2l0 bu ba,loy.
The receipts Of hurley yesterday woro Is. .5gu bu,
fnhtead Of $500 bu. as reported. Tho error
was occasiouod by miHsake III tho rotusns from
the Northwestern il Railroad.
There nas nloro dissatisfaction expressed in
regard to tho inspection this morning thau for
snlno tino rast. Not \ car-loaa uf now corn
that cane Ill OH the 1llfnoia Central Vas inspected
arrived By tue Northwohtern waB passed as No.
g aud so.ne aay tint tho corn that H brought in
by the Contral ia actually better than that which
comcs in BY tho Northwestern route. It ia not
rules moro severely than naoiler; but it is also
probable that tho Coutral rgceipts Of to-day
'scro below tho average III point Of quality.
Wo note that shipment Vi $4,000 hu Ut wheat
has been taken at Csc ia gold per l0u l1s from
Milwaukee to Liverpool yia Portland. Tits is
abput 4334c per bu iu currency; and tho worry
choarest transit through Now Yorlk would bo 4Go.
Two ycasel woro taken yesterday to load with
wheat at Milwaukee, at 7c per bu, and lay by till
spring. 1t il Understood that tho Hatno figure is
olrorol for two Or moro vesBola additional.
Tho Committee appointed to reyise tho rules
OF tile Board OF Trade ael for suggestions in
writing from any mud al! who aro Interested In
the tn:tter, aud request that such material bo
lauded in us speedily. as posBiblo.
It WIS reported to-day that tho largeat pack-
ing firm In tho city haB ''ehut down." deter
mi1Ica to buy no moro hogs at present priceH.
Tho same iirn sold 10. 5o0 brly oi pork, ycster-
aud was willing seller to-day even at tho re-
ducod prices now ruling. Tho effect of Hus-
pouslon Of packing operations Ia. usually all nd
vance in the price Of product, under threatened
mont ia indicative Of aettlcd parpose to make
it work tic otller way. The paclkora state TINT
tic prices paid for AogH aro not safo; aud that
even II they wero willing TO continue ut those
budding on such stanll rcceipts as now como
III woMlA inevitably cause = further advance.
They say TINT tho hog doalerA aro cro"aug tho
mournors 4 littlo too much for tleir own good.
1t is certain tAat under q concerted action the
sollers OF logs have beou able to roalizo much
higher prices thnn usual on tho animals sent III
thus far, which would give n good average Ut
prieo fur tie season, oven II thoy should now
bo forced to back down from their position.
T4s simple fnct iA TINT European bnyorB arc
ayclBo to tnling Aod; aud they afo undoubtedly
right In tAiuli1lg that tho Europeau oonaump-
ton Of American meats Wil fall of to u low
point II forced to pay bs figures for It, es-
peoasly na wheat is plentiful aud cheap. II tho
United Staten eaiinot consume tho W4olo Of lior
hog-productH, but must export surplus, then
tho continued reticcnce Of English buyers can
4ealcoly full to aiYeot pricos,
Ch.cago aud hlilw1ukn aro now not much loas
tlun 1000, 700 bu behind In their receipts OF
wheat, na compared with last year. As this il
about the shortage OF tho country tributary to
theEa two citioH according to tAa estimate Of
well.lpfor,ncd operators, tho Volume OF Wloat
remaining to como forward would soom to DO
about tho same as ut this limo lust year. Thoro
is, Aowoyor, this important tllfforonco that thea
tlIero was good demand which kept the rail-
the demand lH 30 small to Indicate It on tho
! opening Ut navigation tho quantity remaining In
tho West will b0 much larger than lh May lust.
Herein iB tho great elemout Ut weaknoHB Tho low
pr!coa havo not yot nducod I'M extensive taltlrg
hold, though they hnvh stimulated tho conBump-
t4on Of tlla lower grades.
The leading pl luluee tnarketa Waro WoAk to-
day. nearly al being lover, With very dull feel
lnE through tho srunter part Ut tho seHsiun Tho
| catlB0 u the downward turn MAS general fear
| tlat prcos woro too high, tho argument boMg
| tho abaenc0 OF . shipping nlovemont, which hah
| bsau 10 markea fur a ecnilo Of weeks pnst, and
II consequent 1ucroaa0 III stocks, though recoiptH
! are not largo.
| Dry gouus wero moving with freedom, and
| fully former prlcea wore DelnE reazod for Nil
| standard cotton aud woolon productions. The
| groGory market Naa without now foaturoH of in-
| tereHt, except TINT there waA lcHs hrmnesH In
! oofleoa Taa1 aalsa ul stspio aud Bido a1ttoios