, 1874-04-01

t,,;s ,,as1,;,, %, ~ n a,a1oo,, e1 nora whont
IN aa"'i ~ ~ ..r stn w., r,o cora hor.
tou oasa corn, - cara oots, oeaa 's'' 'A'o 0AA'
Icy. Total, 295 cars, or W, ,0u0 bn'
The adoption in Nov York Of an efllcient grain
inenectton will do MITCH to rc,iaya hotloat traders
i,otI, 1,oro ona thcro rror, ti,o ,nfa;r cnn,noM.
49, - ,nsa.,n,',nns ron,1 Thr nract,en a.
eton' " "usciapa'o"0 HUH Lag t.e.too
dulged In, chiefly By ono firm hors' Of mixing No.
2 aud No. o. spring, and offering tho whole in |
Now York as Chicago No. 2, mag haro nut money
into The pockots of tho mon vho do 1t. but hns /
wrought nntod injury to or trade; =! i, That 70
tor Of lie tolcgYapllio auviroa from New York to |
orr Doard Of Trado. woulJ 1eaye much loas to ho |
doairod thai now. =
Is possible that til, m9vomant to t9 ostabliah
stocks, as we'll as grainand provisions, will resut
In nm organiyation 111tler tito old charter OF tho
Stock. .ExcInngo, Which discontinued operations |
a little loss than Xix years ago. Some Of tho |
nromuont monbua Of tho old.
f'rIo Ica,ling nrc1uco markets woro rather moro |
activo to-day wih greater strength in provisions,
md not much o,ange in tho prioea Of breadstufTs.
>irbo hl1sinoas kansSctcd WIS largely lii tho way
Of sottlomont This, boiug tho lust day Of tho |
n,onth was ho acaaou for clearing up ill Of tic |
April trados tint had not previously bcou DIS |
posed Of. This fact governed the tono OF tho |
Tho M run run,o.od panio in Groat britain, yesterday
afternoon turns out to bo not so bad as repre-
aentni]. Ind tie small decline which followed
tho receipt Of tho nows waa speedily recovered
from tllit morning, The receipts Of grain are
slightly OH the increase, but tho shipments arc
in oxcess Of tic averago Of this time Of the year.
This lust fact is principally owing to tho very
low rates now ruling on rail freights (not sail
froights as tho types 1nade ua say III this morn
ing tsBue).
Tho dry-goods trade was reported moderately
actiyo at about steady rricos. There wna good
attendance Of inferior buyers, and local rotait-
era also were ordering with fair liborality. Gro-
corios woro quoted moro quiet, and unchanged
VI were taking hold with Is much froolom as
miehs Id expected at this stago Of tho aenson.
conocs wore weak. Other goods in the llst
atoly active at 25@40o for poor. to fancy
Eamainss EaiIs @ "aot ' nnd 1n: Dagging was qaoted
stoady. No now features were developed in tho
wore more quiet aud less Arm. Tho loathor. pig
iron, mud paint .markotB wero quiet and ur~
changed. dis wero in fair request at generally
firm prices. Carbon ia higher: III tho Eastorn
markets, and there IL eome e, probability Of
noted yoatcrday is firmly adLorod to.
Lumber was again fnirly aetiyo and stea1y,
Tlren Or four cargooa of pieco.stuff, codar posts.
md shingles were awaiting Halo at tho doclie
9ansaoons Ga. "sta qg popopsd liz doana o
mctaln, tnncra' stock, md na,ls continues fairiy
active 1t the prices recently quoted; Iron ana
nj j things considered. Tho ratos for common common
reduction @ is nade IN special instances. usually for
osh buyer Building maoFias we5e sa rnesssnsea
ard pnnnvn nrifcle, incuiinr o,,i11n, cln,.al,o1ac
and and OIL oil of borgamot aro arm, itha two iasl
named at an ADVANCE, prairio-hay mol. with the
avoraea local lomana, but othor grades wero
quiet aud not worry: tlrm. Hides wore ateady'
Mo oasea Tho my dr. i hs aa n
chiefly confined to supplying local wants; how
evor, lilo supply, especially Of choice fruit, is
limited, and firm tono porvades tho. market