, 1874-04-13

AuVlces IRON flRHgoW state TINT tho stock q
flour thcro on tho 1at of April wnA $4,000 brl
mora, md Of wlioat, 8o,000 lii more tllan On th
1Bt Of january.
A private lottor from st. Paul to q 1oadint
esommiasion liousu hero, contains tho following
From whit can lcnrn tho eHtftpato rnalo 4,
Minnesota by Our Doarl OF Trade Comnitte
hero III at loast o,0D0,00O bushels short OF lii
amount. Tho Committee waB composed Of twt
| whoat buynra nll otto elevator u,nti' -
1'horo nro 200, 900 bu In Rod Wing now awattiut
tho ol,ouing at Tho river"
THE MARKETS.
Tho loading produce nlarkota wero conorall,
qaiot and firm to-day, most Of tlom being vorj
fow now foaturos to noto except that the oodol
wcatLer oil oyor tho continent was 1pokol unor
a. s Snfayor'cblo alike To- Hranplanting md to q!
ea1iy opening o. n1a,yEaton. Tho prosons atti
ITO strong indictment oitLor to buy or soil.
There wne but little change In any foaturo ot
tho dry goods Inarlkot. largo amount Of stapo
gonorally nrruor pflcoa than prevailoslat tic bo.
ginning Of tho wocls, though tl1ero wag no ma
torial advance In my limo Tho GREGORY markot
was firm for noarly al artiolos in tho ltst, both
prioos: An exception must 10 mado Ii, tho cnse
Of ootreo TINT Btnplo ntill showing un,nistaknblo
HignH Ct woaknoss. Sugar, srup, molaaaos, rico,
t9ps "ao arc atr0ng Tie 1uttcr trade
vas only aalablo nj reduction of l@2o from
former qnotatona. Checso rules FIRM
foE Nov York, and ut 15@l7o for II wostoro tsfers'
Dried fruits ware moving fairly at about stoudy
rates. Fish mot with d good inquiry and wuro
nrm Mt previous quotations. III tic cannol
goo,as. market It thore vas moderate dogreo Of
Coal was inactive and weak. LoatGor pig-iron,
tobacco. paintn, and wood wcro uuotod ,,,,-
changed. No new features woro developed in
tho oii marriott, Liberal aaloa wore reported ut
15@l6o for carbon 95c for extra lard; $1,000
| 1.05 for linsood and 55@5Go for tnrpontino,
Tho common grades Of lumber continue to
move quite freely from tho yards In answer to
desirable grados aro well maintained. The do
,na1id Tor shingles in cala has improved within
day or two. aud tho nsarlot is firm at 33.12X on
track. Several oargooa wofo sold at tho whole
not very nrgont, aud prices wera probably trit9o
lower. for common poce-atuff, but cargoos Of
good lumber sold A. about former prices. Fair
activity Was Witnessed In tue hardware aud mil
at tho prosont t'mo very good. Prices arc with.
out alteration, nor arc there indications Of nh
im1notlinte change. building matorials, iron,
and naval goods. woro unchaugol. Hsloa wo.o
tinlotly hay aro quoted Arlnor, untlor
continued good inquiry for shipment and
scant offerings. The other grades OF hay woro
in moderate request. chiefly for home cousump-
nrcas ar n9 not apoata foaa To- pe adequate
of tlo higher o,alitios, Wool. hoys nni hronn'
corn wero quiet. Seeds wero rather quiet, or
eopt n,nnga1,an. milot and tho higher grades Of
tn1nna tt1oany. whtcn op were ~ request and eE Po-
took paeo Poultry was rm a ner iint aee,e onr
ings aud good donland from the looal tra,lo.
H'ghw1nns wore actiyo, and firm ut the prlco
thon Ncw ynr, ;"J u"ss mas n;, VIII sooa aomana
95c iii, md only 95Mc asked alos hero mva mora ns
mado Of o 5s At sso po gallon Tic
m foriurs l eAoop'o'a' strength ~ scarcity OF Of
A'1 Infe froichta voro ;,oot;,o ona .,.,;,,.u,,
unchanged 1t 6GHo I' on wloat n,'a 6iSmGa n1aliy ny
torod last ayenna fr What ~ nast sgssei was cnaf
ynta tormn Adyioos frnm H." atra f." ~ II sli IT.
nav report tie woator no1dcr w;ih e.,,a 1snn,
tic northwest and no ohanso IL tho sl ssonlitiom it9a
Provisions wcro loss active md atc.f,v fur;no
the greater ,art Of the sosson @ nt ahnnt o os nl,ss
ng rapco Of oes aab nyonnr her tho se clos
tta doana thnt tho ttlo trailing done a"smed "s cd
wiling to inv from ono an ac ta wase gre
eamo prIcojuat tn kco, tIn; ~ IanSs H. ~ ~ 'no
tho Tronoll would say "uour nasser IL temr,s ="
The pork excitement ecems to hayo - snhsi!fed e;
It il now rnnortc FIX ta usa rsa , un ss 1r ~
wna mn cnoirocro M +a sau ,,xa, dso mpoFo lo:uu
OF tho parl, hnt Gv an ~ nnnta,,ar o"i' vi, .',uns @
Il m IN or'jor to In aka ~ a;a,,os " Milo r,,
n o Il o,' m1.u aasoi,! ~ iu oou8ns near tne
now Stated tint severai Iy ,re "a a1 r Hn EnSo ~ d ~
not reported. Fork closed 80 nor brI lover
Lard ruled steady till near tho coso, aud t,on
rccodod 21SO5c per 100 lbs, thourl 0uotci
llrmer in liverpool AIeats we're in n,odorato ro-
IT, %:s; i ,ss WEN 1 sf e:
- t aa no1 1osou tl.ttet ~ lne loltoWns range