, 1874-05-28
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Shingles, No.. SOC, ,Co01 BOG 000H 8O8 QUO
aI DlS 1sss &' s,sss :ess ssss 2'SSsS 1Sss
Withdrawn from store vest orday for city ::con-
sumption !, lo5 bu corn, 1,25s bu ryo. '''
Tho following grain has boon inspected into
| .storo this morning, up to 10 o'clock 21s cars
whont. GOA cars corn, 6,0o0 bu high.nxed do,
11'4oo bn No. ado, and 8.1oo bu rejected Do ~
| canal, q cars oats, cars ryo, 2 cars barley.
Total (s21 cara), 100000 hu. 1nspnctcd out ::
7o2Al bu wheat, 1873, DAG bu corn 80, 7o7 bu oats,
1858 bu rye 2,6os bu barley. ~ ~
4 resolution was offorod today to tho effect
that tho Donrd 81 Trade will adjourn oyor m from
Friday till Monday, to pormir tho memberH to
participate in the coromonics of Doooration DIV
(saturday). The matter will 10 acted upon to-
morrow, = - ,"'
Another resolution waa introduced, for action
tomorrow, providing that, inasmuoh as thoro arc
serious discrepancies botween tho statement OF
grain In storo at tho cloau o, Inst week. and tho
~ amount calculated from tho figures Of daily re-
coipts and shipments, that, therefore, commit
tee bo appointed to measure tho grain,
Tho latter resolution Ia understood to hayo
bocn offorod chiefly on account OF tho difference
OF moro than $50, 600 bu corn in tho account OF
met week, which was reforrod to Iii our issue OF
this morning. While thero Is no doubt that tho
ought to bo nccountol for, there ia room to doubt
tue advisabilty IT 'ondenvoring to moast1rc tho
grain, right in tho heart Of tho busy season, In
volving partial suspension Of tho buBnesa Of
receiving and shipping. And thoro certainly IL
chance oxiats t,at radical error has cropt into
tho hEuroa Of the Registrar, with which the
weekly statement substantially nEreoa. Whore
tho error lies was indicated this worry
morning. report was received in the office 81
the Secretary of tho Doard Of Trado, from tho
oflIcd Of the hulwaukeo"tE ST. Paul Railroad,
that the quantities. named in tho first column OF
tho following table liad been received IN this
eity over tlat rosa TIE report yaS 90 evidently
tllo rlght-hand column Furnished as tho trub
,Resetred::> >'' .Ffrst r.pqyt. Rspis.a report
1vSo1l TlSSarl hFls. hn 37596 i75o
oats, s5soS s5 20 90
pork. brls. ............-..,:4 40Buo i20
FoIstGoes, 6a:::t...........:: .::.: iS.S% 400
Tho elephant wns too large to be swallowed !;
but, It tho errora had boon within tho bounds Of
possibility, there is no reason to suppose thoy
would not havo boon accepted. and passed. In 10
tho Board .as part OF the daily movement Of
fact that" guessing had not seldom boon in
dnlged in by tho young men who ill ont the
Board Of Trade blanAa at tho railroad olices !;
and asro is 9n inatance How many equally
as tho ahovo aro porpotratod IL upon
thp boys' every yoay is not oaay to ascortain but
!t1s apparent that tho Fqrk Of reform could po
moro pro1itably nndertaAqn in securing tho ac-
several hhndrea do'ars ~ aoartIinE s III so
evident Tact. The utility Of measuring grain
againAt Bilcl, figures isa about oqilal to thet Of
spending several Thousand dollars on an annual
report which is Of littlo moro real pse than last
yonr's ALMANAC, while the statistioa' OF tho day,
on which our business mon actually trade, and
which sway prlcos UP aud down, ayo partially
compiled from hapha7ard eloponta. ~''''
Lnmbormen at other points thun NIanistoo aro
taking steps, to reduce tho manufacture and
tinuo 70 run tho Ellg to tl,oirful capacity thoio
will not be logs tsough to Inst through tie aoa-
son, alsu 1nasmucl as there Is probability souio
pssses thtnk 9n9At eortninty that prices will
haye decided to CUT leas aud reduce their shipment
proforring TO talo THO ohaneo than nell, rs many
aio doing ut presont, ut sacrifice. It is untlcr-
stood that some OF THO mills at Muskoson and
Grand Hayen will bo run for tho present only to
ahout ona-halt their capacity. At tho latter
point one or two mills have not startod up yor
this spring, not for tho want Of logs but hooai1go
to otnorp th!nk it will 10 for tieir &c adyantngo
to commence sawing later In th9 seaaou. -
TIE puoDuoE MA1seETa.
Tho loading produce narkots wero moderately
actiro today; and .bEoalstulYs woro agaii iowor,
ns tho hot weather sooqleq to mako lolJora
Woak-hnndou by relaxing their montnl muscles,
Ihe recoipts wore again large, md tho fartuorY
nre evidently doing their hest to hurry Their s,lr
plus graiu forward to market before tlo coming
harvest will call them 70 the lolda instead Of tic
fouu. '"S''' ~
THO demand for dry goods was reasonably act
ive NOT only on interior account but to supply
local retnilpts, and full late prlapy wore boIpg
roalizod. Iii tho grocory market,a liberal amount
OF Trading was Accomplished Improvement in
tue do1aqnd from tho country IL reportrd, and
thoro ii no doubt that more goods pro being dig
trlbuted than in past soaAons ut like period.
Golreqs aro not yet settled. T.oy aro stlIdpaitin
sparingly aid tho pressure to soil Inns rosutoo
III further decline Of Xo. Gloves arc selling 3d
lowor-now quoted at 53@65o. NutpiegB ad-
vancod to, or 10 s1,45D1 80. Sugars aro stroug,
with in upward tent!oncy, and Atrup, rico, soapa
a,id starch gro also firmly hold. Ioas arc ~
good roquess, but eaHipr prieeB arc notca. Tic
6uttor trada WIS al,,ggiah at 1@2c doplliic. Bag
giug waa moving ruther moro froply ct .ili~
changed prices. Iu tho tiHl. aud qnnnoo goods
market, no new foaturos wore Developed, Al
9ctiyo deulana for domestic aud foreign driel
fruits oxtBtoi, mud a bloyput tono Ioryalel thq
narkot. Apples aro scarce and IN y fow hands,
by whom taoy 'uro hold ]l@15e higher than at
tho oloae Of last week. pglrants alao advanced
11oo. Tho markets for lpathpr, coal, l'ig iron.
:, The w!Aoleaalo liarkot .waa moderately active