, 1874-10-02

Grand total. ID, ,17;,ss7
Tho total number OF appeals during tho month
from tic decision OF tho Inspector WAS nino, OIL
which tho Committee Of Appeal sustained Tho
Inspector In aoyen cases, aud reversed lis do
ciBlon in tTo.
Tho Sturgas doal Ct cannot lo called corucr)
Tns tho topio Of mnny romnrks to-day. Tho
Aoavieat criticisms heard waro in reforcuca to
tho claim put forth yesterday that ho had de-
1tynrea oil Ills cash corn, Thero woro several
rar.ica WHO bought cash com yesterday de-
1ivorcd before O'clock" as tho ''scllor" cx-
pressed 1t, who waited yainly for tho corn up to
q long time past o'clock. Some Of theAo woro
loud in their donunoationH OF the thing as 4
diareputable transaction, which wag especially
Objectionable to them Us they had had no pre-
vioua differences with tho individual who seems
to Aavo resolved to 10 Lis best to expoao tho
utter helpleasneeg Of the Board Of Trade to e1,-
forco contracts made between it8 members,
Whether this wll act NJ n p,irgative to tho
Eoard, or as a rank poipon, must DO determined
cine or poison it is too potent to roman mort in
the System. 4 now Board, witt, n constitution
akin to that Of the Stock board Of Now York,
NUS talked Of to-day, as being fir above tho
range Of tho moro poBsibi!itios.
Tho Chicago produce naarketa were loas active
today. though not quiet. Tho excitcu1cnts Of
ycsterdny wcro past, and. only succeeded by n
comparatively small. ripple, with ,even less Of
iurno, as TINT OF yestotaay There IL ordinarily
M effort to hear down priceH, after tho common
ciAl hiyh-tiae has passed.. That was n,a,io to-
day, but was not sNcceasf"l, though our receipts
Wero lnrgo and tho ndvicas from other points
were not particularly encouraging to holders.
Tho best feature OF the lay was fair activity in
tho shipping moFoncnt.
Dry goods remain ateaay. Tho demand waa
f-$u
Interior nccouuts, aud jobhors sccmcd III good
spirits. Groceries wero ackiyo for the SEASON.,
mud, with tho exception Of niolaeseu mud low
grades of eirup, tho quoted pricoH wero thor
ouglily maintained. Coifeena Rro ilrn anl mild
grades are held higlsor, Mocha and java advauc-
ing 11c. THO butter and clocso markets wero
falrly active md firm, tho latter at tho advance
noted ycBtcrday. No nc'v features woro doyol-
opod III tho leather, bagging, coal. and wood
markets. Dried fruits woro doing fairly, Fish
met With Il good demand at firm rates. Tobacco
il activo nnd stfong. olp remain without quota
bio change.
Common lumber continues to moyo on II lib
eral scale at tho yards. aud is daily working
1irmor. Tho fleet at the docks has boon nearly
nM sold ont, only q fow cargoos, chiefly Of
shingles. rcnaining. Dailaing materials weso IN
fair local demand n.a eseady, Tho traslo in
metals, nails. iron, and hardware continues fair.
Wool hops. and hruom-coru wore qnot aud lll-
chnuged. Timothy Hccd was !}r!a uhdor good
to1na1,d aud light olreringa. Cioyor Was alHo III
better request and Bteadier. Timothy hay sold
readily to shippers ut tho inside prices Of yesseY
day. prairie wns steady. po:atoes declined,
owing to liberal offerings Of common nutl nllxod
which caused buyers to hold on till coneeBsiona
woro nlado. Tho poultry market was overloaded
with chickens, aau very weak. Eggs woro algo
casinr.
IIighwlnes were Il. good demand and 15e
higher, III Bynlpathy With Rtronger tono III New
York, which NIB quoted nctiva ut et.l0. Sales
| hero wero reported Of goo brls at $i.ua11 per
galon, Mt which figure tho market closed strong.
| The YeasoM for tho niiarp advance Oh tho seA-
beard was not understood by operators lere. II
| was supposed to DO duo to tho faet tint fair
htouka ih store tlIorn l,aYo been hold OF tho mar
| ket.
tirl'1r than yeuterlny, when III alyanco OF 10
occurred 1satea to-day we're Do OIL corn AMI
8l4Goa15e for wleat to buffalo, tho oataite OF, .
anlall vessel, There %ns no demand for ycaHea
to 10 "througle tbs canai," and rates to Kings
ION wore entirely nominal at GSlGD7o OF wlloat.
total OF illno charters was reported, Which
will Cary out 3lA, ,oUo bu wheat, 5DoO0 bn corl,
140.0o0 III .oata aud &c, 900 bu hurley. 4 good
.na'sy yessclnaro reported TO havo cu,icolel ihbir
inHlsranco preparatory to going iuto wlntos qnar-
terB.
Provisions waro quiot tho marhot boiug
a!moat paralYzcd by tho continued large receipts
of hnSn, With EUt at tha atoe-y yar<ts, III co.s-
eaque,tco of the supply lcing far in oxcoss Of
tho demand. There was ITO particular falling or
III prices III anything except proAont tneHg nuvh
which tecilnoa fully Boo por brl. Will. light de-
lnnnd Tor shipment, aud toue to fill contractH
Other product wau not oifored to any oonBilora-
BILE extont, in tho absence OF demand. lilo
weather ia cold enough to iuy,to cutting, but
pachora HaY thoy will not caro- to tako hold in 4.
| Iuunth from now, unlehs prcDa como down to u
poins nsilch they conBldor saro. Tho stock Of
pork In New York " amkll tor thin tmo Of tho