, 1874-09-04


might be difficult for an outsider to 500 what
connection D shower has with pricea at this
soaBon OF tho yenr, but It Is we'll known to those
In tho trade TINT thoro ia seldom well-markod
variation in Tho atmospheric pressure without q
corresponding change In the commercial bar
on,eter. Tho falling or Of receipts, bcing COM
paratiyply steady for few days past, is o moro
understand able reason, mud Is very Significant,
though Its Importance ia porl apps ovarratod.
Tl,ore haa beon.a rush OF grain hithGr for so1no
five wooks past. in tho hops Of taking advan-
taso Of prossure on THO shorts, and q good many
fnrmers turned their attontion to Honding grain
forward, to tho exclusion Of everything else.
Other dutieH now domaud ut least a snall sharo
Of thoir attention, but fow days mny witness
n,aterial augment In tho volume Of receipts,
especially If thoy arc invited by higher prices.
We noto little moro vigor ID tho forward
movement Of grim during tho past fow days,
which IL also stimulating prices Of produce, al
vol aa ratos. OF freight. The lastor 10 muol.
needed. The chipping interest has languiahod
property has declined to Q low point because it
haB not paid expensos. 30 bud season for the
shipping interests Inns not boon known in the
past dozen years, at least, Dry gooda wo1o
prices. The dcmand for groceries .conttnues to
iucreaao, and tho market wears n more chocrsul
look. Tho changca in prices wore IN advance Of
an 80 n Iaw aaEara, an adyanco OF 30 in cloyos.
aud decline Of ~ In rico and low and nediun,-
grade coffoes. Thoro WaB good demand for
saltwater fish at fully Into prices. Lako curcd
waro quiet and steady. No changes wore noted
il the coal, wood. leather, and tobacco ma,kots.
Dried fsuita romas1s quiet, With prices OF do
meBtio varietlea ruling weak. Butter was loss
activo, md castor. Cheese remains quiet and
stondy. In tho oil market thero were 10 quota
quoted.
Thu yard trade Il. luinpor coutluuus fair, Tho
E1t1f1tfy f39tnnn6 In uf1royiy,u tn&f
trade is also reported. Common lumber il In
large supply. and prices arc ahaded moro or less,
though not BY oil dealers: Jofsts aud acautliug
aro firm, in sympathy with tho wholesale mar
tho market quiet: Aiotals. nails. and hardware
woro IN fair country domnnd, and Btoady. Iron
vas firm, owing to tho rocont advance at Pitts,
burg. and corresponding advance is likely to
occur bore at any time. Wool was in fair order
request and flrm. Droom-corn and hops wero
unchanged. Timothy seed was dull and woak in
the absence OF orders, and tudor excessive Of
iorinBa Other seeds wore also rathor qniet,
lax selling lover. Hides were dull and weak.
Potatoes woro steady.
Highwinoa wore quiet and firm ut the advance
noted yesterdays; saloa boiug reported Of 150
bris at o8o per gallon. This was oil TINT wns o,l
the marriott. At tho close tho market was nomi-
nally higher, when Now York vas reported ut
not quote further advance.
LRko iro'ghts wero very quiet, at yesterdays
rates. The carriers asked an advance Of 1o
carly, or DO on "hoat to Buffalo: but the higher
vas lltslo disposition to tako hold cvon at fornlor
ngures. lfates to Buffalo wcro 31{o on corn, and
914o on wheat; Though to Now York they arc
1G11o on wheat; 1870 on corn. and 1018 on oeta
total ,a9 o. charters 1ss, was reported Of which
lag. 900 bn wheat and 81, ,000 bu corn.
Provisions wero dull. Tho receipts Of hoes
yesterday aud to-day causing decline in tito
hog market. reacted on product, to tho cxtont OF
making buyers hold on for lower prices. which
solloru ohl not caro- to accept. Pork was un-
changed, except the October option, which was
1211o por brl lowor. Lard WAS quoted 1215c por
100 Lbs lower on cash lots, and sLado eaHIer on
new for delivery noxt winter, With 10 change for
Liverpool. Meats wore atroug. Thero aro few
gu salo, except Shoulders, which wero Ac higher.
Short ribs and nl,ort oloar wore marlsol up y5o
pet lh' Tie . market being nearly bare q t6e
firmly all round; thoy are III very fs fows
With thoso Of former yoars at this '''ifuSa dato.
Tho market cloBod At the following rango Of
prseea: Ness pork, cash, $4,000 TOR old. and
22;75; 10. seller October, s22: 75@22.a7L do,
seiser tho yenr, s17.25; do sollor Jan,tafy and
Fahruary, $17.20@17.25- Lard, casl, or soller
sepsssmbGr, sess siSoo DO, selior oeteber sla75
DO, sa1ler January aud Felruasy. 51iso6
11.a6 aummor lard. 1iSD14L6c. swoot-pioklel
harus. 1lN@12c por ID for 13@1G ID averages /;
tiry-aalted meats. iooho, ut h94o tor shoulders,
ea&h aud aol'er septemberi 12N@la77Sc for short
ahazt a,osr. cash and eollar soptomber; tho aamo
bosad as 1GD1Go Eer ID aboro thcso pricos p,lu1-
mcr long ofoarA. 11No. Bacon meats 91ao for
shoulders, lS15o for short ribs, l9}1e for short
}4o lower. Bacon hams, t5@loo. Mess beof.
Hll.16kO11 III: DxtFn mrSB tfO. 511, 1,G6mI1 hfl.