, 1875-03-31

it.oo, which give the supply Of logs nn lumber At TINT
| port for the coming season. Tie now cut Of logs
a1houhta to 143,&n,U0o H. and aiding tho stock left
over, the supply Of logs and n,er for 1878 Ia about
oooo H. against 24s 400 oo last Inrtng. OF tho
nhw ou 5,oooo oo It Of ioet. and perhaps more,
Of too good qunllty to 10 paHcd Into dimension
atnff. having beea cut Agh tip The
streams wlcro tho forests had not beon
dcsed of their best trccs. THIS statement Ia tmpor
tans, !nasuuc as slows that Hanlstec, which Is by
far tie largest manufacturing ioint Of dimension-
stuf OIL the lake. will hays midi smaller supply Of
this c1ass Of lumber than usual anil ihs inference ia
drawn BY eslets that otBts scahnR, and like 1nal4
tics Will bring higher prices thIi than III the
recent past In consequence Of hl shortage. Hitherto
aanstee hAs not produced upper graes Of lumber 10
any considerable extent, and tl,s m!ll-tnachnery IL
adapted especially 10 tho cutting Of pece.sluT but
arrangements will probably be made by which tho
good legs viii bs converted into corresponding quall-
ttcs Of lumber, thus esmb'lshing comparatively
featnse In the quality RI o lumber produced at TINT
point well furihor tesaenlng the already short
crop Of logs sutah'e for dimcnsion.stutf.
Tho prospect for lumber appears TO 10 Frightening,
though many Iesers scout such MI Idea Tho crop Of
new logs will doubtless prove 10 10 1argSr than many
had supposed. notwithstanding Lbs great disadyatt-
ages tu logging In tho Inctes tho raat winter but
m1ny Of tho oga havs loon cat remote mud sa llow
streams, sEl 1t will taks moro than ordinary "Juns
rise to act them 10 The mills this spring; aud tho
market il rot oyerhutdtned at the outset with ir-
nnaa ausrlus Of last years sock It has been for
acrcr seasons paat. 1u Muskcgon, and probably Me-
and other points contiguous to hs lake, tho
cut will perhaps execed that Of last year. but appears
~ Il the general supply will be smaller, tlough not
ANAL enough to cause wnt Saginaw poople pleased
to call lumber famine. II Ia reported that tls crop
Of the Upper Mississippi will 10 smaller than u4lal
md prices hsvo already bssn adransed there OH tho
atrunghth Of IL.
Taht tpt1 In nj -
Medley Co. has bcen progressing rapidly during
tho past winter ID tho severity Of tho weather would
permit and Ia now 30 far completed that they Will! be-
c1n to receive grain during tho present week. There
are scyeral features connectod with tLa elevator
which arc considered improvements on those hereo-
fora srocted hero. Both III receiving from and
iu delivering to seescis tho grain nasscs through
coursyors Of 100 to 200 feos In length thus gy-
ing It thorough airing aud cooling, which will ba
found Of great valus during tho heating Season. Thur
facilities for handling grain rapidly, and for storing
different lots ucraratety, very SUPERIOR Tho build
Ing botnE outy about onehaN Tie height Of ordinary
elevators, and tho engine being removed distance OF
nearly 200 fcct s power being transmitted by
Of wire cabei, tbs risk from rc Ia very sIish The
presert storage capacity Of this eloyator IL about
COO bu but will ultimately bo increased 10 100000
hu.
PROVISIONS.
HOG F1f0DuCT9-Were again active and higher on
tie speculative articles under good demand from
the short Interest, which stimulated by the fact
that tbs receipts Of hogs aSan light. aul that
prices tcnlel upward. Now York was armor, 1u not
relatively 10 high Chicago. the difference In prices
not being sufficient to lay tho coRt Of shipnen Tho
market was nost strengthened by tho report that tho
quality Of Vie hogs arriving yesterday was "ysry
poor" which 0as accertod IL unanswcrablo proof
that M ara on the 4!l end Of tho cron with fo,y
"mosc counties 10 hear FROM" cnco the anrt !ntur-
est rushed In 10 MI, snu crowded out buyers for Hn.n
ment by the resulting advance In prices.
1Exss ponK-Waa active, and averaged 1Qc pes brl
higher though the martos only advanced 10 from aho
closins quotations Of Monday evening. Prices uc-
tuatcI ofssn within rather smnll sangc. Batas were
reported Of 800 hrls selor April ut s2067k@2o1s;
1s,too hria aelier May At s2o.77132i.Qo; lo,710
brs snler 1uns At s11lo@2l.ao. Total, 81, brla.
Ths market closed steady At so. .Go20.s5 seller April,
sr aos round cash lot.; 5000 fos Nay; s.l.l7Ns
July. -'''''
Other descrpt.ona Of posk qulss ant, nrmer
3?o9o prime mess at $lsso@s.s and extra prime ii
.esYo aud advanced % per 100 bs from the o,,.s,lo
aHite. % oi Monday aitsrnoon 14yaFpool was quoted
wa understood that our most pronluent shors coy-
cred On Monday, buying IN sosnc ldo tcs, aud this
rood request. faes reported OF 100 tcs cas Al
tit; ~ ses Do It sl42o; i1so tos sellor Apr! At
t.so d. seller Jnns Il s4saSe31i 7so "a sses
!ax Tos aoa I'D u! % a .Itst ssss Angus.
* /, rs ea9n ~, Gs sear April Sls7H for Aay; md
Mra1. -wsrs in good demand for round ,ot., and
oh s @ Il ea! ss s6s
me!t. but MT hs<, - they vera limited TO previous
s, IS g IT, sssr :, esr st s.
May, - ike. Also on Monday eveuing, and pre-