, 1875-03-17

The cadlng produce markets Here excited yesterday.
and very Irregular shcrp being moro Of variation ID
prices than auy ohar day In several past moulhf
Tbs excitement was claary speculative, but partly due
Also to ls Weaher, aud 10 tho furshsr rao In e gold
PREMIUM Thu weather OF yestsrlay and tho prece1.
ing nght only atoFy, bus Intensely cold for
tho aeaaon. Tho wiud was expected by many who
know that tho sun reaches tbs yerual equinox nsrt
Bsturday evening; but the coll whew! tbs
wind took away tho trcath Of tho people
OH the streets, and the cold took AWAY
thp courage Of those who havo boon hoping for o
nllcr tac that will cnabo tho farmers to work III The
1clas with reference to harvest faw months hcnce.
OF the Of cold wethcr docs nos
provo thai tosttl,no snd harvest will fa1. We have
lesicncod eluay lad weather 1t thLs tno Of The year,
nnd Go,a crops Afterwards. Hnt there Is uow nors
iyott lu the ground tlau IL uslla1 ut this date and
every lays delay iucrcAzes tho chaucca that tho thaW-
Ing out proccss will not DO over Ill very late In thu
ssaa0n. This IL hs discouragug sencnt In tbs situa
tion. Yet after alit may prove that tho weather OF
tbs past ~ wiutar II blessing In dlBsu4o. 11 hara
Killed OF the insect liis which has recently worked
such injury to tho csops will hays doua great deal
Of good to thu faFncs. and through hi to tho whois
Colln.uulty.
Dry Ruada continue u meet with 9u!ry actiys aud
seca!ly ucEeasin8 demand, aud tho Go14e Of prc.l
continues upward. 0roco1lsa iu fair rceat with
values ruling comparatively steaIy. Thcrs was no
special activity IN any department, but u alot wsy
liberal zluount OF gooIs was dlItsibutcl, butter
wiz again quoted dull and weak. TAeFu wsre lu.jtel
sales 10 local and outside bu5ea1 1t lb3c for cum.
mon to fancy. Elsee4o remains arn, rriuo mild
factory cannot ba bought under l7kGs1SXc. Lower
grAasa sol anywhere from 11slto. No important
changes uotol In the fish, dried fruit and cann-
I'd goods market. Coal. wood, agxiug, anl plg-ison
were quoted unchanged. Thu oil trade vas quick
prices ranging ~ before.
Lnutcr was steady snl In fast request. Trads Is
improving ntsadly sud bids fair Ia 10 good In
previous seasous. stocks are deficient n many de-
sirsl's 4naiItan. and such ilrtu. Tho stock Of
lumber htss will probably bs considerably reduced To-
fore much usx stn Il Fcceivc thu cou,iuE Season
u likely 10 open lAtc Tho demand for metaIs, natg
ec., II daily improving, and tho general markets are
steady, Wills sots Atspa articles nre likely 10 ADVANCE
Wool w&R shluted cut Aual orlcrp u the current
rates. Hora contlnus dull the trade Leue restricted
to 1llng III occasional order from lrewer1, broom.
corn VIE nraa and in fair or1sr Eeluea Resds were
rather quiet, but arD. 4 fair trads tn hay was
reported, but tile market tAs htns 1t least for
sonls grAdes owing to largeF offerings. Smaller II.
cslpta of potatoes aud the cold wealler csused
stronger feeling aud eas-ots Ut Eastern peachLlows
wers sold 81 sught advance. Poultry eggs wcss
nrluet,
The excitement Ia wheat yesterday MIA partially
cauasd ~ failures to Put up margins on ths psrt VI
tao thres genisueu ths short side. At Last
Il thess pFessuta instance OF reckless trading
which ought not " To repeatad The party referred
10 failed ahort time aga On l,eJ0Uoo bu Of short
wheat. fst he w1s eg4!u operating On tbs
sans stda to ths s1tent Of ~, ,ud bu for March, aud
AIS. .u0 bu for April. On this total III, QUO bu hs
suspended. when he could htya got out Of his April
deals 1t &c without oas. Nsekouin9 an syesaes Of G
per bu sanss him. vn haTs thu astounding VI lnss at