, 1875-10-03

The adoption Of the amendments recently proposed
to the rules Of the Board Of Trade provides for ad
;ou1nment every Saturday at quarter past O'Clock,
without the necessity Of special yote each week as
heretofore TIE announcement made to this effect On
Saturday was received with hearty applause.
There is aome Misrepresentation in regard to the
working Of the new rule for grading corn ~ "new"
after New Years. Day. That grade will not be new No.
and cannot therefore be used to fill contracts to de-
Liver No. corn.
The leading produce markets were rather irregular
On Saturday. md yet stesder than the two preceding
days. there being less pressure to settle up trades for
Bepteber aud October. The business for this month
that 10 not yet arranged for viii probably % squared
OF in 1cisuse1y manner large Bhare of it being do
ferred into the last hall. The trading xan more
larRe1y into November in gran aud the year In pro-
yisions, with NOT much doing for shipment
little charterius Was done ny paraes
who have received grain On contract, and
do not care to place it on the market here There
good demand for fEeight-roo-u TO proceed to MIL
waukee and carriers firm IN their veEs, holding
that au advance in rates must be obtarnd at all
this season. Tho attitude Of shippers not faVors
bic to rise In quotations., and it appears probable
that there will be little improvement until the special
insurance rates cc,ue into effect In November.
The dry-goods market .oro quieter look than dur
ing the earsr days Of the week, though for satur
day the volume OF saes nore than ordinarily lib
eraL There were important fluctuations in values,
steadiness being characteristic of the MARKET
Groceries were moving On a satisfactory scale at
prices not materially different from those current at
the beginning Of the week. Fair activity was sppaz-
eut both In the sap1e and gidegoods departments and
tho feeling was uniformly firm. In domestic dried
fruits there WIS but limited movement, and values
were again somewhat unsettled. Apples and peaches
especially were dull and weak There Eas well aus-
taiaed demand for imported rariettea, and prices
show hardening tendency. Fish wa1e unchanged IN
LII. AA15z
nounced frmness. The butter and cheese markets
presented substantially the characteristics tor
number Of days previous. None Of the ieatures Of
the baggtug, leather, COAL md wood markets showed
any marked change, Oils were in good local and
country demand At fully former quotations, the
general market presenting firm tons.
The cattle trade WIS quite ~ dull - on any pre-
yious day Of the week. and prices were again unset
tied and regu]trly lower Sales were chiefly to feed
ers and local butchers 1t $25o0a75- Shipping besyes
we're nominal At s400@625 for fair to e1trs~ The to
celpts were 1,s00 head. were IN good demand,
aud for bacon grades the market saa seady 1t fta~
days quotations. Heavy weights wero OF about
&c. snd cloaed weak Eales were principally 1t $aoo9
s25 for hight and at ss.l09s.95 for heavy. Tbs re-
eepta we're about 5000. Sheep wese quiet and stesdy
for good to choice, anil 1t for
poor TO medium. Lake freights were quiet and hr1n
H,ghwtnca we're dull At 81 Is per gallon
Lumber continues active, and the general MARKET II
azu. The country buying freely u ths yards and
good nany ca19oes have been sold to interior mez~
chants during the past week Tha receipts continue
nbeza hut tbsre does not appear 70 ha much trouble
in d1spoainR Of thn stun, especially II It IL
COMMON or medium lumber. Tha upper grades
are not 60 sctive- Iron and steel continue
In moderate demand It unchanged rates. There were
no new features IN the markets for WOOL hides broom
corn, seeds or hops The demand for any Of the ar
ticles enumerated Was moderate. and prices for the