, 1875-05-02

The leading produce n1rkets wero TeIJ ne1Tous On
Saturday, and grain WAS Irregular and generally weak,
though not heavy. Th' miserable weather caused
hrruness 1T rst then wekness, Is 1t deTeored into
warm rain. and then aah Of strength ~ the rain
gave placa to snow. Tho lt Of reeipts presented no
specially new feature, but parties who are usually
posted gave it - their opinion that tbs receipts will b
larger during tho coming weak whi1e tbs ahipping
movement was again duh. The deliveries tncjdant to
the first day of tho month wer5 rather Email In the
morning-much smaller thn VIA expected. That TACT
VA prob.bly due chiefly tho rain, which rnads It
uncomfortable to go rou1d. hence there w1s no
special pressure Of cash loss ths markell either IN
wheat, corn, OF pork.
Tha eituation at the dEygdods market wzs essentially
tho same a. for number days previous, fair &C
tiyisy prsYang in nearly al departments, With prices
ruling about steady. arocerba met with reasonably
active inquiry from tho ideriox trade, and fair
xmount Of staple and side goots wns also distributed
to local retailers At steady rates. Prices M canned
zoods dried FRUITS and sh not subjected to Any
s,otable fluctuations. Choeae remains quiet md
nmina1y unchanged. The buter market WAS poorly
supplied, and under good demand ruled drra 1t fully
htepricea There Was only light call for coal and
mod, and prices remain ~ b<fore. In the baRx!ns
mzket there was no appearance Of activity. Orders
wer. generally for s1nau amounts and uere flied at
a175oor Stark. 400 for Lewiston and 2sKe for Amez
can an Auoskeag. Leather reznatns dull st norni-
naly u1hanged prteea. 4 moderate movement IN ais
WAS note. at comparatively steady prices.
The cate market was tna,tlye and weak There
vero fewer uyers present than either of the pre-
csding days the veek and n1ee did not reach ono
half OF the supply. few hundred head wers divided
betwesn shtppa. feeders and lca butchers At $500
$50 Tor poor 70 etra- Hogs were In good demand,
and Fridays cosf1- prices steadily maintained
Thera ware 1aes At .oo9oo, hough tho bulk Of tho
trading was within tn comparatively amits Of
s7.in9s.oo. Eut ltletuainea was done IN the sheep
market. PEies were eas. at $500 635 for wooded
HighwfDes wus dull aid nomtnaIy unchanged 1t
$L14 per gallon. Lake frafehts we're dull and nominal
at 4Ac for whea, and 3A@A ier corn to Buffalo by
sail.
The rain interrupted trade u lumber Saturday ut
both tho yards Id docks bu1 the loss aee1ns to
have boen W1thoe so-ns small gain, for thu storm
probably extcndebver the Michigan lumber regions,
whsr~ water 10 mch needed to Swen tbs streams that
the logs may b hoted down.. DruSs and chemicals
wsrs in fxr daAndA1d steady. Iron w2. less active
the prospect Of sh+t supply having been ssu.oved
by tbs resumption work 1t Pittaburg, which TACT
has tended to check u speculative demand Salt vas
quiet and steady. Th interest IN seeds was centsxsd
chiefly IN Hungarian, which was in request, and
shade dr1ner. while otla seeds were quiet. Tho de-
maud for hay vax indicate and the supply fair
prices remained as hreto4re. Broom corn, wool.
hidea md hops were luset nd otherwise deroid Of
new featurea. Potatoes Eero w quiet. Prime Eaat-
other varieties were do snd easYunde1 eomparntf7e
IL nbarsl orernx1. zggs and psuly wa1s scarcs and
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