, 1875-02-18

Ile Intelligent eGni4uf!iur 4hoTa low the 4altu
word for barley should lie Rlrl!el. and submit Tia
word written "horsleunl for our issus Of yester
day. 1t wau printed "hor1cnm.n
The barley business IL ELL tavorts topic with
many metnbors Of Tie Board Of Traao Following arc
few Of the remarks made yesterday by dtTcrent
PARTIES In knot ct about dozen who gathered near
the hulfen board:
II drew samro Of No. out Of Armour Do1ets
q lhy or two ago, aud compared II with tia Rock
samples of Nu. which ths Coumittee drew out Ct tie
Nork 1slau1.'
~ got sample Of No. ous Of lie Northwestern
yesterday and Iii Lc That II that were exhibited ss
uy aitle With tbs Ick Island No. to guod judges Of
barley, they would decide that tho Northwestern waa
worth 16o hu mora thsn the Rock Ihlanl."
II ray IL Ia aLalne thAt committee fhonl certify
about that 1oyk Island harley in such way ns that
tile pnbc u,y bs led 10 think that 1t Is good Is the
NJ, III DtIrr holseR.H
'TAas lock lliaud barley matter is An informal
shane."
'tThon Why don't somsnody CONS out and donouncs
tit"
II don't know. suppose nobody wanta to make
himself prominent III tile nRttsr."
Tho Lnm0ermans Ga1rtte, In srt!co concerning
tho log product Of Michigan, shows that the supply Of
tho Htata for the year 1875 will be from 21!5 ret cent
s.napr than that for 1874. The popular impression
has Leon that logging would be cpnduecd On gigau-
tic scale this wuer, aud that the supply for tbs COM
Ing wou1d hs yery largo It psrhars will e1
ec.sve Int Ia doubtful II tho cut II great a. III
former yeurs. THO supply Of old logs left over this
unusually small. Nearly all tho Michigan
streams we'll cleared Of Iosl Il! 1884, the senson
being very favorable for driving logs and tile west
shorB there was tue incentive Of supposed Shortage
at Chicago 10 furce ltubermen 10 extraordinary
tons in order to Get all the logs down. Tho supply Of
old logs in Michigan in Tie spring Of 1874 not iess
~ Foo& kfr,,nt ~
hand at s ne s IL, ,c0 600 foot, making difference
Of &5 0p0 feet betwccu tho left socks Of 1873
nna 1874. In order TO mako tho supply ut tic fs iu
1875 the same ~ that OF tho previous year. tho locut
this wntrr must equal this difference. Tho Ttttaba-
aud atuskrgou Rivers are tie largest log pro-
ducers III the Bate. hence ruport Of their coull-
tn affords fair Idea Of the stale Of Affairs thruug-
out tls State, Iass tho T.tsabawasace yielded
379 o3 feel OF Io4a Of which 49, foes were
new stork. This Heaaon the estimated stock Of old
logs Ii $50 000 feet To bring this aeasonR supply
up to that Of 1e74 1t would ba necessary to get out
o0u.oo0 feet lew logs, or 10oooa,0oo more than
yr"r ngo, Iii the MnsAegon only 00U Gc0 feet logs
an whi!o 25u 600 feet delivered at tbs
MILLS y The bonn company last Evidently. il
oror IL br!ng tie atock Of logs At the u!s w to thai
Of 1874 logging during the present winter in Michigan
st 10 60s7o Tor cont creator than last year. 1t Il
u likely that ths logging hia winter vii! exceed thai
Of last by tle named, Tie railroad mills are
lnug good deal Of WORK. but generally logging hae
| Leon pursued under Iuauy 1iHadvaukagts. Early
work was delayed by lack of anow and now there 1.
| loo much Ut II.
Tho laalnR produce markets xrro tame and stead,
yesterday thefo being very Little chauRp in prlces
much less dtslre to buy than Ia usual Even the spec
ulAttVs departments Wsrs slow II not tinll, uud tha
business Ut buying for shipment conducted On &c
ANAL srale III to be scarcely ptresptible.
Tie uoyetnsn in staple dry gooda continues active
1tttuo ihf uta hta
brown cotsos aud other Of the leading lines contuus
to show advancing tendency. In thc gsorcrf uur
kcs tho clAnges Of uuii1porta.!s character
lt!ce, sugars, pnd suapa ahow strength, but Ii,
general tenur Ut prices In In buycEs' favur. But
| ter ,nst With \ goo4 local inquiry, md tab
| grader were salabla st alghtly Ltttsr prize
| than have prevailed Of late. C1olca Qualttie
| aro scarce Cheesa romaus dr1n 1t full prices
III The dried fruit and cauncd 8ooda markets Tue sua
lion unchanged. Fish continue active an1 Urn,
Ths coal and wood markets tniry actiya. wilt
ptiees ranging u before, Dag4tug WIS dull. OIL
ruled quiet, With prices unchanged. though IN earl
adsaues IN carbon il looked for. Lard, Husesd, ~,
must otller oils are held firmly.
lumber moderately active aud steady, shinale
wxra rather lutets Hardware Iron, uIhur uesat, iii.
nal1 reIAn uie but sttay, au aosns etapa artlcIrz
| uoticeaby tin plates. are nErn. TEs Iron aud aui
luzrksts Also gsiniug strength, owug to the cou
tinupd reduced production caused NY the stoppago
n'!lIs IN tue tron-munufaetutipg districts. Fur
| sell readily Oh arrival, aud tue noaG popu
lar Varieties were htsnss. Prstrts hay wsz aalah,
igat. Tinothy was qais. and stssay. VOL Ind % hon
wess dull. Beela wsrs quiet, s1cel. timothy, ~hicl
sud to limited eAtcnt At furneE pItecs but VIA eas
owing to larger oner,ngs. Hides were i shade nrrnri
undcr yooI rttail deu,aud aud Light odorl,.Ys iol
III xss iu demand for sLipmsut, .ud s,csay. EgS
NEW ynnx COMMERCE. ....
The following were tAa f1Fsspu imports ut New Yor