, 1875-08-15

And the exports for the week ending Aug. IL were
2,50O hrs Of pork, and $500 tcs Of Lard.
The practice Of employing boys Change to settle,
and In to trade is subject Of much anx-
iety in certain quarters It IL Of the latest nno-
vations upon old established and SO far sees
to work we'll Still the question: Is It safe :" IL often
asked, md seldom answered In the affirmative
The leading produce markets were irregular on Sat-
urday, with fair aggregate Of business doing IN
speculative way, but not much for Shipment Tho
markets did not depend upon the weather 80 much as
for some time past, the question Of present supply
having great deal to do with the demand. Receipts
Of grain bid fair to increase here, and the h
crease In Engand, which tends to make buyers hold
off, The weathe. irregular. It was fine here, but
raining ut some points in theWest, the latter fact
tending to steady the markets which had been weak
carly in the day.
The dulnoss In the shipmans Of grain vas strongly
marked in the fact that taken by sail at &c 10
Buffalo, and Sc to oswego. These arc the lowest rates
known since the beginning Of the War. In 1859 the
ave.age price to Buffalo 4tc and the Invest nc
On corn; but then there WIS f. per ton On re-
turn fretehts, whereas 1t Ia difficult to obtain moro
than 6oc now The pay for full cargoea on the round
TIP is therefore very much lesa now than then.
A vessel arrived IN Buffalo few days ago with 3
cargo Of corn from Chicago which was stated to be
b but weighed out about 800 bu less than that
quantity At exc the total freight wna $s18; ana ut
7c per bu the shortage amounted to 5000. Tho vessel
owner is an1lousy asking who will pay the insurance.
wages and the other expenses Of the trip There was
undoubtedly mistake in the tally, which mny yet be
recdfed.
It reported that about 1000 brls Of pork PEI week
has recently been changed into meats in Baltimore
sal1inu a. nstrow CUTS" There is difference Of
fully % per b in favor at rniddles. against meas
pork the cause being the relatively snaan supply OF
meats. From this fact many operators ara inclined
to look upon pork Al good property
Dry.Roods were In 1noderate demand and were un-
changed in Values Prices Of groceries were the sane
rs on Friday, though eofeea displayed rather lesa
strenRth in consequence Of slight decline At the
East. Sugars were easy. Rice, Btrups, moLasses,
spices, and teas were steady The butter market WIS
rmer for good TO choice qualities, but the poorer
grades were working eaater. Cheese remains
stea..y, There wss . fair business doing in
dried fruits at we1-sustained prices. Fish
wera fairly active and most descriptions were firm.
In the coal md wood markets there no changes.
Oils are moving freely than for some time prest-
ous, and arc fruer, rule. Baggdng remains firm
at Sic for Stark, and $50 for American The leather
trade is quiet with prices easy There "aa good DE-
maud for tobacco 1t fun prices. The cattle trade was
dull Neitho1n local Eastorn buyers had any urgent
ordars to ILL., and aales dragged ut weak and irregular
prices large amount Of stock left over, and the
market closed heavy 1t s2.oo93.75 for Texans, and
$2s04665 for natives. The receipts were about ao0
Hogs were in Light supply, and under good packing
and chipping demand prices we're stronger choice BIS
con hogs selling at Sc advance. All sold and the uar
ket closed h1m at $7.40a7.76 for common to good
heavy and at 977s@7eo for bacon g1ades. Received,
1900. Sheep were dull At $3.50@5.od for common to
extra. Highwinca were nrm At $l.19 per gallon.
There were NO changes In lumber calling for special
comment At the yards fair business vas done at
recent prtcs Some grades OF oisa and scantlng are
Arm owing to their scarcity and the fact that prdcs
nre relatively lower than those obtained ct the docks