, 1875-03-10

or nupplfes next Ysar, vh!c!, may DO expected to
stimulate hotter demand for t1,e article on tho
opsning Of navigation. Tic wheat nnyoment of
tho early summer viii tltstefors probably 10 an
active onn--tot teaa than An average ot G90, nJ0
bual,o1s rcr wnck from tia 18th Of Elny to tho
lat Of August. Wo tIaye now nearly 4000,ODQ
bus!,ns In store, nnd that i'll have to Id novel
In addition to tue receipts Of tho sp,iug and
aumtncr.
Tic flour trade Ia dull and promises to COIL
ttnna 30, o1tr nlarhet having lapsod tntn the
"rotAll" condition, Nl1tro most Of tlls lniyng Ii
uct Of country mills las bccu sent around up,
or billed through this city. NIL tic winter, without
regard 10 onr masket With law lake freightH
on thn opening OF navigation the rail routos will
10 unable TO compete with tho water route, and
Chicago will then be tho resting place Of largo
1uBntltca Of flour. giving II more active sEnio
licro tllan now: bit dealers do not antici-
rato very great Improvement over present con@
lltioue.
COM.
The corn royonnnt promises to DO very nc
tive ono. The chiof trading OF tho wintor has
bean In opsions for AIay t}oliyo5y, and tAc de-
Tnnd has boon 30 Bt!ong and 40 persistent aH to
ea,lso ., sseady premium Of about se per In over
the cash price for several woekn. THO premium
IN now about Tic. or nearly ~ per cent. TiiB
pays tile farmer to hold hiH corn buck In tho
country. and Hcl It to 10 delivered III May. 1t
has also been strong it,dueenle,,t 10 Chicago
W EU1u Ill EOAAAIJ ~
tho cost Of storaee il. this city. jlenco wo
nay SSa ts9 s for ,s1y s1s so oa%p fsps ta S
* III H 30 s soeped from S "Sn tic speon ap aH
records Of rcce Scd corn Till then Tho ,naI ;ct
will probably bo moderately active, but tho
movement of grain Into or out Of the city may
10 expected to r,te allow I'LL about tho tlmo
whom tho SEASON Of navigation usually opens.
OTHER NnttN.
OF t1io moretuons In oats, RE, and barlev, lit
Ito can be aatd, SO far a. tho prospects Of tho
future arc concerned, beyond tic statement TINT
conviction lint thoro is no 'ttlo to soll
that 1t is not worth wllo TO ,bs in
hurry to diapoae Of them. It is.' however,
probable that there will be- considerable In
crease in tho movement Of oats towards May. rs
on torna which tnyolyo tho return Of tile nloey
borrowed to carry them, In abuut two months
from dato.
deproasod during 1874 that several vossols
changed handB at q depreciation OF fully 40 per
cont from tho prices at .whscl, thoy wcro lloid
previous to tho era OF rusnolaty low freieLta, ~
. good deal Of grain to bo moved,
bot tAa1o nro also good many yesscIs to move
It, with no prospect Of activity In tho iron ORC or
any pressure III tho lumber trade to call OF bot
tolHB from gram a1lu coal u0tc0 low tFetb}t.
rates will probably 10 tho rule during tho greater
part Of the seaaon of navigation.
hoo PRODUCTS
arc now moving out Fcry freely, and the trat3n
n,ny bs described as In healthy condition, maero
all the croakihgn Of tho past t,reo months about
nrtilciai prices, and consequently diminished
consumption. Our tnoats ato now
boing chilled for at rate which promises to
feavo ua with very Huiall stocks on tho ulveut or
warm weather, They nro bong tnkcn by
Europe, and especially by tile Sonth. lilo South
cru States being prosperous enough to tn1to
largo qnantltios oven at big dguros. Our stocks
OF lard arc alHo moving out well.
CITY AND COUNTRY.
Tho produce trade Of tho city las boen rntl.er
slow during the past winter. except tile dealing
In provisions for future delivery md Doarl OF
Trade operators aro not, aa rule, we'll satisfied
with tho record of tho past fow montha. TheY
generally look for slight improvement.
Tho country is uniyorahlly prosperous, except
those sections which are most largaly devoted to
tho rutafng OF wheat. Everything olso has
brought relatively high prices dur!ng tic past
twelve u,outtM. Corn. oats, hogs, buttor, aud
cheaso hayo all paid nell, and tlio farnscra are,
a. rs,lo, fn much better financial condition
tunn oyor before, sxcopt In tho what. growing
districts. Hence, with gooda at .o'htivoly low
prices, tho country merchant can afford to lay
IN full stocka, with tho prospect OF realizing on
thcm, whito ho Ia also able 10 pay up promptly
on proscns business. making "country coliec-
lions easy"