, 1875-01-16

Withdrawn from pture on TharRt1ay for city con- |
sumption, 2io bn whsat, 1915 Blu corps 44a0 bu oats,
;sJ3 In }ErIcy.
Tls following grain was inspected Into storn during
thc eu,- -four hours ending at 10 O'Clock OH Fri
day morning: cars No. spring, So cars No do,
rarH No. do 10 wheat>: cars high mixed corn. 70
rars No. do, II cars rejeceAdoIt35 corn, Of which
IL o!d; cnra No. oats - chr rejected do; cars No.
9rye; No. harley, carh No. , do, cars re-
tcctcd do. Total, 100 cars, 45.60n bu. Inspected
unt, 1,11B bu wtcat a15A bu cosn 2o93 bu CATS AL
iii rye 15.9l5 bu barley.
Tho leading produce markets we're moderately &c
tivet-lay In tbs aggregate, but irscgaary 10. The
ueviattpus prices weTc comparatively email, most OF
tho markets heiug steady. Tha chief feature Of the
.lay was tho strength in wheat, which was unusual
seeing tat tho outside Influences very depressing
Lverpaol was reported privately 10 o ianicky Cal
forna wheat. and vartnusly quoted 1@3d lower On
different gradc8, while New York WAS corrcnpon11ugly
wrak. 1t il true that receipts were snin1l, but
that OF itaelt was not sufficient to account
for tue strength breaking Liverpool,
which WIS a1rea,ly far below tho point At Which ship
cnts could bs inside from thls city without loss.
The american ltllifr, in its January NUMBER CAV
hgures bearing on this point Witch wcre sub-
stungtaly true till the difference wldoncl by tho
break Of yrstoray It made tho losa shipments to
New York by rail- lie rer bu. md about tho
sumo Il bought now aud held here for tho
resumption Ut lakc navigation, figuring 1ato
frclghs to DuGao a &C. md Erie Canal rates At lie.
The existence Of this difference explains the small
shipping uloye,nH1t. No onc can afford to ship to
New York a present rates. not being ableeve to mako
up the difference by mixing graes our No. custs
mora lay down n New Y0rk than the prices quoted
tnere OH No. q Tie confidence In the value OF
wheat which cauzes this wido difference Ia
Western feature IL most largely felt IL the
try. Farera and vilago spscnlatuEs aec that wheat ID
much the oweat- priced 1rtice the door, and think
that It nuat Ge good property 1iencs very many of
them Layo bought options Which they throw ahead
| from ons mouth to smother % this changing
| timo comes round, hoping for upward
turn which Las not yet come, md Of which there s no
immediate prospect Or course "a present low priccs
| Mt consuming ceutres arc pre<1eaed upon tho ac-
knowledged fact Of abundant stOres faufe in the
conditions necessary 10 good crops next SEASON would
result in All important r!sc and tlis snay coma.
| There IL Also the Idea, IN the minds Of
| many. that tho croPs Of Europe havs heeu
oyercst!ruatcii, and that much more wheat Will ts
wanted there before tha ne1t harvest than has beeu
counted y te volunteer statis&lcans Whose state
maus hAr1nouize closely ~ to raise the suspicion
| that they hayc common authority. European war
IL Btll remote contingency. The possibilities
| OF al advance. With ths fsct that eFen with q
market 10GS11c per bu above shipping point
the farlsrs Ut tls West cannot rsalizo enongh fur
thrr wheat in this city to pay them for raising It, arc
| powerful arguments ia fasur Of holding oA. Tint
tAts holding Is largely dono tn tbs country Il fur
ther,nore shown by iha strength yesterday. 1lAtl
| tue grain been held in Chicago tho market
would probably haye Eoue down 2a3o per bu
under general rush to sell while the news not
reaching thu country longs, had Little effect on tha
| nnrkct,
The receipts Of produce to-day wcse Light ali round
except IN hogs aud ths live animal ID ughtsuIuE uif
| while lrsAsei are coming ia yuEy freely.
The demand fur dry gools Shove slow lnt steady
thu tendency Of prices, both for cot
ton and woocn textiles. IL toa iFnsr st4te In tht
grocery market tho situation essentially tie
~ On the two us three precadIu1 days. nlo1Gr4t.
volume Of sales accomplished 1t wall tnaintalnel
lElces. The Recommendation by tho President tho
tho duty On tea aud co.fee to restored tended Il
strengthen the market for osa arttcles, but did no
cauHs any sppseeabls advance. btraps and taoAasa
In good request It firm rates. The Arlcd'fruit
tau4ed goods, aud ttsh markets were without mpor
tau, nav fe.tures trade ruling quiet 1t about fose
quotations, Coal aud wo01 continue active and ur
{ hsm. lagging, leather liH-irout and tobacco wer
: unchanged Tho dernand fur butter WA light, an'
the movement In cheese YVES also on 4 somewla
limited scale. Oils remain hrm At previously quosa
pr1ees.
Lumber re1nalns quiet. Small orders are arriyin
daily but raas III tie aggregate IL not uu to that 70
the sz1ns time IN 1874. Ttu cold weather unaoutsedi
checks business now, and marked chaugs il sncl
latrd befota ne1t mouth. Drugs xnd cA s1ucaia weE
aurt and stesdy, except todins aud NOR
l,i4e, which were iuwvr, snd sheac
which again sdvanced tn sympathy wit
New York. 6isal rope was quoted ><c higher, All
trooms drtn III oousequanca.of the upward tsndsncy
!, broom-corn. Woodenxnre wan qutet, and w1sho.
quoab1e change. Hops and wo1 rsIaain quiet. set1
! stronger, under better inquiry and light offs
i .uga Of description. Poultry was IN zequs
:: and stsadY.
Il PROVISIONS.
HOO lh0DUcTa-Nese rather lass active as
easler. Tbs receipts pf hogE wess not ~ large ~
Thursday. but good .aany had been LETT over, II
ID there understood 70 ~ leny remaining behli
u tha country, waiting to come on when wanted, I'll