, 1876-03-07

Ecost Co., casra dry goods; Bullock nr9s.. caso
shocs; schran,, llsers 4: Co., easo c,nhro''cry;
Au,'lrsan olssu x Co.. cura drsat neo;a; Ee!s''
1sro.oss, care SILK, c.ssa nstia;tal aowaE1'
]. 7. lscilIng Il Co., cases hooks; M.ntel hrt@.
cafes dry goods; william rurhtaxton. r'ReH arslos'
flowers. Duty collected March 8, 1916, ss.d3oot.
TltE anonr szLLRns.
~ hs fdtfor ~ 1ls clteoee Tt,aua*.
CHICAGO, Match g,-I would Ike corner In your
paper to gtve expression to my Fiawa touching sh-
jcce Of Vital importance 10 the grain tTse of this city
nnt State. At times lrrng tie la1t Tot, Scars tlcrn
has toen good deal fa{l aud written pro aud ron TO
Rarlrr lilo nxnnc1 Of doing bnfnucs LII Chicago, ntl
tho in,lucueo fgool or baJ> th!s aSscn. Of "selng
short haa On tho general tusuefa tributary to MIR
ety. This "saort seillns" was cona1dcrrd m per.
nico,s II ono tie Ii tho IeReatutn 10 pass
a reu.1 Law against Il. On further nsostiHAtiou, It
1as fon.1 tin. ILLS law worked nsny harlshIpa, itso-
mach n. pare. having property In tho country which
they wished 10 sell for future delivery found 1t
harl 10 masc sa1ca through II in ordinary
ngcuccs, ni,d tbs zsrult Tho repeal
efess ana is !. iii law d is sate WITCH % NJ"
70 t. 1ap IS IT,. u i
vision in tho law which provides that excessive tla-
% o s d IL. s as % hEs. sf: .s a ss &c
ahort sellins" it:s1f, and !. working ea damage
TO Tho Erain trade Of tAla city aih EAte particularly 10
tho producing cas.ca a,,d country merchants.
I iAlnk any tisintor.sted rsrts, who has looked
s question e ,@F} ,e T. aans f.s' s sA'qa sSs
,Ronth'. want 10 angseat tho rroprety II
s as i" II s ss psovns 10 s III
neless shall 10 compelled 10 eeie their contracts nc-
corliug 10 thu word and letter thoFcof With proYso
for tho protection OF parties who hare property III the
ward Gy reason Of rairost. comnaons. ste. In this
S prosed M hecro III. to 10 tho bca 4emcIy AMI IL
certainly tanab'' and the best way out Of tho present
'Ss a1s Living sa, IN aoso ee less afs. every month on
whao the practice q "shor. selling" T. T.
We also iusiat 1t ought to 10 Legitimate
for tho "fhorta"to Pay up according to thetr con.
eoehing should hc done to protect thu vast interest
engagod tn tho Rrain trade that Inns and will ecntor
nsotce.iou Without Some check On I'LL peraie!oss
cfaltinR that haa hecoHc 80 fro1i,eue Of laio sha
look for and expect to sec a. no very dsant day DE-
moralfxel condition OF ttuo hers wieh II Ia Hoped
Tho man or men who shall aucceod in establishing
rast srads autl 10 custtel 10 shs thanks of an
cefnca. Respectfully, II. c. 8.
HOG PRODUCTB-Wcrp loss active and naslss. The
rnnr9ct was dull during part Of tho scss[or and gen.
orally rather weak In sympathy with ogB which wsro
quoted ca loc per 100 liz lover. The weather baa
for handling either hogs product, and caah allos
wctc therefore slow. Naw York w1s dull, bnt probably
only because Chicago WAS on tho downward turn, Is
thero waa change In Liverpool. Tho market vcak
ened rnthtr undcs the indifference Of buyers ttnn tho
cagesness Of sellors, tho ocrings not largo;
but thu toue of tho market indicated that much moro
property would have been on sale X wnutcd. good
many purchases wrr1 nlado on rising market, by
outside oper1tors and tha class generally want To sell
ns they think tho market has touched the top.
Most Of Tho recent buying IA believed however, to Lave
tren DOM nv strong parties IN tho rn1n who Htc ubte