, 1876-08-05

independent question: taking the law alone
m baAia, hnt compares that lot OF
Erntn with rurernt FAmNlcs taken from Tie
houte to whirh the gratM is cons,zncd. II this bc
~. then ths lnspec;iou Department actually aSrs
the grade, and not the Committee. II THE be tho
case, there In another danger. Tho conslgnro
never ands taa1tf bis grnn Is graded too Aieh.
Ills complaints arc heard only when he thinks tho
gra!n las boon gracd too low, md II the ConEnIt~
lea should make practice Of giving u titc owner
OF the grain the beneht Of doubt. the tendency
must 10 towards lower standard Of inspection In
cvcry house from which IN appeal ts taken. Some
shippers arc inclined 10 assost TINT s 10 the case,
and to claim that Tho inspection system dlscrm'-
Mates agsiast tho shipper.
TIE MARKETS..
Tho leading prodlca markets wore ratl'aT less
nctiye yesterday, and irregular; provisions being
hrmsr, while grain wzs generally cas!er. The
shipping movement was rather slow. tho trailing
being chiefly for fHusa delivery, aud sellers pre-
dominated In brealatu1s. The weathcrwas warm-
er, With tendency to muggIncss, and that fact
was not considered favorable to tic randIton Of
the wlcat In store. Thn recripts OF ccrea1a wcrc
small except In corn.
The demand for dry goo,ls showed little. II any,
Improvement. Pew buyers werc present. and the
amount of oriera received through the malls WIS
comparatively small. Thcrn was stcady and 6rni
tono n tho market. Groceries wrro IN fair denanl
aud nothing more, no activity betnG apparent III
any department Of tho market. Prices ranged the
same IA on the preceding days Of the weak, and,
excepting sugars, warc qntto as firmly held. Thu
butter market wna active and ru,.-cholce grades
held slightly higher. There w1s only a moderate
dcn,nnd for chccsc, olcfs being strictly IN accord.
nuce With currcnt needs. Fish were quiet and nu-
changed. Dried fruits we're neglected. In tho
lcnthet, baRgtnE. oils, paints, coal, and wood
markets, III Important new features wcro de-
| voioped.
Lumhss waa quiet At the docks, tho offerings bo-
lug small, and consisting chiefly Of grades whtet,
| were not wautod by retailers. The yard market
rcmains tult aud easy, sat is fairly active It uni
| formIy sisady prices. Wool Was quoted aFn nh.
der a talr demand, and only ample offerings.
Dsoom.c corn, hops, aud hay wcre dull and casy.
Seeds were quiet, excepting Timothy, which, how.
cver, sold only to limited extent, and At lower
prices. Tho receipts or green fruits were liberal.
and tho market steady carly but ruled weak After
retailers Ind purchased their supplies. consdcsa.
bio quantity OF fruit hesng left orcr, and ec>lcss
were anxious To close Il out Poultry svAs In mod
etate demand and easy,
Lako froights wero dull and unchanged
1t 1t.c for earn to 1,udalo, Fail freight.
were quiet, without change In quotations.
agents asking 2oc 10 Eow York, lac To rhIla.
dclphla, 17hc TO baltimore, and cue 10 I'os'
ton, pcr 100 1he. and being willing TO sako con
u.derably less. Through rates by lake md raj
werc 1notc0 At &c for corn Mud Dhc sos wheat t
New York, ard 1Oc on corn to Now Englant
polntg Freight engagements werc reported To-
100, 600 bu corn.
roAE,on EIroRTAr1oSs
received at Chicago Customs Aug. !, 1870: Fowle
I,1os, 100 sacks salt; W. II. Schimpfcrman, q
baskets vino; Herman lxaaes GOO taxes clay pipes
Field, Letter i Co., q cascs dry goods; A. j.
Latham, B50 tons ealt Amount Of aatlca col