, 1876-01-01

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comparatively druE in tho markets Of tie
| "ortl. both lorue and foreign.
| 4 RADICAL CHANGE
laa been gradually creeping oyer tho flour trade
for two or thrcu years past. Formerly the East.
orn States and Europe took thor ruppiica. al.
inrst exclusively, from the Nho1erale slcatord on
tho eeaboasd. Uiatnaliy that trade left tho AZ
'untic cuast aHl co,ttred in chicago. oxcett tiat
1t. Lonia retained prominent position as a
| yet,der of flour made from w,nler w]lent. Iho
humber nf country mills and their capnc:ty 70:
production, hos 1at:etly Increased 10 ,nsic thai
chicago waA uuaLlo to tell all tbss they pro.
[ duced. and tho miller. then rent out agent. to
arrange fur directly nnriIyag til. wailtB nf Eas.-
crn re!aj!Lrs and bskers. T.n surplus they sen:
| hero ani in volume w.r Yroatsr tAan tG1ulrc,i
| to inuot Tho demand, which lIa1 bcan dituiu,ahel
by tbs cuason tloy bad taken from us. Mean.
w11o tho dealers of tGi5 city ii&t rencl.cd out
pnnt New f0rt; nht! Uos.ol, aud built up direct
trade with fu1o,M, I.Nstcrly some at the coMn-
try .nIierb Iay0 chtered Tor that ttale too; aui
[ Illinois ,la noH etiip their .lpar direct through
| tlIH city tU coithtntEB IN tila5rov snd Liver
| psol.
tho Eaesern wholesale trade las really HufYcreti
more than oars n''asr ts's" shanfe n 'ne ~s.ua+
ton. 80 thnt Chicago has fully held her own aa
compared With other points. though tho greatest
part Of she Nav EnglauJ trade. considerable
| portion Of that Of Ne" York State. and n6no of
tho E'l7epean, is no~ supplied directly from tho
For these reasons. Ia addition to diminished
| crop Of Nneat il 1876,
rnE MOVEMENT or rLoEH
| through this city shows gradual failing OF. Il
las decreahed for tarea yeara past, hut tho de-.
creaHe In thu. time seems greater s1an II would
lie II longer period wcta taken Tor canpatiantl,
| ~ 1873 was banner year IN that trade. 0ur
tnbie Of the movement for tho past throo Jears
fa!ln, however. 10 sh,w thc fu!! extent Of esliae
Ia Tie trade, because larger petcets.ago Of The
receipts nid shtpmeuta were billed tll ouHh tliB
city in fHi5 than ever hafote. Thia ia partially
compromised by larger volume OF local trade !;
and BY this ue tnean, not only thu BALES
COUNTRY, iaclnains ne!ghboE}ng States ~luse
| pf1uc,rsl wheat crop is OF the winter variety.
I I!.s winter ~heat crop OF 1876 was compa'a-
! tiSe failure, and thouzands Of heretofore con-
buucra Of Tin:er wheat nours, hero and eluo-
wheln, h'.so nectsaaEig fallei bnck Oh that suRde
from ths' spktng NAea: Of tho Northwest.
| PATENT Flouns.
| Tbs chsngc In thts direction has bctn haston-
Cd by the g.6.tt improvements focDusfy matte iu
the manufacture Of Aourl from spring wheat.
Not much lota than 20 per cent OF vii tho AourB
aground IN Minnesota arc 1nalo by the patent. :"
procoHs, which glves q quality that ID generally
| the best oi winter wheat, and W many il con-
! cedod to 10 superior tu II. Tho "paIentB are
now in dret~clAss demand. buth for homo uBa
and for shipment,
In tl'fn c;,v xtthjn iii, uast twciye months. IN
| l,jaco Of Tho w,utcrs orouariiy grown to the
aouth or Chicago.
Tho chsraeses Of tho wheat crop has n!litsted
agpiunt the Apur trodo Vi tho West, espeeiaiY
| Hin.n the t,mo ut harycet. Tho v,ntar whoat
wes Eeuoratty so damp rs to glvo decided
| "g1ouna smell! to .la Hour. It Was soon found
that tbis sa,sLi oakes out. md tben there was a
| ycro vtIyuicious that nucl Hour cauuut be- do.
| nended utun to hoep into tho warm woathor. OF
| Goar ehir,mcut to Soutlotn roluts, i ein.,lat
s,ssnir;nr hss cv;s,ss wit,, rcrard to TIA epr;f,
~s,sat ona,a t,aw II" lint iaroo nsrs n1 tnn:
! cro, ma yccurcd in lad order, mud have
becn afraid lest shoiu should be &c
| mnri, Of nj aau,ixtuye Of low grades bY tue
,n;iIcr a. n 1nskn Tia tln,,r unsafa e. st,rn Ior
tn;a reanon tho nur-has,nr Of lin pnst few
/ nn,,,i,1 haa hnr, nI a !. hand.,n-,nonth cl,ar.
urtrr. II uromises 10 i,u,}roy. now tunt tho low.
| rraho what hus bcpn ,nos:s uored out OF the
West.
rnrnsr or THE ranyrr.
Dnrinr thc mat four montI,s uf tho year Tho
t,a1n m. vrrr mIf ,i,e tismand einr tfmItcf, In
liz local dealers. Fair 10 guoJ phtppiur oxtras
ranred oa.iy At af0ofIt ,a1' nua gradually in.
nro9.d to ii 50s i al hv lila onouinr of IA xtoa.
| Inn 4 nnoj cInnr, flrtn.nf thcI Knrunr m.
NM nri,ds stivnucei In : itG i 81 m May the,
| fsII afr to aIa5T 81 car!y III Juuo, will tcm.
| nor,ry ,uIl NJ tIts ficmanl. Tho outward noyo,
l Gf1ttS n
! Ia voa,hSr ntI nrtces adyaucei to ~ II
mG.7s il, August. NTH tspidIy-d,uInist,
inc ntocka. t,outunrd reuorts of crup div
a.ters IN Europo brought out transptiautit il
Imrcrs in forra> Then Il uas aAcertainsd tI,a
t,osa ,enorta warn nrn,"nsnsinns nj thn facta
AT t,o mnr;st ri, 80 e. -, 251 + ~ In Scn:cm
Inr. tI,e dsctjne beug followed by d far YurluX
linz Of foroirn o,iors. chiefly tvr wluters an,
nntonta. rhn tnarxrt then fell oil tiowty !,
81 Kim, az towards ,tr r1ose NJ unyirntion
w1ic1 hro,,pht mt s;,nrt Int friuk in,,,,ry fu
Europe. cn;sIy lar urd,nary spri,lt: extras; a.ss
o"r storhs wore no veil draw. uuou. In couss
o.encc of n,snil rocaln,s. tut souIo orlers couit
M Ia ,,)cd o,, t1,o mpn,.,rt. and the 1jonr VA
uvre,,nsrsi ia Want,csl far fesr fee,rhta Hhoul,
ntIyanco in,nedIntyty With tilcso oxception
/ fa,x ,,nntI,u ~ lin yeu1 ,ho rIosnr h,,nt.lfnn
! h.,ipf, ~ n}G1f III Tie ayrrnra Of lH75 va
| $l.ost5, against e5.01 III 1o7i.
FaEioars Asp COMMISSIONS.
ihe aaslng o1 sa'an i COMMISSION , on saacs u
I,ts s,".a .,;sas, tsa, liz, ,ntjs and nat olway
lint. ~ tue competition atncng sellers iu ill.,