, 1876-05-27

sumption: 1,71o bu wheat, ESQ bu oats, 47s bu
barley. -.
this city on Fstdny morning: > cars No. n.
". wheat ~ cars No. spriug. 81 cars No, do,
II cars rejected t1o7 wheatl; cnr yellow com,
car No, do, 30 cars high. mixed do, 233 cars No2
tlo, cara new mixed do, "a cars rejected do, 3can
no grade t3S1 corn); chr No. oats. II carsNo
whto do; 65 cars No. oatsi cars rejected
do tGO oats>; 4 cars No. ryo % cars No. bar
Icy. u carr No. do. Total. 6os cars. or GAO. 900
bn Inspected out; 50, 080 bn wheat, &c, D05 bu
corn, 90, 100 ba oats. Lola bu barley.
A letter received on 'change yesterday from Hong
hong statcs that Tho rco crop In China IL partial
failure. and that tho Chinese arc now importing
wheat In tho berry from San FraActsco for re lrrt
time, In consequence. China haa heretofore taken
ourfro California, 1fthcre should be really large
dc1ccncy In tho Chinese rce crop tho fact would
mako great difference In the quantity of wheat
which California would haye to send u Eurspc.
A dispatch frem New York received on Change
yesterday stated TINT tho afternoon papers OF
list city would contain soma very warko articles,
anl that ''c0nsderabls uneaslness VIA felt thuEc
The sast extent Of tho direct shipment busnoss
from country points In the West 10 the East, may
he lnfcrrcd from look at tho size OF ono OF the
drops In tint bucket A pnrty sn Kansas City IL
now alilng singlo order for 5000 carloads Of
corn, to 10 direct 10 Baltimore. There ia nearly
= 600, 600 b1 ''at ono foil swoop," and many or.
dera being Oiled al Other polntA, though few Of
them 10 larse aB the hhOyD. 80 long through
rail- rates keep down to the present law point tho
gra!n will continue TO 10 around rs. whatever ba
rules fos trailing aud our charges for transfor
ard handling. But 1t u,ust nnt bc forgotten that
this avoidance OF Chicago would never hnyo az
tancd !ts present magnitude but for the
sl1e of tho charges to which tho grain was
subjected 10 tha CITY, and the relatively low ptces
chtabtn!,ca here nnler tho rule aguinst coEnera- 1t
ta the samc now With good deal Of the graln that
now passes through cIfcago. II The warehouse
men had bccn content 10 tnnsfcr for Nc peY bu
tbs I1rscs who transport the grain would have con-
tensely paid II. Dut wien ac was tnsistel on
ttIbxs parties madc cal IN anie necc.aity, the
mother Of invention and the good old laly showed
tlcm how 10 effect the tanhtur 1T lrss than c pet
bu. Tho consequence ii TINT they haye recently
declined all offer from certain wntehnusclnun to
build uu elevator land do ali tho work Ut transfer
at thu rate OF We.
Five per cen. IL not enough % penalty for tho
uonpcstormancs at = contsact, aud tie pcnaNy
should not b.. like legal Jaw. ''al' OH nne
stte" II the sellcr has the right to al hs
contract under certain conditions, tho buyer should
have IN equal right t 'lrclnN to receive
tbs property, under curtain cohlittnns. Wn IL.
frrrcA yesscrlay to tho rulo long sInce In furce
thS Paris Bonste, unAeE which tttlss party to 4
contract has right to cancel 1t on payment Of no
moro tlsan 10 per cent to the other party. W.
agaIn csll attention 10 that rute worthy of con
a!lcsalios In Chicago, II u committee should take
that nle . startling point In their dclbesaton,
they could very probably frame tuo which wonlt
suit tbs climate Of Chicago, and 10 equally fair ic
both buyer and seller.
The leading produce markets wcre active ycstcr.
day aud Irregular. Provisions wcro stead!cr.
Grain opened with 10 appearance OF I!rnsncss but
general decline soon followed, chiefly Us consa.
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