, 1876-04-01

for Ar.t1 deliveries than esnczny expected. The
weather ne bnt not trusted to keep ocar, md no
speedily inesesss In receipts Is anticipated. AA.iccs
from tho country confirmed The newh sent In ths pro-.
vious dsy 10 tho effect Tint tho condition OF tho roads
and nells IL Aimply horrible. Tho one cannot 10
travelled ovtr The other ted untit yAat quantity
Of wster has boon drtsd drained from stc surface
and tho aeodIngtma promises 10 DO Of tbs Latest
known IN many past yoAts. ...
DRY goods were tn better demand than during she
opening days Of tho wsek hut the market was not -
active the trade Ind to expect Tho grocery
market was moderately active and rtn. coffces vera
quoted strong at 70 ADVANCE with which exception
thsFo no price changes. bfrt Are higher ~ tho
East, and arc stronger hero In hy'npsthy, but
- yet without quosabts advancc, Nice, Spices
Tbs butter market was strong at fully lto pr.ces Tho
supply Ia wholly Inadequate, and extrc,ne 1gzes ere
likely 70 prevail for some time To eoms. Choose WAS
Arm u sl3Ho for poor To fancy grades. Nothing now
wss Developed fn ths dried fruits and canned goods
markets. Fish werc IN good demand, with rrcoa gen.
orally arm. Coal and wood wero duli, ~ wcrs also
leather, tobseco, baggins, paints, and oils.
Tbs lumber market wss quiet 6nd unch4ngud. Trads
At country points Ia nearly at standstil in oonac-
1uanee Of tbs miserable roads, hence fsw orders for
lumber are coming forward. .
Wool was quiet and steady, the light stocks
And steady Western demand preventing any noticeable
sympathy With Tho Eaatern markets. Dtoom-oorn,
ulueDt euu NupH Wcto uuc0AuyUAt 4uuULNY WIZ
IN demand, and frmcr, wtis other knds wdfo 1uiet,
cloyer bclng caster. Hay was in moderate request
and steady, prime upland bcing scarco and nr,n.
Green frus In fair request and Arm. Very little
poultry was offered, aud higher prices wero readily
obtained from retailers.
FonElnH IMroHrAT1oNB
received 1t Chicago Customs March 81, 1876:
j. Y. Farwe Co., 10 cascs dry goods Frank ssursca
/ uo., case seeds field, Letter Co.. CO cases dry
goods; North Chicago Rolling Mill COMPANY, 70 tons
spcgel ison Duties collected amounting to a6a33,
PACKING sTAT1BT,ca.
II M Editor ef TAs CAienqo Tribune:
The Official report Of packing operations for tho
soason Of 16757c, pubshed nt Cincinnati, vhi1s IL
may be entirely roAbe IL nevertheless at best but an
incomplete statement Of tho actual production. and
therefore furnishes no guido to dcalor.
This statement utterly n1nsta Ill information relative
70 tho shtpments OF hvs hogs.
,l.Asas LEI ~ = go villa What shs & fasts T. asS: r. r.
soason Of 1B75-'76 less than In ls7l-75, AZ
Nnmber y To oss sn'pri rom cieaco
alone In ls757o less than In 1a7l76...... 41a,.e1
sosss ass Il saSss es5sts i mad: les: .n ID iii
It's by packers ~ per Cincinnati statement 5f.257
Nunlber Of tinrces short on tho hogs sh,pDed
(om!stcd in the Ctuclnnau stssemcnt....... n1v71
Number tierces scsualy short. ......... e7,23o
being II PCT cent 1eAs tau in 1s7475 Of
1<rcr cent reported In tbs statement Of picking.
This takos no sccount OF shortage In shipments
from any other point than from Chicigo.
Tho feceIps Of i've hogs aneo tho close Of tho pack
Ing seaaop at Chicago during the month nf March, clos
Ing to-ay, 80 5s5 bead loss than for tho
spoudlng month OF laat year, Allowing that Tho de-
hc1eucy In supply continues In Ahput tho rauo
I'd during tho packing sesson.
In v1ow OF these facts and the ravages Of the hog
cholcza, the continued ssuung 10 market Of kan hoga
while corn IL cheap, and tho prospect Of very hgh
pcea for hog product in the future Ia favorable.
secms i wresehed policy for farmers. CHANGER
WOOL.
Harding, Gray Il Dewey. Of boston, report tho mar
ket In that city for last week as follows:
There hua been fair demand for dom,.tio wool,
but the number Of good responsible buyers arc
limited, and this Ia tho only c1sss holders arc
willing to sell to In tho present uncertain stste OF
credits, prices have been gradually declining. snd
all tlds Of fleece wool prices arc from 433o Per n
lower than few weeks a8o, aud It would be impossi-
bio to force ss1es except A still further concessions.
Tho failures, for some months past, nrnong n1ut.-
facuroEs hare materially reduced Tho amount Of mr.
chnery in operation. and the consumption OF wonl ia
smaller At the present time than for aono years psst
Goods ase still qulo dull and so1ltag ae low and
unsatisfactory prices and oven at prcsa low prices
for wool manufacturers appear 70 30 quito Indifferent
about supplies. The prospect Of any improvement in
the manufacturing business appears to bo about
remote ever and after usluR Nlf tho prccAu-
tious possible IN placing WOOL tho risks Of the trado
likely ~ 10 greater than usual for time to
c0Me.