, 1876-10-16

true That the President OF convention, which re-
Gently took strong ground nGanaf ''option" tsnd.
Ing. Ia running Garner In lard In this city,
The leading produce markets wcre irregular on
Saturday. Provisions were dull. Wheat active
md dfmer. torn dull, and oats moro In demand,
With little change III other articles The reported
shlpmcnta ncro again considerably ltss tk.n the
receipts in grain. Indicating continuous pilAG up
af stock, but better demand for freight room Eas
noticed. and Tho article wns quoted scarce. Scv-
cral vesscl" haso gonc for ore, and cars are held
back on the Eastern railroads. though no advance
IN asEcd In ratcs per fu!l
In the dry goods market there WI. little that Tas
new nHsiness during the past two or three days
has been rather quiet, owing 10 tho llaa:rcenhe
weather. but johl,cra look for return OF activity
with tho ensuing week. In rr,ces no Important
changes were noted. Groceries wcFo less actlvc
than on the preceding days Of the week, hut In
other Respects tho atuntion was essentially un-
changed. Cntfcca are still tending upward, aud ly
Mhny holders further advance In sugars IL thought
probable. Other lines remain uhout steady. Thn
butter-Matkct ha1 Arm tore for choice grades, "a
not enough Of that sort 10 arriving to meet the
Au,AptiYo demand. Prices Of low and medium,
grades show some ffrcgularity. cheeac reualns
dull NJ 11dtl2hc for good to best factory. No
changes wcrr aeSr1opcd In tho fab, canned goodt,
and dried. fruit markets. Coal and wood remain
dull. OILS Wero quoted 1nct at Frtday's prices.
The leather market Is active, atFonS and ndvnHc-
Ing.
Hogs were moderately aciyo At rurlhur decluc
Of dGs10c, tho market clostuS weak ut s.. 90
for light, md at -. 60l5 80 for common 10 good
heavy. Extra heavy sold at 80. 11Gt0.J Cattle
woro In fair demand ut unchanged prices; quoted
ut g.. h0dt5, 20 for common 10 choice. The sheep
market was steady ut s.. 75Gb4.50.
Tho wholesale lumber market was 1utct Saturday
and firm. tho offerings being very small, and thtro
was fsir Inquiry from retailers. ~ tho yards The
demand for lumber continues fair. and tho market
IA iato1crably steady at present quoted nsutea. Tho
offerings by cargocs will probably 10 fair BY Mon
day. Wool cuntinucs firm under good demand
from tho East aud few osdcfs arc coming from
tho Interior mills that arc no longer able
to supply themselves nearer home. fa!r demand
for hons 10 rcporrd and the market is fair Al
quotations. The Western crop ts moving freely.
Tho medium and lowcr grades OF broom .curn aro
in fair request and Arm, while tho higher grades
arc easy, being quiet, with lares stocks On hand
snd TO arrive. Hides were lEn,es. Seeds were
again IN good demand, and arn,, under co,npara-
tIvo'y su,aIl odefsngs. Poultry and en1ue we.c
dull and lower.
Lake !re!Shts were ncl!vc 10 tho extent OF tho
offerings, ind ,idDltc hgher, al &c for corn and
axe for wheat to Buffalo, tall ftcIShts were lMtet
and non!nally 1sm. ut Zoe 10 Hpw York, lHc "
Philadelphia, 17*ic to baltimore. AMI .5c to hos.
ton pcr 100 lhs. cara bcng withheld by agents,
though they do not offer 10 advance rates. sumo
shippers stated that tLoy had asked for cars and
could Lot obtaln thom. Through rates by lake
and rail wero quoted at 1oe for corn and llc for
wheat 10 New York, aud ltc on corn via Buffalo Ia
D1stun. Freight engagements were reported foI
hS, COO GU wheat and ::.:;s7, 600 bu cora.
PoRHtoN tMpoRTATloNs.
Received at Chicago Customs, Oct. 1A.-Cun.
n!ngham Hunter, " easks soda ash; Mose-