, 1876-01-16

The SEec.a1 Committee Of Arbitration decided On
5ac tla zotiiug price in the case brought be
foro them Saturday afternoon.
Several reauarzs were made Oh Saturday aboEt the
fact that the wozd nore in tho New York dispatch,
Wa underlined Oh the bulletin board to give
due prominence the fact tat there inquiry
or what the seaboarl. It was ascersaiEeI that
the 1ines were drawn By floor member, and not by
the gentleman who wrote the word On the blackboard
We are informed that tho railroads carrying grain
East from this city charge s20U per car for switching,
becau5a they have to pay from 10 - 90 per car to
tho Western railroads. for TIE Of tuer lines III se1d-
ins, the to elevator.
The leading produce markets rather more net
i've Stturd.y with stronger tone in the prn :ipal
departments, end ZONE weakness in others. There
not much lcinx foc Shipment tho trad:ng being
chiefly speculative. The weather continues cco but
the country roads badly cut up during the
cent warm spell that. now they hatdeaeI the path
IL too rough for travel, and several d.rs will be ro
quired to smooth them dowa. Hence our receipts
continue rather light, though preparations h2ro b2en
mad. for large volume Two su,an failures were
ported in wheat.
Tho dry goods market quiet in all departments,
though in comparison with the movement fortnight
ago improvement: is observable. Groceries were NOV
ing generous scnlo ut gcnsr.lly we'll sustained
prices. 1c reduction in coea sugars nal aG3c il
blackstrap and New Oricnns moasscs being tbs oalJ
aud had upward t<ndeucv. in sympathy with
the seaboard markets, where advance
Of A@hc tss already been established.
There satisfactorily ac.iVe cat in foreign
dried fruits, bat donesrcs dealt il very spa1in
IT, Irc1es having very large sac, it being the
cheapes: fruit In the 4.-jobbing at G5sa7c- LAYER
raisns were quoted loc lower aud pDevies and Pit
ted cherries vera also " off, Fish y7e1o in fair re-
quest at firmly-maintansd prices, tho tendency in
nackerel being upward No price changes noted
in tho leather, Begging. cca and wood markets. But
and cheese were in good demand and very drtn.
The oil trade WIS quoted quiet, except for clrbo1
which active and sroug. Cattle fairly active
aud tue market rod firm It the advance gained eErer
III the week, quotations being oG.a5 for poor to
choice. The receipts were 1870, and for the week
1559a. Eoss active and Sc :cc higher than Fri
day, sales making at 7.so,-the bull. ut s.oas
.. The fresh recc1pts .0U, and the total for
tha week !3,.'4. Sheep firm d. St.0oG550 for
COMMON TO choice. Hignuines Gull aad steady
It sl.t3 per gallon.
Lumber continues quiet and steady. There is still
fear that the lumbcrmcn viii not be able to get
out full crop Of logs, as very little his fallen III
tie neries, hut tho cuocr weather Of the past week
has improved the condition OF the roads il many
tons, and the canps have been reinforced with
and tcaas so tnat work is being pushed vigorously
TEa iron maCket was quie though the ORDERS
numerous and liberal usual IN the WINTER and there
quot,5la change IN RITES, though the market at
manufacturing points is still in unsettlel condition.
The wool, hay, aud hop markets vIre quiet and
changed. Hides duh and weak, .ni seeds were
steady all round, clover being frnlcr. Poultry IVES
fairly active and lower under l.rge- offerings. |
PROVISIONS.
HOG pR0DUCTs-1SeSe stronger al round, with |
moro doing in the aggregate, thong: spo: sales were
not acti-e. Hogs wers higher. undtr smaller sup
pv this teyiIel IN atf 4f,.,upt
offerings were more free ut slight ADVANCE Tho
packing report shows gain during the past week in
the work OF tho season. as measured By that Of last
winter, but still lo.y way behind, which Is
partially compensated by increased weight.
The Dai:y Commercial Report ara H4rket Rsrt:,z