, 1876-09-06

oats, II cars and =, 600 bn No. 2 do, Ct cars ant
600 hu rejected do, car and &, 800 bu no grade
Go oats>; 2 cars No. ryo, 10 cars No. do, Z
eafa rejected do; cars No. l barley, "a cars No.
do, "a cars No. do, 15 cars rejected do {Dt
barley. Total {os3 cars), $40, 600 bn. In.
,peetsd ont: a114 In wheat 147, e4A bu corn.
H. D72 bn OATS 0. 0ff2 bu rye, 10, 07D bn barley.
Yesterday 1s5 carr Of wheat vers inspected
against 100 cars for the corresponding date In 1876,
and 1S0 cars In 1874 This shows that The .eccfrta
yesterday were more than m average Of those fol
shs other dates, notwithstanding The fact thai
wheat IA now bringing b lower prica than ycai
ago.
Tho third annual mco.Eng Of tho National As.
ISOLATION Of Lumbermen wilt b held on Tucsday,
the 10th inst,. Il Eau Claire, Wis.
Another swindls 10 about 10 be attempted on The
honest Granger. A circnlar was exhibited on
Change yesterday, which will undoubtedly bs dis.
trihuiel broadcast by the end Of this week, offer.
Ing tho .rdfuabis scFvlces1 Of tho protectors in
ncQotiatng puts and calls, and In buying solllng
grain on &c margin. We nead only say that tho
Board Of Trade does not recognize puts and calls
frrivileges), aud that people who deal In them do
80 at their own tlsk,
Were thcre not fictitious sales OF wheat for
October In this market Just noHf' IL what several
members Of the Donrt} OF Trade asked yesterday.
We are unablc to answer. tho question, but pre-.
snms that au investigation could easily be OBJ
ta'ned, II any ono chose to Gait for IT,. The rules
provtde rather stringent penalty for cases in
which proof ia furnished Of snch fictitious trading.
The leading produce markets were Irregular ycs-
terday. Provisions were dali and steAdier. What
ncrvons and unsettled At higher range, due 10
manipulation; cosn stronger, owing to continued
cool weather.; oats dFmer; barley weak in eonse.
Quence Of larger receipts; -four In hetssr demand,
and little change IN other departments, The for
wardlng movement was slow except IN corn, and
onr stocks Of grain 10 stors are steadily increasing
undor fair receipts snd \ slaekness In shipping
ofdoEs and II now looks a. II We shoull begin tho
winter on heavy stocks, notwithstanding The fact
that unpfecedertclly low fretghss have invited
shippers to operate all through this season. Tho
situation in wheat Ia peculiarly embarrassing;
prices ars already high for shipment, aud atill
advancing, with few orders. II was rumorcd,
however, that frctght.room was taken yesterday
for large lot OF wheat by rail.
In dry-Coods circles thnrd WIS iIttlc TINT was
new. In nearly all departments fair activity WIS
apparent, and tho prevalent feeling wns one Of pro-
nounced drmntsa. Groceries continue In fair de.
mand at about steady 1gures Sugars are In light
supply, and hence arc trm, desplte restricted
demand. cotlees-choco to fancy grades esps.
ctally-are held very hrmly, and show tendency
to 60 higher. s!rnps and molasscs' are receiving
more attention, and arc strong at previous priced
Tbs tea trade docs not display AZ much actlv-
ity as the more sanguine had expected
at this stage OF the Dcagon, but tho
outlook IL more favorable 10 holders. md
there does not appear to he any disposition 10 In
crease sales at the sacrifice Of prices. Dried fruits
rcmatn without much activity, and prices Of
donestics are 10 great extent nominal. Fish wotc
quoted quiet and unchanged III v4lucs, psices OF
baCging, leather, coal. md wood weEe tho same Is
previously given. Butter was active and Grm.
Chcese was doing better. This oil market was
without decided change, prices ranging the same
a. on Monday.
The lumber market was fairly active for 9 rainy
tay at unalteFcd prices. Some kinds Of lumber
dragged At tho sale docks, but snlcs were made At
recent figures. though not many buyers vcre