, 1876-06-01


Thu inspection. for May, 1870, was 9, G10 cars,
against &, 07+ cars for the same month In 1876.
Tho feeding OF cattle on the plains on n very
large scale Is fast tcvolntiunizng the business of
the stock farm In the more settled portions Of the
continent II does mt now pay to fnttcn cattle
corn, unless the latter tell at u very low figure,
and II the farmer have no hogs he muat sell his
corn. The effect os this must be to nugmcnt tho
quantity Of corM offered On The market. and proba-
bly, nleo 10 chcnpcn the price OF pork lneata As
chcup beef will not tempt to the consumption Of
dear pork.
Cats arc now in demand for export To Europe.
A lot OF Is, 600 bu WIS sold for this putpore yes
tctdaY, bcin. the second Of tho scaaon. 'This Is
d new feature" and We chronicle 1t ns such.
Now IL the time for a reduction nt lhe charges
for handling grim in this city, II fs coming In freo
1y, and q cutting down Of charges IL possible. II
was atatcd about two wcrEs ago that the reaAou
why prizes could not then ba rcdnccl was the
fact TINT the 'wnrehoueenlen wer4 doing 70 little
that they barely paid expenses, and that reform
would he puasibte when more grain was handled
hure. Now We ahnl how nearly the ware.
housemen Of this city aro controlled by tile policy
Of the datkcy, whose roof was always 1caky, he
CAUSE he conla not mend II while It rancl antl tho
roof was good enough Ia me weather.
Il Should not be foggutten that largo volumes OF
grain have gone around US In cnnsrIuynce OF tho
fnet that the charges for handling hero wcro
too great. Thosn charges must DO rolucsd, or
there Gun he 10 pGrlnancnt Improvement We
onght IL Hce An aholfton OF the charges for switch
Ing cars md trimming, reduction Of ut least 50
per cent Ii! tho cost Of elcyatng ind short storage
and complete sweeping out Of our State InApccton
Of grain, which has been practically operated In the
intercst Of other cities. The inspection should be
controlled by tha men who handle tho xtntn,-
ncthor by rnllsicllna On TIM Gnc hand or capital
lists on the Ohof and tho railroads sOuld shp,y
fp1iuHnrAH fiff 81, ,u
deal In the produce VI The Northwest can command
III this matter II they will, well Iii srcurc tho
adoption Of trading rnch which shall be euualy
fair to tho buyer al to thu seller.
The lcadlng produce markets were again !rrcer.
lar yesterday but with 1csa Of weakness .an hers.
tofOrs. Provisions turned upward, agttr a fenrful
decline. Corn WAS Hr1ncr md wheat weakened,
while there was little chRngo In other departments
The produce movement was moderately brisk In
buth directions, Tho weather waA fur early, but
turned u rain about o'clock. 1he adr!ccs from
other points was not favorable to hoidcrs here, hut
the local feeling was generally strong one Al
compnrci with that elsewhere.
QuIet wna noticeable In dry .goots clrc!cs beyond
thc execution Ut tho ordrra received through The
nnlls comparatively l!iie was accomplished In the
way Of wales, t4u attcnduncS Ut luysrs bulng ex-
ccedsny'y small. At the Iately.revIscd quotations
the ,nufkrt wAa Rtcaly and hrtn. Groceries wero
having liberal dcmaud and most articles in that
linu were firm. The only notable exception was
cuGcc. lilo grades being otIored 1T q Nc decline.
Teas ura moving with Increasing freedom md show
mere strength. robacc0cs are less nrmly held than
week ago. later rcpurts from tho South being 10
lte elect that lie plant ess seriously damaged
than was Ut first supposed. Tho nutcr market was
active at about Tuesdays quotations. Cheesu was
dull! aud tsc lower. In the as,. canned suods, and
drled-fEutt markets. bat Change wns apparcut.
Leather and haggug weto quoted 4utat aud easy.
cvai anI wooa fen,uin AZ previously quoted Oils
wero In fair request with uat kuds ruling steady.
Lard oil was 1Gt2c lower.
Lumber was In fa!r demand md steady. Drugs
and chemicals continue 10 meet with fa!s local
and country Inquiry a. unchanged prices. Wonl
was slow and weak, thurs being 3 tl,sportlon
among buyers TO hold off until now wool begins 10
arrive freely Seeds seinata quiet though Hun.
g.rian and miilet afo selling frnnl store but the
fnsMsr ID weak un''ct largu o'Icrlngy. Hay was
dull ami lower, the lnrge offerings of loose hny
having drawn local buyers AWAY from the market
f"F pressed, and there is ltt!s ousEldo inquiry.
Green fsutt* were generally steady. and seasouAbls
sa1t1'ss were ~ good Teqs;esr. Poultry MAS dull
AAE eIslct.