, 1876-04-13


sumption: {, ,asa bu wheat. aud 6,05o bu barley.
Tho following grain was inspected into storu on
Wednesday morning: car 1ntcc!ed wiuter wheat,
cars No. n. ". Eheat, u No. spring, II ca.s
No. do, cars rejected 10. car no grade do Us
wleaN; 10 cars heh-zni1cd corn, "a carr No. do 10
earn now mixed do. Il carr rejected do {s8 conn:
Q CATE wbito oats. cara rejected do; . cara No. 2
barley. Total 1853 cara or ooo bu. Inspected out:
7s58s bn whaat 1883 ou cor, 7oo ba osts t0l hu
rye, nnn $3.50 bu barley.
LAke frcights wrrc qneA Thcrp was sorao demand
for vessels, but carriers ucsc not vusy willing 10 NO.
ccnt tho rates offered. Towards tho close Of ths sc
sion the schr onconsa vzs chartered for 10000 bu
wheat 10 buffalo at &c.
Tie Directors Of tho Board Of Trade haye psssc thu
rule against privileges which WA published Ia TIE
TRIBUNE two or three days ago. It Ia now III oGense
against tho rules to deal In puts 4nd calls tChang
The action Is judcious one. 10 long as tho buzz
ness Was conducted quietly there was no imperative
call 70 notice IT. but te2y 1t hA hecn conducted in
such open and noisy manner ~ to be 1eal nuis-
ance to tho very many mttnbets Of tho Doafu who do
not approve Of gambling. Tho "prtvi1egc" Il no
longer ons that helongs 10 membership In tho DoaA
of Trade. belongs to tho class ~ tho xaue Of
faro. aud shnuld be relcgsto Andy Johnson would
have said, to the gambling districts.
The applauao which yesterday greeted tho M
nouncement Of Tho action by tho Directors showed
that the great majority Of tho Board indotss II.
We desired to notice tho tscr that there ia now
soe 200 900 bn OF wheat in this city, which Is rated II
No. = though most Of IL casno hero n No. J. II hiss
been raised Gy cleaning; and reocivu 1ro now dis.
posed 10 discriminate against IT, Bono Of ths routle-
men who arc engaged in tho c1saning usinea. say
that Tho wheat is quite - good Al tho other
No. 2, md ono OF thoin claims thAt II Ia even
better. Our reporter yoateflay asfed ; wolt.knovn
miller for hts opinion. Ho stated that ho lad been
let In On two OF three carloads OF IT, md WIS 10
Ing 10 give 1t wdc berth In futuro. He did not re-
gard 1t = equal IN vnlue to the regularly rncelvod and
inspected No. wheat. Another gentleman thinks II
suspicious that relative Of prominent Inspector
ahoud bs , partner III ons Of Tho cleaning hrms.
There certainly should bo harm In stating the fact
IL It ba ono.
Tho 'questsou IL raiaed Does thc now r7,,c Of Tho
Board prohibiting puts and calls apply TO Ito Gail
Doard"7 No presume It Kas not Intended 10 -
Apply.
There IL good deal Of complaint in regard 10
means which, It IL clsined, used for tho purpose
Of manipulating the market up down In tic interest
Of certaIn psEtiss, particularly In Wheat Some Of
these thlu9s are perhaps, moro fancte than .ea but
there loo may In which little doubt noed e.
ist that BIDS or ofeEs are usade solely for effect.
Ihs ieoding produce markets xern again unsettled
yesterday. Tho esaior feeling in profapns vas chie0y
dus 10 larger rucspa Of hogs but The uneshness IN
grain seemed 10 be principally duo to tho weather.
The storm OF tho previous evening was followed BY
warIn and noist atmospheric conditions, which wera
vaslously interpreted Tho effect Tic vegetation In
the city. whcrc good drainage e1iats. was eurrrtang
hut fears entertained that tho vesthsr OF
this month will not prove 10 be favorable 10 farming
operations, on account Of superabundanco Of pro
y1ous moisture which has not hAd tls 10 drain OF or
dry up. Planting II now In pxogrrss In many places
hut Tho elda IN many other SECTIONS yet too uoAt
to bear tillage and considerable quantity Of rain
during the noxt fortnight would very much Ee.asd e
operations on tho faru.
Jobbcr1 Of dry gooda faisy busy. At Ito Lead
ms houaea largo number Of buyers wcro to seem and
their purchases generous seaie. lu Ae gro
cory market thero changes calling 70. aeeial
mention. Further improvement in tho demand WA
apparent AND prices ssi show hardening tendency.
butter VA oaay, but without Quotabe dccua Cheess
Was aela tuuy laa hgnrts, Prices Of nah wcre tho
aalhe "a On preceding day, ruling steady aud rn No
Atsra0on0 NcFo mAde In tho quotations nf dried frtts
canned goods tea1, and tobaccos Coal and wood re.
main dull - previously quoted, Thero was aoht
Increment In leather bsRgiug. aud pig iron II PREVIOUS
lgures. Ola were In far Request Tueslays revived
quotations.
Tho demand for lumber At tbs yards continue, IN
improve and common grades arc atcady, tho receipts
by lake not baing Largo enough to sGset t4e marset
Csrgocs aro moving slowly. Drugs md chemical.
were steady under moderate demand, which .nrc,r,
10 be increasing daily. The bros sm-cosp woul lids.
sn0 hop markets deroid Of new iuatuEu.. e.els
wcra Ia fatt Eplueat and steady, clover being coz
siaersbsy higher, owinR TO is scarcity Poultry wa
dull and lower, closing worry weak. Eggs Nars nrmes.
Tho damAnd Tor green fruits again fair and pr!cel
for al vArtetioa wtre steady.
FOREIGN EXPORTS rHoN CHICAGO.
The following tAbls exhibits tie direct forolgn eI-
ports from Chicago, for the weak smiling April 9,
and stnca Octl