, 1876-02-18

Withdrawn from storo on Wednesday fur city cot.
sumption: t.G12 bu wheat, $50 bu corn, 3s3 lu rye.
l,lJi bu barley.
Tho following gram WAS inspected Into storo CO
Thursday morning: car No. n. ". wl,ent, =. cars
Nd. 3do car No. spring, ~ No. 9 do, IL cars
So3 do, 10 cars rejected lo grade ~ wheat
10 CATS hgh-IuIxod corn, IL ears No. d. u
mixed do, cars rejected do, cars no Rraio as
cozn}; cars white oats, oars No. ! do. cars No.
rye; CATE No. harley. No. lo, rcjoctod
do car gra4e 10 arey). Toinl 1el cars, VI 100
bu. Inspected cut: 7,21J bu wheat, ,l6l bu coru,
1Jl bu Gaia, 74s ha rye, ., ,l!2 bu barley.
Several men,bers of the board Of Traln discuss
ing tho alvisahiflty OF making decided noye III
gard to gram inspection. It 10 proposol to unite
In effort to indure tho Board Of Tfado to hppoint
ita own Inspectors Of Hsaln whose Endorsement shall
bo necessary on I'LL grain deliverable Irregular
on contracta. II TIC Board ahoull docIde on thIs
step II you'll 10 decisive taking OF tho butl by the
horuH that woull probably rcsu!. IN victory for
tie Doaru na1 the cotnsuetco Of Chicago.
Or course, thoro ia uouoshing, perhaps tovorAl
hingR, that may DO sail UL tho other side; but tho
aHtmeNt againzt tho Siat inspection IA uumBtakahly
theh,ost wslghsy. The Whole ulachusty ia political,
md nothing mora and, while inadequate to supervise
the graia trade Of this city las been Used na an excuse
for hending orders to other pAces which exempt
from patornal gavorn,nsnt In tho matter Of grain
grad!ng The fact that notoriously spcompalont mou
continue to hold olcs uhier pr otest from tho
trnde IL sufficient Of tsef 10 coldeuln tue Whoa sys-
tom.
II tho Board OF Trade SHOULD appoint fta own LII
srectprs, tho grading Of hosu gentlemen would to lis
only noticed by the parties buying tho GRIM huw-
the seeEa might bn compelled notire thu State
inspection by being made to pay for srry1ce which
they do not Nnut. Tho latter phase Of tho busueas
could Lot last long, II Insisted upon, tho Stale in-
aiscou would soou Anul moro loudly than the rank
est at0ms that enlanatca from the clasatc ras!ona
Of bridgeport and tho Stock-Yards. The
lunbsFngt cumbersome, unjust, anu to Irauy
.dlo,s, Etao aysetn would disappear ~ quickly aud
c1stly u inoubus IL lifted from the hreast Of tho
aIeernr WHOM he oreua hs eyes Tho graiu trads Inns
only To wake up; aud the whplo fsbrIc ingen!oasly
constructed. aud 10 Jcaioualy guarded. Will vanlsl
like ylsi0n Of The night.
Ami HOW \ movement IL on foot to noyo tlla whole
Doarl; which probably !neaus something tdls un.e.
Nraat many n,eIhurd dissatiHAp1 Will, tic pred
cut qnaIter Ihay SAY that tho IL too high he
Aoot. uo tho oeilng}, too amall, aud not well
ated Il Is proposed 10 select quarter block Roms
wlIers tho huart Of tho business soctlon md Oh
that to erect Ell Exchange which will 10 nssrer
tbs Rround,-in fact, ttlo first story sbore
thr basement. It s undonablo that the present TX
chaugs tall IL too small aud tho l!tleulty growa with
tue. " tha Board would havo to pay rent for
the rrrsont structure during tho remainder Of it,
llaEc II IL understood Tint ssyora gentlauau atau
teaaJ u &QuSctluo tuWAtA thH atbCxt II required 70
take new DEPARTURE tho Centennial year.
correspondent aubuA the following estimate Of
| tho wheat situation: Wa hsvs now !u sight about
17,Aoo.u@ bu. Add in this fur 10000 bu pr day,
The estimated receipts at al lake ports, and the dcy-
GTfcs by rail- At sea1oard from now TIL the eni VI May,
giyes loo layS} Total Of o. 700 600 bu Deduct fEon
thia 6.o0o.o1 tu for quantity held In Wostelu ware
hnuscs at that ts aud 1po Ouu Au for scel, knL va
havs scaniltes ef ,HU, ,0o1 bu svs!laha fur export
.1n TIM D1It I{lXtu WtHks anil III
million bu enrh weck, having tic usual supply on
hand ii that tsno.
It should not be forgotten Thai ha freight a1,crl,p l..
nations nalo against Chicago originated III Tho excess.
i've clarges made for this haudiing Of grain In ,hs
cty--whcl wero moro yexaous previous 10 the pss.
paxa Of tho warehouse law THAI ihcy are Low,
rts leaaIug produca markets weEa ra,har pors act
i've III tho aggregate ysstosday, though there wsa
considerable falling OF tn the volume Vt bus!ne4s dup,
IN wheat which also formed ths leading exception to
general nrneea of toun, prices on nlust articles tend.
Ing upwards. Ths receipts wars agalA Hight. aud tina
shipments lr by comparison With tas receat nsagrs
outward movement of all a1csps moA1s.
Y4esa wsa u,osu doing In tlis dry-goods snsrkst
Ths pleasant weather Of The paa fsw daJa hs csllst
ont NJ iucrcaaeu Inquiry both frun the local aud !n
terror trade, aud tobbers look for oontlnnsd improve
meut from this ttale on. Qrocarlss we1a prttsFed
rsthor moro freajy t4An OIL thu earIar daya OF the
week. but In other rssscta the sltua91 was uuchang.
ed rslcex ouly ind!durauty tit.u. Tho demand
for utapls dried lrulta Hbera Al fancy fruits
more leas neglected. With the exception Of
Turkish psunoa aud laysE hud loose MuSAtet saislas,
which : eAsds lower, tho quotations remain
| before Fish were nfin onl unchanged. Tho demand
fur butter aud chs-se fairly active u fully former
rri&s. rsicss VI bssg!ug. leather, oil, ooal aud
wool Hrrs tho sa.ue Il tho beginning ot the weak
Lumber WAY In moderate demand for shipment u
the interior, and aesty. Tho 1ea!ees u sueas mails
ard hardware report eb4nge IN the gsnarAl markell
tho deuAnd being moderate. and stocka not LeAy1z
than usual 1t s stage Of the sA1t Wa stssd
At {l35 fur bne In Tho ssRregat, the sales OF wool
ws1s ahssed To. Hops wese In odpra.e demand fu1
export and choics kampes scs1ce aud nstu. A.y
wa da aud wax nuAsr heavy oGuriuss, Bxcds were
1T moderate requa4s, timothy bsiug 1.thsr dull md
weak. TIE poultry saaskst was assn, owing to limited