, 1876-04-06

sumption s,ea0 bu wheat, a.oss bu corl, and ass bu
barley.
The following gram was inspected into storo on
Wednesday morning: cara rolected winter wheat,
car Nc. n. ". wieat, cars No. N. ". DO, > cars
No. spring, 81 cars No. DO 75 No. do, II
rejected do, cars grade do ~ wcat: cars high
nai1ed corn, 70 carr No. do, cars new mixed do
cara rejected DO t8 oorn); II wh.o oats,
Mo. do; cars No. barley, carr Nc. do, Totnl,
1ol cars, or 5000 bu. Inspected out: 1914 bu
wheat. 90.5eo bu corn, 1904 bu oats s085 bu re,
2,210 bu barley.
Tho dtnth Of William F. Doggett wnA announced On
Change Tuesday, and that Of 4. D. Ilccd Yesterday
ResolHttonH Of respect To tho memory OF bot thoBo
gentlemen were road and adopted.
The annual meeting OF tho Chicsgo pozk-packers'
Association was held Last Tuesday, and the following
officers re-clccted:
Presidcnt-D. F. Murphy.
Vioe-lresidont-D. P. Hutchinson.
Trcasurcr-C. L. Raymond.
secsetary-D F. Howard,
p!Eoctors-JoeAh sulas, Honry Dotsfori, @ II. Cul-
bertson, ]. .. nohortscns J. L. Hancock.
Arbitration Commfttce-r. q. Armour, g. A. Kicker,
q. ". Higgins, D. KrciRh. Jasnea Turner.
So many statistical reports Of tbs work OF hog-pack-
ing beug asued tAia spring that IL exceedingly
difficult to keep track Of them all Wo aucges a. an
improvement, that each hog bc requested TO send In
his own repor. noxt winter. We Will Try to do Justice
10 his last B9ueaL
lAkofreights wore quoted 1t 10 for corn, 4Ao for
wheat, and % for cats to Hualo Tho schooner James
Couch takon for oats, and tho barga Empire dtato
for corn, bo to Buffalo private tsss Tho Mock
ing bird takcs wheat from Milwaukee to Buffalo on
privats torns.
Reports received from Tho country sestcr1ay iudi.
caso q most dcpiorahle condition OF the nci1s and
roads, In very many plAcca tho fuel supply 10 rrsl
dcnta within 3 or miles Of the railroad depot
has been kcpt only by dnt Of carrying It huau
ahoucrs horses being unable 10 travel beyond that
Limit Of di1anoo heat Ia maintained by burning corr.
From the wellknown Sullivan farm 1t Is reported That
many fields so deeply under water that tho Wild
ducls and geese are tnnumcfabo, and eating up the
ahookcd rapidly that tho farmers ato uploring
to 60 out md hunt tho b!rs down before they have
utterly consumed tho grain. But few moro such
lay8 yeskeIdny will work o marvellous change in
this reapcct 1t Ii matter tor thanksuncss that there
Ia no frost in the ground to hinder tho soakage OF
water, delay planting after the surface water has
been carried or by drainage or evaporation. Last
spring the frost was pretty deep 10 many racea about
this tae aud tho therefore, moro backward
than now. This Ia by means tho worat apring for
tho tasnor at 10 experienced and littls set
tied weather now would make things ali right.
Tho leading produce naarkcta wcre ta.lier mora
aetvs ycatefday In tho aggregate, but agalu tended
downwards iu pgcca, mainly owing TO fair westher,
which produced corresponding enoct In the tono At
other pointa. The receipts Of all kinds Of produce
were rather Light, and tho shipments moderate, 70
ter prospect for seeding tho chief thing work
In the minds Of operators.
Therp fair activity among dry goods jobbers
yesterday, The pIeasanter weather OF tho raAs two days
having Eens.b!y atlmuated tie demand AMI impaired
| moro hopeful feeling all around. There wore no
prico chanKca. HfocorA fairly busy, Trade co-
unueA 70 improve, nnd with tho increasing demand
| prlcca AFRO working nrnlcr. hIsupa have Ad-
| vanccd .ls3c, au1 choice to fancy N!o coGces
nre Earld No higher. Tho dretl fruit market
| AHd m new features, fair movement
telnG Witnessed nt steady figures. In tho sh market
theEs hrnneAH both for lako and sslt watoF de-
aesptnns. auI prizes OF thu former were advanced
tr!ho. Butter was l.rm aud unchanged. Cheese re-
1nala atesdy atsI Atin. No changes OF momeut Were
developed N tue coAl woud, huggng. 1,aa and oil
markcte. Tho leather tzado continues quict.
Lumber wan quiet, hut trado hegius to SHOW agns OF
improvement, aud few days of pleasant wu4thes
Will probably DO followed by fairly activo market,
oasthhoso porla are orru but hs receipts are
likely 10 10 small fur tns yts, ~ there +. no Old
lu,nIcr nwatting shipment, and fuw new 1ouy II,
ytt available for saving. Tho receipts thus fur ha,
,Gcn from Grnnd 1liver mil went direct 10 local yars
DrugB and ehun,icals I'll rather better rcn1cst
nnl steady. Tho wool market ktaaiy the llsuaj
uutater of Western orders be!ua ill., w!!o thu aunly
Ia lullt Ind on tho decrease. 6ccIs wvrs a,ll Al,
wax both tiu,oy sn clover hc!lg lower. iIdus s,st
we1u ,scak, tho dut!ncsa e,cwheEu having l.4t d,
pressing effect Oh the local market Green fruits 10
1aatu NJ before, tho demand Le!ng moderate rsa!rt
hay continues steady under fair local Inquiry AL
Limited offerings. ..
| FOREIGN E1ronTs rnoN CHICAGO.
The fo!towlus table exhibits the direct foreign
pos,s from Chicago for the week ending Aps4l
aud since oct.l: