, 1876-12-02

anxiety, md cNn.eh good deal or closing Mp OF
tradca In the last half hour Of the session. Part Of
the c1ra activity resulted from the nct that Il was
tho first dav OF The month, and fair deliveries were
msac IN what and provisions, while this obscrv.
nncc nf Thanksgiving tho prcvi0ns day causcd
double quantity Of receipts 10 he pustc1 on shc
bn'tcttn boar though all VIVA not o1srcl for SALE
There WINS fair demand for staple and reasonable
dry goods. and for notion. md fancy goods adspcd
10 the holiday trade there was quito sn active In
qniry. In prices no important changes rers de-
vetorcd, tho general market prcscntln0A 0fm tonc4
Groceries wtre tnqnlrcd for to liberal extent, and
wero generally firm At prevos's prices. cofress,
teas, ayrups, and sugars were held It'll confidence.
No changes wcre apparent In tho hsl, canned
gools, and dried fruit market. Butter was quoted
qNtck Ind hrm. Cheese was In moderate demand
1t the advance noted oat1er In tho week. Prices
Of leather continue TO show n hardening tendency,
and Iobhcss do not show mach aagcrncts to In
crchsc sulcs Just present. Ragstng remains dn'a
previously quoted. Cosl md wood wore In falr de.
mand at fult aguree, Oils wcro dull, but pricoA re-
rnaincd firm and unchanged.
Lumber was quiet Two or three carsncs were
lying nt the docks, bus thero were no sa1ee. At
The yards trade WAS light. Hardware nfd notals
wrre rather 1uct but steady. Tho demand for
wool II moderate and principally from tho wcst
and the atoek 10 firmly bcld At the quoted prices
Hops and bro0n~ corn wero dnl. Tho demand Tor
hay wAs better aud the market rntcd arm fer tho
good grades Of timothy Timothy seed WAS scarce
and Arm under fair inquiry, md other seeds wcro
steady excepting clover. which again declined and
closed wesk. Fine sait advanced to 81. 10 por bril-
Potatoes were quiet and unchanged. The weather
was too cold 10 handlo stock with safety and the
offerings woro light. Game md poultry were plcn-
tlfnl, slow, md easier.
Na.l fre!ahts wese quoted steady ut 20c pcr 100
lbs to New York. 2dc to Boston, 1sc to Phladcl.
pills. and 17Hc To Baltimore, with few cars offer
Ing. There was fair demand for room. A dis.
pitch from Buffalo states shat the Eric Canal 10
frozen over, bnt that bons nearly ait through.
LARGE SALE or WHEAT At SAN FRANCISCO.
The San Francisco Cali Of recent date, mentions
tnle Of IT, 600 tons wheat, equal to 8ot 600 CEN
tails, which is probably tho largest single transac
tIon ever made In California. Tho purchaser
takes the whcat on The spot, and pays 81. G5 do.
livercd at Princeton LandLng, on tho Sacramento
River. Atprcsent the rate Of fresghtis over ST. 90
per ton, but II soon ns tic river raisca
1t can probably be delivered at cost
Of $500, which brings up the price atonaide
ship to $3.50. The an'onnt Of money involved
In Mic transaction, nt that rate, IL $04a. 600. The
party that rnado this salo is ons Of tho largest
wheat raisers IN tho State, and has ranch Of sew.
eral thousand acres, cultivated BY himself and
tenants. His previous sales this season amount to
at lcast 2 900 TONS 50 that his crop nlono will load
frou, twelve to htteen large.slzed ships. "sueh
crops" says tho Gail. "will probably aatonfsh
farmers In tho Atlantic statcs and Europe, but
callforntans arc noted for doing things ou a
large scale. The fact TINT 81. so per 100 lbs has
been paid for this quantity Of wheat Indicates con.
edcrablo faith In strung market for the remainder
of the year, but docs not prove that every farmere
crop ID worth TINT dgusc, regardless Of quantity
| aud quality"
| rnoDucE N NEW YosE.
This Journal Of Commerce gives tho following ii
The receipts OF certain articles Of domestic produce
Of tho port OF Now YORK for tho frut eleven mouthf
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