, 1876-04-26

H3tAu<aHu A21u klQF9 Oh a4QuuAy 2uf E&IY con-
sumptoa: S,als In wheat 2a1a bu cats, A,s7o bu
barley.
Tho following grain WAS inspected Into stors on
Tuesday morning: car No. spsing. 2s cars No.
do. II cara No. do oass ru,octed do lst uhea>;l
car yellow corn, u htshmixsd d. % No do
CATE new mixed do. 81 cars rsjectetl do, car no
grade uo9 corn); csrs whs oats. Il cars No. do,
cars rejected 10 te1 osts}: carr No. rye; car
No. barley. Total, 26s cars 900 bu. inspected
out: bu whoas. .e2a bu corn. 49, 077 bu oats
427 bn Eyc. 10.00G bu barley.
For nearly The rft time In the history Of thu trade
an important drop in frolghts has bean Immediately
followed by rather heavy drop in prices. This ruIo
il Tho othcr voy decrease In the cost Of ttanspor.a
ton "a leassned dinersnce between the prices pa,d
hero and BY tho consumers, And tho Western saleF
usually obtains At last part Of ths bensht Thar
can bs but reason for Tho present exception 10 the
rule. That reason IL found In Tho Sact that Tho
work Of oHportation, Is mostly douo frnu
this side OF tho Atlantse. Tbs parties who
hold tbs grtin In ths United Staten sh!ppag It 10
ud marfcs, and Obliged 10 offer It IN coupes,-
ton With such largo stocks that they only Ind buy
ers by being willing to mako further concasalona. The
dsc!ns In freQhs ha. Increased tho number Of cats
odesiH91 to 0Ettsh buyers, and 2so diminished ths
prices IT which The parties here Offer 10 ahlp. or
course tho haas markets follow suit aud The Ttault Il
tho wesfnsss Announced tn the English kilograms.
tbs recent dhpasehes from tas Straits andlcas thst
WV ~" ~ Bt*A%eAy 6AttA9 IG1toIu4y
eams that several steamers from this port aud lwau-
kea vers lying under tho 1alAnd Of Bt ueeua and
that holes wers appearing In Tho eh.nuel, o. srals
proper whore tho opposite entrents meet but
70 the vest aud east theso was still tormtd-
abls barrier Of ics which, however, good strong east
e1ly vind would probably bresk up snd nove out Of
tho passage Yesterday ths tenpersturs In ths vicn
sy Of tho Beras ras u " dog and 10 dog, aud tho
wind nld and from tho north and wsst and probably
mado l!ttlc Impression on tho ico Last season the
6t1alts opened On NAyl, Tho prospect seems 70 in-
eteata An earlier opening Thu year BY fsv days.
Tho leading produce markets wers again uuAettled
yesterday, and most Of them ware towsr. The weak
ness vAs most uoticsA In grain, which d.
alned serioaalr for holdsrs, and lnyolyed
Aaoshas foason Of margin calling which Wa
qutts auimstcd up 10 noon. Thsre was au carly
rumor that anothor Natona Bank IN this city had aus
PENDED and the markets had declined coz
a!dsrab'y by tbs tina II rss 4Act1tainsd
that tho rusnor was unfounIed. The feo!ug a{il
continued to bs y nervous oue. A stsetch Of nus
weather tsndod 10 lover prlcos but there in u.
dillon to thAt asaas Of insecurity In regard to tho
abllty Of fotafga capitalists to carry ths!r loads.
CREST dall OF grain h4s bean carried s through the
wintef IN England, IN hopes Of an advance. which
doss mol eous and tho feas was that 10 much Of II
will ba dropped Ut ones II To oauae further break
In prices. of courts this as only hypothetical and Il
i welt to remember thai the mAriet generally seems
very weak when 1t ts lowest polut ~ "ths dartest
hour Of the uehs u ths ous ns1t boforo daxn. Ths
shipping movement va s!os Yesterday, there bsins
very few ordoEs the floor Aoted sarsral eans be.
low tbs marke IL ol.en the cass, ons us Two ssu
failures were Eunorsd mar ths closs,
Tht goods market wa active IN nearly all do
pahcnts, but especially 70 In ps1.s, spring and SUM-
tua slfs4s snods, aad notions. THERE II it'll an un.
sstllsa pstnts, but Otherwise ths Enastet his
atha md etsAIy toue. Thess ws1 active grocery
market Ut genas15 frm fgures, auaaFs ATOMS showing
4 want Of strength. Ric4 Ma hEn 1t tuEthtk I'd.
ssncs Of ", kuEsu ssts easier. Conses showed
nqru ecsduess. Ths butter and choose marksta were
dull and npsetle tbs tsndsnay being to lower quo4s-
ttppa- Fish vera In faif demand at former prices
Tho dried fruit trade contiaueA acar with p1tea4 ruI
Ing decidedly trm. AppIes wnrs quoted NJ higher,
which was ths only change nptsd. Ia thu eoAl snd
wood usrtsts No casugu wets sppszsnt Tagging
W. moving more 3sssy st unchanged ngu1as, Leath-