, 1877-04-10


The following gain was inspected into storo In
this city on Monday morning: Ii cars No. N. W.
wl'cat. cars No. spring. cara rejected do {21
wheat): ! car yellow corn, 2 cars No. corn, 90
cnrs htGh.mlxed corn. 10 cars new do, IL cars new
mixed, 131 carr No. corn, ~ cars rejected do,
& cars no grade t2s2 oosn); q carr white oats,
cara Mo. ,10, 10 cars rejected do (1O oats); Q
carr Mr. 2 rye, . cars rejected do; car No. 8
barley. cars rojectod do. Total, 302 cars, or
LIS. GOO bu. Inspected out: Ul. .sO bu wheat,
o. III ba corn. y, ei0 bu oats l, 431 bu ryo >, a57
bu barley.
l,oaFl Of Trado operator Of long attending claims
that tho only way TO correct overtradny In produce
and It, attendant evils, Ia 70 change tic rules OF
practice of tho Hoard u Trade 70 the following CT.
foct: No contract for fninre delivery Of property
shall 10 enforced by tho Board un,csa margins hare
been deposited 10 secure IL fulallmont and no
member shall hayc Tho right 10 cult a steonL mar
Gin during Tho life Of tho cnntract The !1ou scems
to be good ono; but. like The proposition TO
'|boll tho cat, II wurld probably be found I'M.
practicable.
Dir. 1lsnncy offered prcambls md resolution on
Change yesterday, which wilt 10 acted on Io.Lay.
1t Ii 10 the effect that tho Hoard Of Directors inttt-
tutc IN immediate investigation In regard to tho
complaints made ahont tho qualIty'oi Tho No. .
barley In tho GalcRa Elevator, and report to tho
full Buard to tho cnt that lrch action may bo taken
In tho matter ~ the facts In The caHs may demand
II 10 well known that ab0nt 81, coo bu Of the No,
barley In thls city tGalena Elevatof) IL claimed
to 10 no better tllaa No. !: In othee houses, aud
that tho attention Of the Itaiiroad aud Warehouse
Commissioners has been callo,l thereto Itis stst.
ed that they seemed satisfied tho claim u lust but
aro powesless to act in tho mater though they eau
recommend somethiug to be done. Whatever tho
State may do, The Hoard Of Trade onRht 10 investI.
Eata for itset, and locnto the blanc II any, wharo
1t bclonga. II the barley In tuat house Is not No.
!, the public ought to know whether the fault lies
With tha inspector, tho wareluuseuau, the country
shipper. or tho city tcccyef and X there IL moth
Ing tho mstter with ths barley, tho famofs being
put ont for tho benefit Of short sellers tho blanc
In that caae shoutd be put where II belongs.
Il doas really seem too bad that operators In
grs!n In this city should have to walt for whole
week In order to oItAn series Of guesses In regard
" the quantity Of grim in s,ore ri dIeses points
in thu unitsd States, Why not have rho iniurma.
t'oa tclcgtnphsd lure, and footed up by our Board
Of TEade' ltltls money expendsd In this way, in
this eEa Of eheap tclcgrapby, would enable ~ to
Know tho facts right away, inslead OF being week
behind on mere gucss,
We naka the following suggestion with muel,
di1dencc, but with real 1esfo to ser all parties
suited: Hire dozen boys 10 20 through tho mo.
tions Of . Gull Heard uvesy day, Tho member. Of
the Hoard ol Ttade will then bs At perfect liberty
10 trade In the way which best suits them and their
euatousefas Willie those who hasp nothing bettcr
to do can wttch Lilo play to thclr heaYts coutent,
and join In now and then BY way ct extsa anuse.
ment, ..
The leading produce markets were generally
stronger yesterday. With good deal pf s1ctsmsnt
In grain, aud some In pEovisons, Thn political
news from The old world was not assuring With 10.
gard 10 peace, and = much stronger tols In tue
quotations from England showed an Improved do.
msnd sAeFo, whether from fears Of war or othos.
wiss. OF course wh0st took tho lead, that being
the yscat staple Of the Engah food MARKET 10 isr
% ws arc concerned and buyers or the other aide
Of the AtAntlc sccu 70 have wnleuod up into naw
life. Speculation ~ 10 the Gauss Is probably idle.
a. most Of the war news received hprs Il probably
nothing moru thsn suFml4e; but the fact OF 4 more
active demand thess was not generally disputed,
aud could be easily understood "A An argument In
favor Of more confidence hets especially with light
supptlet. Our other markets sympathixed With
whest, The weather was dull.
There were few changes In tho market for do
nestle dry goods. For the drst day Of the week
there VIA : reasonable Jaxrea Of activity In most
dspaFtment, aad. With indications Of improvement
~ the week advances, tho pfavatent feeling ssea..
I'd checsfal. Tbs demand for groceries was not
very satisfactory. Tho general market lacking In
activity. Aato values. they were generally steady,
adeellae ID 11o eoaeca Of Ae being tho pnly
change noted. No new features were developed
III .he butter and chee$s markets, roth OF those
staple Astacles showing tendency 10 70 lower.
Dried fsaita we're quoted quiet and previous quo
taions were only iasriy sustained. F1th met with
fatr loeal aud country demand, and wess IN.
changed. FEtcss OF leather, tobacco, taxgipR,
coal, and wood, runxed the same 1t tbs close u
lass week. Gus we're steady, no pries changes b.
ing noted. Paints and colots were 1teeiyiux sous
attention and were fairly dtu.
The IetuaAl for Lumber ana tbluRlks VA azala