, 1877-04-22

wheat IL to be shipped to milwaukee,, where IL Will
be mixed with enough rejected to make IT pass
! mustcr as milwaukee NO. s. when Inc "nole VIII
be shipped East, AS Milwaukee quotes her NO. !
about lc higher than Chicago quotes NO. - tnere
Is room Tor \ little psont on tne transacnoh* buf
why there should be this big difference y mystery
| Tue elevators IN this CITY were careluilY gone
through ~ the Iatter part OF ast ~eek oy aEes III
the trade, and taey say 1hat some OF our NO. =
nins arc tnlly eqnai 10 Milwaukee, NO. anu tnat
| Tue resi- was worm as mncn WITHIN &c per ou-
Ono cale1 reason TOT the VIDE dfnefcnce Is said 10
! have been the lear entertained by shippers that
they wo.iid have old wheat served out to Them II
thry ooaeh1 mere ihefe IS no" reason TO IAlnk
that the quantity OF this Old wheat On hand has
been greatly overstated. 1t has been claimed to be
homc 4oo ooo6oo, uoo bn' But the parties referred
70 could only hnd 20 ooo on or it IN tue city,
anu 7o' ooo od IN the A1r-Llne elevators. anu
one OF them claled that Tint wheat IL worth more
than the new, az 1t weighs 50 lbs to the measured
bu, while the new only weighs 50 lbs.
It is strange how price makes difference IN
quality. When our No. wheat was below 81 It
VIA poor, anu con4a not De ttusteo- NO" II t8 IN
the ncighhoFhood Of S1-5o It IS drst-el lass in
every respect though the very same wheat. And
yet lhe grain trade Is the embodiment OF WISDOM!
The leading produce markets were generally
stronger wlta fatnef less actls1tg IN Inc
aggregate. some OF the markets were much nigh
er' especially "nea1. Ine news IVES NOT more war
ike than t1at OF preceding Gays, anu 1ne Weatner
was hnes out fofe'en markets eon1lnaed hrm, and
the impression here WAS general that war cannot
DC aTerted, though turkey was understood to have
assumed less defiant attitude than heretofore.
The receipts were again small ex cept in corn, and
There was not much demand Tor shipment, outside
OIL wheat.
1heEe was an actise movement In domestic dry
eoods. and steady set OF prices Reports from
Ine Interior represent Sooa business IN progress,
and orders for reaaso1tments are still pouring in
from all quarters. Groceries were meeting with
very good demand from the city and country trade,
and pr'ces except for few OF the minor articles.
were firmly sustained Sugars we're again excited
and advancing, both raw and refined grades moved
up NC. nere the stock IS very small, aud at the
East also there is a marked deficiency in compari
son with last year, Viewed from statistical
stand point, the sugar market has rarely occupied
20 strong position US at present, md the chances
are strongly in favor Of continuance Of high
prices throughout the season. Coftecs were frmex
than at the beginning Of the week, the demand
having improved aome Of late. Sirups
and mo1asses were dull, but frmer, in
sympathy with sugars. Teas are receiving rather
more attention and seem to be working little
frmer. The dried fruit market WIS fairly active
and Grm for raisins, prunes, currants and
apples, while other kinds were dull. Old prunes
were asain advanced; now quoted at eG6kc. Fish
were In fair request at previous quotations. No
changes we're apparent in the no.tion of the bnt
ter and cheese markets, dpllness and depression
being the leading features Of BOTH The oil trndo
was fairly active, With most descriptions ruling
steady. The exceptions1 were carbon, which was
off a &c; turpentine, which WAS quoted IL lower;
and iinsecd, in which the tendency was strongly
10 an advance.' Leather, bagslng, tobacco, coal,
ana wood remain as before
noss were active ana dsmer, with sales Of light
at 50 5oe33 ~ and OF poor to choice heavy grades
at IS. 25@5. GO. Cattle were in GOOD demand. and
were drm at Friday's prices. at sa. 5om5 * for
commo, :, rb,5ca chaa. -. ~ - l"s n
g6 CO.
The retail lumber market WIS fairly act;r. ~ r..
the docks Saturday. n;ece.stuff h1;nf,fno e. soa
s.co-tbe outx;da fnr Hsn;a,ss 49, saas;.,a v 1sg