, 1877-11-25

4 proposition has been made to amend the
amendment TO the rules Of the Board of Trade.
which will be voted on next Wednesday. 1t Is TO
the effect that the Board shall not pay less than
$500 on retiring memberships amt not less than
the equitable share Of the member in the property
OF the Board This proposal ob'iates some oblcc-
1ons that were raised against the first, aud good
many members have signItied that they think suca
q change would be for the better.
Ther have introduced L new class OF material
into the provision DEAL viz: - Fine weather
hams and The thing is lE the more perpicxns, as
the fine weather alluded 10 is what d GOOD many
people would agree to call bad weather. For i'll
stance, fine wcatacr hams would not have been de-
Hverablc At any time during last week, though tue
weather WIS delightful. The fine weather ham
commands nearly sc per ID Premium
There is also revolution in shoulders. which now
weigh about II lbs, including liberal cut t:om the
neck; i large part Of what would formerly have
been an 1s-lb shoulder now goes into tho side, and
some lots have been objected to because they con-
taincl piece Of the shoa1ticr-bone.
1t Is reported that ! lot OF 1,G00, 600 bn corn,
steamer or better has been sold to arrive tn New
York ut the rate OF 1O0 900 bu per week, the price
on the scaboard bcin: Gle. 1t is intmatel as not
improbable tnat the freight rates in this case have
been made to favor the shipper.
Ararso OF corn WAS sold Saturday ut sos per
january The frciyhts ami other charges to the
seatoard are reported at 1A3s, and the ocean ratc
Gs which, by the calculation Of the shipper, allows
the corn TO cost here about 4Slc, without profit Oh
the transaction-
There arc good grounds for asserting that offers
we're madc Saturday to certain parties short on
November corn to sell it 10 them at 4St:c per >l
and take it back at 4Saic. Several attempts were
made to guess 1T the motives for making such an
offer, but it il not known that any Of them were
successful.
The leading produce markets were less active in
tue aggregate. Saturday, aud irregular. Wheat
was weak carly, hut strengthened towards the
c.usc on reports Of more irmness in Europe, with
fresh installmcnt Of war news Corn was tamc*
and easier, the November shorts hosdn. of. Pro-
visions were active and easier, in sympathy With
hogs. Oats and barley were unsteady, and rye was
firm. There was little done in water frei.lts but
more disposition to operate BY tail, cash grain
being i'll fair request, though soufe OF it was uuy
in artificial dcmaude
| There was quiet market for sirv-cools The
| wrctchcd condition of tho county roads and the
unreasonable weather both affect trade unfayora-
| bly,, and the volume Of sales was colEparatiycly
small. The MARKET WAS steady in tone Grocer
| les were In moderate demand, ard prices were
without quo:ab1c change though there was = n,nc,
stronger feeling Ill coIccs, result OF the report
| CT advance IN New York Of 4 &c. Sugars were
1 arain rrnnrtnl sr.rrt, a,a ,,o.o 1..,
oncnce rhcrc t. :, r,;- c,,,:., 49,. =" .o'se-
1ass.s ,t raw mi e,rns Dan1. .''u ao-
wcrc mt y.rr 1us t,,n,;, ".eu i,aft7
tbc demand vas hct,or th,n co,1 .,os,,'a,, ~
| o,.,.3 1,: - n - ~ eao.s"o4. oe
in ljcbt demand on1r and var. y,r,arcoa r,,s.e
was moderate demand f,r ooo;, ~ cho;ca orasa>
of butter, but the noorer rrat'rs w.T. ,,vcI,
| lecfed Cheese was dull, weak, and declining. Iu
tnc leather market there WIS no change either in
! Tie character of The demand or in nr;r.. H.
sine TOBACCO, paints oils. coal and woo,, W..
unchanycd,
Hogs were dull and unsettled, closing 1oc 1owc,
than Friday, at $. .cz4. 40 for co,nmon IN crn;c,
Cattle were inactive and UNCHANGED: with sslcs M
abasis of s. 90 for comon ~ cho;cc ar,s,aa W.
Sheep were quoted at s..75f7i.oo
The cargo lumber market ,..s s,ooa, c.
scy.rul sales werc ac ~ was sleaos saturday
f.rr- ,,cr, ,iu,, sa- ~ t'.e'' pFlccs. The OIL
still doing fair hnsinefs in spite OF the lad weather
arc IN 1orrc c-tcn, frnn, ti,. luz oss'ess
.as:ss ...,.s,+- ' l.e ."tser e1ass OF in-
H0yn II,