, 1877-07-14

city yesterday noon about lOo, 900 bu No. spring
aud 30l, 600 bu No. een,; total corn. O04, COO
Ia.
Ths receipts Of wheat In st. Louis yesterday arc
reported ~ about 20, 900 bn, which is but littts
mors thsn half the receipts Of Thursday.
The Cincinnati Prsft Current cstlmakes the sum.
n1cr packing In tho West 10 dats At 410 600 hogs,
against !, 1s5, 900 to dato last scaaon.
Tho leading produce markets we're active Jesscr.
day, and generally stronger, though tho weather
Was nc. and fsToFabts 10 the crops, without e3trems
hcAt This foreign mafkUts wsra higher, on both
wheat and corn, The formsr being wanted BY mill.
ers quite usentY, owing 10 the s'uallness Of home
deliveries, Anl that caused greater strength hero,
whtle other markets sln,pathtzcd with them. FRO
yialona tcuded upwards, ~ hogs wore higher. The
trading al round WA ehieliy for future, IL.
ecpt that cash corn was In very R0od do
n,and for shipment and quoted scarce. tho oder.
ings NOT being sufficient to nsl tho frsIght'sootn
already engaged. For this resson frctghts wcro
relatively quiet There was no epecEal nsws from
tbs country outside Of that puolshed In T,iE
Ta,nuxE about tho crops. 1t Is now generally IN
der1tood that there u Eool Weld OF wheat and
oas, and that corn promises fairly, tho corn pros
pect being worry much better than two OF three
weeks ago. hnt tilers was nothing 10 materially
0eprese quotations.
Dry goods wcru very quiet, thongh not unnsunily
70 for the season, July being one Of the du1'cst
montha Of the year. Prices remain 1sm both for
cotton nnd WOODEN textiles. The grocery market
waa without imputiant ncw fcnsures. Trade was
quito up 10 reasonable expectations, aad tho gem
oral tenor Of pr!cen Irn,. There was an active
demand for sugars, md holders confidently predict
further advance. Codecs were strnng. No price.
changes were developed In tho market for dried
fruits, thon2h applcs and pruncs wero quoted
atfonx, With tendency to advances. Flaa contin.
ued active And hrm. DeyoAd IN advance
OF &c In scalcd herring no price
rhn TNF
cheese markets wero fsiFly active and hru, the
furncr II D6Ealc, and the hitter al 3Gs!tc. Prcsa
Of oils, paints, and coloFs remain ~ before, with
only light business in psogrsss. The leather
market was dull and unchanged. tagging wAa In
active rcqneft, and fos cotton scamluaa xoods ths
prIces werc advanced tic- There was limited Dc.
mand for coal and wood at previous quotations.
Lumber wsa trm At tho sa's docks under fair
inquiry, With light offerings. Peeo stuf and some
grades Of Inch brought better prices. Tho yard
business was only fasf. Wool WIS ntcAAy un1 In
faIr demand. Seeds, hay, and broom corn wcfe
rather quiet, and without change. lf'des wero H.
good demand Aua rcarco. The offerings Of green
fsutta were liberal, and The local Inquiry fair.
Poultry was In larger auppsy. aud small springs
were dull and weak, but fuli.Efown stock sold
readily At former prices. Potatoes wcre dull.
Laka frelsh&a wsre less aetiyo but shade hrmer,
&c being tbs ruling fato on corn to bnfIalo. Koom
was taken for l.0, 600 bu corn. %, GOO ba oats,
and 10, 600 bu Nheat.
RaI1 frciRhts were qntct aAd unchanged on grain
n :soe per 100 ns " Euw York, ard 35c to boston
and Now England points. ltates on boxed meats
wess quoted n &c abose g.Atn figures.
nAHLgr.
MesArs. J. y. Son,mers j Co., Of this city, hav0
lust issued report Of tho condition Of Tho harley
crup In the West and prominent Eastcfn sectluus.
II appeass from the report that the acreage in tho
west, excepting Ohio sad EtAh. has Increased,
and fhr condition Of lhs cfun 0onefnlly In rood.