, 1877-02-15

cars No. 10, q cnrs c!cetcl do. cars no grade
It'd whran; / cnr M. corn, u cars hieh.inlscu
tlo, II do, n cars new mixed 10. ~ cars
No. corn, 20 enfs rejected do "a oats,: > cars
No. rye; II cars No. = harley, cars rejected
do. To,nt 1;e) cars, or ~. 600 BIT. Inspected
ont: II, :rD4 In wheat, ,UE3 bu corn, !, IT, ha
re. Z, I'll bn harley.
. The Temperature on Change at o'clock yrsscr-
day was tl!i deg. l,athrs too warm for rotnfors
and moro costly thnn necessary.
4 petition was ci1eulatednn Change ycstcHlny for
signatures asking E1ngrcfs to appropriate $780,
COO to n,nkp na,igabe channel lNtwctn the EAT
River and the 1I.ldsun River Abnyo New York favs
In. furty 1.-Two miles Of travel, and Offering cheap
or runtv for grain fton tic Wcst 10 Eusopo tEan
The present wa5 past l1a old Battery.
4 petition eiEnch by many of onr prominent
merchants, bankers, md commission men was sent
u sprnEaciA Tnr+tiay evening. It asks the Leg"
islhurc Of this State to make duo Inquiry, by epn1'
n,ittce. In regard 10 tho practical working OF lhd
inspection lawe, and with view to making sncn
nodlfcat1ns tlrsetn may he deemed best foEt tho
good Of ail parties In tho trade.
There ia u fate prospect now thnt Tho tbarGcato
trimming gratn into cars and switching tho.o cars
10 elevator will he speedily abolished. II Il foand
thai not Ices than d 900. coo ba OF gtnn was ttans'
rerrcd on trnck IN this city last year fsom the
two Northwestern lines, anu fnn,o y. 000. GOO
hu from tic Alton noad All Of this grain went
directly through Chicago without paying elevator
CuAfrr&+ 4HN ulHEH III ~ WIN HEuuHu4e4lJ tECA ~
less tnn actual weights. 20 that less freight was
cnI!cctoa therefor than woaid hava been paid Ind
tho grain been weighed horc. These facts hrc
powerful arguments In favor ~ remission OF &c.
csEvlag md shipping rates 10 point that will In.
tluce the grain 10 ''go mp the spout" of tl,o c1c-
vntor instead Of passing Il by. Ills probable thai
n few moro dtys Will bring about sattfaetosy
changu In the condition OF affairs. -,
Tho men who arc suffering by tho terrible dc.
cl!ne In pork rrn1Ucs complain that powerful cap
iial Is bcing Hudaly used to depscss prices. THEY
tulnt to The fact that pork IA nbont 81. 90
per brl hclow tho rrco at which It can bc ma'!e
from hogs bought now. md claim that tho big
stock OF pork Is being uscd as scdsc.lamn,cr 10
foFce everything iown 10 a low level. Tho present
stock Of pork would rcqnlre 10 60 ont at tho rato
Of GOO urls per day to bc cleared OF by tho be-
ginning Of Tic next regular pack!ny season.
Tho foreign experts from this city direct to
Europe during laet week included 101, ,0oO In
corn, .. HD8 lo1cs meats, =, 500 tcs lard 1D, :J0
lbs freth, meals, and 0,uoo cascs canned goods,
chiefly mcate.
the .AERE7s.
The leading produce markets were moro aettvc
yesterday, and generally weak The spirit If
hcny!nrts brooacd ovoE Tho sccnc early, and pork
! anil wicnt went down "bv the rnn, "watlc corn
folluwc.i mors s1owly, and tho other marke's
weakened In sympathy, though receipts wcrc sma'l
on everything but hogs. Tht wcathcr was stIil
fine. and warm ioe tho tcasolt, Init tha produced
ltttle effect OH prices, md tho markets. were not
mnch Affected by lilo tone Of adscrs rcccived frou,
| other points.
There was q satisfactorily activc dry. .eoots mar.
lset mil q firm onr. Tho Attendance Of buyers was
more tan usually fill for ihts season Of the ycas,
md The mali orlcr business also was Of very gen.
crnus propnstinns. Prices wcrc without marked
ctansc. The grocery trade was more heise than
on tho urcccAings inyH of tho wcck, bnt tho volume
x,Fn i,sNNn In
values tho changes wGto untmportant. dried fruits
| wero TIT fair request, and were generally Grm-
rrHncf, cur.nns, and apples especially 30. FIJI.
| wprc III good request at unchanged quotations.
Tie hattcr md chccAo maskets had no nrw
features. Leather, tobacco, hacgins, paints.
colors, and oils were quoted quiet &C previous
figures.
Tht intcsnr demand for lnrnher continues tatr
for ths season. and tim yasd market r. tocsably
| steady. Drugs and chemicals weec fuir1y active
and steady, quinIno being asmrr owlng 10 ftn nna.
sua scarcity. Fuss were reported to 10 dull anil
/ weak. nwing 10 Tho depressed sta,a Of Tho trudc
| abroad and in the East. and largo stocks have &C.
cHmu,atci at tho leading fur masknts OF the world.
Tho wool, bsonnl.coFn, and hide markets wcte ua'
changed. aeods were reported less acttva, but
generally steady, tho offerings being moderate.
| POtntocs wcse ralablo ut recent nsiccs. Green
fruits wctc in fair demand nnd steady. Oranges
fe1l amoat as fast as they arrlyc and tho MARKET 10
qHile hrn. Poulsry. game, md cgss were IN.
Ctan;cA.
HAIL srcGhts were quiet. Through 10 Liverpool
was auutctl at b:,c per 100 lbs on corn. tic On
wheat, .iOc on ts,cate. and 81 ~ pcr hFi OH Hour
10 London lhe gutos were 7.c on meats aud 81. 20
| on Hour.
La!;o fscIgats wcto nominal at 4c per bu on corn
10 Du.fulo 10 load Immediately.
0OoDs ItECElvEp
ut Chicago Customs Fob. II: ,|cotso stewnrs It
TO-, 20l racks ta!t tlcnry scnrs .E Co., l raso
guns. Amount of duties COLLECTED, so, las. 6o,
pIl0N[AF0N9.