, 1877-03-22

his representative here. Samples Of our
standard will bo forwarded TO England
60 that parties in hc trade can say what those qat-
ttts would be worth At nny Eirtn time. With tho
hdoptton OF this plan will probably vanish smother
difficulty on this side OF tho Atlantic. Many
parties here entertain The belief that what Ia called
No. rcd In Liverpool. which Il really our No. 2,
which has been cleaned on III ,vhy through 1Ina!o;
md that The wheat known in Liverpool d No.
red fs really 0ur No. 2, and nothing rstc. otlet1
aver that this Ia mihtaken notion. With snch an
uncertainty the quotations furnished from Liver
pool have been OF very mich less value to The trade
than they wontd be II operators here wcre Rencr.
ally satacd ~ 10 the rent quality Of the wteatthat
Il quoted a. being worth los Sd, or any other
named price per GENITAL.
whi'k, tn,canlng bighwincs) tn New York is
quoted very widely, The ''Govcrnment RnugcA"
goods being discounted from tho regular trade
goods. The reason secms 10 be that tho Govern.
'ncnt fysscm Of measuring allows for change IN
volume Ar due 10 Temperature. 30 that barrel of
hghwlncs arriving there In cold weather ID credited
by tho Goycrnment officers ~ containing gallon
or 80 tnorc Of sntrtts than tho actual, volume. or
course tho buyer can afford to pay mnre pcr gallon
for the SAME actual quantity II Il bo tate i GAL
Ions. than he could II It DO cal1e 04 gallons; anh
Tint il whetr thc difference comes 10.
1sy lhe vote of tho Hoard Of Trade Tneslay Inst,
Il wns decided that all deliveries OF produce on con-
tracts must be made before halt.paat o'clock In
The afternoon, and the arrival Of that time will
hereafter tc Indicated by single tap of the belt.
There IL more demand for cash wheat, as noted
In our lssae OF yesterday. A round lot OF q, 600
hu No, 2 Minnesota, on ic storage, was taken yes.
trrday At St.3iA, which ls 10c premium over the
price of straight for April.
Tho receipts IN Grcat britain during last week
nclnded Ito, 0OD brls flour, 200, GOO qrs Ut wheat
and Ito. 900 qss OF corn.
H.. s..
tctday, provisions being active md stronger while
grain waa easier, with icsa doing. The weather
nlnae a complete turn from that Of the previous
day, md Dccrl,ohms telegram had an altered toue.
Thc trading here was chiefly for future delivery.
the receiving anu shipping movements being both
slow.
Tho Fdrmtr and Fruit Gro,rxr. published ut
Anna, Union County, IT.. contains n statement Of
Tho shipments OF fruit and vegetables from that
section during the ycar 1871. From Cobdon alone
there were shipped 10, 0Su bu Strawberries 4Ha bu
cherries, 1,025 bn rasphcrrfes, Ito bu htackher-
rlcs, 424 bu pcars 300 bu appes, and II, 788 bu
tomatoes.
The sy-goodB market was r1ore nctivc than OF
late nnd there was more cheerful feeling among
tho trade. Thcrp were no changes In prices. tho
market presenting a fairly steady touc. Groceries
Wcsc ordered With fair freedom by the city and
country trade, mud the. general nj afkct was Grmct
thnn at Tho beginning Of the week. nur,ng the
next few weeks jobbess anticipate Batlsfactorf1y
acttye movement anI a armer set OF prices. Sugars
wcrc quoted atsong at the advance Of Tuesday,
Tho butter and cheese markets were nrtn, Flsh
met with better demand and weFe moro etcadlly
held. Dried fruits remained qnict and unchanged.
Prices Of grain bags wcTc hru,, under faEr de-
rnantl. Leather was reported In better request,
but otherwise unchanged. Ola remained quiet,
with prices tho same ns at tho beginning Of the
week. excepting carbon, which was held n trac
higher. The .lehand for paints Is improving, and
prices arc firm. ruro Load Ia held at 90. 10, and
American zinc at S9.5o11o.o0.
The lumber market wus steady and moderately
nctl,c. Tho orders arc chluhy from Tho country,
and aru not SO lnrge rs fortnight ago, Tho stormy
weather having intosfcrcd with the movement
During February Tiers was d laFgo decrease IN tho
stock. which is not llkoly to much exceed tAat OF
last year ut tho opening Of navigation. Drugs and
chemicals wcfu lrtn and In fair demand. Qutnlpu
1laS nguln advanced, and a0ne think 1t wilt sell at
s. per ounce. Tho Etoc!ss are reduced, md tho
crop VI islrk gnts,etrd IN Souih America Ia pnnsu
ally light Tho woof, btoom-corn. hide, hay. and
hnr markets wcrc unchanged. Feeds wcro stcndy,
uni timothy advanced Endcr an Improved Inquiry
anl s,hl, recuipts Ut tho bcltcr qualities. Poultry
an'l cggs werc Irmcr. Potatoes were satable ut
recent quotations.
Hail irc!ghta wpeo doll and Irregular, with no
rhAnge In asking ngntcs. The non,lnnl ratio wa4
a5c 10 Now Yprk and 40e 10 lIoston per 100 lbs Of
erain.
Lake frcfghts wero quiet, with no change In hs.
ttrrs. Com 10 tluf7ulo was quoted at alll3Xc,
und d7c to Kingston, ta l,ad Immediately.
The jttoct foreign exports from Chicago during
Inst week included IN, 1c5 b hurley, AT Iris pork,
D. l'sS boxes meats. 14,DlD tcs lard, lG3 packages
bec', ITO bss lnl'ow, I'LL packages battor mud
cherer. and \. 4fa casea can,led tncats.
The following were iha stocks Of grain In Kanaas
City last Monday: mi, 40 hu corn In sto'n, and
about 800 cars do on trick; 161, R30 tu wheat,
y, 10 hu oats, autt u, :N|8 hu rye.
Thu following shows the number Of hustnls OF
corn Ia cribs at stations in Logan County, Ill.,: