, 1877-03-17

The following grain was inspected into store Il
this city on Friday morning: cars No. :. " "
| wllt.t = cas- No. , spring, l car No. ) do.
car rejected do Is whcat); Is cars high nike
| corn, ) cara new do, II cars new mixed, Is car
No. :, do, Is cars rejected s104 cor,>;, | ca
white oats, Gears No. do, 10 cars rejected do
, cars No. :: rye; I car No. :, barley. / c1rs No.
do, car rejected do. Total 1;s7 ears, or IS, OUt
bu. Inspected out: j, ,Sj7 bu wheat, = S:,2 III
corn, 500 bu oats, 2, Ill bu rye, and =, 0g2 bl
! barley.
Tic visible supply of grain at the prncipa
points OF accumulation in the Northern States ant
| Canada is reported to be 10, IL $50 bn wheat
IL, go o20 bu corn, g. O12, sl1 bu oats, 800, :.G
I bu rye. and 8, 1c3. I1f bu barley. This is de-
crease OF 264. 600 bu wheat during the week end
| iug last Thurs. .lly.
| dispatch from California estimates the wheat
surplus Of that State ut 13 0o0 OD0 bu on the
growing crop The weatller l1as been favorable re-
Gently. and the prospects much improved.
An English authority gives the following Igures
bearing on the wheat problem.
Tic crop Ut 1S7: estimated at 8, 700. 600
qss. aud Was al delivered for crop~year Of 1870.
The crop Of 1S7i yielded s. 100. 0J0 q rs on 4
200. 600 acres. in addition to requirements for
seed. This gave liz, 800 qrs per week. or rs, =
i73 200 bn for the twenty eight weeks since sept.
l. adding to this the imports Of T., GIG. 900 !,a
i ". Sl.U.
\ mni;nn:a consumption OF ;2u, 0O0 urs for eac!
of the twenty eight weeks gives requirements of
:i. os0. 0G9 bu. The deficiency uf l.. $50, sou bu
Is little more than 1:et By the Ii: OU0 200 hu in
stock in fourteen ports in The beginning, vi Sep
teabcr.
1ne 800, 600 hi Of ara,a III Kansas City on track
and IN store. is not al wheat Most Of it is corn;
the stuck of wheat being ubout 200, 600 bu.
THE MARKETS.
The leading produce markets were rather oniet
yesterday, and mostly hrnlec. Tie stronger toue
vas mt 81, much uc TO reports from, other ll11-
kets a. it WAS to the weather. 1t showed steadily
from carly morning durin. the whole time Of trad
ing. and the receipts of produce were generally
small. as a consequence of former bad weatl.c..
Provisions were ar1ner under returning confidence,
with i better export movement. Wheat was
steatier because of the vcatsler. Oats stronger on
account OF fcara Of corner and rye under small
supplies There was little doing in grain for ship
mcnt the trading being mostly fur future delivery.
ar,d good deal Of it consisted OF changes over
from Auzi into May.
The stormy weather again operated against m
actisc movement in dry goods circles, and in all
departments Ut the market there was an air Of
quiet. AT the moment the prevalent feeling is not
very firm. hut with the return Of activity tie mar
kct will no doubt l:.Aiu ;Sslplc n buotaut tone:
Groceries were quoted quiet, with prices of sugars
s'ru1's moiasses, and c',llnon to fair .rade coees
ruling weak a,,d unsettled. There was Il further
decline III soft white and raw sugars OF nc
standard AS being offered at 1OTG:11c, and extra
t"s at 10ssc. dried fruits were ordered spariucyy
both by the city and country trade, and for ap-
pies, blackbcrrice and pruncs the market was
weak and lover. Fish remain quiet AZ previously
qu"1ed. lu the butter market there was better
fcclins-a result OF lighter receipts. Cheese was
firm. M changes were reported in the baG.ins,
leather, tobacco. ind coal markets. Oils were
dull.
The lumber market stcaay and moderately
active. The demnnd is chiefly from the interior
The hardware, nail, aud metal dealers report q
fair order business which. however. has dropped
of recently owing to the bad weather. The wool
broom corn, hops, hay. and hide markets were
unchanged. ScedR were in fair request and steady,
timothy being stronger. Trade the street was
interrupted by the storm and green fruits
potatoes, and eggs we're quiet but generally steady
as the offerings were moderate. Poultry s1s
hrsncz. the demand being good, with the offerings
inadequate.
Rail .fre;shte were dull and irregular, will, no
chansc In asking figures. THE nominal raic was
BIC 10 New ios!: and i0c to Boston pcr 100 u,s of
grain.
Lake ffeishts were quiet, with no change in
figures Corn TO Buffalo WIS quoted Ut l;9i3s.c,
and &c to Kingston, to load immediately
GOODS RECEIVED |
at Chicago Customs March Ii: Rockford atchCom-
pany, case watch jewels; Elsiu Wa;ch Company.
= cases watch jewels: Fowler Bros, 100 sacks |
eait Carson. Firie, Scott s Co.. :! cases dry goods:
s1etta"er i'ros d Co.. case dry goods; Field, |
Letter = Co., q psgs dry goods; J. S. Kirk i
Co., IL ttcrces caustic so1a-as.l: Adams j. Vest /
lake Nanuiacturiu: Company, IL, boxes Of tin
plate; j. '. Farwel s. Co.. 30 cases OF dry goods:
Chllch. Busch i CO.. i car 500 bu1 barley