, 1877-05-25


tc higher.
A quiet dry goods market was witnessed. Tho
demand was Of tho hand Ia. month order. and was
chiefly ccntcted In articles adapted 10 summer wear.
Prices were steadily held. The grocery market
WAS without very important changes. For RIO
coTces. and fngats, an easy feeling prevailed, mud
quotations were reduced triac, bnt All other lines
were held al fully previous Geusef. sirura and
motaases weec strong No new features woro dc.
veforca IN th6 canned goods. dried fruit, and nAh
markets. Butter WAN In Frhttictad demand At 20
&c. Chccne was dull and heavy. prices Of leather,
tobacco, oils paints. and eo1ors femstn a. before.
Coal wal fairly active and UNCHANGED.
Tho easgo lumber market was again acttve near
~ to tho extent Of the offerings, which rather
Pma1l. nnd dsm at the advance. Tho yard business
was only fair, the late heavy rains In the 6ouh+
west having ncrfercd With trade IN that dtrcction
and the trade local yards
Wool was nomfnaily unchanged. Droom.corn was
In fair Eastern demand and Grner. Hides, eccde.
and hops wcsu unchanged. A littto better trade In
hay waa reported, ths reduction In freight bring
Ing ont shipping demand, chiefly for timothy.
Poultry and ccgs werc Ia moderate local request.
Green rralts and vegetables weto generally slow and
CASTER
Lako ffcights wcrc In moderate reQucst, anl
noninally unchanged. at 2llc for corn to Buffalo.
nnd SIC for barley 10 Kingston. Corn waa taken
through to New York at lie tstcam>. Room VIA
barley.
1,att ftclehss wcsc dull, but nominstty steady at
former rates: To New York, 3oc per 100 Da on
grain and 4:ic on boxed mcats TO Boston. Port.
land. md Providence, $50 on grain md 60c on
provisions. To interior Nov England points. JIG
Oh grnin. Provisions to Baltimore 4:c, and to
Philadelphia +3c. To Montreal, ETC on grain aud
Csc on provisions. "Fonfth class" rated 10c
above grain.
STORAGE or GRAIN CAR1oEs.
There has been good deal OF complaint IN past
yoas OF the shortage cargoos Of grain received ut
Port Coborne. which loss In weight had to be nado
good by the vessel, thus materially reducing the
profits on tho freight prominent arm here has re-
ccived statement Of tho receipts at Port Coborne
Of several cargoes Of grain this aRgrcguttng
led. CSC bn, the total shortage on which was only
~ hu. Two or three Of tho eargocs run orer tho
qunntty loaded, a. fhown by the clearance papers
OF tbs ycstes. This statement appcars to tndicato
that error In tho syetem of weighing has been
delcctc aud corrected, and tho result will doubt-
less be to remove much Of tho prejudice now oxtat-
Ing In tho minds Of many vessel ownors and shlp-
pers against Port Coboruo.
THE CONuNDRuM or WAR PRICES.
10 tat Editor V TAs Tribune.
Vi, s;SsS ;: :i,ssss ii; ess
sysysx Az sst.sls ss,isS'i1n.fyi
ssf; s$SsS = ss:s
future. ID ssNs'''''" ''e"' "A@l ~ -' ~ IN.
Ax.wEn-pork dtd aavancc. In sympathy With
gram, under the stimulus Of tho war e1r,tcmcnt
hut not 70 fa< - orcadstuifs. The reasons srAy
provisions md hogs hnFc not been 10 strong as our
correspondent thinks they ought to have been ate
probably ~ follows:
Hogs and hog product ruled very high, ~ com.
pared With grain, last autumn and during the
greater part OF tho winter. They werc kept up by
tho cry of short crop till It was found that tho
supply excnedcd tho demand at the current quota
sons. and they declinsd severely, entatltnF great
loss 10 tho trade. According to tho old.timo rnlo
That 10 bn of corn mhkss 100 lbs Of hog, thore ia
not now any remarkable choapness In hogs or pork.
Corn At 61c per bn would Rtvo hogs at 30 per ID,
and make pork worth shout $13. Is per bri,-Which
ara not sas feom current quotations.
We mighthdd that tho war ID not likely 10 inter-
fero with the supply Of Western Europe with hog
product a. II will with grain; and that tho Mus
| snlman docs not eat pork; but that any further
rc28on 10 unnecessary.
| REGULAR DELIVERIES.
Ths Doard OF Trade yesterday adopted tho pre-
| ambq and resolutions of1otcd tho previous day In
regard to the storage charges to which regular grain
shall bo subject on dellyory. Tho board 1rst ta-
bled Substitute offered BY W. r. Dakcr and scc.
onded by r. y. Lyon. In onr issue Of yesterday,
the resolution adoptod was NOT printed correctly;
/ Wu etcFEluto - Nfsult4t ~ AuAuHhb
Rsao.nd, That this 1sulo I1f] b. Understood and
conar1ltd By tho members 0t thl oafd In their trans.
sss g. i: H.. bs g. xs
1cct ID two t3l cents u storage. whether deliver.
ahc bcforo nr after July and that Ill coutFaets
ma!o md after July l.. tho grain shall hu deliverable
itvsr!ss m attss Ivy e tseent: .aes; to is.a sl.
soler shall oo b To i'd any slm to fanA1tIe
such storage with the rates nf two M cents per bu in
elthar case to bo subject 70 tho other
qutIementa OF Nu!o AZ. --
| GOODS RECEIVED
at Chicago Customs May "a; Cunningham h uun-
tcs l45 pkgs Of ash; James &. Kirk b Co., 113
tcs soda ssh. John ". willis, 100 pkgs Of pickles;
George Leslie, 130 brls Of curfants vergho, Rail.
ling 4 Co., 10 cases Of toys; j. II. Inderricdcn 4
Dro., $50 pkgs pickles. Amount collected, 81, =
| g0T48.