, 1877-04-15
The following were the c1pofts from Se" 1o'&
for t1,a xreeEs cni}iru m dated:

1t seems there Is monopoly OF the gram
business In Montreal harbor. The st. lawrence
Grain Company finds itself unable to DO oas1ness'
though Offering to work at materially lower rates
than those charged by the regular assocaas'on'
and though it obtains written orders 'som tns
owners and carriers OF the grain SIR. al'an'
member Of the Board of Harbor Commissioners,
Ia the President Of the Elevating Company, which
does all the business as the Allan line ofssfeamess
refuses to take grain from, any other establishment
liz there an Allan autocracy In Montreal!
The season OF winter storage on grain expired
Saturday. The legal rnte il now &c per on TOT the
first thirty days and c per bn for each succeeding
fifteen days part thereof ~-
The s.call" on gruin is abolished AS they say
on certain occasions in the Old World, - Ihe h1ns
is dead: long live the King!'
1t is reported that the creditors OF 3r D. II. Lin
coin have aeecd to settle on the basis of 25 per
cent.
The Chicago produce markets were again excited
on Saturday, und stronger, provisions tending de-
cIdedly upward, in sympathy with breadstuHs Ihe
foreign markets were reported to be excited prob
ably by the gathering Of the war-cIoud IN the
Orient: and the feeling was transmitted to New
York, where holders wesc frmer, If buyers were
slow, and the gold premium was quoted higher In
sympathy. There was not much war news received
here In addition to that furnished by the morning
citement In the English markets could scarcely
exist without good cause. The resulting advance
here was not SO disastrous to the short interest
might havc been expected. The shortages had
been pretty we'll settled up previously, and the
trading seemed TO be largely done on the turn,
80 that there were few heavy losses. A fair de-
mand existed for breadstuHs for shipment; the ex-
citcment attracting buying orders than usual.
The demand for dry goods was unabatcd- Orders
from the city retail trade well as from interior
merchants were Of liberal character, and the dis
tribntion Of staple and seasonable goods was large
in the aggregate. There was 1steady tone to the
market, and cheerful feeling among jobbers gen.
orally. Groceries we're moving freely and were
generally lrmer the increased 1rmness being due
in part to the improving demand and partly to tho
advance in the gold premium. Sugars were again
very strong and In response to further advance
at the seaboard were held an &c higher. sirups
and u1olasses were frmer In sympathy Co1ees
were held with more confidence. Teas remained
quiet and easy. In the dried frnit market there
svas ftcer movement and stcadicr set OF prices.
Fish we're quoted unchanged, though decline in
lake fish is looked for soon. Butter remains dull
and weak. The daily receipts considerably exceed
the current demand, and the tendency OF prices Is
strongly downward. Cheese also is dul1 md droop-
Ing. No price-chanscs were developed in paints.
colors and oils for which there is fair and stead
ly improving demand. Leather, baggins. tobacco,
coal and wood were again quoted unchanged.
Hogs were active, firm, and 50l0c higher, light
weights selling at S.. 20D5. IS. and common to
choice heavy grades at So. 35QD5.75. Cattle were
in good demand, and were firm at Friday quota
tions. Sales were at 49, 90 3.e0- Sheep were
nominal-nonc being received-~at S. 75G16.o0-
The retail lumber market was fairly actTe at un-
changed prices. Piece stuff in cargo sold 1T 81. So
A small fleet Of lumber vessels is expected this
week. Recent adsiccs from the lumber districts
indicate that large quantity Of logs likely to
be hung up this season, owing to the search
tv of water The rivers are. unusually
a..,.-, o,,-ohon5 that
low ana masy aealct9 appscneAo 1i"',
unless LnEy aTe soHH 1AfoFGA Will AEt4ue!t
- +ho arnn1r ~ 1nuu will ho rn.
auu eoF'"ua 1u'heA@t w. 'oPP'1 y. - va ~
duced so much as to materially aHect the MARKET
+ a,.t.n, .~n ,,,y .+-orpa- in +bc;r pfaxpa snd
ooH4c "et.ie'o "'e "o'' ~ @na~~ - $500 "N' ~
eaY they not ut Ill anxious to sell common