, 1877-08-23

Hay. and very 1rrccufar. Wheat wha excited ny |
bad weather. material ticmfnutton In tho volume |
oi receipts, and tho news OF All important advance
IN New York, with stranger markets abroad. torn |
wa. dnc,l br the computation that there wa. n
1oss of about &C per bn IN shipping to New York a.
rates. Lake frrghts wesc lnll, owing 10
thc last named fact, md tho prospect that tho
freight now hero and 10 arrive next Monday will
probably be enough to carry ont all Tho corn offered
ths month. uthct brcadstufie were Irregular, rye
md barley being stronger, and provisions wcro
wcnk under lnrger aUpplica OF hoQs. Tho weather
tended to strengthen grain, as It threatened TO
fuethtt diminish tho volume Of receipts Of brcad-
stu1d.
DRY goods werc fairly active. For The season
the yoiame Of business Is largc. and Tho market
displays htm and healthy tone. ssoeks arc faFac
and finely assorted. and the seaton now just OPEN
ing bids fair to prove The most satisfactory tat onf
jobbess have experienced for number OF Ycnrs.
Groceries wcro moving On generous scale. and
I'D most lines The tone Of Tho market was fairly
firm. Prices ranged substantially tho same ~ ht
the beginning Of tho wcek, Tho httttcf market
wns quoted ca.icr for low gralct hut for Eoot! to
chncc qualities tho feeling was asn,, the demand
fully cqualIng the supply. Chccsc met wi,h mod
eratc demand At prcToue quotations. Noih1ng apc'
CHILLY new was developed in the dricd-isntt mar
kct Flah worn In good request at former prices.
There was liberal movement In leather at aein
rates. 11agglng. tobacco, coal, and wood were
quoted steady. Oils wes0 reasonably active, win
prices generally firm. Turpcnfinc Il advancing.
Tho cargo lumber market was rather quiet and
lrm. The offerings we're annait The yard market
was active and steady. Some grades are AEu. anu
II the demand coutinncs to Improve, fencing nnd
some oshsr qualities Of dry stu Will probably sa-
vance 10 price. Drnea and chemicals were generally
atcndy. The demand for wool and broom corn
continues moderate. Timothy seed declined iftH
&c Ter bit under heavy offerings. AMI was motl'
crncy active during tho hitter part 6t tho day. Flax
was easy and other reeds nominal. The OcrEnGs OF
green fruits wcro large. md tho good stock eo}u
readily to local buyers and shippers to the Interior
towns. Poultry was slow and easier, anu csss
were lrm.
taka frcIshss wcrc moderately active and mn.
changed, at &c for corn 10 DaGalo. The business
was mostly dono ncnr the clcso OF the eetsiop.
shippers holding on TIL late In hopes OF inducing
large concession. Room Was taken for u. oao
bu wheat, nlU, 600 bu corn, f., coo bu oats, and
81. GOO bu ryc. -....
Through trctehta 10 Scw York by lake and rail
were quoted at 1oc OH wheat, lie on corn, and 10c
on oats.
1laiI fEeights wctc 0rm at prcvfous rates. Grain
was quoted at :10c per 100 lbs 10 New York, nnd
&c Ia Boston md New England points. Hates on
boxed meats Wero quoted nj &c above grain Agutes'
pUrTEn.
The Uatfv Commercial Hal'etfn of this city pro-
bcnh the substance Of stntcnents received from
NUMEROUS points in tho West in answer to qncs-
tIuns az 10 quality, stocks md prospects OF but
ter. Thu stocks on hand arc about 30 per cent
moro than year ago. and the quality much slpe'
Etor. Tho UHltetH says:
The prospects for fall make Of butter at the time Of
rec#tsing nus replies were not very flattcrln1.
though our ao 70 tst wa
inHtlau tho prGstnt inspect would warrant. From
many SECTIONS ont repurts state That ~ nns
somc placcr whcrs they usually have snrrln. sup.
ply they batcly have sufficient to supply their on
n r. on cows
their InatuEcs ifylug Upland drive eattlo long
distances to water, showing The scarcity and need
liz fail mskc il not ~ favorable iapt year Isao
In uo ttoIht greatly needed 70 LnsHro tho SECOND
growth Of Etasa and unless tho country IL ocsscu
with cop!ous showers, 1nrge shortage in the f1i
mike ID generally anticipated. The reports OF dry
wealhcr DO not zeem ~ be conaned to my partteg
lar sectiun Int appear IL bc quito general from All
! ponts, north, west cast. and south of Chicago.
| GOODS nEcR1vEp
at Chicago Custom House, Aug, &C: II. Channon
i Gu, coils Of wire ropa; Field, Letter i Co., y
| cases dry goods; steele i Price. caso Altering
npper: Uarnum Urps., 8 cnscs OF toys; brown i
Prior, 9 CAGES oS dry goods; Keith Dross . eatcs
| of dry goods; Andersen, Olsen i Co., . ca1es OF
curtains; Meszlcr, nothschild Co. o cafcs china
woso; John ". Wills, case chatnula skins; j. ",
| Uriswoll l. Co.. ! case OF woo.cns; The Esgn Ma
! t,onal Watch Co., l parcel diamond powder, l
cask polishing powder. Amount collected,
gu, 1B9.0 ..,.-
TO the Editor o. The Tribune.
cu,cAoo, Aug. A..-four paper Inns tatoly been
giving nonle excellent advice about our Chicago
wheat market. Il does seem as though great
wtons IL being done to our Western farmers by thc
unwasrauted raid nadu upon prleas By what arc
known rs athc NeaFH," 1t Ia IN injustice thott the
Whole fair.dcutlnR commuulty Of wholesale mes'
chants will feel more less, wo hayc In qua!lty,
ecrtaiuly, the best wheat crop oves grown. u
would naturally seem to be tho proper course that,
| 10 nsure prosperous trade this fall, tue ChicaXt
grain mon ought to be farorsblot better range
prices IL rcmuneratc tho producers, who with TIL
present excellent crop ought to le paid we'll for II
nttrr thcF three part years of soro nflctlun from
| 'hopprrs and shurt tropA II u were possible. th
farmers nnGht not 10 ',,gtvu this wheat away 4
and Suall iaks Il 1t tcntuner1tiyo prless 70 tn
producers. WHO will then ba able - pay the!r loca
sbt; ey mSts 9od IND ssSa fdsas s nSn.
IL sell they ought to b1 nnlura! liulla. AHcEic
has Il crup Of wheat to sell this ycas, but i sccn
Tint vssEy iaeuenco l. estnx utsd TO- siye u a"sL
| freight Oh 1t 10 England In addition. which. !
seeIur, tho Hears hase overlooked. 'tToo bly,
on yi,ur Hoaru, many, Of whom haven't fund
eHu1sA to square up With thelf washwoh'cn, "
by their cuniuintu lung power can raid the marker
ulirrlnE other ptop!os property for future delly
ery lowaF than It eau be produced and put on th'
market.
do not fancy OUT. wheat ought to now sell I
extEauEdinaFY psiccs but 1t Is worth more than tq
daya quotations On tts Mrrits. tIur s'etators ~
empty, anh uEe likely t0 do q stur WALTON GusInes
unleas litlu better prices can be obtained ipF suC
good wheat AZ this tala can semi Oh 10 market:
iAu farmer has hLs what ytockcu hc will, IL hc
: wise, take his leisure time belwecu now and nc1
spring In getting 1t threshed. Dvn't ee In too BIZ
| hurry to rush u Iu. MERCHANT.
PROVISIONS.
HOO pRODUcT6-Were Icsa ActIvu in tbs agareg gat
and nutts weak tuugA tho fall Ia prtses wa4 not sJu