, 1877-02-11

The old saying that figures won't lie " is itscl
lie. They not infrcquently tell story-in q
different wcy to that In which the author intended
1t to be told; and sometimes the lie Is most COM
pete when they tell what he did intend them to
| eay...
First, the average OF the several statements
Qnofed in these columns as made By authority in
regard to the British consumption Of wheat last
year. IL IT'S, 400, 600 bnshels-errors excepted
Second, the subsequently given figures. given
rs provision statistics, show a fearful state OF
things, II true. They show that we packed 10, 1873
hogs during the past week, shipped some 4O7, 600
lbs more lard than we received and had T. 7o1 tcs
OF 800 lbs each, more in store ut the end of the
| week than ut the beginning. Comparing these
| figures, we find that each hog must have furnished
about 100 lbs of lard; and it was poor week for
] lard hogs at that
Ihey say, too, that about i, 600 tea OF lard arc
| on tho way here from ST. Louis
Ills suggested by some parties in the provision
trade that the present rules Of the Board of Trac
allowing operators to call for margins to ralue and
lo per cent beTond, places tremendous power in
the hands OF men who hare abundance of capital
rendering them able to squeeze out men from the
other side to theirs almost at pleasure, 1t is
Claimed that per cent above or below the yalue
determined under the rules would be sufficient
protection to the one. and much less injurious to
the other. Margins have been called right md
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forced to sale In consequence, which otherwise |
would have been held for favorable turn in
prices.
A telegram from prominent eruiI firm in New |
1ork says: ''Black-Sea wheat April and May. |
steamer shipment, selling in England equal 70
u. 20 here for Chicago No. 2 spring.
ihe Chicago produce markets we're generally
ta'ne on saturday, and most Of them were easier, /
with few outside orders either to bny or to sell.
leaving the Of affairs to be largely contro1,e
BY ''home talent" The adyices from other noints
were not favorable to strength especially as the |
war news Is now stalc with new features to dis
turo QUOTATIONS.. The movement Of produce both
Into the city md ont Of 1t, was decidedly slow,
ihere was fairly satisfactory demand for drv |
goods. For the time Of year the attendance OF in
terror buyers Ia more than ordinarily numerous.
md their operations are conducted with fesa "a,
serve than has marked their movement for a num
Der OF seasons past. Prices continue firm and ad.
'"ne1ng. 6rocerles were fairly active; aud for
most lines the market displayed firm tone. The
exceptions were Rio coIees and the higher grades
Of slFups The former was quoted of &c.
= .eAs' rces' Spices and sugars were
firm. Trading in dried fruits was 1,her,1
for the season, md both domestic and Unmarried |
varieties were held ut fully previous figures. Fish
IRE meeting with an increasing demand, and are
arm. In tue butter and cheese markets no changes
"ere developed There was quiet oil rket |
Ind aside from m advance In extra lard oil of &c
here was no change in values. Leather fema;ns
luiet aud unchanged. The demand for graiu-baes
Tas reported fair, and hUlders were firm Mt 23mc
or Stark, at &c for Montaup, Peerless, and On
ario, ut 21c for Lewiston, and 1870 for Ameri.
an.
Hogs we're dull and shade lower. with aa1es I
1 So 15Go so for poor to choice grades, cattIe 7
'ere in light demand at unchanged prices, sales !
aakins on basis Of So. oo08. 90 for common to 6
noice The sheep market was unchanged, ut c
3. 0005.25. 6
Lumber was in fair request for the time Of rear,
ae Pheasant weather having stimulated trade in the
':erlor, and made necessary for merchants who
ere carrying small stocks to repcnish The local i
ade Is SMALL The mild weather is rapidly melt q
's tue snow in the lumber regions, and in some D.
caiitles In Wisconsin the ground is nearly bare.
I'd 1t Is feared that the work OF haung logs cx.
p1 Tor short distances for the present will have b
be abandoned But, even II there should be no IL
ore sno" in the pineries to facilitate operations fo
'aless DO not apprehend short crop Of loss, e:
ou2h 1t would doubtless be much below drst ar g.
ctations. The demand for broou-coru. hons. D
id wool mas light and for small lots to supply tho e.