, 1877-09-21

4'1-s uuu 0n inspected 0ntt lsI.4sFt bu wHtat,
.5e. Az hu rnrn 81. 5l7 bu oats, "a, Biz bu rye,
| s, 028 bn harley.
Its reported that many country operators have
stopped bnyiny wheat from. tho farmers bccsurc
they arc rnablc to obtain cars In which to ship tho
wheat thcr already hare on hand. There II Cnntl
deal of growlina oycr the fact 10th in country and
city, and sone people csen 70 50 far as to nsinu'
ale TINT certain tor unccttan) railroad ottas arc
interested In keeping baek receipts. 1t Is moro
probable that the rioters 10 blame for tho delay.
Tbs cars burned up Ia r!ttsbuse formed no incon-
siderable percentage Of tho rniltng-stock OF tho
| country. a,
Some operators saJ, "Nhy do you not advifo
tho farmers 10 scnd In theft wheat now, wh!lc they
can obtain top priect for III" They do mt need
any such advice. Most Of them ata aoiaH their
hest to get their grain forward, bnt cannot do Il
for want Of transportation facilities fron, tho
country dcpots to thc city. and they arc not 10 b
blamed for condition Of Affairs which ls entirely
| ont Of thcis control,
The wheat market Was again The centre of chief
attraction yesterday In commercial circles. There
was big demand from tho short interest. and tho
longs freely nnoadel about ali that WAS wanted,
II II now generally understood that there ia cor
! norin September wheat both here andin New Y'rk;
and. a. yesterday was about tho last i!ay on which
| wheat could be brought hero With prospect
Of delivery IN New York IN time TO I'LL fnles
for this month, there was m irregular buying
pressure, tho "option being generally stronR,
while the premium on cash wheat disappeared
towards tbs close Of the session. Tho hnylnR wae
chiefly lone to 1 these shorts, md to losas
Of wheat nado 10 shippers carrier in the month.
There were aomc shipping orders, but must OF them
wero limited below tho market, and the buying
limits Of some operators werc reduced tdG1s per
quarter. The strength was. therefore. 1nors large.
" artificial than for some time past Tar ~ this
months purchases we're concerned. md there was
some disposition to bear Octohet deliveries In re-
vcn9c fer 1o.rcs the npwsr.i turn in September.
The other produce markets were Irregular. FRO
visions weto stronger. under better demand from
the short Interest. Rye was dtmcr. and flour in
good demand. Oats and barley opened nsm, md
closed eascr, while corn was tcry steady And dc.
ctdcly tame. Frciehts were active and strong.
The receipts Of grain fair In volume, and ex-
ceeacd bv tho shipments In wheat and corn.
Dry goods were In lively demand aud wcro steady
and hrm. Prints, shcetiDgs, shEtt!ngs, ticks,
drills, nanncls. hosiery, shaw1+. xorstcl dress
fabrlee, and notions wesc moving briskly at full
prices.
The grocery market presented the same feat
nrcs on the preceding days OF the week. Trade
was OF satisfactory proportions, aud the general
market again displayed 6sm and tcalthy tone.
Sugars wcrc again weak and untcttcil, and tho quo.
tation were reduced another Hc. The decline was
due 10 Renkncss at tho East and tncrcasln1 fuP.
pllea- CoilicA were active md Gfm, ~ were a1so
rice. sirups, and molassts. The dsleA.fruIt mar
ket quoted quiet and atcAdy. Fish werp fairly
active and firm at tbs revised quotations OF the day
before. NAckerol IL expected 10 continue COM
paratively scarce throughout the season. ami prices
arc nkoly TO tuls high foe eomo time 10 come.
There WAS good demand for butter ut previous
quotations. Cheese was quiet md unchanged.
Oils were active. All tho leading lines wcrc Of
dcred very freely, and prices were dr,n, especially
for carbon and linaced. Frees Of leather, baE-