, 1877-10-06

bic that the quotation 10 New York was more
ample than ours. In witch case tho bsevity com.
rtalnc,! Of would NOT be tho fnult Of the render.
The belief that legitimate trading In alocks has
been seriously injured by indulgence tn puts and
calls In New York ia warranted by the tendency In
Chicago 10 similar practices In gra'n. The evil OF
prtrilcgt-trad ts growing, and in very bad d.
rcetfon. a few yeArs ago prominent operators
used TO Invest In puts and calls ~ q ktad Of iu-
snsance against too heary losses in handling grain.
and there WAS then some excueo for H. Now
the thing has dWEndleh down 10 system OF 81
privileges, which tndulRc'l in by the ncsscnQer
boYs and small clerks Of operators, and parties
who bnyc been btukcn down, or rather broken up.
In legitimate trade. sud drag ont miserable ex.
tstencc In waiting for favorable turn. The priv
itctcs arc sill susA by eotIe men supposed 10 be
honorable. md 1y souln who arc known not 10 be
10. the latter being in the majority.
Thot:tacinnatt Price Current estimates The pack.
Ing from March to- date u g 115 COO hogs, against
l, S.,D, 700 10 same date Inst year.
Adoat on tho New York canals last Thuralay,
l.004, 4D: bu wheat 1,ss.2, NO pu corn, A6o, os8
bn oats, and l50. 5t5a bu RE.
The New York Prodtts Exchange trttkiy gives
the following AZ the Visible surry of grain, rye
for last week not being stated:
Hhcaf Corn. Oats. H1rl<s.
s: s:ss Is s:sss @ 4 II s:s:s ':*$ II
The .iotks n louIen ysserdsy VERY reis,tea 4. o.
:ls1 AU aFs corn IN Utt. y. ln7t.
The leading produce markets were Irregular yea.
tcrlay, nnd rather unsettled. Flour was dull,
buyers holding OF for lover prices. Wheat
WAS weak early, and then recovered TO opening
prices. Corn WIS weak but steady. Oats declined
rather severely under large offerings In proportion
to the demand. isye WA ntcady, and barley arm.
Fse.ghts wcrn nctlso aud steady. and provisions
..1un 4nt
an artificial nne, Tho weather rrplH!Hcd cool. anu
operators generally seemed Inclined 10 expect y
steady autumn spell OF weather, during which
grain will co,ne In freely. and 20 out-as etFcum'
stances may dtetatc. The chronic bears werc dts.
appointed In find That wheat aud wero ahlppcd
out freely, notwithstanding the clain,t made BY
exporters that prices arc ltselsc aratnst them.
The dry goods market was scarcely les. active
than on the preceding uays 0f the week. T,erc h
no pcrccptibc afminuttou In the attendance Of
buyers. nor wetc Tho mal orders less numerous,
and the volume Of business was larger. Groceries
were quoted active. with prtccs dsM for ncarly cr.
cry article In the list. Sugars vera rarely ACT
I've At this time OF year. and tue market Is again
bare uf both raw and refined Krnlcs, which fact.
together with reports OF Increased dFmncss vt the
East, gives lhc market u buoyant tone. ltics was
ftrony At tho late advance. anil coEees teas, elr.
ups ETC.. were all firmly held. Thu dricd.fruit
market rus without marked now featureh. Trade
~. ,,,. r.T. -, ..,.o. ,.n,. .,o+ ..Lto,tnt n,
"as w.. ss't aa.. '"'" III. wv w. 49, ~
Gsn,, and unchanged. The demand for butter con.
Tns s.,',,. s.,,'snr ,,,,"ss. 49, w.. IN
ss,s, - .rs .a",.s 49, .,,ss ,.,,, su,.".
~ ', sI :. .'... ..s,s.."ss st..s,, M.
80, ,,,h v.r. ,fi,r,, r,i .rh III .he isoi,n, j.,
.s,,n,s. WIN s,n,v NH, No rhanvcn wr,, nnt.
ri ~ ho,,,tn,, tot,ncro ro.l And ,yood.
,mmtss w.. uc.Iyr and srm. ri, nfrerrno. NJ
ro,vocx wars .mall md Int.t. and .rant,tnn nd.
ranrcd e,r. Tho ouot.tlon now heinz n. o. nsr