, 1877-07-21

c 1t month encourages the brars, and they Arc ffrc
sellers; the quantity already sold for Augnss |. be-
licsed TO hc very large. New -four Is weakening
In fJnpathJ.
The dry -eoohs market wns very qniet, hs IL 10 be
c1pcctcd At this time OF The yens. There whs 1T
lie more than hand to- month demand. the In
0nfEy being strictly In hccorinnrf with the require
mcn!s Of cnrcnt trndc. rrtecs were firm and
steady. Jnbbcrs Of groceries were fairly busy.
country orders coming vcry freely. In <a!ncs tho
only auotablc change waa &c reduction In cof-
fees. 2uRars showed more strength than for some
days previous, holders fearing that tho INTERRUPT
tlon to railroad trntflc at the Fast resulting from
the cxirttng " strikes" may delay supplies which
arc needed tc replcn'sh their depleted
stocks. 1siec, teas. snolasca. tnaps. etc..
were about ttchdy. There wis a faif
movement In domestic dried fsn'ta At firmly
tatntd prices. Apples md pFunef were rrcriFln0
the most attention. and for the former fnl! Nc
advance waa asked. Fish were active and mn
changed. The butter and ehcctc markets had no
new features. 10th were quoted fniEly nctl7c and
hrn Oils were unchanged. Carbnn was firm a.
Tbursday's advance. Lard was nctivc At full AE-
urrs. t.in.ccd, whale, tuTpehtlnc, and other oils
were npnsnally steady. Cosl and wood werc dnll
~ previously 0noted.
The lumber market was tnll and easy. THO
feet was arriving and. the yard trnde being light
local retailers were ont Of the Wholesale market,
Of were mixing bids that sellers we're unwilling 10
entertain. Consequently few cnrgoes left The sale
docks. The wool market WIS quiet, buyers having
Withdrawn temporarily, and moi 70 firm a. II hhs
bern. Broora.eorn was stcndy. Sales were tnlt
II Ia too early to tsndc in the nnw crop, and there
r. very little Inquiry for OLD Seeds a. buyers bought
enough early In the season 10 carry them through.
llay and hides wcrc qulet and unchanged. Posa.
toes were lnll on the street, the offerings on wa0.
ona being literal, nnl. tho farmers being able 10
unlcrtcli the commission. .housea secured tho bulk
OF tho hnsncss. Poultry was In largo supply and
slow at lower prices.
Lake ftclEnts were ngain fairly aetvc anti firm At
a.t far corn to Buffalo. Roon, was tuken f"r 400,
600 In corn.
Rai, frciRhsA wero quiet and unchanged on grain
At :!0c per lNo Its to New York. and 1c to Boston
and New England points. ltates on boxed meats
wore quoted al &c abosc grain figures.
THE ASI1caRSER nuLEs.
To the Editor ofshf Tribune.
ar. 1orIs, No., July 10.-ln communication
published In your pnpcr the 18th Inst. implies
that those differing from him on tho ant.cosncr
rulcs OF tho l3osrl Of Trade Ut tho th!mb!cF1.
gng and Dunko. shop orler The casu cited from
she London Spectator II not at all parallel. but
differs from corner In grain In two ycry Important
particulars. II there Is question ot rnora1ity In
tho future. contract Trades It Ia Against tho short
Sellers they do their utmost to lcpecss the vane
Of other pcnp}e's property. Nevertheless. II Tho
scttlcment OF this question IL 10 be left to English
men, they, desiring cheap gram. might possibly
agree wlth that on1y NJ hear. wcso honest. a,.a
shouLl have every advantage, ovcn to partial ru-
pudiaston Ct their contracts under certain etrcum.
| stances. Tho truth In. however. that anc1! tcrma
al thimbio. .riegug. :" .bnnko--t,op. =" and "rc.
gud!ation sanno, 10 aGrlted to The eovernnent Of
no tpastea VIII, view to giving the bears an "a;
| vantage. b1t n rqna1lze the two pafttc1. and II
probably would hare had t1sat effect if the number
os bears as compared 10 the bulls hal been re.
vcrsca. The theories Upon which these ru1cs werC
based have not been sustained. In actual practice
the effect has been different from whnt war claim.
%, md they prove to he working great Injury tG
ind in cans'nR lower pricrs generally. Tho much
| greater power tho bears now havc II not wholly
| owing to the rntc, bit In pnrt 70 their being. at
much tho most numerous. 'rhia fact should b
taken into consideration I'll eqnnliz!ng the two par
tiee, and the rules at least 10 moulded that tt
power Of either stdc to effect psIccs shall 10 ncu
traliztd. X. u. 81.
! GOODS RECKlrED
at Chicago Custums, 1uIy 20, INT: l.. Myers i
Co., GD casks Of bottlcd alc: John ". Wills,
cases Of mustard; yeE4ho, fiuhling i Co.. 70 pkg
Of glassware and toys. Amount collected, s.,
i10t1.