, 1879-08-05

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Tie leading produce u,arkots were Irregular
yesterday, but averaged higher. Provisions
were qu'ot, atnl the principal cereals active.
Pork closed 21{c her brl higher, at sSlT11 for
August and ss.as;,1 for September. Lard closed
shade 1rtncr, at s5.se.z for August and S5-55
for scrtambor. Short ribs closed armsr, at
s4.17ll Tor September. sortng what closed
l96c higher, at 875sc for August nud 6t1kc fnr
September. Winter wheat vas dull aud 114G1
&c lnwcr, at 0ite3i111c Tor No. 2 red. Corn
closed az higher, ut 3}1tc fur August ard
34Ac Tor September Oats closed higher, at
2!11Sc for August. Kyc WIS easier, ciusinE as
501lc spot aml b0l{e seller tho mouth. hurley
was easy, at tic seller September. Cattle vcro
t,ulct aud steady, with sales ut s2.25Q1t.15 for
pour 10 chotcc. Hogs were In fair dcmantl nnl
unchanged, at 81 IS for light mud s3.10D
ais tor poor to choice hrnvy.
Spring wheat was weak carly, hut tho news Of
disastrous storms III Engla,nt brought out buy
css In force, und decided roaeIon set TO- Our
market Is now nt rather low p0int, sent there
by the certainty Of big crops lsts side Ut tho
Atlantic mid tho fact That BUYERS are willing to
nay y big premium for winter grown. Nc statrtl
In our lust annual review that the abundant
winter wheat crop Of lsi8 had opened up The
eyes Of forejgn buyers to its value, anl tat
radical change In the character Of the demand
might be expected In consequence. II their.
own crops be 80 miscrably short "a Ia
reported, they will doubtless want nl that
VIC hase to spnrc Of both kiuds bit
they would doubtless neglect spring wheat
to Iargn extent II THUR needs were not SO vast
as they now seem 10 bc. Corn also reacted
from curly weakness, for much tho same reas.x'
! as wheat. Oats exhibited l,ttlc ctnmee. Rye
was 11c of, and barley yery dull. Provisions
were stcadted by the facts Of light supply Ut
hogs. anu prices for lie raw material, which
scarcely permit the stuif tu bo made for tie
| money.
Tlcrc was an unchanged market for tlomcstic
| l1rY goods. a fair Bcasohau1e business is IN
progress ut ilrmly-muIntatncd prices. Groec-
rica wero reported unchanged, beyond slight
reduction tn common artI roast1ng styles Of Rio
coffee. There was fa!r general movement untl
q stcady sct ot rrices. Dealers In foreign and
don,cstlcs!rrcd fruits wero doing fair business.
mr., nrIcca of ,nost ,1rsrrfnttons wcro unnn.lt-
nctl1v'Gym., Fish wcro unchanrcd. scarcity nj
fnt n,acaercl pul codfsl, il still complained ot,
The buttcr' anl cheese markets were without
specially new features, Tllcrc wns d fair
teia:u.d at uomlnalIy steady prices. In tito
baggl,, tnurket nothing new was developed. 4
fair let,nnl existed at fully previous figures,
the market ruling ilrm. Lcathrr remains duI1
mud unchanged. There Is u continued good de-
mand for tobaccos, and the feeling remains 'lrm.
Oils wcrc reported quiet antrateaIy. Coal nltl
wood were dull as 'ast quoted.
The lumber market wus firm anu fairly active.
Tic carco ofrer!ngs were moderate, and readily
sold ut tho late udvarlcc. Dimension stuff was
firm. antl some dealers hoped To get f2]lc ad-
| yantc. Iron, nails, anti hardware wcre FIRM,
| anu the two tirst-nanlcd wero quoted h!phcr,
| tho fnll demand promising to DO active,
| with smaller SURPLUS OF old stuck
| on the market than heretofore. Wool,
broon,,corll, and hides Wero quiet Seeds
| were castcr and rather slow. The offer.
tngs were Increased. md buyers wero not So
numerous nor 10 eager to purchase. Green
fruits were again plenty nsitl In falF request,
| prizes ranging nbont tho samc rs last week.
Poultry Was quiet, Al,l not GO plentY us usual,
though thu supply was a1eQuate. Prices wer0
not quoted lower bit irregular for springs,
which comprised The bulk OF the offerings.
Who now will wake I'D tho klnMhcrfne
"ecllues" OF tho Boarl Of Tradof An echo Is
expected from sonlu Of tic Lust lla1i-doxcn sub
scribers.
1'hc fact that IL WIS hn}yday Yesterday In
1,r,tIsh commercial r,rct,s srcma tn hayu been
accented "a teason for sending no news Of the
remarsab,o weather there. Waiting to sec II
III. .torr ,you,, he Il nnrmancnt. Eht1
| A rcut,cnnu was vatn1v tryln. last Hatur1ar
~, IN. nno n. ~ ~ot ,r,tor ,.hoot In +hi, III,
| {" uu9 wv Ipe u Fco "l1toE "neat III en1s e'ts'
No one had so little to sell. II seoms strange
+t,., in n ,lxce 1r this p1rh m ort]nr couid mi
.As :" F's~u INV .''' ""e. ~ W wv ~.- ~
ne hl!etl' anu t1'e Gcat'etnaas game Fooaters he
| reduced to the necessity OF feeding up their
| c,ur,oo ~, hasor r,ottor
| on''hu W 'a8e' A's'|e''
| Tn Ut thai MI order Wns received hero rtstcr.
day from place III tho heart Of tic winter
whrat district OF Wisconsin to bur Southern
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