, 1879-04-26

corn.menl, 473 pkgs; rye, 0o0 bu; barlcy,
$50 bu; malt, 4,sso 94; pork, = brls; bccf,
? 2,0GS tcs: cut-mcats, 4i2 pkgs; lard, e,95s tcs;
Td!sxs EnportsePor M Pts twent, four lours-r,our g.
600 brls; wheat, 57.oo0 bu; corn, 59,0oo bu.
LuMnEn OUTLOOK.
Some Of tic lumbcrmcn arc beginning to
argue tlat the dry weather will be tic salvation
uf tho lumber trade ttltsn seasou. Thu reports
from The pinv-reg!ons, arc almost unanimous In
stating tint tho rlytf9ra md branches aro very
low for the time Of ycar5hnl tho prospects for
getting loua ia poofs--DeRlers. expect heavy
rains In June, atml pe,4gsof logs at many points,
but llcy think there Is now littlo roasou for say
tnE Chicngo will rocciYpA great deal moro lu,n-
ber this season thnn ldltAnd for expecting green
stun afloat to sell very b''lny weeks ut present
priccs. The followiuE{t E{tktracts are from lottcrs
from parties who llave sii|uvassea tho situation
IN the north: IN.
4 letter dated St. rnal; Ap,!, 81, says; "rllc
water in the Chtppcwa:tr very low, aud there arc
no logs moving, uni no 1mmclIato prospect Of
any. T4is 10 not the usuai spring talls, but u
fact, tliat the prospects Of getting more than
one-thrd Is exceedingly, elm. It is going to be
a yery hard ac1son for soinc Of the manufactur-
crs III this vicinity" II
A tetter from McnoniIqco saYs: "ll'o snow
has MI left md thu water gono; tho river Is the
lowest hayc ever knoWh 1t. There can ho no
driving until wa yet ralu. They are making
preparations for tho drive to-day; on thu Point
they arc trying to break soniu landings, md
with the use Of the dnms they expect to gut them
atialEhtcncd out; on The Drule men are repair
lNg sse dam: OF. the Point Il !aw logs are vt the
mouth" I"s Sturgeon, Wausaukcr, Ccdar,
@rtt
and the writer adds llat there a no ,ssu III maxi
tag my attea,pt to drive until sasas eo!Ae.
CANADIAN GRAIN TRADE.
The Torouto Giols Ut April 10 SAYS:
Al H. well known. thu grain tr'l!o Of Montreal
showed d talge rGlntlSc declinu lust year. Tho
uunnliiv of Wcstcsu products go!ns Fast was sury
only ,hu aserago nuubur ii busIcls. Tncro ~
usery prospect that tlo coHlnE, ycnf win Fes thu
reatyo DECLINE q tho slontrsal tu.lncbs convert.
from lhe altered c!EcitalsaMces IN which unr
tssnspurtatsen companlea will fnh illeu'4olvca
piles, ihure Is nav tlercer rivalry 10 ha nut thin
eyor thcro wAs betosc. New routes tn tide."aor
llavo harm our,,c4 un Atnertean soil, md tho pre-
Thu merchants '1epcHAIB. dn tho ErIe Cana! have
innccd tho Stato authortsss 10 FcuHro tu lol!h to
S9s , a I 4 ass e f1y II 's MStk z s s
tolls Will be at,oshed aItouut.cr. Thn elect Ut
al these reductions lss Ison IT, l,lMH Tho cost Of
| than tho cost to alDhfreat.
GOODS NECgtvED
ut the. Port OF Chlcago April Is: Root Il Son
Music Company, 10 cases musical 1nstrusncuts !;
| Lyon d lIeauy, Z cnsus musical Instruments;
! Jacob llallu, case agate aald jewclry; +, IL E.
! Jaeger, II IaekaErs rnrlllenwar0; 0r0intnes 4
| Ullrlcll, 10 cases Augaaturn blttcrs; CaVauag!l
g. Bodlu. . 1S-p!pes brandy, Guartcr~ptpt
brandy; j. q. Kirk l. Co., 2ou cask1 soda asst,
| NJ. j. Ncahr Il Co., bales burlaps; Drst, Rus,
acl d Co., bcasrs e!gars Collections 81, 485. W.
| TROVtslONa.
| HOQ rROnuCrS-WeFs In very good dou,anJ,
aad stronger all round, in 1ylnpnthy With report.
| while The local hug tnaFkot waA steAcr a.i tlle
| a,l!pnents Of prUluct irum THU city contlnuu
| Iarge.
Spcclat reports 10 the Cincinnati! Price Currsai
show tho number 0t hors packsA VI Tho unlsrnu,s.
| tonea .paces since March !, cunpars1 with tht
sums tlma last year. II sullows:
| iprli n3-- 1Rit. 18Th.
| Cincinnati. ....... -. ....... III. .hu1 e3. htNl
| Chicasu ........... .b.a I'M ohu, 00l
u. LoA's; s;;...s' '...s,.. "'.' hH.ngn ~. W.
lMHlAaalIul's. ..,...,.... ''... n:,uuu tM, uut
| GlSftlauu -++.ss. .ss.-+'.t.,s 3!seoo .n.n!s
J hn!aN Glty. .....,:...,. ...... Ih7.u Nj. ds'l
axst lonk-A4ysnsea ::2.ts p: btl. the la,cs
ot Thussaay II Sacs r VERY III o1sloftsd y saG tTl.
s i3nss1. IL; :o, sd bsEs sel!sr Juno Ut 80. 5;ha
an l. ooo i'll ssIisr Jay y. 81. J:'Ssl'. ss. T"ai
4: b00 bEs. Thu market cosfd *irong Ut 81. .u9ts
sst !" M ss sr % 9ans. s a s ssSsos 81 i Is
Jnty+ Ult loEk WaR steattY at ~. W. tslMo ies
puFk wa quoted u sy.0u, aui extra psims 4
Lau.-Advaucel 1879 per 100 lis, the latss
91otii"n' *tn DC aove r. - n 1atess s rissi
Al3Y al II, U.lsGt Oh; III, fAA} tc3 yRllpt JuJlB