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EEW YORK.


NV YoEK, AUG. 2.-CoTros-Qutet At 11ss0
11Hc; futures weak; August, lis 26c; septem-
ber, IL. 19c: October. TO- sic; November. 10. 35c;
December, II .34c; January, 10. 3Sc; FEBRUARY,
lO-tSc.
F1.oun-1n buyers favor; receipts. 13, COO brls;
supe.ane State and Western, 81. 85@4- 40: COM
mon H. choice e1tru, Il. 4094.7J; good to choice
ST. soA6. so; white wheat extra 81. 1905. 25; extra
Ohio, s.. 5096. 90; St. Louis, S4.5oG6. so; MIN
uesota palent process. IS. 1908 90.
Observation-Disclosures active; receipts. $780,
600 bu: No. 3 spring, 93HG293Hc; No. spring,
81. o21:Q1. O.; ungraded do, 85GG96c; unsraded
winter red, sGc@s1. 0s14; No.. F.: do, 81. ossi9
J. oy,z; No. oo 81. o9al@ l: 1oA; unGraded dam. am,
efr eo@1 o9 a. a%ss os nnsradsa
20 MI do i<aes il, o!a 6a), 81 r.
5sa sio6er aasqsa salss ooo eu@ RE
inaI. Malt ouirt and unchanged. Corn less active:
5ees1nt5i 81 Voo steamer august 44e bd 44Sc
asked: September, 452e pld: a. s6 a;o a1ksa. h oats
Moderate tfade receipts; p,.4oc ~ ooo 0a' mixed
We1tcrn. .t3Q1jIc: white, 5I07oc.
.uAY-Firm ut 45Et50c.
Iors-Molcfately active. ..
observation-disclosures quiet but steady. SngaE NOM
inalIy unchanzed: fair to good refining 62t@6Ec.
Wolasses dull and nominal Kice-Oemand fair
A'iP PErro,sua-Steady; o se united, zoe; crude. SO
G4fC. rGuntQ. Q1C.
TALLow-Stcady at 13-16c-
R.A1S-Qniet at 81. ESQ | 30
TCRPENrINE-F1rm at.1c-
20 Esgs-Unsetted.
LEArHEr-Demand active; hcm1ock sole Buenos
Ayrcs and Rio Grande light middle and heavy
weights, 20it223c.
Woo1-firm: domestic fleece, 3o@45c; pulled.
18Ql l40c; un.vashed, 9Gz32c.
PsoY1stoSs-Pork In buyers favor; new nnesB,
SIS. suGo!. rs. Beef quiet but steady: Cut meats
qnet and unchanged. Lard-hoderatc trade:
prime steam, 81. 80
BuTrEn-Firm; Western. 7G11Tc- ...
CMEEsE-Dul aud nouinal: Western, AlD5Ae-
Wu1EKr-Somina1.y at 81. 07h.
MErALs-MaRufacture copper dull and nominal;
inaot lale, I61sG174c. fig-iron-Scotch-De-
mand fair and market firm at 20a229zc; American.
15i=@20c. Russia sheeting, 11hWl2c; ineot,
NAILs-Horseshoe, No. 8, 2.:5; cl1uch. S3.75
1
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BY TELEGRAPH. .
FOREIGN.

special Dispatch to The Tribune.
LtrERroo1, Aug. 2-11:30 q. m.-FIoun-No.
!, lis Sd; No. :, 9s I'D. So.
x-Whcat-Winter, No. l. os Cd; No. 2, es
Cd; spring, No. J., 8s l0d; No. ., is 10d; white,
No. l, 9s. Sd; No. ., IS Cd; club, No. ], los;
No. ., 9s 3D. Corn-Eew, No. I, "a Cd.
PEoy1s1oSs-pork, 49s. Lard. 31s.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2.-Corroy Exchange closed.
PRov1sloNs-Short clear bacon, 26s; long do,
25s Sd.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-L1SsEED On-2Ss.
ANTWERP, Aug. l.-PETno1Eux-i7f 12Hc-
The following were received py the Chicago
Board Of Trade:
L1vEnroo1, Aug. 2-11 80 a.. .m.-Flour, os Cd
@l1s Sd. Whcat-Wiutcr, os ed@9s Cd: spring, is
10d0ss l0d; whitc,. IS Gd@os Sd; club, Us 0dG10s.
Corn, Is Cd. Pork, 4gs. Lard, 3Is.
LIVERPOOL Aug. 81 p. m.-Flour, 12s.
Wheat dull and easier; lQ13d lower; red winter,
9s Sd; No. = spring. Sc Sd; No. do, rs lid; Cali
forn1a declined Id. Corn firm and in fair demand.
Car.ocs of coast7Wheat rather dull; corn firm.
Weather rather more favorable. pork-Westcrn
P 81, 41s. Lard, 31s. Bacon dull aud easier;
sd lower on short clear; long clear, 25s Cd; short
clear, 2Gs.
LoSDoS, Aug. 2.-LryEnroo1-Wheat rather
easier: California white, 9s 61G0s lid: white
Michigan, s. sd: Western red. 9s Sd; No. 3sprins,
IS No. ? do, S. 10d. Corn arm. MAnK LANE
Cargoes off coast-Wheat in fair demand and
steady: the demand for the Coatirent continues;
, 1879-08-03

preparation for the autumn trade, which they
EXPECT Will be the most active they nave
had for number OF years. There was
lair movement in staple and fancy groceries,
and steady set of prices was noted.
Butter was nominally unchanged Choice quail
lt1cs remained firm, the supply falling short Of
the demand. The cheese market had no new
features. Fine full creurns were held at 514G6c.'
Dealers in dried fruits reported fair move
meat, with prices generally firm. In the fish
market no important changes we're apparent.
There was scanty supply of most descriptions,
which restricted business 10 some extent. Prices
ruled firm. The baggtng market Was active,
With prices firm. Leather remained dull. 10
bacco was in 1air request at fully previous fig
ures. No changes were reported in tile market
for oils, paints, coal, and wood.
Lumber was trmcr at the sale-doeks, the offer
inss being small. Piece-stu1f advanced to
566235, and shingles we're stronger. At the
yards trade continues excellent, and common
grades are frm in sympathy with the cargo
market. The wool, broom-corn, and hide
markets exhibited no important changes.
Seeds were mora active, and shade
easier, except clover, which was firIner
Green fruits were in good supply and fair re-
quest, the soft varieties being lower. Poultry
was steady, except small spring chickens, which
were slow and lower. Potatoes were dull. The
receipts are light, and The street dealers only
keep few barrels on hand to meet tho demands
Of their downtown customers, who do not buy
much OF the farmers.
The stock of pork in New York is officially re-
ported as 101, 140 brls, against III, ,465 brls
month ago, and 1885 brls year ago. The
stock Of lard there is given l34 53s tcs against
154,1s1 tcs month ago, aud 4, ,as62 tcs year
ago.
The stock Of lard in this city was given Fri
day as 124, COZ tcs. 4 kind friend has taken the
officially reported stock Of 2l0,l57 tcs at the
beginning OF March, added 137, $50 tcs for the
manufacture siucc that date, and suhtracted
205, 500 tcs for the net excess of shipments
over receipts, giving an estimated stock OF
12, 500 tcs now. He allows Is lbs for the $4,000
hogs killed in Julv and 81 lbs for the 1,600 900
hogs killed in March to June, inclusive.
MOVEMENT OF WHEAT.
fo13arvfnu 4ho raoa;nfo MI Oh hfr-
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IS asked. Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern
4s advanced II, to n. Pueblo g. Arkansas is
remained at 105@1054. In railroad stocks,
Atchison l. Topeka advanced 1, to 10S5<, and
closed at 10S56@109. Atchiaon 6Nebraska sold
II higher, at IS. Pueblo was firm at 56057.
Burlington & Missouri Railroad fell *. to 1861,
closing at 11611@116X. Cincinnati g. Sandusky
sold as before at z 1916, closing at 7M@7%.
Northern Pacific sold at II for the common
stock, and IS for preferred. Indianapolis, Gin
clunatt d Lafayette MAS steady at 2.
There was, on Wednesday, stronger market
Tor Baltimore d Ohio common, which opened
with sale Of six shares at LIS, which was fol-
lowed with sales of forty-flve shares at 119, and
100 shares do at 130 closing at 1i9s< bid, 120]14
asked. The latest previous sale reported was
at n6H. The second preferred do WAS Il per
cent higher, selling at 10lH. 4 small lot Of the
dividend scrip sold at 1191z.
Pennsylvania sold, On Wednesday, At 40@401.
There are, according to the New York Tribune,
some unpleasant intimations given out about
the method by which the recently declared diVl-
deud On this stock is TO be paid, but as the Com
pany's report of its business for the year ended
June 80 is not to be published until October, it
is not possible either to confirm or contradict
the rnmors. But. this sllr is promptly met BY
the Company By al official statement Of the
earnings Of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Company given for each month for the last four
years. In the present fiscal year the month OF
June is estimated. Including this, the net earn
tngs for the year amount to Sc ,321.ll, against
s.. 3344 2A2 for 1s77-7S, s2,14o,52o for 1867,
and s., ,967, $50 fo1 1856.
The New York Herald has information that at
meeting Of parties interestedin in Missouri, Kan
sas tS Texas plan WIS formed for the reorcani-
zation of the road, which, il carried out, will be
extremely beneficial to It's interests.
At the New York Mining Exchange, on Thurs
day, the market opened active and stronger for
nearly all classes Of stock. Huk,i (new stock)was
in demand at 51.55@1.70 buyer 60; Caledonia
(B'ack Hills) Was stronger at S2.60G2.15, Inde-
pendence at s2-15, and Bertha and Edith at IL.
Lcadville, which the day before WAS called for
the first time at the Stock Exchange, was
stronger at S300G3.10.
The following shows the fluctuations OF the
, 1879-08-03
JOHN Il. WRENE 4 CO.,
BANNERS AND BROKERS', 3.
6oWafhtngton-st., corner Dearborn.
UNITED STATES 4 PER CENT BONDS
FOE SALE.
CITY SCRIP Fur 1879 BOUGHT.
BIZ TELEGRAPH.

NEW YORK.
NEW YonK, Aug. 2.-Gorernments inactive
Railroad securities firm.
State bonds dull
Bar silver here is 1u}6. Subsidiary silver
coin is 111s(@1B per cent discount.
Stock market buosant during the greater por-
ton Of the day, with an advance in prices rang
ing from 4@2A per cent. The most con-
spicuous in the upward movement we're the
Granger Shares, Lake Shore, Wabash, Iron
Mountain g. st. Louis, Kansas CitY d. Northern.
Coal stocks and Western Union declined k@
136 per cent, but closed at partial recovery.
The general list, in the final sales, showed re-
action Of 35@M per cent. Transactions, 23s00o
shares: 1900 Eric, 35 GOO Lake Shore, 10000
Wabash, 5000 Northwestern common, $500
preferred, Il, 900 st. Paul common, 1,500 pre-
feFred. 14,000 LackawanDa, $500 New Jersey
Central. 1900 Morris & Essex, .2,2oD Michigan
Central, 1.S00 Union Pacific, 2,4oo c., c., C. d.
l., 5000 Hannibal d ST.. doe, 2,400 Ohio d Mis-
tissippi common. II, 700 preferred, 10000 West
orn Union: 1,40O Kansas &, Texas, 5000 st,
LOUIS. Kansas City & Northern common, Il, 600
preferred, 1900 Chicago, St. Paul d Minnesota,
5000 Iron Mountain, and 1,600 Louisville d
Nashville.
Money active at 21{(@7 per cent, closing at S.
Prime mercantile paper, 344. -
Sterling exchange, dull and weak; sixty
days 4s27l: sight, 4ss4
. The weekly bank statement is as follows:
Loans, increase, s8,697,50o; specie, decrease,
200; legal tenders, increase, s.. 367, 100; de-
posits, increase, sl1,3s 100; circulation. in
crease, SIS 800; reserve, increase, S224444,S15. S224444
:, 4he banks now hold s13,6l4,S ,S75 In excess OF
their legal requirements.
GOVERNMENTS.
G3f2ns Of 1884,. 104*.. New Der cents. .10o
!fs:..-.-... ...104H Currency 6s........ 12lH
, 1879-08-03
.dY1f1es.

The Chicago Daily Commercial Report says:
Packing operations at Chicago were again rather
SLACK tue past week, less than ~ 00o heap OF hogs
ana,ns their way into packers hands, and the
great share OF the lotal killing was done ny those
pacEers WHO cut entirely l0r the export trade The
supply OF hogs uo to "Wednesday did not warrant
those Dnckers who cut mainly for tue DOMESTIC
market to begin operations, aud, while they picked
up fe'r thousand hogs the last three days Of the
week under review they only did so because prices
haa 9 % o cose to rs PER 5 ana tney Goud 10
any very large loss. The n'snnfactnre in
consequence was very largely Of those cuts more
csncctaily suited to the foreign trade Very little
pork was made OF any description, the present
stocks being. ample. and the prices current not
watruniing liberal production. Lard was pro-
duced moderately free. the price Of ths article au-
mttlng VI a profit 10 rhe manufacturers. Short
r1os are exceedingly plenty, and very lew II any
were manufactured. but Of long clear and short
excessive: Shoulders ruled very dull and lower,
and very little attention was pald to the nlanufac-
tnre OF this article. Ilams were produced nloder~
ately free but mainly on foreign account. Al the
fancy cuts commanded far share Of attention on
silc.''
MESS PonK-Was steady, but declined SC in the
latter part OF the session. and closed sc per b1i be-
low the latest quotations Of Friday Sales were
reported OF ESQ ors seller August at SIS, j, 600
brls seller September at S.. 2o@s. rs, and 2, $50
brls seller October at S8. 25Gs 32H. Total, 5000
bFts. The market closed atmc at IS. loDl. 10 Tor
cash. S. .1oGS. 12H for August, So. 2oe2s. 2h for
September, and about Ss. 27H1S:3 30 for October:
Prime mess and extra mess were entirely nominal.
1Ann-Declned 2Nc per 100 lbs from the latest
prices OF Friday. Sales were repoFtedof !. 900 tcs
spot at S.. IS, $50 tcs seller August at IS. 529@
S. IS, s, 500 tcs seller September at S. 5f5@s Go,
and s. $50 tcs seller October at SIS. .ooGs.65. To-
tai, 10, 600 tcs. The market closed quiet at S. 5
@5.5 spot, S.. 52@5. IS for seller August,
s.. '1sGe5. GO for September, and S.. COOS. 62,a
for October.
MEATs-Wese rather quiet and shade easier.
Loca! futures were offered less sparlns1y, nna
few lots were wanted for Shipment 80 that the
, 1879-08-03
Governments Unchanged --- For
eign Exchange Weak.
Board Of Trade Settlements at the Chi
cagu Banks---The Riso in
Stocks.
The Produce Markets Iregular-Provis-
ions Quiet and Easier-Hogs
Steady.
1 Eay Of Neakness in Wheat and Corn-..Rys
and Oats L0Ner---Iofentnt ef
preduce.
FINANCIAL.

Governments vert unchanged. Chicago deal
e. Wcre paying 1925 for the 4s, and we're
SEX ling at 1G2s6. The 6s were 10isl, the 81
104, the 41Ss 1865. The demand WIS good,
spd The aggregate Of local transactions large.
Fort ign exchange was dull, and rate. we're
weak. The supply Of bills was small Posted
rates fo1 sterling were 4S3 and 4S5. In Chi
ego act1'a1 transactions were at 4S2@4So14
and 4s4{1AA4. New YORK actual rates were
4s22A@4S21 and 4s4<@ls4115. Sterling grain bills
we're $50 AMI 482. French grain bills were
52s1& and 52aA. French bankers bills were
SIX and $50. Commercial bills On Antwerp
were, as usual, weaker than those on Paris,
and we're quoted at 53o9.
CopsoIs advanced to 9S 1-1G. The London
Economist notes promising change that has
taken place in the t1ade Of Great Britain with
! the United States II. their report for the year
1878 the Commissioners Of her MalestH's Gus
toms direct special attention to the great de-
Glue that has taken plao. during the past two
ycars in English exports 70 tie United States
gince 1S74 they point out the value Of the goods
i sent thithcr as falling of As per cent, the
!: amount in 1874 being 600, as compared
&, with el4 81, 100 In 1878. The Economist now
prints figures which show that this year q
marked change has taken place. It says:
; Our cxports to the States have ceased to dlmln-
ish- and are now rapidly expanding. And that
this would be an immediate result OF revival OF
prosperity in the States s what NC have frequently
predicted. The Americana have been restricting
their purchases from us all these years not be-
cause they did not want our goods. but because
the disasters OF 1873 left them without money to
par for them. They can nov. thanks mainly
to their abundant harvest afford to buy more
largely from us, and they hare not been slow to
do go.
The Board Of Trade settlements for August
gave the Chicago banks their principal business.
and carried the clcariu4s up to $500, ,00O-
Country order for currency are becoming heavier
every day, but New York exchange has adFapced
above the shipping poiut Agood demand from
country bankers for New York exchange is re-
ported. Discounts nre quiet, and deposits in
.reasins, Rates are 4@6 per cent on call, and
7@S per cent on time.
The clearines OF the Chicago banks are report
ed rs follows by Manager D. r Hale, Of the Chi
.sgo Clearing House:
, 1879-08-03

Vessels we're in good request ior grain yesterday,
and &c was freely paid on corn. and NC on wheat.
Carriers asked an advance at the close. Charters
were as follows: To BuGafo-Schrs J. Hoyt and
Champion corn at 4c; echr J. H. Hutchinson llate
Friday, wheat at 4Ac; schr Hazard, chartered
lately to arrive for wheat at IL; echrs ]. c. King
aud North Cape. wheat. Props Badger State and
Montana, corn to New England. To Erie-Prop T.
A. Scott and Wissahickon, corn through. To Col
Inswood-rzop Lake Erie, wheat; and schr 9: D.
Norris, corn at 2sac, free Of elevation. To King
ston-Schr u. McFlae. wheat. Capacity, 265, COO
bu wheat and about $50, 600 bu corn.
, 1879-08-03

Long clears quoted at 20 loose. and 81. 10
Soms 6o1ed 4@ss sone3 lons fos
10 to Is average; green hams, same averages,
@nAc; green shoulders, 31ic..
hacon quoted At 43@5!:c for shoulders. 44H
4:sc Tor short ribs, 5.6N3c for short clears, ~
09c for hams. all canrased and packed.
GHEAsE-Was quict at ~ @5c for white, 4D4Hc
Tor good yellow. and :'sGn4c for brown, with sale
OF l50 packages yellow at &c.
BEEF-Was quiet at 50. 7501o 90 for mess
$40: 75D1l. 90 for extra mess. and SO. ooGl9. so
for hams.
5H9osac for country.
, 1879-08-03

A: HARn CASE Have you given electricity
lister, az he took tea With the old lady. ':Eiec-
tEicity,," said she. ''Wel1, yes, reckon has.
vas y struck BY lightning last summer and hove out
sort OF good" Her complaint could, undoubtedly,
have been cured by the use Of Sanford's Jamaica
Ginger, without resofting to so shocking remedy.
, 1879-08-03
MARINE NEWS.

CLARK STREET BRIDGE DAMAGED.
Clar; street bridge had two narrow ESCAPES from
beng knocked off its tu-n-rab1e yesterday, AMI
was considerably damaged as it was. The prop
Annie Yonng, bound down the river, had tilt
with the bridge about 2:45 p. m.. and the latter
was either swung upon one Of the formers arches
or the propeller into the bridge. At all events
the bridge was swinging when the propeller was
passing through the starboard draw, amt about
twenty feet Of the footway on one end OF the bridge
was torn away, and for moment or,
two the entire structure was in imminent
danger of being wrecked and tumoled into the
river. barrier was placed across the footway
where the damage was done, and up to O'Clock
last night steps had been taken BY the city TO-
ward making repairs. Later In tina afternoon the
bridge and tore plank or two, but did not do any
serious damage.
, 1879-08-03

Yesterday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock, while
the prop Sta1ucca about to pass through one Of
the draws Of Wells street bridge, her stern bear
ings got loose aud were thrown haff-way across
the river. A tug was signa1ed, and the vessel WIS
towed to the Union Steamboat Company's dock at
the foot Of Washington street. She will be dry
docked for repairs.
, 1879-08-03

A telegram received from Trononto yesterday
announced that the prop California would leave
Hamilton tomorrow morning to take her
place in the Chicago. Lake Champlain
il ColIinsWood Line, which will givc three
steamers week, instead OF two, On that route.
The increase OF boats denotes III increase Of busi-
ness, and st ows the line to be wel-projected
enterprise.
, 1879-08-03

tone Of the market wss really steady though soroe
ious to sell. Sales were reported OF so boxes shoul
defs at Ss.40; 400 boxea long and short clears Mt
81 SO; 100 boxes short clears at 81. 57E: 100 scs
s%or pcs,ed hams on pirate terms; n 20 eoxes
ribs at 81. l0G4 12H5 seller August; 81. Is
se'1er September: and s. S74Gg 90 seller the year;
- boxes do uightl at 81. a. The closing prices OF
1he leadlae cuts Of meaks were about q. follows:
, 1879-08-03

PoRr CoLnoESE, Ont, Aug. o--Lake Michigan
report-Passed up-Bark Gibraltar, Kingston to
Chicago, light; Ltsgar, Kingston to Chicago light;
stcam-b barge Lincoln, Kingston to Chicago, light.
Down-Schrs Nassau, Chicago to Kingston,
wheat; West Side, Milwaukee to Kingston, wheat;
G. M. Caae, Milwaukee to Kingston. wheat; Ara
bia, Chicago to Kingston, wheat; Hyderhad, Chi
caao to kingston wheat.
Wind-SouthTesc brisk.
, 1879-08-03

4bt3+ 1919. 1876,
Wheat bu.. SIS, $50 ], 1Ss ~ SOL o90 9
Corn. qrs.... .-..... GIT, 485 l. 04, :,25 870 400
The leading produce markets were irregular
Saturday. Provisions we're relatively steady,
the changes in price being small, though some
quoted the market as weak. Brcadstuffs were
weak all round, with fine weather aud high
freight rates bearing quotations on grain.
Mess pork declined Sc per brl, closing at S. 10
@S.121 for August and sS.2o@S.2 224 for Sep
tcmbcr. Lard closed 2>>Sc per 100 lbs lower, ut
S5'5219@555 for August and s5.5711f@5.60 for
September. Meats closed shade easier, at
S4.1214@4.15 for September short ribs. spring
wheat closed &c lower, at SIC for August and
S5A@S5Mc for September. Winter wheat
closed at 96c spot and 942lc seller Au-
gust. Corn closed s4@1c lower ut
3326c for August and 1896 for September
Oats closed ss@34c lower, at 23c cash or seller
the month. Rye was lower, closing at about
50Ac for August aud 51c for car-lots of No. g
BARLEY closed at 75c seller September Hogs
were in lair demand and firm at So. 7O@3. IS for
light, and at S. 10(13.70 for heavy. Cattle were
dull and weak, with sales of common to choice
Mt 81. 22.5014.60.
The situation In freights is the great cause Of
present weakness in grain, OR at least the lead
iuE, excuse therefor. Not single uncharicred
gra1n-vcssel remained in tile "creek ~ Satur-
day, SO that tie question OF rates was compare
lively an unimportant one There was no in
duccment to shippers to operate. as present
rail rates are regarded as prohibitory on
through business. The low rates OF the
early summer scattered Vessels ito the four
"inds,' and they have not yet got back into
+hc11p}, ~
have advanced. It is believed that yessel.roou
Will be much more plenty the coming week, and
tnat stocks will then lessen instead OF increas-
ing. The old wheat now here is understood to
have been all sold for shipment to Europe, and
TO be held back simply because Of the freight
difficulty. It ought to be moEcd out to make
room for the new, which is now coming forward
ireelF. While 1t remains here it encourages
short sellers to operate SO freely Is to put
do"n prices; and lessen materially the amounts
mat would otherwise be received BY the pro-
ducers Of the new crop.
Lake trelghts we're in good demand, with q
scarcity OF vessels, at 4c for corn aud 411c for
wheat oS sail TO Buffalo, and exc on corn to
os"eeo' Through to New York By lake and
eana' was quoted at 10c for corn, and 10s<c for
wheat. Through to Boston no1inal at lie for
sofn. kali treights we're steady at zoe per 100
os on grain to New York, with an advance of |
'c promised to take effect Monday. Through
:a1cs On meats to Liverpool were quoted at 5SM !
e5sc per 100 lbs, and 64117c to Antwerp.
III ars-eoods circles there vas little that is !
1e" to note. The mail order trade continues Of |
alr dimensions, but there are very few BUYERS |
'resent in person, aud, as is always the case at |
LIS seasoo ot tue year, the volume Of business |
light Prices remain steady aud firm. Boots
nd shoes we're quoted quiet, firm, and un-
banged. Nanutact4zeFs are yerr busy. in
, 1879-08-03
TIE IDLER IN PORT.

The yacht 1dler arrived from her Lake Michigan
and Like Superior pleasure cruise yesterday, in
command Of Capt. Archie Fisher. The party who
accompanied her on the trio enjoyed themselves
greatly, and good weather WIS experienced as q
general thing.
, 1879-08-03
VESSEL MOVEMENTS

Qultc acet OF vessels arrived in yesterday, aud
made things lively for time. During the twenty
four hours ending at 6 o'clock last evening fifty
one sail and fifteen steam vessels arrived, aud
twenty-five Sail aud sixteen steamers departed.
, 1879-08-03

T
FLOUR-Nas dull and averaged weak. though
holders Of old springs quoted them as firm. The
shipping demand was very light, and limited be-
low recent quotations. but one or two lots were
taken for interior points 10 be shipped before Mon
days advance on rail freight rates. The local
trade was dull. Sales were reported OF 700 bris
winters on private terms; 100 brls do, supeEs, at
g. 90; 315 brIs double extras ut ST. 50@5. so; $50
bzls extras at S3 25; 100 brls rye fonr private
terms; and !, COO satks low grade private TERMS
Total. ., 400 packages. The following were the
, 1879-08-03

Capt. Heorge Bulge, Of the acow Planet, de-
MES that be was Master Of the schr Augusta {now
Col. Cook) that collided with and sunk the stmr
Lady Elgin. Us has been crroneousiy stated Capt.
3alot, Of Pigeon BAY Qakc Erie, Was Master Of
the Augusta at the time Of the disaster, ana was
subsequently, drowneo 1E Lake Michigan, off Point
De.scT. when the echr Magec went down with all
on board. Capt. Dudge has expressed the hope
that it will be tho last time that he will hear him.
self mentioned in connection with the sad affoir.
, 1879-08-03

LONDON, Aug. 25p. m.-Cousols,9 IS 1-16; ac-
count, 9S1S.
American securities-Illinois Central, 91N;
Pennsr|vania Central, AN; Reading, 2lX;
Erie, 2935; Erie, preferred. IS; new IS, l053s;
4115s, 1092299; Is, 105sSs.
Linseed oil, 2Ss.
PARIS, Aug. 2.-Rcntes, SCI Soc.