, 1879-04-27

At the recent sales OF lurs at Leipsic, kunlz
raccoon, and muskrat declined about 10 per cent
from the Ma rch sales.
The existence Of good premium on deliver
les OF corn i'll July and August has caused g
good deal Of NAV corn to be transferred into
those months already, and Is expected BY some
to make over biay receipts rather light. One
operator stated Saturday that he thought the
May receipts here will be chiefly of corn already
shelled; that now remaining in cribs standing q
good chance Of being held over into future
months.
Such OF the corn as is being shelled seems to
be turning out Unexpectedly we'll. Some report
that they hare obtained sos per cent more
shelled corn than they expected they had bought
on the cob.
About $1,000 boxes Of meats were imported
into Liverpool during the three months ending
with Feb this year, over and above the guam
tity received there twelve months previously.
Yet the stock there at the beginning of last
February was less than year before that date.
The consumption Of our meats In England has
been enormously stimulated by the low prices
at which the stock has recently been offered.
The shipping movement Of grain by lake
opens out slowly, though freights have de-
clned severely from the figures agreed to by
a recent combination Of carriers. It is under
stood that some yessel-men are willing to carry
corn to Buffalo at about 31@c per bu, but ship
pers still hold off. Some Of them talk as II they
do not intend to operate to any considerable e1-
tent unless they can obtain corn vessels IN the
neighborhood Of 214c, but it is claimed that
some others are willing to pay &c. Rail frcights
are believed to be firm on the basis Of 20c
per 100 lbs OF grain to New York, OH new
contracts, but some old contracts are being fill
ed for less. The opening Of navigation has
modified rail shipments to this extent at least
that the corn and oats now arriving on track
finds so few buyers that a good deal Of it is be-
ing placed in store, which is the most convenient
for loading into vessels.
Some operators in wheat are said to have
feared manipulation in the May zeal, and to
have recently covered their May shorts for that
reason, which accounts for the recent shrinkage
in the June premium as compared with May.
The leading produce markets we're unusually
quiet Saturday: SO quiet that there was more
singing than trading for some time in the de-
partu1cnts of wheat and provisions. The latter
averaged easier, while wheat and corn were
stronger, and oats were tride off. Rye was in
better demand, and barley dull. Rcceipts for
grain which were dated Saturday we're rcla-
tivelv stronger, selling nearly at May prices, rs
they can be delivered May !, on contracts, with
out additional storage charge beyond the Ike
due for the first ten days.
Dry goods were active, with prices exceed
fngly firm. Cotton goods are still advancing,
many. lines being in greatly reduced supply:
anu stocks generally being light The grocery
market had no specially new features. The
demand equals all reasonable expectations, and
the prevalent feeling is one OF frmness. .Su-
gars are meeting with an increasing demand,
and prices show hardening tendency. Dried
fruits we're unchanged. Prunes, Valencia rails
tns. and apples we're firm. There was fair
country demand for cured fish. Trout and
bank cod were quoted lower. Other kinds
we're Dom!nally steady There was no improve
ment in the butter aud cheese markets, the de-
maud continuing light and prices remaining
weak. Oils were active and generally steady.
The exceptions were turpenttne and miners' oil,
both OF which we're lower Leather was dull
Tobacco WIS III good demand, with prizes show
ing decline corresponding With the new tax
which goes into effect May l.
Lumber was in good demand at the yards at
prices that hare ruled during the week. The
cargo sales were tight. and prices underwent no
material change. Prominent local dealers think
the outlook for lumber is improving. They Go
not predict an carly rise in prices unless manu-
actually stop shipping, which some Ut
them threaten to do, but figure On smaller
production in the Northwest, owing to the poor
for getting out the logs. The wool
and hay markets were quiet. Broom corn was
steady. Seeds we're firm, the meagrc offerings
preventing the filling Of orders Potatoes
Feakened under big receipts and reports Of