, 1879-03-18

city consumption a59 bu coin, 3.01I bu barley.
Tl,r following gra1n was inspected fntn store
IN this city Yesterday morning: ears No. = tc1
winter wheat, . cars mixcd l car No. 2 hard, oj
cars No. ospriug so ears No. 10, 81 cars re-
icctcd, cur 10 grade t12l wl,cat), Se cars high
mixed corn, 81 cars now do. 10 cars now mixed,
I'll ears No. 2 corn, car Rejected cars no gradu
{2sa7 corn); ~ ears white oate, Is ears No.
mixed, O rars rejected, ear no grate IL uats);
s e,rs NJ. 2 rye, . cars rejected; cars No. !,
barley, 4 cars cxtrA Do car feed tl3 barley.
Total. $40 cars, or 10000 bu. Inspected out:
37,674 bu wheat, 1924 bu corn, 3,3335 bu ryc,
l3,a70 bu barley.
It WIS runorcd yesterday that through rates
to Liverpool were down to about Wc per 100 lbs
on grain, aud tint frc!ghts to the acaboarl were
also casIer. TAta will encourage tho forward
movement Of produce by sail md may DO the
cause OF little weakness IN prIccs at CONSUME
lug points.
An active shipping tlcmn1ld for mcats has been
In existence hcvu for few days past. It is
favored by low fto!ght rates atl stimulated by
The fact oi light arrivals OF hogs hcrc with a
poor quality at that. Thcre Is good deal Of
| product on hand, ,-iudccd, very large stocks,-
but, II tic summer production should be as
stnall as many anticipate, those stocks would
Qb fCHuEGu W kluAli Nlll]EARlUH4 HtllllA u 1NW
months.
As q consequence OF thEs demand md tho cir.
cusnstnsccs causing II, provisions we're stronger
| yesterday, tie speculative articles being more
! souEhE for. Wheat was weak curly, and subse-
lucntly i1rlcs, but nervous throughout, tho
unsettled feelng being attributed 10 uncertainty
about the future course OF largo holders. Corn
was weak carly, In sympathy with wheat, but
stcadier afterwards, md outs wcro quoted Aru,-
CT, wl.iiu the1c wna little change III other grai
| The weather was mtlder, with some stgnB IT
clcarin. oiE, hut tho choppng movements Of
| thu thermometer during the past few days wero
claimed To have been very bad for tho winter
| wllcat.
The demand for domestic null forcigu dry
| goods continues to show satisfactory Increase,
despite the fact that tie weather Is not OF kttl
10 uras1otp nn uctiyo distribution Of spring
fabrics. III yatuoa tllrrd wcro no important
changes, the market ruling strong. Groceries
wete IN good request With prices steady md u,t-
changed. In thu driet-frnlt market tlttlo change
wns observable. TIicsu was u liberal .noyamcmt
In slolncstlcs u1ld Il good seasonao demand for
imported varieties, md. excepting: AAlaga
raisus, prices wc1o firmly supported. Fish
| wpsc falsly uctiyc und irIn oil around. The do
| nan for butter utita cheese was moderate. Fine
goods. being in light supply, remained firm.
l.eathur WAS quoted quiet auu tlrm. Bag.
Etng continues dull. There was tnoGtcr1,te
moyen,ent IN paluts, olis. anl colors at about
stealy figures.
| 1,un,,nr wns IN fnir tinn,nul ot unchanged
| ~ - ~ .t -. 1. 49,
prices. lug season OIL loss"'ns has hceh pro
l0ngetl II faW days by the cool weather alh
fresh falls OF snow IN t1,u wuuis, but III l,lnu3
districts thc carnps have been broken up, tit
ronds being too puor to luul lovs oycr. Sonst
lirnis have ielt tlo tll''oef WITHOUT aaullS u
tl1slr stuck Us '"any Logs as tlcy intended to
lew ElG!lthA mo- bGt tlte Wholc supply is hclyy