, 1880-02-06
Withdrawn from store durius Wednesday for

city consumption: ECO bu Wheat, ], ,4la hu corn+
100 bu bNrtey.
The following grain WIS jnspocted into Htoro
In this o!ty yesterday noy,ing: b caiH winter
wheat, cur mixed, . cnrs No. spring. T. cars
No. do, II cnrs low gr1Ilcs t33 whcap; 10 CARS
No. corn, n cars hi4h-mExctl, u cnrs low grades
es.s CORN: u cars white oats cars No. inlxeIt
cars rejected t25 onta); :cars No. 2ryc; 7cars
No. barley. cnrs extra. , cars feel 10 barley.
Total. 303 cars, or $4,000 ILL., Inspected cut:
sl,oss! ba wheat, 77,179 bu corn, :,7sl bn ryo.
Tho leading prod,Aco markets wcro rathor
weak ycstertlny,-pork very much so,-an1 with
larpu volume Of business doing In some de-
pArtancEta. Tho depression IN othor directions
seemed 10 bc chiefly due to tho decline in pork.
which In turn was started down BY larger
receipts Of hogs mud lower prices thorcror,
Thero was, however, independent rcAson for
weakness In pork. We hnvo Il hitherto-unhenrd.
OF quantity on hand, tho stock being cAt{nntctl
mt over 900 COO brts, with 20l 600 acknowledged in
tho returns made by holders. There Is no con-
sunipt!yo demand for tho nrtlclo ut all proper
uonNto 10 tho quantity IN cxfs!enco. or course
1t will bo cacn If # DO offered Mt something tIko
hc per ID below tho rrlco Of saltcd m!ddlcs; anl
some operators took this view Of tho caso yes
tcrlay, concluding that pork is to obtgh. The re-
suit WIS 4 sharp dcclIrle, which dragged down
lortl and meats In sympathy, though the hitter
IRE III relatively a1unli stock. Tho Agricultural
1fnrcAu, fn It's report for Jant,ary, cstimutcs
falling OFT In hog crpp Of nbout
| per cent. Or nearly one and quarter million
| hogs; but tho receipts yesterday wore much
fargeF, and partfcs IN tho trado hnyo been pre-
| dieting hig arrivals for this month. Tho fear
! that this would wurk prices down CAUSED solne
hrnyy 1nnrgin cN!!a ut the outset, and that
brought good tsonI of long pork o., tho market,
followed by the usual rush of short so'!crs.
Thora wero reusons for thinking TINT tho whcat
| Al.gn
| ind c0rn would prDbnbly have followed tho OK
utnple. There were fow buying or.'ers IN
hnnd for grain, but tho receipts wero
snlall, with 1nodornto shipments. In tho
| afternoon tho tonu was sioAllpf, md pro-
/ visions ctosld shndo tlr1nor thnn ut nfciuuk.
blcas park closed 100 lower, ut about $ll8Tt for
seller March and Sls.o5 for April. Lard closed
l5dpl7.1o lpwer. ut S7.l.'i617.15 for new sollcr
Murch lind $7..5 fur April. 6hnrt rtts closed at
$o.2sstbe.227.t for Nurch. Spring wheat closed 1su
lower, ut SLID fur spot uni si.s3A for March.
Corn claBcd hGb4c lower, ut tau spot ah,l 4ic for
| Muy. OAts cused i4o iEwer, At 1b3su for Mny l1ld
tt4b.:s:,so for tho month. Nyv was trluer, ut 1Go
apot and 754c fur s1ureh. Aarley cuaol lower,
ut x,3ac se!nr Mnrrh No. : anA 62o do extra 4,
Tugs wcra G1ffo tnwcr, clostng wenk, mt $3.50
4.A0 for light md ut tl.304 10 for heavy. Cattle
were lower. 6nlcs wcro ut $aa,4s,l1a.is.
Dry goods continue to advance, though Tie
opening Ut the rogulhr spring trAdo IL still full
fortnight nwny. Ealno buyers from remote
| points lsave arrived hut ns yOt very tew buyers
la:tv1 put In I'LL appearance. Thero Is Il fair antl
improving detnRnd fur groceries, md tho general
ulnrket has stendjur tone. loots anu SHOES Are
still rather qiet, though trao is reported hotter
tllnn lust week. III tho market for dairy prod
llcts there wore no changes. Hath butter and
c1lccsu woru firm. Dried fruits waru quoted
ste.,ty nlld ilrtn. Fish wore IN demaEa ut stehly
priccs nenlers In canned goods rot,nrt u con-