, 1880-08-01

Inc lcn1lng produce markets were rather
tame Saturday, with not SO much chungc it
pracesus on some previous day, though there was
unsteadiness In spot wheat end rye The days
trading presented little to be pareicuarized.
| There was some tr,,ding to square up longer
! futures III wheat and pork, which tho parties
| did not care to carry over Sunday, and also some
! filling in Of August shorts, in preparation for
| the deliveries of Monday. Not very much of
! the latter, as the August deals seemed to have
been pretty we'll squared up previously, leaving
the work to concentrate more decidedly on Sep
tcmocr, with growing interest in subsequent
months. The foreign news was less favorable
to strength In wheat, a scarcity Of ycsscl-room
helped 10 make corn tame md general seuse
OF hclplcsness made provision operators un-
certain which wny to act for which
reason many Of them did not act at alI
Rye was weakened by the fact Of lurger receipts
than were expected, and some Of the shorts ab-
stunned from filling Mt decline Of &c, thinking
that the situation warrnnted a greater break
Barley is dull. The barley quotations havo been
little better than nominal for weeks past, and
ut some times may have been wide Of the truth.
We note that couple of car-loals Of No. 9 sold
at Toe last Friday OF the Board. Mess pork closed
eNc lower, at $l5ss7i @15.70 for September and
sl5.4ODl5.42h for October. Lard closed SO lower,
at $i25 seller August aud $7.3oGl7. a,!z for Sep
tetnber. Short ribs closed at .nnsE,z@7.ee5 for
ut 8}2ic for August and s6alc for September. Rcd
winter closed at gec asked for August. Corn
closed shade tirnor, at 355xc for spot and 355zc
for September.
Oats closed easier, at &c for cash and 2?tsc for
August. Rye declined 304c for cash, closing ut
Toe, and August at e5Hc. Barley was dull ut 74c
for September, and about s5c spot No.. Hogs
were less active, and closed easy at s4,50DAs5
for light, and at $4.40(2500 for henvy. Cattle
o1sr.% y R1~H-.
There WIS fair movement in staple and
fancy dry goods and q nominally steady set Of
prices Boots and shoes met with restricted
demand only, this being tho DUH seuson with
dealers In foot wear. Prices we're stcudIly held.
Jcbbers Of groceries were pretty busy, the de-
mand from the country nnd city trade continu-
fng good. Sugars, codees, tens, rice, and most
other lines were firmly held No changes wercrc-
ported in the dricd-frutt and fish markets.
Butter continued In good request, and was
quoted firm, tho supply being light. The de-
mand for cheese showed little or no improve
ment, and previous prices were barely sustained.
In The market for oils, paints, and colors no
changes were noted. Pig-iron was Arm. The
demand Is improving, md dealers look for an
advance little further along In tho season.
Lumber was steady Mt the yards and fairly
nctive. The cargo offerings were small, and
soon sold out Wool was in fair request ut un- |
changed prices. The stock is light, but sutH-
cient to keep the market amply supplied. The
sales Of seeds were light Hay was steady, with
good demand for Old, very little Of
which was to be had, however, and
most Of the new arrived in bud condition.
Hides were steady, and broou-co slow and
weak. The sales OF poultry were light at rc-
duced prices, the heavy stock having deraoral-
tied the market. Green fruits were also lower,
Us result OF big offerings OF native varieties,
and good deaf of poor fruit was on the street.
Lake freights were 1ru1er, closing Mt 4aic for
corn to Buffalo, and 10c for wheat to Kingston.