, 1880-02-26


Anri1. J,ar1 c)osed 5r higher at S727E for new
! seller March and s737x for April. Short ribs
| closed Mt "a N for Anrfl Spring wheat closed
| Nc higher at 81 e4x for spot end Sl25A for
| March. Corn closed better, at 3'Nc spot and
! 41szc Nav, Oats closed easier, at 359zQ235ssc
seller Nav. Rye Tas easy nt 1315 0734c seller
b1arch and fresh No, was steady ut 75c. Barley
was nomfnally weak, attic for April No. ? and
SIC for March extru 3, Hogs were fairly active
and easy, Mt s4.and4 35 for light and at $3.50
4.65 for heavy. Cattle were dull and unchanged
at s. o5015. n for common to extra -
Continued Improvement in the demand for
dry goods is reported. Probably larger volume
of business is doing than on any previous year
at a corresponding period, and the outlook for
the spring trade is most promising. Prices both
for cottons and woolens remain exceedingly
firm. The grocery market WIS reported slightly
moro active, and, excepting sugars, the general
tenor of prices was firm. Corees we're active at
&c advance, Dried fruits were without quota
Bile change though currants and blackberrfes
were tending HIGHER. Ther~ v~as an easy market
for raisius APPLES and peache.. There WINS
continued good demand for nr',, and luke fish
were agan higher: No whi.s Dish advanced to
sGe50650 and whitensh to +j.Ool15.25. Dairy
products were about ste,dY Ills were IN mod
crate demand The only changes noted were a
decline in naphtha and gasoline Of 1zc. Bagging
was strong. Coal and u0-fron remained dull. d
Lumber was steniy and fairly active, Orders
are arriving freely from the country, and the
local demand is much better thau year ago.
The broom corn market was quiet and steady
Wool was in request and firm, md hides were
quoted easy in consequence of the weakness
East Seeds were more active and nrmcr, the
bulk of the trading being in timothy. Hay sold
Mt former figures The Doultry market was slow
and weol under abundant supplies, and sellers
were anxious to close ont, rs the weather was
too warm for carving stock over. Potatoes
were unchanged. Eggs were easier. owing to
Iarecr receipts.
There would appear to be quite reaction in
the European demand for provisions. One
bouse here hns sold some 70. 600 boxes of meats
within the uast three weeks. and still the de-
maud keeps .up. while frctghts have actually
been advanced on through stuff. being now 17o1'
7sc per I'm 1hs tn 'Ttvernnol while some steamer
charters are reported ia hnye been made weeks
ahead MT the advanced rates The demand is
chiefly for short ribs md long and short clears,
4 Wisconsin letter saws that in Dnue and Sauk
Counties tho winter wheat was supposed to be
extensively damaged, the tops being Drowned;
but rather rigid examination shows that tho
plant is all alive and healthy at the roots.
Operators in this city are gencn,liy inclined to
distrust the complnints made in some sections
a1,ort domaqe tn The er.ow}nc winter wheat 4
gentleman in the business ut Detroit states that
fully three -eixhths md perhaps oue-half, of tho
wheat surplus of Michigan is vet upmurketcd.
On the other hand the winter wheat of Southern
Illinois is said to be nearly all out of the hands
Of the farmers, and not few Of the mills huye
closed for want of 'mnterial. It was reported on
Change yesterduy that some farmers in Iowa
and Nebraska are already sowing spring wheat
The rumos was revived yesterday that some Of
the timothy seed dug out Of the ruins Of tile late
fire had been mixed with sound seed and
offered on the market as Il straight article.
Some people think the mixture of seed under
such circumstances is contrary to law, and say
the rumor is ugly enough to deserve tnvestig,.-
tton fby the Directors of the Bourd of Trade,
On the other hand it is stated that the fire tim
othy seed lit to handle has been traded in lcsiti-
mately. No attempt to m1sreprcsent it has
been madn- The huynr9 have taken fbe Een6