, 1881-12-31

M.ntthW :. uJ'lsi Ilul!EEs lNMW,NN loI!Hi JiuhS!at
s1ow t1'ts; n1str'a!n4gary 1T e. y, Mm so@
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THE uASxrn Hy,,H: SxcnrAsr
In The volume, Of corr moving l,rouph tnls
Ky IL oe Oh lo most sulisht noli'ts IL, t,o
history OF our produce trade. Tile receipts
aggregated ,}a3, ,0W b, aEanst 07, IT. ~ ba
IN 1850, and tie sl1p,ueuts were u, ,2y3, 400 bu
aeass m"m y; s1 o @ TIC prey previous ~. year
aecfeaso OF some ~ per ccne IN the move
Ment coetlu scarcely be wondered ut, seeing
that the receipts Of 1880 showed All ncrcnse
nf n t,tt,e n,ore Than n, mn, cont ovnr tlnoo ~
the nrov;as ,,sn ,cbp,a H. ~ ronesa ~ taoa
s.as .ne plsstous ssHl, "",ie tlie tstotu 0 loW
was mucll the largest III ottr history up to
t1at time. Tho pleittfulness Of corn during
1850 was simply phenomenal, and orc could
condition or M Ordinary crop yenr. still
less could u bu looked Tor when moderate
Yield was drawn upon to M extraordinary
oxtent OH tho farm, to mitigate the l,nrdslllps
Of rn an unusually h9rd anu prolonged Winter.
~, hne ,nhFhs. ,a as = peeh Mnen 1W more ae.lve'
ylolont fluctuations in uriees wcru especially
s,,,r,, l., sast .,.,.t, ,e at"o.,, -
sn ~ e.'mss T.. ss.o WIZ. .o . s'eny eoa.se ..
amo'a.loi's s 81. ~ ieD wtleI Inc eStfoio ra"ge
W; on xossp5s s 9s"s fs s ISs ss II n st A vcap to
WIS i09xc; Of nearly III per cent
oil 355lc, witch wns tho lowest
paint of tllu ycar. Tho average
auotatlon Inns beet, much higher, rs vii &c
cons,tinptlve demand aid tjiu co,seu,lrut
movement Of tie grain Iias 1lsu shown wide
contrasts, ranging from Il very nctiye pl1nso
,Ss SSssy II hs yfnr fn te cop"te 5 n fsnsG H. ro IN
could be nshved nut for much less thar i0tli-
INK, rs carriers were wjtIinE 10 luke it 10 l3uf-
falo for lSc per bu, and t|te wnrcllnustl,etl
rebated i'boat Ky Of their charges to parties
Tho conditions initiated against large re-
ccims during d considerable part Of til. year.
Til. winter Of 1sSo'S1 began very eayy, ,lttl
4 great deal of corn wns left III tho iieltis that
slnail puri OF tllfs WIS snDlled in Il con,nlet-
ciat scilsD by Tic So9gy character Uf tho
spring. It was t(fllcrlt to handle tho corn
during tic cold months, anil, us it grew
into tIic cribs soaked Into liz cnbs am;l
spoiled many, while they retarded tllp curing
OF tho rest. 're llttla old corn lint was left
over kent IN yeccIpts for q willie, but it was
wouItl llot erade. Il Vas 30 aa,np t|iat must mo-;
Of It passed as rejected, and ills f;,ct lid tic
foundation Tor tha Biz speculative inove-
l,tnt tjlnt was sllbscuIicutjy tluyeIuued, it
also n1tEfi tic WHY Tor i1l1tliGr tflt1SUnrEtG
iaiurc Of tMhe M "Stississippi rouie." rs lis
corn sent to ST. louis, for fear
It would not pass muster here, was
miero % n,lsh Wien Vic III Il arrly.i in EIvSrpooi.
En. sEss {s Mso Wc 9n sSSf S s sc / Il p ' 80 sSTy y
delivery, foujlT Ii u losing game, Neuriy
tw0.llirtls of wilnt they seiIt in would not
pass rs No. =, md they were Obliged to iii In
~ tIle open market. Then tlley desI,!ed 10
juno. Tile condition was still poar, aill the
prucess Of turnIt,K over WIS repeated, juotltll
after month, ull through the summer. Sep
tcn,ber arrived before tho corn WIS tiget,ed
dry enough, to crude: n.,l thcn there WIS Il
pressure to send It in. Scarcely onc-tentll ny
ll.nl'y enls WerG furnished rs waitG!i, nlin II
M,n Enn!G SECTIONS t'le pressure 10 He!lyer irgln
'lrss haa,tls Was ~ gTGat Us 70 aDsoIn nll tI.c
feaSipofso ,a cra latt oa S w;t "11g t f
tl,ne te Specnlafiye feyGr @ ! G take !! hold "t
corn III TINS NlAsket atla rlislied u neoVe l1ia
potnt a. Wnlcl1 esillppGrs W. ,I cong ope.
TIVE Wit,Hnut i0ss. notin tile cieSNtnls WHte
IseceIyGrs. r. AMI this gaye anotter setback 70
the lhH4x ol Snfli more. scarcely hatl tlils
nMso oi tne a''ileHAY nsem sn,oolnea aoWl w,
tnan . ~ anotner wei @ spel' M seI ~. H. MaKanE ine
Gontfy oar ,a s1fs ry anu nnr aa sseina III ta
lilme otnef polnts were oiaaillg w TT llls
,f H t@M via toso " foca w iioo H. VAL ui
ns t. r. IL ~ sauW ~ " . q" astn t1n,. as t
aer M IL tlat w eot SO inaeh. fnt'Isf tnan @ ti,al
INC Mi5lnG Oh Was more anpafGMs Liull
Ieai: very MlcM Of ti!e GGIll lltat WEilt
MaoMnu ;M,ll ns was oWhGu ~ Cl.ieMEo PARTIES.
Iney naa paia 1of It. n ~. tne country, N
%iiolo oI III pnIL ttie pEevlons Wimler, sglne
nillls uolnG ii,ls 10 Naiiy greater W eStellt
tnan eVGr peinIe. AnG lno 1orWaIu Laoveh!Gnt
2. eoIM w olmeE loMtes llsl'' Maose !ea"''iE
throngh chicaRo elevators . Was aoi!o @ III II
city ine u. enango Was ' atti1 GIehteE tnal
Mou!M w ,M0 passngu ao"n MMuasM H.! ailsttstM
81 oe1h Macnisan, l., Memae, , necaMsa tme iat1ef
thorough1are Is clo5ea 70 heaVy tea1hs'
was very good during about tic first two
thirds Of the ycnr. Europe tupk freely 1lp to
tic p0ll,t OF 55o ilere, bought mora sparngly
up to about Use, and then fell back Wlilio
corn was In tho 70's. Thu European de-
lnl1ltl revived sono after the break, Lut was
not so good Ns previously. Thu grent trouble
with tlio West was lii getting corn that could
bo depended upon to bear tic oceal, voyage,
Tho Inspection here was etrlngcnt enough to
mnke our No. 3 trustworthy for export, and
pnst experience made British buyers Chary
Of Mking corn tnat Woata hot pass lineage
nlspEct!ul u.lashs t!!u sl!!ppel WpuIG Runl
nhtGe eooA ronul!!on on ARRIVAL ooHlo OF