, 1881-02-25

Mnrcl, wns quotnl'o Mt Size. Itous wcro higher
cnray, hut closed wcnk ut $5.aE<os.t0 for light
and 1T k;..;ifbg.a1 for honyy. Cuttlu wore t)uLct
nnd unchanged, with snlcs ut $1s40G15.30
Tho demand for staple md in,lcy ,fry goods
wls hut i!ttlD inroycst. Tho demand, m horn-
tssforc, wns mainly confined to RB,pll quantities
tD meet tho ntcrssities Of 1tlrrcnt trstc. Prices
were RteNfy. Thero WIS Il gsMnl etnnnd FOR
gr0rertcH. Tho lncreasrst activity nf tho pnst
tw0 nr thrcc days llaH i,1pnrtcd RtCntlcr tnne
10 the market, hut tho prevalent fnclnx4 nfter
MI, IA mt particularly strong. An ltnprvod ,lc-
mnnd for dried fruits wna reportcl with mt, NIL
vnnCe OF i{c III peaches, tho Oltly chnltRu noted.
Fish wrro III fnlr rcnHcst. Trout ntd
snnokctl hHli'nlt as.runccl. while grand hank cpl
nt' sninlou wcro uuntctl luwcr. Tho cheese
market wns easy Mt decline from tho prices
current at tho beg. .it,nR Ut tho week OF !sc.
fIuttrr WIS III good request at snstnttc'l prcos
Prices OF oils, tobHeco, 1nRgtng, leather, coal
mil llg-trnl wcr6 wltl.uut Noteworthy chtsn4e
4 lrIsk trl.tlc continues It, bruon. .corn ut Hl1r
qtotGtlils. ExKa wcro II tritlo tlrlicr ut 1sc rtr
tlnze',. There IL no chunEe to Iate tn tho toa III
Ut The grcHsu market, which In RtcHhy Mt our
quotations. urcrn fruits nro HtrN,ty md firm
tor nil descriptions. i,uIlnosa l'crvhtch tho
hny innrkot yesterday, ana In most Era:es,
whero transactions tnnk plAcc, concessions were
ttttttle. Tho hItto market shows II lIttte tnUro
strength fur tho tin,o being. ind our
quotations represent MS tlenr ns chh
he tho stHtc Ut tho trndo. In holw.
lend, lumber, md Inttnls and timers stnrk
0und hcnthy trndc exists Mt prices ruling for tho
pnst nlnnth. Mills having houn mNrIsch up
by tho Null Aesoclatton ut lis mcctlnr ut Pitts
thirR. Il corresponding advance i,na tnkcn plncn
III this market. Poultry mid gRn,o nrc Il trIiie
cnscr, owing to tho liberal receipts III wnoI
tilorc Es iNtI,er unM business lining. hut there Is
10 'Mtnhu ehni,gt lii prlCc. Seeds were stoa'ly,
fr+ =
Eotl 10 cl,nicn Timothy, and *i.-s for itaxsccsl.
Dressed hogs woro flltll nn'l nominal nt SN.su1
B.15 per 1DJ lbs. CooporaVc was dill and un-
ohnuEcd.
isnIlrond frcghts were moderately acttvc Mt
tho November aIvnHce. Tho r1ttts to Srw York
nrc acc pcr lou lhs OFT provisions and ITO graft.
Through frcghts nre quoted ut ;l1ic III provis-
ions 10 liverpool and 7afc do 10 Antwerp. Flour
frrfKhts wcru qu3tcd ut GU!fu to Liverpool A1,d
tSjc to UtasHnw.
THE tggrcgntn receipts OF whcnt rcportc,1 for
yesterday Mt Chtcngo. Milwaukee, st, Louis, alld
Detroit were iB.0OU b,l. Tho corresponding shlp-
ncnts were 1900 hi.
The prtiduce movement reported from New
York yesterday Included tho following: I.c-
cclpts-Flonr, 1t27l brls; wheat, $500 bn: corn.
DiU40 bu; oats, 400 hu: cor.l-meal, 1,'tN pkRa;
rSo, aai hui: hurley, g,400 b,i; nalt, LEGO bu:
pork. l6s Lrls: beef. :::I7 lrls cut meats, 4.Gss
pkEs; lnrl ,2sJ cs;wh!sky, 2sJ brs.
Exports for twenty-four hours-Flour, $4,000
bris: wheat. R3,000 bu; cur1,. 7U,0G0 lu.
Tho following wrro reported M tho quantities
OF grain On pnssngo for tho United Kingdom:
f5b;i2, ttb. r. Ftb. 81,
ysi! Wssst a.a ae.: a% z$ a5a $asS t@%' @
Tho heller TINT tho pork market IL corl,ercd
has received rathcr rtttlo shock Under tho ex-
por!cnccs Ut tho nAst few days nccn,,i,t of tllu
French order prohibiting tho importation of our
nlunts. Thfs, however, proves nothing cltior
way. II thore rcrc an Intention to curnpr tho
,nnrket It nlny hhvo bccn abandoned, or tho par
ties may hnvo taken deeper iluld during tho
brculg. About tho only ccrtntn thing in tho tseui
II tiAt thcrn hns been sumo hpnvy buying within
the rnst two ays, ail some henvy selling. which
| Indicates that tho Ttsnns nro cngnyed on both
sidcs Of tho aenl. The smaller operators
may pcrtaps think OF Eaop's fablo
| ,lbout tho frogs that were Watching
two b,,!ls fighting by tho aide Of tho marsh In
| habitcd by tho spectators. a pnrty recently
from Milwaukee, hus bought very largely. nnd
| sotilc fults think 1t IL fur another purity wL0
dues business in both placcs but for anght THO
crowd knows It n,ny be simply to IN II itnc NJ
| shorts. There Is great doubt, even about tho
lard deal. It Is now known lint IL syndicate of
| half 4 tlozen operators wus LII exiBtoneo receut-
~, holding ntoto no. U00 tcs. Hut II wus ttndcr-
| stoMl Inst week thnt s0tnr OF them had broken
fnith viii, tho rest by sollng cut. and now no
! ono knnws how inuuh capital Is uttiler that purt
OF tho deal, except US thoy cnit tell hosr much Is
employed In carrylng tho inrl from ono month
| to another.
]. II. Hcrr!ck & Co., OF New York, wrto ms
| follows:
Tlo demand mt nhout currnnt quotations from
Continental md other nlilcts Is gradually rv-
duGtnK our stock Ill this point, md present fndf-
OF ul1r c1lnt. We tU not bk fur Il ulntcrIuI In
crcisc IL our receipts Tor soma little tlao to