, 1881-10-16

The leading produce markets we're iyrctrt,,ur,v
higher Saturday. They were very strong carly
under an increased demand, which seemed to IL,
i chtenS due to tho weather. but after buycrs
had got hold Ut the property they did not want
It so badly rs ut first, and there was a decided
| weakening, the markets clcsinz ouj,e ,an,c.
| some Of them lawer than the previous after
| noon. Our receipts Of grain were unusually
small IN volume. and tho bud weather of the pust
J few weeks has lntcrfered great deal with the
t getting Of 1t ready for market, as It has a!so
I prevented fail piowlng to large extent,
Mess pork closed easier, ut S17..aIl7.30 for M
EcInocr and s1S.51!:@is.G0 for January. Lard
closed flrnler, ut Su.T,:@ll.s0 for November
mud Sl3l"Gl2.1'5: for JAninry., Short ribs
closed .1:c higher, at ss.s.3:lS.s5 for November.
meat closed &c lower, ut S1.H5ssG l.Jlai for
November and $1.31!4 G;1,37as for December.
Corn closed &c higher, mt 619i@Gli:c for Novcm-
ber and GGsG69,ac for May. Outs closed 1.c high
er, ut i3sic for October, 43Ic for November. and
as.=c for May. Rye closed .aI1c higher at 81. .0b
for spot No. <. 81. O. for November, und 81 lo9 for
Decc'noer. Harley closed I3G:c higher, ut
Sl05t: for No. cash, $l05 for October, anu $lOsl;
for Novembcr- No. ) was nominaliy 9Oc for cash
and the current trading futures Hogs we're
active and stcady ut $6.UDGJ640 for light. and Mt
S5aoG37.a5 for heavy. Cattle were active ut
S:.5NlD7.00. The receipts for, tho week we're
43,1O cattle. $4,000 hogs, and 1890 sheep. MS
against G,aS9 cutie, l43,2aA hogs, and 6,t9O
sheep.
The grocery market Is moro quiet than for
some time previous, and tho prevalent feeling
is By no means as buoyant. though rs yet thcrc
has been no important reaction Ill prices. Su
gars urc firm. Cotfccs. teas, starch. c3udcs md
soups are not us strong us week ayo. In tho
dry-goods nlarkct there is still Il fair degree OF
activity, anu prices nre firmly supported, cot
tons being Specially Strong. No price -chanees
were developed i'll foreign aud domestic dried
fruits. Nearly all lines re1nain firm, uotwf,h-
standing n considerably diminished movement.
ltulsius, currauts. and pruucs ure the tir,ucst
articles in the list Fish met With IL well-sas-
tanned inquiry, und were us tirm as before. Iii
dairy products there were no changes. Butter
remains tlrtu Under Il continued good local and |
shipping dc1uand. Jobbcrs Of oils were doing 4 !
fair business ut about previous quota ton S.
There were no changes Of Importance III lcuther.
bagging, ccal, und pig iron.
Hay was firm ut the high prices ruling for the |
past fortnight, with light receipts aIl around
Green fruits were generally dull, owing tn tho
weather. There was little change !
10 note In price, except in grapes OF which fruit
there was Il large stock of dnn1a2ed puckni-rs |
which sold very low. Hides, grease and tu:ln,v
were dull and weak. receipts OF the former es-
There is no ennase IN the % n.ar,ees .ta rer
building maler|ala, which iQ fQlrly stocked, uN
articles exhibiting marked nr1nuess potatocs
we're steady at s5Gaoc per bu by the car-Iot.
Wool Is steady, with a light trade Seeds were |
irmer, timothy being Qnotable at s.. .45l1a NJ: !
,ash for prime, tla1seed selling ut Sl.46 ut sho |
;lose, an advance Of &c, and clover-secd being
,e1d 5G10c higher as the result Of an advance
It the East.
Lake frefghts were active and lower, the ruling
ate corn to Buffalo beng 2lsc. There xas -
argcr eprinklsng Of sailing vessels in the f1cct
hartcred than has been observed for some time.
loom was engaged for 4&,U0 bu corn
The receipts Of wheat reported satu!dav at
,hicaEo, Milwaukee, St Louis, Toledo. and r,e-
roit aggregated >1G7,0o0 bu. and tho shipments
Il; 600 bu. The shipments from New York, Bal
Imore, and Philadelphia were ZOE, COO tou.
The now rutc governing storage chnrpes on |
ruin as between seller aud buyer went into
feet Saturday. The deliveries werc compar,-
lively Light: Still the new mode of settling dir
ercuces worked rustly and will at lcust take ),
tile time TO become familiar to some operators,
Tho ut present claim that the rule is not on,,