, 1881-02-13

| Saturday, but with rather less doing, both IT
grain and PROVISIONS The stormy weather here
with reports Of heavy storms over large par'
| or the country, tended to give confidence In
| prices BY encouraging fears that an exception
ally hard winter will be followed by summer
uhtas orable to crops OF cereals and fruits. The
| British advices noted moro strength on tho othor
| side OF the Atlantic III wheat, corn, lard, and
| meats; buyera there being stimulated, probably,
/ by tho same course Of reasoning, added
| to tho belief that the British wheat crop
I OF lust year Was not ncarly so large
ns w1s supposed a few months ago.
Mess pork closed 59TEc higher, at S14. SO1l4 saA
for March and s14971:G1l00 for April. Lard
closed 21z higher, ut 2y.7G97 7oo1z for Murch and
| $a.s0I9.8o1z for April. Short ribs closed ak@5c
! higher, ut 10 for April. Wheat closed 3t@Ac
higher, ut about 991sc for March and 99Ec for
April. Corn closed d shade frIner, at 371z c for
March and 4ec bid for May. Oats closed about
1c higher. No. cash being Quotabic at auc for
regular and Gc for fresh. March ut 20 3a00c, ana
May at size. Rye closed unchanged, at Sc for
NO. cash, size for Murch, and Sssic for April.
Barley closed stronger. at $l.01 for No cash, ,7sc
for No. 3. and CSC for No. 4. March was quotable
at about SI.0f. Hogs we're fairly active auu
steady. with sales Of light at .aa555 IS, and Of
heavy at $5.25G6.l5. Cattle were dull at $aa.75D
Geo.
Nothing occurred to disturb the quiet for some
time past chnracterizfng the dry-goods markct.
Orders we're few aud Utmost Invariably for small
amounts. and the distribution was light In the
aggregate Prices we're steady. Boots and shoes
were In some demand, but the volume Of bus-
ness Wa5 light even for this time of year. In
the clothing millinery, md hat and cap trades
but little wills doing. Groceries also were re-
ported dull. Coifccs were easier, but other
lines were steadiIy held. The demand for dried
fruits was 1lninproved. Canned goods met with
EnfY13 rffa rim, rt
recent advance. No changes were noted in
prices Of oils, though lard oil, turpeutiue, and
linseed were decidedly firm. Pfg-irou is moving
In liberal way, and remains firm, Coal was
quiet and weak.
The market for broom-corn is in healthy |
state, remaining without change. There ure no |
changes TO note in the price OF building materI-
ais. stcndy trade being noted all around. Eggs /
are for the time triflc tirmer, commanding in |
most instances ac per doz for fresh There Is
no change of note In the fur market other than
4 Slightly increased supply. Grease remains
firHl ut our last quotations. In green fruits
steady trade exists, with the demand about on |
m equality With the supply. Hay is slightly
Il rtncr, owing to the falling OF In receipts and
additional inquiry for the local trnde. Hides !
are fenture1ess outside of the prevailing dull- |
ness. Hons aro III steady demand at unchanged
rates. Unusual activity exists in the lumber
trndc, and stocks are sufficient, except, per-
haps, In d few particular lines. Poultry Is hi1h-
er, turkeys commanding 121x6l3c and chickens
fDl0c. The wool market is unchanged. Dress
logs were in light supply at so.5 per 100 lbs for
he lesser averages. Seeds, excepting Taxseed, |
were dull, prime clover selling at $4slCa485 I
'rime timothy at S22.+5G92o.4s, and laxseed was |
argely dealt in at l.23Rl.a8 for poor to prime. |
;ooperage was dull at 75980c for pork barrels :
md $1.021s for lard tierccs.
The Shippers Association will assemble in |
conventions solemn Monday ut $3.50 p. m. in tho |
Directors room OF tho Board OF Trade.
The proposal to limit to 1000 the number Of |
members in The Board Of Trade OF this city was :
created Saturday by a vote Of 37 for to 52a44
gainst-
Some parties iu the provision trade are antIcf- /
ating FILLING of in the demand fqr meats be- T
ause the season Of Lent js near at hand. It will
ce1n March 2. They say that it has A.
'ays oeen so In past years. Tho I
lumber Of meat consumers tss very
1uch reduced, and wholesale buyers hold on, q
nyway, not expecting such u lively trade as 2
urtng the winter months. Other parties in the ! =
ade say that within the past two or three years t
10 difference in the volume Of trade has been
educed to almost nothing, however it may be |
it'll td9 consumption. Indeed, some folks are | .
l the moro ready to buy then, US they antlci- :
ate a more active demand towards tho close Of i
ent. which may put up prices. Tho number Of {
lo9o "Ao 1as1 more more or less during the sfx
ceks preceding Easter is still large: but tho e.
ference in tho wholesale trade ia much less
t Ia salted meats thau in those TINT aro fresh, !.
According to the lntest report OF the Ameri- =.
n Iron s. Steel Association, tho production d.
the United States Of Hessemer steel insots d,
'sng 1850 was 1.203 l'3 net tons. This II much F
rger amount than ever produced In any prcvi- Il
IS year. the increase over 1879 being 2l net o. o.
s - oe4 1o'es 7to'oft Aes SoHs' ana over 1877, 81
n 30]H =
ectiyely. The production of Bessemer Steel IS
lis amounted to 91i,5o2 net tons, as against
3,9c4 net tons Tor 1879, 5503 net tons In 1878.
ii 432, 100 In 1877. q
The total Bessemer steel rail production Of tho ~
untry from ls12 to 1850. not including rails q
He'd by iron mills In 1880 from purchased -,
oons, WIS as follows in net tons; =
2......-........~... 9i.07u ulS17........ e. tso
T. LUIS Inn ts1a15
li5tJt& lE79 Gsi9;i
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