, 1881-05-15

The leading produce markets were Irregular
Saturday. Provisions were heavy, with early
activity, and tame but s1eadiertone later. New
York quoted lard demoralizcd. Oats were heavy
under the receipt of numerous selling orders.
Corn declined sharply in sympathy, but cash lots
we're relatively firm, except for tho lower
grades, which seemed not to he wanted by Ship
pers. Corn WIS reported ''nat' in Liverpool;
and shippers say it is impossible to place wheat
/ there at present, as buyers hold of because they
know that about nine-teuths Of ni the wheat on
passage has yet to be sold Wheat was weak
here early, but partly recovered later.
There was n heavy calling Of margins
by the shorts, which helped tho weak
ness both In provisions and grain,
rrcat deal of long stuff being sold.
Mess pork closed 55c lower, at S1G.00 for June,
and Sly0oDlG.tt,H for July. Lard closed 42Hc
lower at SlO071zG G5IO.10 for June, and S1o.lo for
July. Short ribs closed 311=c lower, at ss.sehc3
77.95 for July. Wheat closed 3sJ1zc lower ut
81. .1:Gll.G25s for June and S1GalI1G.N for
July. Corn closed sc lower, at 4oisGiaH4c for
June. and 41!sc bid for July Oats closed wcak,
ut SIC for May, 3G1ac for June, and 3'Ic for.
July. Rye was steady ut S113 for May $l-10
nomInallr for June, and TIC for August. BAR
Icy was nominnlly s100 for No. . cash, Csc for
No 3 and sSls5c for No. i. Hogs were active
and higher, at S5.G5160o for tight, and Mt $500
6.15 for heavy. Cattle we're steady ut Sa0F16.2'.
Foreign and domestic dry goods are still
moving ID 4 fairly liberal way, and tho tone OF
the market remains firm and healthy. On Ger
tain lines Of cottons prices are being shaded
little hut there is less "cutting than Is usual
Mt the close Of o season. Clothing, boots and
shoes, and millinery goods ruled quiet. There
vas modest demand for staple and fancy gro
ccrics at unchanged prices. The recent ndvance
in sugars is firmly sustained Couees still SHOW
q lnck of strength, though there Is feeling that
values nrc about as low as they are going. Teas
are meeting with an increasing demand and are
working firm. There was an unchanged market
for dairy products. The demand both for butter
md cheese is strictly in accordance with current
needs, as stit; lower prices are looked for.
Creamery butter sold at ls923c and fair to fine
dairy Mt 15ll19c. The dricd-fruit market was
destitute of important new features. Fish were
oulet, with white1sh and trout quoted 15GJ23c
ner half barrel lower under increased offerings.
Oils ruled steady and unchanged. Leather,
hacpinr and pig-iron were quoted as before
The broom corn trade continues steady at our
nnblished rates. Building materials Of ali de-
ecrintions are active, bricks still ruling higher,
thu suuuly being inadequate to the demand. In
hides. wool. grease, and tatlow there nre no
chon1es to note. trade being fltfnl In oil these
articles. Hay was Il trifie weaker, though most
of the trading was done at our quotat'ons- 70
tatocs were weak aud lower on all ucscr1p-
tious. carly rose dropping to Goc for prime
sack. In seeds, clover was dull and steady,
timothy weak and lower. and flax dull and
dropping.
lake frcichts on Saturday were still iu active
rcouest. with the same apparent scarcity exist
fno as on several days previous Rates ranged
io5.c for wheat to Rutfalo, the former price to
load Monday. For corn to Buualo &C WIS the
rate. engagements we're made for one steamer
on,1 run schoouers to load for Buffalo with wheat
anc corn, and two propellcrs to Eric with corn,