, 1881-06-15
Discussing the Value and 1mpor-
tance of Faure's Second
ary Battery.
Railroad Commissioner Fink An
noui.ccy n Reduction in
Grain Rates,
Commencement Of the Trial Of Vogel, the
Blaekmailer and Abduotor.


THE CONDITION OF THE CltOf's rEzZLrN0
THE Al'ECCLATtJtY.
Sptetdi Dlpatth 10 1ns Ehteaeo Tribune.
NEW York, juno MISUNDERSTANDING the
rcn0rts which have been received at Cilicago
relatlye to tho probable Shortage of the
wheat crop THIS SEASON, atd which lInye beel
derived mainly from persons who iiuve thu
best Of opportunities fur Judging, and el,-
ttrely uncontrolled by speculative Interest,
the operators here are making all sorts Of et-
forts tu !nNence tile market by favorable or
unfayorable rutunrs. These have their effect
I'll turn. mud find their way even to the stock
market. where the shire lists are influenced
lit keeping with the n,anlpn'atlons Of
tho produce bulls and bears. Tllc
street appears to be split into
Il multitude of l1ars and sy1,dicates, each one
of which strives to rlvnl lts opponent IN
either forcing up Or depressing prices. Dis
patcl,cs received by telegraph from Chicago
this morning ut the house. Of Franklin. Edison
Il Go. lo not speak US fayorablyas heretofore
relative 10
THE CONDITION OF THE sri,ISa WHEAT,
and wtnter wheat IL described as livery I'M
favorable" ln contradiction to this, how
ever, advices lave been received BY David
Dows l. Co. showing thut the spring wheat
Is lit excellent condition. Mr.. a. +.
Orr, Ut the litter house, says Chicago
te'egrap!lfc news is ut this peri"a
0f the yenr more Of a, speculative character
tl,an otherwise. Tie written atlyices from
llll',t'is and kalisas speak well Of the harvest
III southern portions Ut thtsa States, with
linz prospects for spring wheat II, the north
ern portlons. lie Ind no present fear Ut
age III rlal'y. pfnces. The wheat narket was
plzzla t.! the boys this morning, aud for tile
first hour before 'Changu they
SCARCELY KNEW wliErllEt. THEY WE'RE on
FoUr Oit HORSEBACK.
This market opened half cent up, then
= lla'f cent, MI IN half at hour md before
the ilrst cnlt. Many now Incline to the be-
lief that Armour Is practically out OF the op-
t!1a aeal. !!avtnx s.,ld out al l'at his cash
E wSss W} G s as 'atIe sy I II Tle te ss% as !" ny pt
eettnK the great Keene wheat tlcat, Which
beat everybody In It. Said a dealer to-day:
"'TlG bull movement hAS got beyond eHy
man or cltQue to c3ltrol, alld the c.ltstry has
gone l'lsltl IN tl!g sl'ort cr0p reports, br they
true 0r not" Thy shippers 1t, some cnses
are following the advance when they.
chi! ggt very cheap ocean trelghts. but, ns II
rule shtppers clalm there Is l1o Legitimate
bnsts nf values between our markets and
those Of Europe.
DISPATCHES FloM C1HCA6o
were received here to-day stating that nm i',-
yestlxatto'l lial shown tie corr, In cribs and
farm!ers' llallls IN iowa to bc IN very bud
s s ea c1caSo xs'y cIssstor n;s!s was en fit no% ss
here state that they 1!ayu heard no troublo Ut
late frpm their r0a.ls which rtn through
sontharn Iowa, 9.t adml. there n,ay be- ca,lsc
lately received anu la!t!1e,l here by Eds"n
belong to Lynn, It Ia said on 'Chnnge, who Is
llrre dist rtbutlng Ills cast. corn between Eli