, 1881-03-27
The corresponding shipments were:

inc leading produce markets were rather less
| active Saturday. Grain was steadier, but tended
downward on account OF an easier tone In En-
gland, with tlue weather here, and the bellcr
TINT VIC had missed the expected storm. Pro-
| visions were Irregular, being strong curly, then
turning down sharply, and reactfng later. They
were quoted lrner in Liverpool but Il good deal
was offered here on New York account
especially June lard, which reduced the
premium paid for carrying into that month.
Mess pork closed SOC higher, at for
april and $15.37E for Mny. Lard closed 12Hc
higher ut $10.471s for April and Sl0.57h@10.60 for
Alny. Short ribs closed nc higher, at $7.75D
7.77H for May. Wheat closed &c lower, at 99A@
99Sc for April md $l.05OL0511s for May. Corn
closed &c lower, Mt 38,sc for April and 4a1ssc bid
for May. Oats closed steady at 3.ADGSc for
gllt-e edged, 292lc for regular, 3sG541ic for May,
and :DEc for June. Rye closed steady at 93c for
regular, S1.0f for May, and $1.00 seller June.
Rarfey closed steady at $105 FOR No.2 cash, SEC
for No. Q, and nominally 7s179c for No. 4. Fut-
ures were nominal. Hogs were in large supply
md averaged lower at $54OQ55.s5 for light, and
at S5.:SSG625 for heavy. Cattle were quiet and
weak, with sales On a basis Of s30016.00 for poor
to extra.
Dry goods were In very good demand, the past
few days having seen steady increase, both in
the attendance of buyers and in the volume OF
mail and telegraph orders. In prices there wero
no important changes. Some lines Of cottons
are little unsettled, but the general market
preserves Il steady tone Stocks orc rarely in
better condition than ct present. The demand
for boots and shoes is improving. but there isa
quite marked falling OF in tho call for rubber
goods. No price-changes took place in gro
ceries. Sugars were firm at the recent advance,
and in cofees, teas, rice. and other lines there
was continued ateadiucss. There IS continued
Improvement in the demand for dried fruits.
Both the city mud country trade were ordering
freely, and the tone OF the market remained
firm. Quotations wera unchanged. Prices OF
fish, canned goods, butter, and cheese remained
as before. Oils were generally firm. Carbon,
glsoline, and naphtha were lower.
Broom-c corn continues In active demand Mt ro-
munerative rates. The other Kinzte street mar
kets, Tor hides, wool, grease. and tallow, we1e
quiet and unchanged. Building materials con-
tinue,fn active request, both for city and the
order trade, at steady rates. Eggs we're steady
at l6o per doz. In green fruits fair trade is
noted at prices ruling for the past few weeks.
Hay continues steady at former quotations. An
active trade is noted in hops, without change In
quotations. Lumber continues in brisk demand, |
the business being principally Of Il local char
actcr. Poultry we're easier for chickens, and
slightly higher for turkeys, the stock Of which |
IS about exhausted Seeds were generally dull |
and lower, owing to the heavy offerings Timo-
thy and clover declined 6QI10c for tho former |
and 5QDsc Tor the latter. Coopcra9o was un-
changed. The few dressed hogs on the market !
sold ut $3.50 per 100 lbs tor light weights.
On dit TINT the Southern parties who bought |
up oil the rye In this section because they !
wanted touse 1t in their distillerics have changed
their minds In regard to the wisdom Of holding |
on. Il. other words, thoy have sold out to tho |
tune Of some 165,000 bu. Will they now full |
back on corn?
Il letter from Cincinnati says: "Dad reports
from Kentucky. Southern lown, and Indiana.
Further north good. Hard frost this morning" !
The above applies to wheat 4 letter frotn Car
ro1ton, Ill., says the winter wheat in that Sec
tIon is half killed; farmers say oil Of it is
kied. No Qats have been sown yet.
Afew days ago tho story was that tho winter
wheat was NIL frozen out. Saturday it was - all
hawed out" Somehow tho tloys were no bet
.er pleased In tho one case than In the other.