, 1881-10-23

,Iuiet with prices OF most lines showing slight
| ieuuIng in buyers favor Sugnrs were quoted
strong. Boots and snoes. clotning' and milli-
! merry goods we're IN 'a.' seashaao'e request, and
! were steadily held he-drlea-trult market was
incklnR in activity, and while prices were gen
eraliy sustained there appeared 10 DC al UNDER
| current OF weakness. domestic and some lines
[ Of imported fruits "oula seem to be unwarrant-
| nhly high flsn "cfe III .''t request ana most
descriptions were urn. "h'tensn advanced to
| sB.UGyG..5 and blink cou 10 sote135-@5. Dairy
products were without important chanse. But
ter remained hr!n- Coeesc "es dail and weak.
Lcather. bagEn:' coa', anu P's-'roh were quoted
is before The oi'ly cua"se III o'l WIS decline
Ut &c in extra lard.
The hay market was shaae more quiet than
Tor seEcral Weeks tcce'pts are increasing some
what. and the condition a the haS is somewhat
improved. No. l tI9notn5 so1d III SLt-s5D 1s.00,
with other grades IN proportion. Green fruits
were fairly active, with apples, pears, and
Sr..pes very firm, tho two Inter commanding
higher prices. An active trade IS noted III build
Ing materials with IL generally steady feeling.
There Is no new feature 10 uole IN hides. which
! are moving steadily. with no marked inquiry
from any quarter. Grease and tallow remain.
dull with tendency to lower prices. Potatoes
are f,tiry nctvc, the bulk Of the trade being ill
common stock which IS quite plentiful. WOOL
continues quiet and steady. Seeds were only
fairly actiyc, most Of tho. trading in tlaxscet
being at ST no. with timothy salable Mt s1..4re1
Lii according to quality, nnd clover ut S5.50l1
$40 rs tho range for good to prime.
t Lake freIghts were comparatively quiet,
agents hoitiiuy for &c OH corn, and shippers ge,-
orally refusin:. to give over exc No charters
ut tho higher figures were reported. Room was
engaged late iu the day for ;s' GOO bu Of corn.
Corn to Ogdcnsburg pMid &C.
The receipts Of wheat reported Saturday at
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Louis, Toledo. ami Dc
troir aggregated al.oOo bu and the shipments G:'
uO0 uu The shipments from, New York, Balti-
more aud PHILADELPHIA were 159,00o bu.
The necessity for some reform. in tho method
OF making deliveries on contracts WIS foscibly
Illustrated ny certain facts which came ont dur
u- the progress OF au arbitration cuse last
week It WIS shown that OIL the deliveries of
Srpt. I, tho same being: nearly sixty
t]u,s a.o, there are still two purtics
each OF whom is short 1000 bl wheat, one short
5vu bu wheat, unh one short 5,u00 bu corn.
Ais, that several firms received property tho
puy,,c.,t o, which h,S NOT yet been called for.
Th,. Directors adjourned tl,at particular case
untjI this week. and will cndenvos TO find out
ti, fucts needed 10 euunlZe all the differences
vet outstanding. The new method ut making
deliveries is working we'll but some dissati*fuc-
ton is expressed about the deduction Of !. mill
prr day from first storage. 1t seems lfkciy tint
tho RECEIVERS would take kindly to the new plum
ii the whole OF tho first Storage charge were
Assumed by the buyer, rs 1t used to be.
II. d. Armour delivered the following oracl1llr
n;.eruncc Saturday to II knot uf intcrrosators:
..Nhcut 81. H. corn i}c pork Sl5.UD, lard &c. You
vii, SIC ul these within the next sixty days, ud
them things WI! look tl1tte more heHfthy.