, 1881-09-25

cling. Dairy products met with good demand
and remained firm. There were firm markets
for oil, coal, pig iron, and tobacco.
The hay market is still characterized By
marked Hrmuess, especially in the better grades,
which arc scarce. The poorer kinds move SLOW
w. Green fruits Opened strong, but closed
slightly OF from Fridays prices Building maj
1cr,als continue to move actively, with brick
firm at the recent advance. Hides show no
change from tho condition noted during the
past week. Crease and tallow arc held firmly
ut the late sharp advance. With the latter article
very scarce and wanted. Wool is tairly active
ut low figures for the coarse grades now chiefly
held here. In seeds. clover was stronger. selling
ut s. 1.55G1..sO. F!axseed advanced &c. selling ut
81 A. and cIOvcr-sced was QuOtabc Mt $5.15QL5.S5
for prime seed.
Lake fre,ghts were very dull, with some vcs-
sells chartered at &C for corn to Buffalo, and
others offering ut that rate which could not get
cnrgoes. Fla1secd for Buffalo paid &c The
room engaged aggregated 2l5,000 bu corn and
10 0uUO t}li tllxsccd.
There hus not been an autumn i'll several
years In Chicago when game hns been us scarce
as at the present season. Il few prairie chick
ems and teal ducks come In dnily. but owing tn
the exceedingly warm weather OF the past two
weeks the birds are generally in an unmcr
tba1table condition before purchasers can bc
found.
Ono road received just three times as much
tlAxsecd us wheat lust Friday, and yet the total
receipts of lla1 for the whole city that day was
only 70 carloads. Ergo, the wheat movement
must be very sM'tli.
Letters from several points on the three great
rat1r,ad lines through Iown were received yes
tertlny. They ull referred to one point, among
otbers-the scarcity of cars. Several said that
it xls never SO bad before. Two Of the writers
wuxcu sarcastic, und hintcd that BY ordering
twenty ours PCT duv they might expect to obtain
;boutonc per week. At one station only one emp
~ c,r had arrived within about ten days. though
bir QUANTITIES. Of grain were there awaiting ship
mcnt. Ut course tho pressure WAS Increased hy
tho fact that October corn rose to ii premium in
this market 1. few days ago. Now that No
ycnlf)cr corn is nguii. ut Il premium over Octo-
her the pressurc may bc expected to relax, us
the difference about pays TOR carrying III tue
country. The big premium on wheat futures Is
rcnspu enough fur small receipts Ut thnt grain,
even If tho last crop had heen big one.
4 letter from Chlicotne, nl the Illinois itver,
states that the writer paid 5oc per so lbs for Il
carload of ,ac,u cur corn last Friday. The cornis
pnssably dry
4 prominent operator In Milwaukee tele-
vrnphed the following tcrse reply to Il question
asked him Saturday: Minnesota wheat crop
ten millions short and half rottcll.
The stocks OF olive oil i'll Italy arc reported to
he enormous, and those at other European
points fair in volume. Hut the prospects for tho
growing crops are poor
lii accordance with tho generally expressed
will uud desire OF the community to duly
observe tho occasion of the last solemn rites
oyer the body Of the deceased President, thore
will bc no session Of eithor tho regular or open
Kourls OF Trade tomorrow. The Wholesale anu
| retail merchants will also, to Il large extent,
close their places Of business, sonlt not opening
their stores at All, and others making arrange
ucnts to close Mt noon- The Uuon Stock-fhras
will be closed to business during M"nd:ty. suen
| stock rs may arrive will be yart1cd and properly
! cared for, hut nothing will be shipped out, and
| it is understood that there will be no trading.
| PROVISIONS.
| Hon; pKODCcrS-WeEe rather quiet and some
what Irregular. Iverp.,u auu:ed decline "t txi III
lard while tl. local hog market was stronger. 1ho
market FIR Drluct seemed move ctehy
In sympathy witt! corn. declining carly ana rriylhs
later. The greatest weakness was Ill PORK ana Inc
least in meats the attGr being. IN fnct stronger WIN
q fair ucu,Ld for shipment The summer packite VI
chicago 10 date s reported nsgrcgatsnE 2.2s, ,Uo
hugs against :,45 A for time one year ago. anu
NEss ruHK"necnea ,s 7sc per hrI, but reacted ;.l
c!sed sner ttln the rreSo1, ~, i nn nc
E b!'s :eiier G:s:Sr a5 :aG y w, n @ is
ss.i esf se5's5 snu;sy Ssvs1c5 IT Il IL
rhs fe!i%w!i! gives the raussof the d"5' including
s1e e"tt i'o@" f.Iastd Rnnoe C|ostd
,f<s. 7,ork. Fr,iav. bid. Saturday.. ~! hth
| .asSS ..rnr pms" siv ii .....,. $i3.1ts
| SGr.E.'s' 1rtEnn r31 Siy rISd lp1j I.s+G
| He,..,,tar Ii, a.,; lux, G.itF l3.!1.
1n,,,,rrv -. III vi .U!5 ts.D. 11!1 ILL
| i~in'.t.Ms ~ ..'' -.' - ii 5sL. ., alG1
| IaKu-uecned a,.,.,c per l0u lbs. then advaneed
sa lc u1ld closed ~ the latest prices - =,
fly sales reported OF ao tcs spot ~ >l-.4t,k
IL lst; l5N seller October nt *ll0t!-l'.s; !,a!
tcs seller Novemhef at l:s ~ tcs ~ sS'if. i
sHi selcr January 1T <l ~ tcs ssilss
ia:U o.a IL. .t tcs, The following SHOWS the rnEse
u e''e o"'' 'A fTr~I fsuHqe Cf0sff.
,r, f,r;5nw ;,ff Suturday, tfo. bid,
| .,.n,ho- l.,nn, st. ol6 .,,,... $E.l1
| s"rt,hnr i9llt Sf.U Gsl2.l!9 l?.lst,
Tnran,rrr rr. ly:s!l1 t1..'!ig,l!.t III
suse!noct"-''''''' Gr is,5is l!tU S1I.7u l2.t3
| FtbTtNrF Ltd :,
| MEsTs-AdyAnEed 3GI!tc per ~ loa. anu Sussv -
nrm sales we're reported of 25,thu lbs SHOULDERS Ut
VIII ;as, do fully cured ut &lj: !oNu ~ lons
clears at SlUJ; lQD lbs short ri* nt slU5tts spot'
Sik. seller t'ct"ber. md $o ha @ sel!er =:
v.mlcr; Su tcs sweet picked hans t-'ns a. 10y
+ tcs sweet picked shoulders At Sc ana ~ tcs s"eet