, 1881-06-26


many Of them have been betting" on cold
weather, WITH fears OF frost 4 rising
thermometer Saturday. win further increase
in the volume of receipts and stifcning in
luke treIkhts, took the starch out OF spot corn,
cspecinlly as it was stated that few June shorts
remain to be f1l[ed. Corn features were rela-
lively steady Outs turned down in sympathy
with corn. Rye and barley We're steady. Pro-.
visions ruled 1uiet with lower prices for pork. It
steady tone In meats, And an advance in lard.
Liverpool quotations were lower on meats. and
the shipping demand here was Understood to be
1a,ne. Mess pork closed 5G571ze lower, ut $l8..3
0DlG:4X for July, and $l63oGs16a. for August
Lard closed SC higher, at $1L03l11 .q!1s for July.
and SLIGO for August. Short ribs closed
stcady, ut S6.371SS for August. Wheat closed
&c higher, mt S1-l3zi6f13a for July and
SI.14HGlL14ss for August. Corn:closed easier, at
45aGs5Hc for July and 45hG46c for August
Oats closed at SAC for july @@Stsc for August
and a7i4c for September. Rye closed at S8c bid
auo 90c asked for July, sc for August. aud BIN
G5S.c for September. Barley closed nominally
at Sf00 for No. g SIC for No. .. and S8c for Sep
tep,bcr. Hogs were quiet at $5.cOQ1505 for light
and mt s. BOQtG Is for heavy. Cattle were active
and steady ut $30OQ16.a2:. The receipts Of live
stock for the week were 21,53s catre, 18 calves,
l7400O hogs and 61G5 sheep. For tho cores
ponding week last year the receipts we're s.. .E1
cattle, 174+47l hogs. and BIB sheep
4 lair degree Of activity Was apparent In dry
goods circles. The number OF buyers to be seen
w,s small, but the mail and telegraph orders
mounted up to pretty liberal proportions. and
jobbers we're well pleased with the volume OF
business accomplished. Values remained steady
ind firm. Groceries were freely ordered by the
city and country trade, and prices again ruled
firm. Sugars arc IN large demand, and the mar
ket was firm, with Il slight upward tendency.
There is not much activity in cof-
fees, but the market occupies firm
position Tens IRE moving freely at full prices
In the uried-fruit market there were no chAnges
Trade WIS active, and foreign descriptions we're
again very strong. with prunes, raisns, and Cit
ron still showing an advancing tendency. Fish
were firm US Inst quoted. Tho butter market
was active and steady. Cheese was weak, In
sympathy wich the Eastern market There was
n fair movement In oils at generally steady
prices. Coul was dull and unsettled. Piy~iron
remains weak.
Itay was duh with very few sales noted, md
those taking a wide range. Droom~corn IS mov-
ing stcadily, business being principally in the
medium grades. Building materials are re-
markably active and firm Tor all descriptions.
Eggs were ateady n. l4GDl4!sc per doz~ In green
fruits berries Of all kinds were higher, strawber-
ries selling ,from Sis to $50 per l6-qnnrr
hox Hide dealers report tha lrnde
oulct for all kinds. with heavy receipts
Of ury hides from the Far West. Potatoes are
,rsn for uew and steady for old. the former SELL
ing ut $2.50c3.Oo per brl. Taliow is steady and
slow Of sale. Wool remains quiet, little OF tho
new stock coming iu, farmers prcfcrrng to hold
for better prices. III seeds clover was ltr1n, and
timothy sold In II small way Mt $2.i0 cash. and
$oU311 for September. Fiax was higher, selling
ut SIS.
Lake frclrhts were tirmer, 3nc being paid on
corn to Duruto, nnd there We're rumors OF char-
tiers &c above that figure. There WIS little
room offering, and but three charters were an-
pouncea to take corn to Buffalo, Eric, and
Kingston, the rate to the hitter point being t1.c.
The Montrcal Gazette prints the news that the
new crop OF wheat i'll Listowcl, Ont, was killed
by Il frost last Wednesday, night
Winter wheat was tn much better demand
Saturday, md much stronger. No. red III good
houses sold freely at S1.1S, and $l.M was after
wuris bid for receipts III keith's elevator, while
Central receipts were supposed to be salable ut
about Sl,a3. This strength il understood to be
owing to growing scarcity OF winter wheat,
there being very little offered. and some orders
to shin bpck to mills In the country can only he
filled with difficulty. Toledo quoted wheat
Saturday at $l.:s,!4. and sDne folks said 1t Has
because there Ia a coruer. In that city on June
wheat. It would seem, however, that the wheat
is rea1ly wanted BY consumers ut current prices.
however 1t may be with the shorts. Winter
wheat is much scnrcer now than It was 4 month
n:.o, when 1t could scnrcely bc sold ut the sane
priccs US current for spring wheat