, 1881-02-06

The leading produce markers we're active Sat.
urdny, and weak, while the minor ones vert
steady, hurley being even hrmer. Wheat wa:
depressed badly; the foreign kilograms being 81
weak as to bring out numerous sellers here. The
resulting decline wiped out good many mar.
gins which we're already ''prekty thin," and E
couple Of failures were reported. 4 consider.
able quantity OF provisions was "thrown" In
the same why, pork declining nearly 30c per brt
while wheat tell of 1sic. Corn for May de-
clined to about the lowest figure ut which thai
month has sold since the trading Ia it began
Mess pork closed i0c lower, UT sl420D1422M 70,
Murch and $l4.35D14.31H for April. Lard closed
10c lower, ut $927h 80 for March and 9.31A@
$40 for April. Short ribs closed steady, at
sT32E 0s.35 for April. Wheat closed 11sc lower,
at about 98s<c for February and J7!sc bid roz
Murch. Corn closed Ac lower. at $50 for Feb
ruary and 40I141c for May. Outs closed steady
fer cash, at ;a3c for No. 2 fresh and 3A@29c for
regular; futures were OF 341Ac, ut aec selIo1
March and G9sc seller May. Kye closed dull af
$50 for No. 2 cash fresh receipts Sc for Mnrch
and SIC for February. Barley closed weak, at
CSC for No. 2 cash fresh receipts, gSc for Feb
ruary, and 99c for March. The hog market was
weak and bearish, and sales were slow at m
average reduction in prices Of SC; sales Of light
rnnKed at IS 40 per 100 lbs, and heavy were
quoted at $5.co15.75 for poor to choice: few
extra s0l0 III %t.DVkGUuu- Adtt1G were Quiet. u111
the market tifoless In all Its branches. Inferior
to extra grades we're quotahe ut S2.e5G6.0o.
The auierness in dry-goods continues, and
prices arc not materially altered. This Is the
dull season, and jobbers are chiefly occupied in
gettinn rendy for the spring trade. The business
Of the coming months promises to be both large
and profitable. Groceries were In moderate
demand and generally steady. The orders are
usually small, but are numerous enough to keep
the trade busy. Butter and cheese were quoted
firm under GOOD inquiry, with only fair stock
here aud moder.te receipts. Fish were steady.
Dried fruits sold to the usual extent at un-
chunged prices. Oils we're steady md quiet.
Coil was in fnir retail request. Old Prob seems
disposed to favor tho coal dealers. and they are
understood to be getting full prices for small
orders, which make up tho bulk OF the business
at present.
There is still an active market for broom corn
at the quotations ruling for the past month.
Eggs are scarce and frm at zoe per dozen- The
quotations for grease have slightly advanced,
owing to the divers new uses to which the COM
modify is now applied. Green fruits nre still in
good supply and moderate demand, without
change in quotations. The hay market Is dull.
iifeiess, and decidedly weak at quotations.
There are no changes to note In the hide market,
which remains dull Mt quotations. Lumber is
still in active demand for city and country
trade, without change In rates. a moderate
trude is noted in poultry, which is In limited
supply. There is no change from the long pre-
Willing ouliness OF the wool market. Little
movement Is noted, and few orders are received.
Dressed hogs we're 100l5c lower, ut SG.40 per 100
lbs for light and $500 for heavy. Seeds we're
generally steady, excepting f1axseed. which ad-
vunccd to 81. .aiK OH track. Cooperage remained
quiet at G5Q0i0c for pork bnrrels aud Sl0oDl.05
for lard tierce5-
It is stated on good authority that several
members OF the Board OF Trade are getting up
protest to be presented to the Directors at their
meeting next Tuesday. They claim that tho
movement to change tho inspection of grain
buck from tho State to the Board is a measure
advocated By the Receivers Association, nnd
that the funds of the board should not be used
in pushing the proposed change ut Springfield,
as some members are opposed to changc.
An exporter stated yesterday that present
quotations allow the laying down OF California
wheat in England, next April, ut 30 shilltngs tho
quarter. Present prices in Chicago (for Muy) are
equal to 48 shilings In Liverpool. aud present
cash prices to over II shElltngs. There 1s little
hope that British buyers viii want our spring
wheat at present figures; Instead they will not
now take it ut 42 sh!ltngs for prompt shipment
There Is generally n margin of loss on shipments
from this city to Europe In winter; but the pres
ent situation Is little harder than the average
Of pnst yenrs.