, 1881-10-22

trade was not unusually quI1t. Values wcro
without Important change, though opfrccs, tens.
slrups, nnl some Othcr limos wrr0 weak. Tho
sry-g0olA trade remnina quiet, with prices at,olt
stontty. IN most departments stocka arc co,l-
ettlcrnhly depleted hut, generally hpenklne, they
'--=@.sc!rnt tn hcot tho present requirements
s.1<-.o trnlp Itonts and shoes continue In fair
tlcn1at'l. and clothing nnd millinery arp also
cetsln9 fair shnrn Of nttontton. No price
chnnKcs wcro nOtc41 In tried fruits. Everything
'shs f>rls, whilo In some ,lcs tho tendency wns
tn higher figures. Fsh wero iIrm nnd unchanged.
nunlers In dairy products roputt a fair ruvo.
mint mt ahont sten,iy rntoa. Tlero was M I'm
chanRctl market for oils. Coal md pjg-lron also
were Hi,otctl ns bcEprc.
1lrt,oni-cor exhibtta vcry active tratic, with
prices for all descriptions A1slc hRhcr. Tl1o
OLD stock Ia ovtttrntiy exhausted, md much Of
The new now cnnlttlK hAs been moro ur icss an1-
nrc4l by tho recent rnlHs. 1fny WIS firm nt tho
Gttotatlons OF Ihlrstiay. There wcrc, howcycr,
Eatne very choice lots OF No. tlsnotty, which
soil aR high ms slH'h Green fruits waro 4e,l-
ornly stcntly. Tho stock OF nnpies II fully ctft1-
nnonsnrato with tho wa,,ts Of tho trat1o. rcara,
penches. and grapes aro ecnrco md higher, the
lattor commanding 7c per ID for Colcoris II,
Kon4l condition. EXUe w0ra slightly cRscr, fresh
Hclnx Mt tc. Grease and taItow ato duh Mt otto-
tattons, with very ilttlc catl for either. Hides
arc in comparatively heavy stook, ali ,ioaorlp-
lions dragging somowhnt. With general tend
eticy toward lower prlccs. In tnetats and tin.
ncrs waro fnir tra,lc IS reported by dealers Mt
prices ruling for tho pnst week. Potatoes nru
n.rlv1nR frccly from various SOURCES. principally
Wisconsin and Minnesota. Tho receipts Of
really choco stuck are not fargs. Early rose
sells from G5o 10 Bic, according to condition, anu
Em'd pcnchblows arc wanted Mt N1cGift.W. Com
siderable roft!ng Ia reported from Minnesota,
caused by tho recent continued wet wuRtbor
Nrf.tt fttt1n t1ttII Il
steady. Scesfs wero inactive, primo Timothy
being Quotablo nt $3.50, tlnxaccd at S1.40, and
prime clever Mt $5.s0D6.8O.
In take frelxhts little was f1nno yesterday,
room actually prcscnt being srarco. The chnr-
ters announced show a atfRht advance. 21tc be-
ing paid On coru to Buffalo. and no to Midland,
Cnnada.
Tho receipts Of wheat reported yesterday at
ChfcnRo. milwaukee,, st. Loasa Toledo. md nc-
trot aggregated 10000 hi mud tho shipments
lO6.000 BIT. Thu shipments from New York, 1lal-
timorc, and Philadelphia woEe .3i.000 b.t.
Tho 0fhn lteccivors' Association Will meet
next Munt'ay afternoon to discuss questions Of
commission on corn and tsaxsncd.
jy tho Gy, there is mich difference Of npInlon
rs to what tho now r,tIcs mem In regard to
commissions. some parties hold that thoy can
send representatives to other cities. with III.
Rtructtons to tnko Ac In full as chnrges far do
Ing business, while Othnrs contond that tho
rules rcGu!ro No net to bo pnd here. OF course
NIL agrho thnt tho "qnnrter and divide" Ia not
allowed. 1t Is probable that tho rules OF tho
boRrra Will to 80 modified as to permit nop-
residents to beeomo ncmhcrs, In which cnsn
firms hero will 10 represented In othcr cities by
tne1nbera instoad Of corks or agents.
Commission. mon ara n0tngrcrl ns to tho Cause
OF thu recent decrease IN tho volume OF bllsl-
ncss. sonu attribute It 10 tho Increase in SOM
mission cliarpos, while others say that 1t wo7td
probAbly hAsc been experienced all tho sumo
hntl the old ru1o rema!nod In force. Tho public
enthusiasm wAa chilled by the big break Ia
prices. and bus not stncc bern warmed ZIP ngal,
while sorno capitalists hnvo tnkca ofcnso ut tho
Mctlou uf tho Directors In liking II margin pricp
for corn, lis they regard that IN interference
With tho rights OF capital 1t Is certainly wctI
to 10 less business. II tho doing OF 20 tnucl,
must tnvolvo NIL tho risk and danger attending
tho recent ruHh. Snmo firms arc rcported
to have rcfusod to tako whcAt orders three
woeks ngo, oren on a .ss5io mnrgin. Thut amount
would nrpbnbly hnvo been regarded ,ts ampto
security FROM tho client, hut 1t would net In.
suro avatust loss BY tho failures Of other per-
ties. wt'fc!, happily, woro fowcr than thoro was
rcnsan tn fenr.
Tho new "ChienBo Il pncI1c" elevator i1ns
begun to receive grim. This increases tho
storage cnpaclty nj tho city about ,O0o, ,00o b,i.
Mr.. HhrIer. tic manager, stntcs Tint It huB
facilities Tor receiving about 100 0o bu per tlny
and delivering tho same quantity.
Probably tue largest sale ut Ioerskns oyor
recorded was unde by n kit,xlo strcut Grm n
few days since, tho transAotion Involving $40 900,
and tho skins being tnken BY ont glove house.
Heports from Minnesota and Wisconsin lndl-
cnte thnt tho recent ruin has done considerable
tnmnRe to lnto potatoes, which havc In several
localities rottcd or become seriously damaged
III tho ground. Tho wct weather IT In said has
injured harvested broOm"corn In Ohio nud liz