, 1881-11-20

closcd 1s,cE:Tc lower, at S12715tI121E for de-
| ccu,pcr and Sl.::s.46e..3S1; for Juuuury Corr
| cnsed &c lower ut i4c for December and Il; j
0sGis:c for a1uy. Oats closed liGlt:c lu,scs III
| 4;asal4St.c for November und +5s4c for Muy Ryt
| closed unehan9e ut 931sc for December ant
| sl,03,. for January. Barley was nolnualy tn
/ changed at SI.O6 for No = cash, With M. :; III
| y4,.c f.,r November aud Gle for December Hog:
] were nctive und strou- Mt S5.sN,Hl1 for listl
and ut 81 7aS5G:0 for heavy. Cattle were ,tl,;c,
| ut s. Is. The receipts for tho week were
:r}sW CATTLE .lsU9 hogs, and T., ,3OQ snecpugansi
4C14 CATTLE 90 t3s hogs, und Cs:} sheep for the
corresponding week Ittst year
! In dry-yoods circles there WIS Il coutinuance
| of the quiet so long prcTalcnt Very few buy-
crS were present, aud the mail and telegraph
! orders did not mount up to very imposirt:
aggregate. The volume OF business is less thu n
| is usual to tho scason-a condition due to tho
| continued bad weather and tho consequent dull
ness Of trude ut interior points. Jobbcrs Of
groceries report continued quiet. with prices Of
most lines showing want OF strength. Cotrees,
teas, rice. u1ld sirups were weak, and sugars
| were not held any too firmly Inc dcmuud for
| domestic a,ld foreign dried fruits was but
slightly improved, and weakness is still feature
| Of the market There 4 decline in rsisI,ls
| and currauts. Fish were generally firm. Hol-
land herring were OFT &c pos keg. in the mar
ket for dairy products there was no PRONOUNCED
change. While iine gouds eolatin1lc 10 be held
with II show Of tr'nuess, oI gralcs Are neg
Icctel aud weak. The oil t:1idc W.,s less quiet
ut firm prices. Coal WAS quiet aud unchanged.
Dealers iu pi;-irnn report Il continued active
demand, anu tho late advance Is firmly sup
ported.
The broo1,l-corn trade is very active aud firm
ut quotations. Hay is fairly active for city use,
but outside OF This thorc Is IL very light demand.
Considerable Of the Stock coming forwuryi Is
somewhat daElngcd. Green fruits were in light
demand apples being no.abs: dull and indcat-
lug suiue weakness. Hides And wool were NOV
ing stcady 1T the quotations ruin. for sevcml
weeks. Grease and tallow wcrc reported itlact-
I've and nucinu.eI. Potatoes were in lighter
receipt, but stocks ure So bllly Affected By rot
that really fine supplies are scarce. trilnatuy
sold 1T $s.i512.5U for prime. Clovcr SEED
ncglcctcd, being uuotas'lc at $500 for prime
seed Fiax-sccsi was Off Jc per bt1, selling ut
Sl.i6 delivered
In lake frcehts but one charter was un.
nounced, q steamer with GOO bu corn for buffalo
ut:c.
The receipts Of wheat reported Saturday ut
Chicago, Milwaukee. st. Louis, Iolcdo. and nc-
tr,it aggregated s:s,U13 btu and the shipments
1889 b,1. Tile shipments from New York,
Baltimore, an1 Philadelphia were 12S,UJ III.
Iiail frcgh.s were quiet Oh the ouss Ut :uc per
I
ions to do. Grain to Liverpool is quoted ut ubout
&c, and provisions ro do ut ;s5,zQ1t;ic.
The price oi whisky in this market retnnins on
the basis Of Sl.It. but Cincinuut advanced It.
Saturday, uIll it is probable tlut our lnurket
wlll be higher luriu., tho cu,l1iu" week.
While prices Of produce would s1et1 to be ii.
cnunt!h, it is difficult 10 see why they should tla-
cline bcc:lllse CT fears for the safely Of money!
us snch. II people withdraw their money from
places where II has been hitherto, md pArt;ctl-
1arly from ovcrin Inflated stock, they want to put
it il, something else, aad nowhere Is there less
t'nger of loss than in produce investments.
Tie causes which produce .istrust in nol-p:y-
ing securities are precisely those which should
cause Il better demand for brcadstuus and pro-
visions /
,fAG conuuct OF some Of tho members Of the
Call Hoard Ut tic afternoon cnll hus become 50
ntolerabie thar tho Directors Of that ills,ltu-
tion have resolved to adopt somt. stringent
measures Tor stoppiny it. Small tues prove to
Ut OF little use III preserving order, especially
;,s they are often reilitrcu. 1t Is now tin,atcd
tiat the Governing Committee wifi order that
no fine for disorucrIy conduct shall hereafter lie
for Il less amount tEnn s.tD> and tia, suspension
will be the penalty for Il second otlcnse, while !
expulsion shall follow persistence in disordcrly
conduct. 1t Is alsu proposed that no member +
will be admitted to tho room who owes I'LL I'M |
paid fine. Many Of tho members huye been in
the habit of trailing among themselves in I
the back part Of the room while tho |
call WIS inprogress, and they often make SO
much noise as to drown the voice Of the cailer
while their trading in privileges is against tho
laws of the Statc. The few turbulent ones who
hnve hitherto disturbed the order Of business
ought to be 1ulc:ed or expelled.
4 meeting Of the Directors Of the Call Board
was held Saturday afternoon, ut which this mat
er was introduced, but their action. If any, was
lot reported. II muy possibly be nude public |
IN Monday.
PROVISIONS.
HOG PRODECTS-Were active and rrexularly |
weak The causes operated ny In Eraia-nArle-
y: the news OF financial troubles 1T the seuboafd-hut
he weukness not mich felt in meats. there be- /
1lg good shipping demand for them at u shate
'elnw previous asking prices. The receipts Of hogs
serc smaller. and Liverpool! reported advance OF