, 1881-08-07

Saturday, with II fair volume of business.
Wheat was stronger. with some buying orders
confessedy dictated by the knowledge that the
new crop is yielding very poorly; while the for
cign markets are tending upward, though
good way below a shipping basis for our No. :.
Corn WAS unsettled, and turned sharply down
ward, ranging lower than the previous day.
Several holders were anxious to unload at tho
top, and we're apprehenstve that the top had
been reached for the present; but there were
good many orders to buy, and the offer
ings were all taken. Oats yeered about,
and tended lower, in sympathy with corn,
though the receipts were small. Provisions
were depressed early, but reacted. with good
demand for lard, and not much Of othor product
wanted. Mess pork closed easier ut $l7..RGyl7.! rs
for September aud $l7.90 bid for October. Lard
closed :Ec higher, ut sl1.421:G1l.45 seller Sep
tc1nbcr and s1l.45 for October. Short ribs closed
:.1:c higher, ut $9..7. D9D for September.
Wheat closed lGl1a:c higher, at Sl.:Ii4 :1a for
August and $1.l71:G,1l5ss for September. Corn
closed &07sc lower, sGJS}1: for August and
5:;iaGJ53asc for September. Oats closed 1IlAc
lower, ut lasc for August, 317sc for September,
and 3l7sc for October. Rye closed shado easier,
at s5c tor September and Ssc for october. Bar
ley closed easier at 1.Gl l92hc for September and
a11:Ga92c for October. Hogs were steady ut 500
@G10 for light and S8.00I;6.s5 for heavy. Cattle
were nctive and firm ut S2.75GI6.l5. The receipts
for tho week were 1900 cattle, 1G2,6N hogs, und
4s00 sheep, against .9, III cattle, S7.IU hogs and
.,7s5 sheep for the corresponding week last year.
Dry goods were moving in quiet way ut about
steauy prices The daily mails bring good
many orders, but rs they are confined to small
quantities for the renssOrtMent oil stocks. the
volume of business does not reach very large
aggregate. Jobbcrs Of groceries report good
degree Of activity. The city and country tradc
are ordering with fair libcrality, and all tho
staple articles and most side goods are held with
uneguiyocal firmncss. Corn situps arc 1c
higher. The dried fruit market developed in
creased strength. 10th domestic and foreign
dried were stronger than at the beginning Of tho
week, and in raisius, pruncs, currants, and
evaporatcd apples there has been Il substantial
advance. Fish were unchanged. Cheese was
quiet, but there were no sellers at nuy conces-
sion from tho quoted prices. Butter also was
firm. Oats met With Il fair Inquiry. An advance
in turpentinc OF 1c WAS tho only change. Coal
and pig-irou remained tlrm-
There was continued demand for the better
grades OF hay, with no market for the poorer
kinds. Droonl-corn is slow and unchanged.
There we're few berries in the market and those
mostly b1ackberries, which sold ut 500 per IT,
uuurl case. Apples were lower, good fruit be-
ing obtniunblc at 500 per brI. Hides were re-
ported steady, und wool shows the same absence
Of activity that has characterized tho market
for weeks. Potatoes were steady ut S2-Dpcr brl
for good stock. Trade seeds was again active,
timothy selling in large quantity for future de-
livery. Flaxsceu Wis steady and unchanged,
and for c1overseed $50 WIS bid.
Lake freight5 were dull and slow, with tho
bulk of the charters being for vessels, the
rate on corn to Buffalo being 2i1c on that clnss
of vessels. For Kingston Size WAS paid on corn.
The aggregate room taken was 137.000 bu corn,
and 1900 bu wheat, tho latter for Canadian
port.
It is reported that under the new rules OF in
spcction in New York several cargoes of No. =
Chicago corn have recently been graded at tho
seuboartl as mo. 3" and s'steamer." 1t is also
stated that the exception was not taken on the
ground OF condition, but of quality. The corn Is
dry enough, bur is claimed to be not good
enough. Comparing this with the complaints
heard rather frequently this summer, to tho
effect that tho Chicago Inspectors are too rigid
in their application OF the rules, one may see
that there arc two sides to tho story. There are
evidently other people besides the Inspectors
here who think that good deal Of tho corn ar
rIvtne here should be CHASED Us low grades.
13HnNTCT0NG.