, 1881-03-24
Thu death of Seymour Williams, nn old md
honorcA member Of the Hoard Of Tsado. was re-
tN,rted IN Change yesterday. and appropriate

fGafltnfttJtA adopted.
Thu Lending produce nnrkcts were quite fever
Ish yrstcr.lhy. There wna cons!dtrn1,la exclte-
sncnt III WHEAT aud provisions. while corn and
0ats wGre relatively stca1y. THO two markets
flrst named were very henvy early in tho day,
provisions declining fully per crnt, and whcnt
nlInlit pcr cnnt, with henvy offerings NIL tho
why Guwn. There WIFE then reMrtiUn: but tho
innrkcts continued nervous Tho fact Of ii little
sunshine, and tho ncwB from SpAln, published
ssxtrriay morning. wcre supposed IN bo suf'i-
ctent 10 brinx mt sellers In force; thoso were
tho only cnuscs that Aeened to 10 Mt work.
ns tho weakness In New fttk was mp
pnr.t1iy II result tf tho movement hurt.
Mess rrk closed aoc lower. ut <itatdtiks7,i for
April sud EliU0f1l5.Us.s for May. f.ar,f clOspd
lower. 1T s|o,l1siU lo.0 for April md si1O
ebl0.s.is for May. Short Ribs el6scd 7t3n lowcr
at ttsTHl1.di!a fur Mny. Whcnt eoscd &c iower,
nj f],o0si49'.00l for april md *l.0fGbl0ais fnr
HHy. tSrn closed ssU lower. Mt aesC hid fur
April H'd i2ait bid for N!ny. Oats cuscd stcu.ly
at @''4dysaAu for regulRr, 1l1so for gttt-edEcst,
uhSN!at Tor April. and Haso for May. Nye
clhaH' trtn ut Me Tor No. reHn|,r, V'!ic fur
April, ana Sl.0l f0r May. bnrley cl0scd noniLsi-
MY at $l.oF1LU' Tor No. cash, &'c for NJ j.
and t)c for No.4 Hogs werc quiet and closed
wGRk Ut x5.t5l595 for liEbl aud nt s5ttll1.bJ for
heavy Enst'u closed lower. salts at s2.oyD
6.la.
IN 1nbb'ug circles :ho situation waa essentially
nnci'nnned. While soluo nf tho raiswny lines rc-
pnFt al! obstacles ont Of the way, and that they
afe prepared TO receive Rnu deliver Roods w
ashn!, tho majority are htt'l seriously halt'
prrcd' unu there aFe tnntly points In tic North
west " winch u IS 'fnpossDlo ~ snip. Al 10 INC
cohdlt'oh ol lha stfeetss II ~ as hau rs NJ my
PREVIOUS poriod. and oeen With tho fourth part
or IN ord!fary toad teamstors ma II extremely
oEneoss % reAch tho warehouses;. Not on4y u"
our lnerehants ma u utterly itnpossle'ct 10 rc-
1 I
even 10 tho Most urgent wants VI tueir Gus"
t"mers, u'ft IN ntidltDh 10 TINT annoyancc they
hnd most serious difficulty III getting supplies
truth tno East- Ill sohle instances 4ooAs 1or
Whlch ORDERS were placed IN Ncw YORK thrce Or
Inl'r WEEKS 'hHo have tot yet nrrlfco mere. ana
were tne interruption 10 freight tfAHtc coil
hned 10 tho Eastern roads Hlone. THIS market
~o'sIu sou's bc bare OF many lines ~ go"ds' ~
INC meantime prices retnnin withoat Important
fluctuations.
Dry Huoda were moving somewhat moro
freely bo'h ol, local md Interior nccnslnt. but
tue youmc Of business WIS VERY fur from rcucli-
Ing satisfactory proportions. Groccries weFe In
fair de'nn1id, hut tho volume of buslneas act-
unlly accomplished wis sfnnll. Sugars were In
very 'lRht STOCK. supplies from tho Enst coming
forward very sluwIy. Cofces, rlcc, and other
etApics FetnAahcu nffn. H1ittcr AMI chcese were
quoted us bcfDrc. Fine goods wcru lirm while
tho poorer grades renlalsled weak hnd unsettled.
Ihcre was n t!rts, market Tor MI klnds OF hflcd
fruits md some lines Of foreign were held at
slight ndrnHcc. Fish wcre4uict aud Unchanged
The otily cfnnpc III oils wus lecine Ut .o In
turpchtnc.-now quoted Mt lse. Coal and Ply"
lrosi were quoted rs beforc.
The trAuc In breoIM.ctJrn continues netiyp at
tho rites ruling for the past month. III drugs
nnu chetnleus there Is good order trlde+ with
ii slight decline from Inst week IN opium and
pul,ltne Eggs were In fair supply ut I6GlDc
n,t.rrx la, fnIt. sk.yi
there IL no change to notice. Green fruits re-
multi trtn, both for foreign and domestic. The
hay market WIS fairly uctve for the local trade.
b,it rarua,i facilities nr0 such that little can 10
tlone in the shipping l!ne. Lumber continues
unusually actyo for tho season. the greatrst
hindranecs to ttl1e being tho SNOW nccumula-
t!ons In the yards md tho bad condition Of the
str2ets. Poultry Is higher, owing to tho
scnrc'ty OF I'LL kinds. Seeds were steady for
ctuver, weak and trlile lower for t!Enethy. and
sten'1y for 5tlMx seed. There WAS so1ne Inquiry
for dressed hogs Mt zG,Il u 10u Ds for chOlcc.
1tuilrOh1 frrfEut9 Ditfrt. Tho r11tG3 n