, 1881-04-10


steady. at $lusadel0s..: for Aay and Slo.9oE
10922l: for June. Short ribs closed 15c higher. nj
Ss.l0ls.l2!z for June. Wheat closed 1sc lower
at 9Dasc for April and S1.0th: for May. Corn
closed easier, ut SOC for April and 42sac bid for
May. Oats closed weak and 1.c of from FRI
days figures, regular selling at 31hc. May at
35!ic June at 351sc, anu July Mt 3fc. Rye closed
firm. Mt $l,04 for rcgutar, sl.07 for esit-edged'
s,.0D for May, Sl.o3 bid for June. and Soc bid for
July. harley closed nominally unchanged, Il:
s. q. for No 2, SEC for No. 3 and Sue for No. 1,
winter receipts. Hogs were active, and firm at
s550l15 ii for light and ut S;.5H1540 for heavy.
Cattle were easy, at Is for poor to extra
The demand for domestic nnd foreign dry
goods was active. The wholesale houses were
alive with buyers, and, as all we're purchasing III
Ii generous way, Il large volume Of business was
accomplished. The wintry character OF tue
weather since the beginning Of Murch has Sc
riously initiated against IN active das1rloutlon
of spring goods; still, the consumptivo demand
during that period has unquestiouaby been OF
larger proportions than in any corresponding
period under similar conditions, and Us the
prospects for tho season are most -hatterlng
there Is q cheerful feeling on all sites, Joeoess
Of boots and shoes report Il growing demand.
nnd hats. clothing, millinery, nnd cognate lines
also display increasing activity, under the fn-
ftuence Of pleusau1er weather. In tho grocery
market. there was no noteworthy change. Trade
continues to improve, uud tho market maintains
II steady and healthy tone. Dried fruits were
uctiye and generally firm. Diackberrics were
strong, at the advance OF the day before. Layer
raisins were offered ut easier prices. There WAS
IL uIliet and steady fish narket Butter ana
choose were quiet, with the lower grades tend
trg downward. Oils we're generally tirm.-extrl
lard Mt SIC. Coal and Flg-iron were unchanged.
Broom corn is active, and most grades nave
been advanced III consequence OF marked do-
crcusc in the stock on hand. AN active trade
exists in building materials of all descriptions.
Eggs held steady ut l5c der doz. Grease con-
Times weak with a decline iii country IA OF
1;c ncr H. In green fruits, MesSiun oranges
have been marked up on accountof the growing
scarcity Hay was firm, with an upward tcad-
cucy, In hides dulluess is still the principal
feature damaged having been rnarkcd down &c
per b. Hops aro active ut tho quotations ruling
for tho last few weeks. Potatoes are easier, but
unchanged. Tallow and wool continue dult'-
the latter still being very Irregular seeAs "ese
steady all around with Sencrnlly hgnt onef'ns7 3
Cooperagc was firm and higher.
Letters from Iowa state that farmers there
are very anxious in regard to the wheat, botn
that already ii, the ground and that not yet put
in, They arc inll5posed to sell what they nave
in hand till better assured than now that there
| will be any surplus from the next crop
The latest development IN produce circles 10
| a scarcity of poultry on account OF the co1o
weather, 1t Is reported that hundreds OF thou
| sands Of chickens have died from chilli as II re-
| suit Of leaving the mothers wing for an 1nde-
pendent run. They say also that smaller per-
ccntage of eggs nre Matching thau Is usual al
| this date.
+ Somebody suggested on Change Saturday thai
| tho pork deal is likely to Peter out soon. foss''
by SO il the shorts should nl fill In ut the SAINT
| rate US r. D. A. did lust Friday. Lie IS nnuer
stood to have taken In s, ZOO brls of 1t thent bc
! sif,cs smaller quantities on other days.