Year: 1874

THE DEMAND FOR PRODUCE GREAr-FARMERs IN


THE WEST HOLDING BACK.


Grain. -four, produce and provisions have
great deal TO do with regulating other trades and the
various products turned into cash. will other
trades be either raised or depressed according to the
prices obtained The reports that have been received
by THE TRIBUNE reporters from the various persons en-
gagged in the different branches OF the trade show that
there ia every appearance healthy prospect for the
Fall although perhaps slow kind OF trade. The ex-
port demand considered 20 be very good and during
September the supply Of wheat at this market VIII De
large The farmers in the West apparently inclined
90 hold back the gram perhaps with the hope or obtain
ing higher prices but 1t appears to be the general opn
ion Of those engaged in business that they will gain
nothing by holding back and ony be compelled TO keep


store subject to all the various disasters without any
orrespoudlng advantage The dealers think that the
"a al I'm hand will be far beneficial to them The
following the result OF the various investigations;


Armour Plankintou & Co. OF No. l29 Broad-st, pack
era OF grain provisions. said that they bad not OBJ
grain In the market. Last t mostly corn, hut
rnis wear it Ia principally wheat There earlier
Increment this year in the crop; but from the i'd
Woes had been received the receipts or grain In
the West had from some cause been some
something do with this but then last wear was an
extraordinary one and should not have been taken as
and before the end Of September over 2OOo bushels
OF wheat viii have arrived In TINS msrket Inc egnts





and any delay In forwarding would be rather dis
adv an ageOus than otherwise TO the farmer.


David D0ws Co., grain and hour dealers, NO. 10
souths said that the trade healthier than during
former years, even II it should happen 20 be slower.
There was q very healthy export demand-in fact
than there had been for Cen years past OF
course excepting year. which was an extraordnary
one The prices true, had been lower than last
YEAR but no estimate should be based on last years
prices There every prospect OF good business,
providing trade not checked oy any foolish
reservation Withholding OF the grain from the sea-
board.


Jesse Hoyt Co. Of No. 10 southst. reported that the
grain and hour trade likely 70 be as successful
any other class Of business Corn was In good demand
and wheat was healthy there i0eing steady export
demand for II all The trade generally IN grain
was very good indeed many shpping In bulk it
being considered economical By the purchasers 90
20 do Flour was lower price than formerly. but
little was required for foreign shipment The surplus
stock OF wheat would always bring about the same
amount of woney foreign agents ready
buy IN Ali that not DO wanted for homo oonsunp


ton. There every prospect Of fair healthy trade
this FAIL uotwhstaudnR the fact that the receipts In
the Western cities have been checked.


J. NJ Flake Co.. No 10 South st., stated that the Fall
wheat coming IN very freely, but the Spring wheat
was forwarded quito rapidly. The wheat sp.
n~sr~h IN hA vsry rood and produced we'll aud vsala