Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1876, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MAY- 3, 1876. FINANCE AND TRADE. fountry Banks 6till Borrowing of Their « Chicago Correspondents, Currency Shipped to New York--- The Olearings $8,300,000. " The Produce Markets Again Active and Weak. Provislons Deoline Henvily---Graln ¥t~ % er at the Qe FwANCIAL. .« demoralized condition of the markets, OWing ktnds of the farm.work of (he seanon, lit- . 32870nce fs being shipped to this pofot, Country ) Hioldors ars unable ta pay the loans incurred to carry Ahelr stuff, and those foeding caille avo ta borrow aaditional sumn. Tho country banks earrying them plying to the ity banke for funds, Thers was » considerable conntry demand for sccommodations sxporienced yesterday. o tomns oslent this Lalances e loanabla reaourcea aceruing from the payment of eity paper, Large smounts of this aro now meturing snd are woll pald. The banks bave an Increaslug sur- plus of funds, but these hiave not reactied such 8 sum 1 10 depress the matket materially. Tiates of Interest aro B@I0 per cont at tho baoks, Concessions are mado to good ontside borrowers, On tho strcot-raten aro 7218 per cent, Lusiness s @ul, and the suppls of good paper small, New York sxchango wis scarce and i between banks at 50@760 premium per §i The clearings were $8,00,000, TPERBONAL. At s meeting of the Directors of the Merchants' Bavings, Losn, sud Trusé Company, Johu Tyrrell, Eaq,, of Tinzloyk Tyrrell, was olected Vice-President in place of the lato Witliam E. Doggott, Eaq. ONE DAY'S DECLINE IN MINING BTOCKS. The demoralized condition of the Son Franclsco stock market may be seen by tha roport in the finan- clal column of the Aulletin of the 26th ult, Tt says: Putting the beat phase on the. market, the declin from yeaterday is unususlly largo, Alpha'shows a do- precistion of §14, Chollar-Poton), $12; Overman, $10; Ophir, £7.803 Halo & Norcrows, 83 Deat & Belchor and Yellow Jacket, each, $5,60 Bolcher, Californis, Mexican, and Secregatea Delcher, each, $4 & Ex- chequer, $.50: Dullion and Confidence, exch, §1 Crown Yolnt aud Justico, each, $2.60; Gould & Curry, Blerra Novads, and Union Tonsolldated, each, $i; Vtah, $1,60; Consolidated Imporial, Consoltdated Vir: yiuls, Kentick, and Bavagr, each, $1. ARE THE DONANZA MINES PATLING ? Montgomery strect, and with Jt tho speculating fommunity of tho Paclo coast, which Sncludes about tho whole population, are Intenssly sgitated aver the finctuations of Consolidated Virgima and California, and the predictions of the bear fntercst that the Com- stock lodo is about exhausted, Tle views of this ellque aro summed up in the followlug statement by Jim Eeeno, thelr leading operator, 10 a reporter of ke «an Franelseo Chroncle : First, tho mino liss been failing for some tima past, ‘and the large amount of ore extracted within the last threo moath has a0 impoverished the oro body on the and sold - L,50 and 1,650-foot leval that dovelopmonts must be made below or tho stock will certanly depreolato in yalue. Becondly, the ore body parrows rapldly from e 1,600 to the so-called 1,653-foot Jevel, but which is eally only 40 fect bolow 'the 1,50:-foat Jovel, The winzes sunk from the 1,65-foot level, both in Cone solldated Virqinis and Callfornia, don't roally warrant uls estimate, as tha oro Lody, after pasaiug a certain point below the 1,630-foot level, shows itzelf to bo of an_inforior quaiify, 'This was enpecially silastéated In running the crowscut from thie bottom of the winze in tho California Mino about 120 feet betow the 1,550+ foot lovel, wher the body waa found to be about 2§ feet in width of low-grude ore, Anuther thing you must underatand is this: That in the line of Ophir, on tho 1,465-foot level, which inof the mame depth as tha 1,640-foot sevel of California will bo when opened, Hiere fa notling; and, in my opinion, this s sa deep 8 thoy will find'pay or in " the one nine Californls, Lastly, 1t hias boen apparent to cvery clora observer of ihe manipulations of thla market 1hat Fiood hes boen » persistent and siendy seller of Cousolidated Vir- fluta xnd Catifarnia whetovor an opportunity was af- ordod him without breaking the market. <. I¢ 3z, Keene is playing blaf, he does it Loldly. e maken tho following offer : If I can bonllowed an expert af my own choosing, ny Joha A, Faull, Hayno, Bowle, or Heury danin, 1 will givo to any benevolent aasociation {n thiv city my chieck for §10,000,—and I'll throw dice to seo which in- etitution pockets the coin,—if T am allowed the privi- fego I eak. _If my expurt makes s report which I deom Tavorable, I will agres to buy a millfon dollara’ worth of tho stock, On tho othor hand, Mr. Flood avers on Lis word of tonor 1hat the bouanza mines ure aagood as evcr. BEW XNGLAND MANUFACTUBING STOCKS KTILL PALLING, Tho Doaton Journal of Contnerce, April 39, says: Maunfacturing stockn are growing no bette Tast, aud 1t scems very hard l&mun vt‘lmrn the b;lvts\g lincia. 111l of Lowistor, sk broken from 873 to 75, which foreshiadowa tho pasning of the dividond in July, tho same 8 1n January, Thia Company was very suo- cenaful during and for somo yesru aiter tho Icbellion, 1ho stock ranging from 09, in 1863, 10 230 in 1808, snd HLividenda were pald from 5 to 20 per cent Aemi-annusl, Mggregating in four years, ending with 100, ninety-siz T cont in cash and 40 per cent in stock, the Iatter bes g at & Iarge preminm, and by that much betler than cash, Atlantic fell from 61X o 47, and then railied to B0 Cochoco, 700 to 6973 : Merrimack, 1035 to 1025, and Tremont & Buffolk 116 to115, Tates advanced from 66 to GY,‘{ 3 Great Falls, 633 to 63, and Manches. ter 1143 to 1A%, Unchaniged: Appicton st 8637 kverult; £0; Lyman 61, and Naumikeag 101 per sharo, COMMERCIAL CONFIDENCE LOBT ABROAD, The decline in British railway shazes sinca the com- mencement of the year has nlso boen very severs, and partly from the fact that the goncral public are weary of the Btock Exchiahge, aro alarmed at the rapidity of the fluctuations which tako place almost week by ‘woek, and, owing to the diminisked profits in trade, aro unable Lo purchase tocks freoly, even it they aro considered 1o be cheap, thero ars 1o distinct indica- tions of revival, A timo will possibly coms when an end to such a condition of affuirs will ba reachod, but thore {5 no doubt that the existing policy of caution in nearly avery department of business will ba peruisted in, and that auyLope of a decidod Povival must bo ‘postponed until the autumn, Tho revelations of late, ‘oth bofors the Howe of Commons’ Cotamittco and in tho Bankruptey Courts, and, 1 regret to add, befors tho Oriminal Courta, havo been of too serjous a nature tosdmit of merchants embarking freely In come- mercial enterprise unless they are very ‘certaln of what they are about. Cowmerclal confidence has unqueadonably been lost, and, slibough we aro daily hoping for fla Teturn, wo kuow (hat to regain b iy & ditficult ond slow process. Throughout the whole country, strict sconoinlea have becu and continie to ba practiced.—London Correspondence Findncial Chronis sles GOVERNMENT nuan.B , United ftates Gs of '81, Unilea States 5-208 of 6! 8-30n Of *63—January and July. 6308 0f '67—January and July, §-208 of %3—January aud July, tes Taw 84 of 8], vx-caup. 117 United Hiates CUITENCY 68,yceersnern. GOLD AND GREENDACKH, QCold was 1125@112%4. @reeubacks wero £9.443% e on the dollar in gold, FOUEIUN YXCHANOE. Blztydays, Blg] 10 51 z Paris—francs, Bwitzesland,.iJ1s Bweden, olciaie Auatris.,.. CITY AND COUNTY TONDS. B Chlcsgo City 7 et bonds..., 105 & fut, Olifcago Clty 79 ct.sowaraie, 105 & fut, Chlesgo City T yct.waterlosn 105 & Int. ook County 7 §el, bondy iot, & fnt, 100 & int,. Ul & lut, W kot Woat Park 19 North Chicago 779 ct. (Lincotn Purk), ... LOC City Radlwsy, South Side,..... I City Laliway, Weat Bldo City Kaflwa: t Blds, 59 . eent certicates, ..., 10246 kfut, 103 & int, Cily Jtailway, Nortir fids 127 123 Traders’ Inirance Cou.vueere 123 124 Cliamber of Commercy 1] N Chicago Gas-Light & Coke Co, 130 Kaxposlion stock. .. o W . BTUCKY, BONDB, ETC, New Youx, May 2.—Gold opened sad clossd st 1137 with salos fn the futerim at 113, Carrylug ratid 1to 5! Loaos wers aléo tnade flut, ¥ Governments wery steady, Railrosd bonds were quict and firm, Btata scurities were dull, Blocks were Lrm and bigher in early dealings, but ster midday thers was a partfal reaction, Towards llie cioss the market was hieavy and lower. Al thelm- prarement of tho oruing wua lost, prices closiug st & decliue of A Yo 1% from tbe Llighest polut. The declne wus materislly sssited by rumors in rogerd L0 cutting weatward 'frefght aud ro- ducing pusssuger farcs, bus nothiug postiivs s known, Sransuoilous aggrogated 145,000 shacca, of which 14,000 were Pacific Mull, 27,000 Weatern Uuion, 4,40 Northie weataru, 5,000 61. Paut, 16,000 Erie, 49,00 Lake Blore, 6,000 Now York Central, 4,000 Obios, sud 10,00 Micke Igan Contral. b ,:(;:.y market oy 334, Trime mercantile paper, Cuatoms recelpts, $351,00, Che Asslstant Tressurer dipburend $341,000, Exports of prodnce, $3,689,008, Clnrlnm;i m:\,l)!‘«(;. o Berling e L enu iz nonos " a1y Canpons, '6L b 118’ oo i | Ourcencivn.. Coupons, 225 ATOCOKH, Weetern Union. N, 3, Centeal...siiee 98 Gicago k Alton. ... 08 Chicago & Alton nfd,103 Ohjo & Miraisnippl... 10 { Delanare, & L. & W, Ak P, Tel... Mirsonri Pactfic.. ... 1% Atlantio & Pactfia pfa102s Indians Central,, Chicago, B, & Q. ! Hannibal & 8t Jos.. 1 Qentral Pac, bonds, Union Pacific bonds..104% | U, Pacifie land-geant. 1003 % Michigan Centrar Panama,, Tnlon P'aclfic stock. Lake 8hore.. Tilinois Central..., .+ U6 Cleveland & Pittaburg M Northwealern ....... $0!¢ Northwestern pfd.. Big | U, 2. sinking fund orthwes je ‘GK Tl 00y 00 O & Taenas 'WTATE DONDA. Tennesneet, 0ld,... 43 | Virwinia 6, new. Tennetnce Ge, How, Missourd 6a Virglafa G, 1d..eev. G ¥ Mixino sroons, Sax Fraxciaco, May 2.~The following sre the latewt quotations at ‘ha’l;"“kl‘EXLh“l‘!u‘i:I Coumalliit'd Virginis.. 1% | Crown In| Qalifornia, ¢ | Yellow Jacket. Begrated Al 40 aa“ 1‘ (37 4 nx . 175 832, B Exchequer, Overman., ustice .. Caledonia REAL ESTATE. The following instruments wera hled faz record Tucadsy, May2: Ty rRorERTY. Weat Lake at, 198 1-10 ft w of Blanlon sf, nf, 353100 {1, dafed April 29, 5,000 Onkloy o, i ft & of Walnut AN ADTIL B0eesriraees 4,000 Lowe o, 48 {4 #of Th 710 11, dated April 21 2 850 North Citrtix st, 80X (4 1 of Obto 8t ® , 355110 1t, dated May Loes soreres sossisevie /G080 Loohln at, 96 710 f£ 1 of Jackaon atyw 1, 20 310 XT3 11, dateg MAY Looveumrassone.e ) Michiga av, 900 £t n'of “Thirty.third at, w1t, 253143 7410 {t,with bildings, dated April 29, 6,000 The premisca ‘Not. G10 and 876} Canalst, dated M 7,350 BSams ea the above, 800 Leavitt at, 135 ft n of T ft,with improvements, Jecsen to William T. ?fit’) i 40,000 H 7,000 . O 7 mirxs or SOUTH OF CITY LIMITH WITIIIX A RADIUS OF QOULT-NOTHE. Drezel boulevard, 68 £t s of Brook at, w{, 22z 10911, datod Alay 2. —_—— COMMERCIAL. The followleg were thé' roceipts and shipments of the leadlng atticles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning ; TECEIPTS, BULTMENTH, 1a1e, | 1875, 12,477 #8935 1075 90,163 135,056] 225,750 4,082 Flour, brls,... Wheat, bu, Osts, bu,, Itye bu Barley, bu Graea seed, Ila Flax seod, Its.. ‘siroom corn, thel Curod maatatte Folatoes, Coul, tons Thay, tons, Luiber, No.ft, Bhingles, N 8alt, brin Touitry, tha Poultzy, eoop Gaune, Figs Eqge, DXy cliua b ‘ nles, birls, Beany, bile.s... Withdrawn from stors on Manday for city cone sumption: 7,212 bn wheat, 1,126 bu corn, 1,734 bn oats, 1,010 Lu barley. Tho following grain was inspected into store oo Tuesday momning: 3 cars No, 2 Norihwestorn wheat, 4 cars No. 3 spring, 17 cars No, 3do, 7 esra rofscted do, 2 cara nograda (52 wheat); 30 cars high mixed coru, &5 cars snd 6,300 bu No, o, 2 cars and 2,500 bu new mixed do, 23 cara rejected do (145 corn); 2 cara No.10ats, 11 cara No, 2 whits do, 22 cars and 6,000 bu No.2oats, 6 cararejectod do (1 oata); 2 cars No. 2 rye, 1 car rofected doj 2 car No, 3 barley, 2 cars No. 3 do, Tolal (245 cars), 116,000 bu., Inspected out: 52,526 bu wheat, 50,204 bu corn, 8,760 bu oats, 1,193 bu rye, and 6,305 b barley, The Dircctors of tho Board of Trade have declired that under the rulea of the Board each 5,0% buof graln must be figured up separately, and accompanted (when delivered) by a separate memorandum for esch lot. Wao understand that tha difference of oplnion be- tween members of the Noard turned on the point whether or noa soparato “bill” should sccompsny each 5,000 bu lot; aud thas point is still undoeided, Our modern Mosss from thetop of his Mount Pisgali saw s profit in being long on wheat, but was not permitted to enjoy i, He hadto “lie down ™ Vefore reaching the promissd land, Freights were rreguiar. Lako do were dull and almost mominal at 40 for wheat and 3)c for corn 'to Buftalo, snd irm under » modernte fuquiry at 7o for coru to Kingslon, All-rall raos to New York we: quoted at 20@23%¢ per 100 14, and to Philadelphis 20c. Through engegements to Liverpool (ratlroad) were nominal at ¢8c per 100 Iba in specle, and do o Glasgow were quoted 3t 45@50¢, Lako and rafl rates to New England potnts were quoted at 166 per bu, The leadtug produce markets wors again weak yes- terday, there being & nerious decline fu nearly every departmunt, with great activity, And the causca ot work were clifefiy Weatern, thodecline noted from ollier pointa belng little more than the eclioes of our yrovious weskness. The gonersl downward move- ment was partially & consequence of contlnued fine weatlier, which promises increasod recelpta in the near prescnt, a well as good cropa I (he farther off future, This bLrought out frea sellers, both on city und country account, snd under tho pressute {o sell pricos recoded ao much that some operators feared tho drop, coming after & rocent slege of the kame sort, would oceuslon not & few failurea, ence there wan an extensivo calllog of marglos, both in grain and provielons, and not a Hitlo selling out by partioa who did not cars to put up mmore money, but only une failure of consequence was reported, Thst was fu whest and oatu; losseuon tho long side of the first making 1t necessary to declars off on tradee 1 thie Iatter, though tho oata doal st00d neatly evan, 1t 18 worthy of remark that tlo lossus by the decline in provisious lave been chiefly borne by outslde par- ttew, each of whom only beld a snall number of bar. rels or ticrcos, In grain tho losses have fallen npon our home talent; but, as $hoy are loading capitalists, they areable to bear much Lesvler {nflictions, so thst the duals aro really strong, however the markets them- solyes may be. There was & fairly satiafactory movement in do- mestic dry goods, Thers was » numerous attendauce of buyers, and, in addition to their purchascs, a lib- eral alstrilbution waa socomplished through the me- dium ot * mail crdurs.” Groceries were actlve, with prices rullug sicady and firm, The butter markel re- malusfu an unseitled state, Luyers arc,as faras practicabls, deforring purcliases, in expoctation thet lower prices will provall Ly-and-by, The dullness of trads leads to & guuerous shading of pricss, and we teduce our quotations 1@?e sll aronad, Cheess alao fa weak, with prices frregular, Tho dried-frult trade coutiuuon sctive, sud pricea are fully taintained, both for fureign and domestic varieties, Fish wers quoted unchanged, In the cual and wood markels no prices clianiges wero noted, but both of those merkets wera weak with s declining tendency, Lestier waa dull, Bugging wea fu demand a4 former quotations. Tho palut sud oil business showed furthier fmprovement, aud the quoted pricos wore generally well sustsiged. ‘The yard trade in lumber continuss modorato, Prices bave been reduced, owing 1o the largor offer- fuge of ‘green lumber, and quotations for common green aro now nearly down o thoae of last summer, ke offeriogs at tho ducks were sgaln lberal and tho uarket less sctivo but wleady, The bardwere mor- clisnta report ouly 8 fair trado and a stesdy market for sl staple firticles, Wool, broowm-corn, hops, sud hides were unchanged, Hoods wers rather gulet, buyers " 84 tha following range of pris Bliouk- being towilling (o pay the recent pricos, which were fnisted on DLy deaters, who olatm ihat the sunply of tho leading soeds In light. Potatoes wera very duil. Poultry and eggs wers strongor, tha supply Leing 1ight and the domand good comparatively., -Prulta weorn unchauged, ORAIN IN STORE. The followlng are the footingn of the official report of grain instofe in this city on the evening of Satur- any last, and at corresponding datos: *Aprit 29, et 2218 Eud l,ug'.m 20,41 2,609,310 2,74 32,001 1489 Total of all kinds in store, 4,67, 750 bu, Theno fig- tirea show an Increase during the weok of 125,651 b corn, 00,601 bu onts; and s decresse of 187,521 bn wheat, 20,904 ba ryo, and 40,540 bu batley, Total d crease, 1,783 bu. Included in this above-noted stocks of Northwostern whest are 20,633 bu No, 1 Minzevots, and 250,146 bu No. 2 do. PACKING OF TIIE WEST. “The first annual repord of thie packing of the entirs Wast, by B, F, Howard, Eeq,, Socretary of the Oblcago York Packera’ Assoclation, is just {ssued fn pamphlet form. 1It1is a vory conclse but full document, and got up in good stylo, Wa have Alrcady publishied tho prin cipal footings, and §t {n not necessary to repeat them Dut the work Steclf will smply, Tepsy perussi by the trade, FOREION IMPORTATIONS received at Chicago Customa May 3, 1810 : George mour, 1 carriage § Tho Publia Library, 1 cass book: oot & Bons Music Company, 3 cases musical {nstru. ments, Amount of dutios colleciod, #4,43.96. GRAIN AT TRB EABT, Nrw YoRK, May 2—The recent breakaga of rates fs bringing corn to this market, and shows this result in round nuibers: Receipts for the week endlng April 15, 49,000 bu; the week ending April 22, 220,000 b the week ending April 28, 407,000 bu, Recelpt at B timore and Philadelphia have {ncresod moro than 60 ‘per cont since the 13th of April. The warshousekespers doing businses in tha New York Produca Exchangohave adopted resotutions to the offect that the storage ratea for graln have been ruinously low for the pastten’ yoars, and they thero- fora proposs the following tariff, to. g0 into efect {m- mediatoly: Btorage, first ten days, ineluding the la- bor and welghing, 3 of & cent per bu, and fOF every auccoeding ten days, Of arts theroof, i of & cent per bu; scceening and blowing, if required, & of & cent per bu; and on prain delivered from store to a safliug ‘veasel or steamer, within ten days after ita recolpt, & robata of i of a fant par ba will be made from the slorage. PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Were unasuslly sctive in the ag- gregate, and very weak, The receipta of hogs wore Iarge for the season, and prices were guoted Xc per Ib tower, which mado s good many holders of product anxious to realiza, and caused the welilng out of cou- siderable quantitiea which were held on country ac- count, the margins being exhausted, The foeling was almost psnicky at one time. It was claimed that there i no resl cause for the recent woakncss {n pork prod- ucts, as the ouiward movemeni from the Unlied Btates {a larger than & year sgo. But,as wo havoal- ready stated, the exports ars chielly of meata cutto order, sud if the supply of hogs keeps up at the pres- ent rate, the possibilitica of suwmer cutting will be so great ae to serlously compote with the work of laat winter, That i the cause of tho weakness i treguiar ™ atafl, . Musg Ponx—Waa active aud very frregular, declin~ 450 por brl under very jarge oiferingw, and rucov- oring to within 20 of Mandsy's Iatest prices. Halen werereporied of 430 bris cash at $20. 760 birls seller May at $20.00520,20; 4,750 bils r Juno ot $20.16@301.40; 10,760 bria scller July at $20.05420,65 3 500 Lrla sellor August at $20.76: and 1,500 bris seller the yosr at $17.00, Totsl, 20,630 bris, Tha market closed firm at $20.20@20.25 casli, according to welght; $20.90@20,243¢ seller May; $20.40420.45 wcllor Jutio; $20,625@20.68 neller July} and nowminally st $2057)¢ @20.90 noller August. .5 Prime mess pork was quoted at $20,00, and extra Drime at §16.00. Lano—Waa very active, and declloed 35¢ per 100 e, closing about 35 lower than Mouday avi Liverpool waa sgain easter, being uoted st 514 et ul 1121ba. Tho market liers was very heavy early, steadicr aftorward canh at $13.10@13.28 1323 14,250 tex seller June at tes seller July at $1LI5@12.573. .20@12.40; and , Total, 27,600 tes market cloed steady ab $1420 cash or seller Aay SLASOALLTI woller Juie: $12.4714(312.80 seller July} aud nominalfy at $12.65@13.70 seller A ugust, Mrats—Were more active (chiefly in short rile), and neatly o lower, the groatest flrmness, or rather o least weakuoas, bolng in lovg clesry, o atock of which is small, ''The sbippiug demand was very small, s heretofore, though the outward movetnent ia more acive, Lo shipments of Mondsy belui 1,113:2i3 Tus,~which l chicfly mésts out on direct ordor, Bales wers reported of 40,000 fts shoulders at 72i0: 15 boxvs doat Txge; 2,600,000 Rashort ribs st $10,45@10.50 couh, $10.48310.55 nellor June, sl 104@10Xc selicr July and 100 bozes do on private terud, Tl market closc cea & Long Bhort snort 1 335 Vere 2ty 1y ort cloara at 10740 caab, and ' 11c seller hams, I1X@12c; aweet pickled berlands, 103;@lic, cash or yell- Lams, 1U@L34e, Loxed; bacon S Wia quiet at 6 @0c. ELE PRODUOTE—Wera atoady and quict at $10.60 @176 for wesy, $11.50511:78 for ostr moas, aud $22.51523.00 for Bam, TarLow—Wes quoted at BY@8Xa for city, and 73 @t for country lote.g g BREADSTUFFS. ¥LOUR—Wss more active, and nominally un- changed, A few purchases were mado by local deal- ers atabout former figures, but slippers held off for Jower prices, Halea woru roporied of 1,700 bLrls apring oxtras st $4.9030,00, The market closod toady at the followlng rangu of prices s Uholca win. tor exsras, $1.80@7.00; common to good do, $3.803 shipping oxtrss, $4.5034.80; good do, $4.83 3 cholce do, $5.10@5,C0; patenta do, 34,00§9.00 Alinnesots, 35.00@6.00; spring superiiuca, $.006§3.75; Ty flour, 423G .75, Diun—Was in woderata demand, and irregularly stronger, Hales wore madoof 30 lons ut $12,00 fres on board carw, and $12.50 on track, MinpLinas—talos were 10 tons st $15.00 freo on board, ConN-Mzaz—Coarss was nominal at §17.60@17.75 on track, WILEAT—Was sctive and frregularly weak, declin. ing 13;0 from the luweat prices of Monday, with s rally of 3c from the bottomn Sgures touchsd. The ad- vices from Europo wers couflicting. Howne quoted Liverpool firmer, with 14 per coutal advauce, whils olhiers reportod that markot aa clostug *ilat™ and weak, Buyersju New York wers holding off on ac- count of Ligher ocean frelghits, now quoted ut 54, The deliveries hero on May sales Lad also bean liberal, and thiere was a guod deat offered this mouth, as well as for futurcs, ucra long holders belug quite’ snxious to “Thoweathior wau {ine, aud the prospocts for next crop consldered guod, s large sroa boiug already aced- edto wheat, but there another foatury that operated 10 causa weakness, and which sovmed to be without foundation, The ramor was started Monday that some of vur wheat s vut of cutilition, sud the saine ptateinent wes mado ywslerdsy, 4o hanisuer out tho difference belween May and Jurio 10 3350 &% vue two, Nono of the responsible men op 'Clan sitached ay fmboraucy o the rumor, which was_ whispored rouud entively by tho scalpiog class who started the samo stary about Milwaukes whoat 8 week 280, Ho far ak cau bu sscertained, tha one story is equally bascloss with the other, Hut it Lad ita etfoct, tlough couh whicat was fakon a iittln mors fresly ocarty luto Juue. *fue sty ylug demaud wow qutet, and cash lota were generally gull, Boller June opened ut U3%c, sokd duwn Lo UAie, Tuss 10 13,0, roceded Lo UB',0p advaniced to O8kc, and clowd ‘st Vsjc, Buller (be Juontk, of regulsr No. 2 sprng, sold 8t 037¢ VT e, closing at_toc, Heller July wolt at $L001.01XC, clasing as §1,00}. Oilt-edigud recelpis of No. 4sold early at U7, aud dropped 10 Udo st the d nomiusl at about $1.10i¢ s reported of 78,600 by ,000 L No, 3 do at 67} @ B304 aud 780 Yo other ausca; 400 bu no 1,000 bus by samply &t 60 68c. Total, 86,800 Lit, MINNESOTA WukaT—Was qulet and” sbout 10 lower, Bales wero 800 bu No.1at §L.1 No, & was [nactiv 400 bu by samply at . 001 snd 1,400 bu do at $1,0031.10 free on board ears, | grsen ocursd, lightand heavy, 70} Total, bfl)fl hu, cured, 8@ 1 green salted kip, ' counts CONN=tWan quits active, bt wesk, declining 1o | G0t fireen calf, 1o} Glat hiden dry Kip audt ealf, Tdai from (e bottom prices of Monday, with the greatest flr‘lfl {e] liiclom, 1130 ¢ deacon skine, 436:330c, weakness on this month, & in the case of wheat. May ETALS AND TINNERS' BTOOK—Trads is only fll off 11,c, it cloned only 30 balow the latest quotas | folr, and prices continue uniformiy sesdy: Tix tiona of the' provioun aftarncan, _ Liverpool wa quiet | Prata—10, 10a1t, $9.801 do, 1X, 0x14, $13.00; Toofs 204 unchanged, bt New vork was sotlve at a declina | ing, 14x20, 10, $9,00, Pro Trn—Large, 21o: small, 180§ of Jike por bu, which ahout made smenda for the | ber, 296, 'BoLoa—No, 1, Me; No. 3, 1o, LEAD— ricrease in e cost of ocean frelghts, — Our recelpts | Pig, Tio: bar, Bia: lead pips, 90, Corpsu— ‘wor Jarger, and it was reported that fhe present sei- | Dottoms, Sdo; shesthing copper, 83o. Hrixet Zifo tled westlinr i8 enring ont the sora of lant year's crop | —Full casks, ifl o} aiabe, BYO, énmlmn—-}l@ 2, at A rapid rate, 80 that fargor dellveries will ba possitle a8 Roon an the farmers aro through with their planting and alle to forsake the field for ihe roads Thls pross 40 rates; Tumsin iron, No, 9 (o 13, 160} do, No, 1, stained, '150; American Rumis A, tici 11, tle: gl vantzed iron, No, 30, 14c: discount, 26 per cont. Wing 10 to 11, 1lo; 12 18, 160¢ ect made offeringa large, expeclally from the couutr) —Nos, 1 to 8, 90: 6,7, t09, 100} Dermenbdent of coth beras nflored (O AFrive, whilo locai | 1141, 19and Th, 19e:” 18 and 16, d4o3 17, 136} Dferators o0k thele ee troin thia fact, sellers being | 19, 1903 0, 9d0; il bundles, per oout dlacount; fenice wirs, 8o} o, amall lote, Bic, NATLS—Wera quiet at $1.10 en et OI18—Catbon was firm. more numerous and buyers few, oxcapt for the pure poss of Dlling shoris, Tho shipping demand was very light, requiar bring doll, freatt receinta le Iota quiel and weak, Bellor 3N, sold at 457,c, declined irregularly to irie, and adwmiicad to Hige, clooing st dize, Heller Tino Aol at $i@482,c, closing at 44360, Beller eany, it line, "Trads ontinuce to Impro compars favorably with past seasons a Carbon, 118 deg, test, 1307 Tard and birpeatine weta 66 wia A eomparatively steady market for aad will now o period ¢ do Tilinola legal teat, 160 July solik st 48Y4@40%c, clostug At 46ie. Beller the 1o; Brow White, 180 test, 170: do headiight, 115 Tionth wan dull at May prices, Ulit-edand recelpta of | deg., 173e: extes winter lard olt, $1.10@1.12; No. 1, Ro. 2 ol ot 444@Tss, clning av_t4%e: and bigh. | calso] Nou3, 18@0c; invecd, riw, slo; voiled, 0 tiked 'wag s hada sieonger than No. 4 cloeing ', | whalo, winter 'bloached, 7@0s: sperm, $2.15@.25] Totter, "Canh nle ware reported of 9,41 bu Na. 2k | neatafoot oil, steictly e, 11041400 do oxtrs, 5c} 1,200 bu | do No. 1, 8603 bank ofl, 861 atrafts, 600; plumbugo olly Alao; A0,60 ba highanlzed st 4358430 100 b Tew da'at 4le: 10,000 bn new mixed at d15@{%0; 5,600 U redectedd At 4t f0Mc3 8,400 n by #amnplo al A%@44c on track: and 4,400 bu do st d2}§(345)0 froe on board cnrs. ‘Total, 140,600 bu, OAT 54— Were falrly active and sreak arly, in sympa- thy with the olher mnrlrla.'llnrkn for the day averng« 1 abouit te lowor than on Tesday, The snnounce- mient of {lis fatlure of a leading operator called ant & good many partics who were anxions (o protect thom- COFT80 | 29 deg., 34 350 3 ualural, 80 deg,, 28 deg. o, PAINTS AND COLONS—DBusines local and counts aa mors liboral in the smounts called for, betler than on the date of our last report, bof orders belng more numerous main stesdy and unchanged: White loa turponiine, {4@4S0; naphihs, deodorizad, 43 gravity, 135@14%0; Weat Virginis olls, natural, @00 reduced, conelderably th woll Tricos e d, atricily Bn ami"a oo del wan done during the Ace. | purs, $10.00; o, fanoy brauds, $3.00@9.00; xinc, e iy th Tettlement. The Teceipts Woro aamn | Amorican, $11.60¢ do Freuch, $11.60: Masuryls rail Talr, and the ftock In storo ingreassd diiring Iast week | osd colors, $9.60] palace-car colors, $0.00#10.60. over 60,000 bit, showing that he liboral shiipmments of |~ POTATOLS—Ware seillng slowly ‘ou tlie stroet at Tate liaye boens exceedcd by the roceipis, Seller May | 28@330 per bu in sscks, The poistoss arriving aro omeniod at %, weakened 1o 30c, fnctuated between ippad {0 sacks, and left in emall lots at tho Sinz@ioce, wnd eloned st d0%e, dune sold from 50 ¢ n Liouses for Thiere ia no demand for 10.30%,¢, amil closed at 503¢, Cash No. 2 sold at 804 | ear lon @0y cloring al s, No, 2a0id foanivaat | POULTRT-ovas tnlight wupply snd ateady st 400 or @4.50 for chickenn, and $4, N efoated brought. 205 ie, - Cash salea wore 3 Jhich o mot yet Yory plenty. Turke bu No, 7 st 30420303 2,400 bu re- 8,400 bu by ssmjlo at 204@1J0 06 Teported of 15,600 Jected at 265 @1Tcs -alzed #) wero salable at rluga, c 23 SEEDS—Wers quiet, but usually held at recont for mized and 34@i7e for white on track: 8400 bu Whito at 3153080 free on board, Total, 81,800 b, icos, which buyers refussd 0 pay, and Leld off RYE—Waa in light request at 620 for No, 2 and | throughout the aeasion, Fair to primetimathy waa in neglected for other gradea and fatures, The receipts swere small, and the stock in #tore i decreasing, about 20,000 bu haviug been withdrawn during the past weck. Cash sales were roported of 1,200 bu -No.3 at 62, TARLEY~Was quist and ¥@%o_lower, closing exsy. Tho shippiug movement 1o the Eant cantluues, aud 4 fow lotw of cash were Lken yestorday for tial mrpose. During the week the stock decressed 40,000 Ji o faont of whitch wan ahipped out, The racefits continue very light, Optlons wers usaally qulet o ferday, Eatly a few trades wore made fn’ May at 62@ 623ge, ihe market cloaing dull at G1@01xc. June wea nominel st BP‘(iM'c‘ clong with sellers st the in- 9064925, the outalds for prime, prices do, $1.45; ordinary courss, 8178 3 Haginaw and Ononday moderate demand at $1.600@2.72), and clover nold at Millst sold st 433 47c, and Hungarisn at 8Jc. Fisx was quiet at $l. 30, BALT—Waa 10 modleralo demsnil at tha folloning fine, $1.40; Canada $1.70; dairy, without bsgn, ; dairy, with bags, $3.80; Ashton, dairy, por ssck, 4,60, TOBACCO—Trade was quiet throughont the psst weekyand the quotstions Lereloforo glvon wers not fublicted to say importaat cixnge, Ve repsst our WErtzny Lear—Falr orop, 8%@70; falr to fnc, 20 e, July was quoled at 8. Cash No. 2nold st 6250 | 11@1%0; extra fino WrAppers, 2035, and cloned atabaut G2c, nod No. 3 at {26, and relected | Manuragrvskp—Fine Cut—Glioice o extry 68@ Atdle, Rojocted was quoted at 32@3dc, with 800 bld, | T5e; medium o good, 83@600; common, 43@30c. Thio best samples were salable, but few were on sale. | Plug—Natural leaf, soft pressod, choico to oxtrs, 0@ Canh eslea Inchude 10,000 bt No. 3 at 623605 400 bu No. | #00; do hard®reased, 85@700; half-bright, cliolco, 563 0 meditim, 60@56¢; atandard black, good {0 ex- 3duat 42 ; 400 bu rajected ati2c ¢ B0 bu by sample | 600 at 83¢@$1.16 on track. Total, 16,000 bu, tra, 45@5%0; common 'black, AX@i5c, ~ Smokina— FINAT CALL. Qood to oholce, 3I@370; medinm, S1@3%e; common, oo follortay wars tho ransaclons at 215 . m.: B@ito; Ouliforals, cholos, 40@G0: do xtrs, 606 Wheat—80,000 bu st 9393(3987;¢ seller June. LU0, ¥ Tec- saliof Juno and 45, TEEAS—Busitiens {s reported good, snd the market J“(I:o.m-an 000 bu at 44 '¢o saelior Juno And 350 selior iy dnrln’;‘ o e or eanyy of shawa more AIIW::{ tha sesson. Followlng aro the quotation: Guxrowpan—~Common, 30.240c¢3 mediitm, 4362600 : good 0, B0@350 3 ‘Aees pork—2,000 brls at $20,85320.87)¢ saller July, lfrfl-aw tes at $12.40 noller June and §12.42) sell- er July. LATEST. In theafternoon mcss pork was falzly active and ensfer, Balea 9,250 Lrleat $10,20@20,25 weller Alay; £20.09%@20,07%¢ soller June; $20.000370.65 seller July; and $17.50 scller th yoar. Lard wan moderately actlve and enslor, whh sales of 5,000 tes at $12.30@12.32)¢ for June and §1LITHE@ 12.43 seller July, Blort riba wers active snd stoady, Sales 200,000 b at $10.60310,65 selior June, Wheat was uctive aud jo hioher, closing firm, Seller May eolid at 95@987;¢, and closed at U63c. June Boldyat V@UISE, cloaing ot V0o, July closed ot $1.00)¢, rolllng cardy st SLUOK. Corn was In far demsnd, aod atrooger, dlln! at 4@ 44 e for May, and closing at 44 @ uno aold 8t 443,@447c, ‘and cloned at Aixn@ddc, July closed at 453Z@4575¢, solling to doc. Outa wers iu moderate roquast, closing at 900 acller May, 303c seller June, and Stice solier July, ‘Tarley was a shade firmer, nelling a4 6150 for May, and June was quoted at 550 sellers, A schooner carrying 11,000 bu corn was taken for Edwardsburg at 10c, OALL ROATID, Mess pork was tather qulet, closing 'Change, ab $20.173 for May; $20.5 10, 023 for July.” Sales 3,250 bris Muy; $20,373¢ for Juna; and $20.00@ Lard was quiot and lowor, closlog ¢ $12.13 for May; wrnii—Common, $0ET0; good do, o medium, 40@4! JapAn—Comimon, 3 medium, 0@42a: g 55 ‘modium, 45@ie: 380 3 medium, 40(a20; good mediuin, 48@50¢ ; Bnewt, B0@380; choice, CU@020; $5.00 for slaba—delivared, VEGETABLE! the Bouth havin, tho parly sales o pricoa ;- Cucumbers eas, $1.95@1 Hermuda tomatocs, 76@%0¢ per box. and itis dificult to glve accu ck of old mall and axhiaustod befor ood do, ine, B3t est, Q@dSe; cholca, 70@76¢ 3 cholceat, 80@080 | fancy R 3 good da, 43@30c; fne. fineat, BR800 ; chiolee, G3@70¢ 3 chiolceat, 10@78c. 950 ; oo common, 3@38e} i 3 foest, 83@C0c; choice, CO(30503 cholceat, T3@ 8e, Ooronas—Common, 30@3%c; good eommon, 6@ 434S0 fine, e @ to_ quotations, will nrobably be nearly Lof new wool, espocially If the coming ssason opens slow and Iaio 40@dse; e e 38@340¢ 5 Bikgase ) ne, 8¢, ‘WOOD~—The demand was light, snd prices wers quoted weak at $3.00 for maple, $7.00 for boech, and 8—Wara kcarce, ome of tha trains from been dofalacd on thorosd, Henco freah_stuff wero 8t & abads bolter $1.00@1,25 per dozen; greun 80 per box ; atriug beans, $4.50@5.00 per x; aaparagns, $100 per doz; letluce, 40a per doz 3 radishes, 3500 per doz: wplnact, $1.6061.76 por Lox; VEAL—Was ateadicr unider smallor offerings, at 7@ l,“e for good to choico, and 4(38c for fair oalves, WOOL—Tomalns quit, Tha market ia unvottled, ‘The $12.215312.25 for Juno; and $12.33%@12.35 for July, | {1 (ONE KON B e fact that the {m'" soms 9.5 N pricos E‘,‘,‘,’,‘ifi“,:‘]f,'i’,{f’,’,"‘_‘,‘,"f,‘,f‘{;;‘,; 100,000 1t at 11¢ | Thich promiss 1o rule will bo likely to causs the farm- seller August, GENERAL MARKETS ATCOMOL—Waa quist at §2.14, DROOM-CORN—Tbe betler grades are in limited auyply ond frin, some of tho Ao samplos of hurl Liav- iug beeu sold recontly at 9@10o. Common corn ia plentiful and easy, Small lots aro solling at the an- nexed prices: Cholco bnrl, 8@%o; No. 4 hurl, 1@80; cholec medium, T@73¢c; good medium brush, 6A6Xc: falr inside snd covers, 6@8}c; Inferior, 4@dX0; modlum do, 4034203 £ LIVE STOCK, Teceipts— Monday . 15, ers ta hold their elip until later in the sexson, in ox- pectation of an improvement, Quotations: Tub- washiod, prime, 8o ; do, poor {0 good, 41@ifo; wash- od ficece, fine, good conditioned, St@ivo; wasned, unwashed, fine isavy fo light, 24 @1200; do, medium, 2%6@280; phlled, $0@3T0. Mogs. Sheep. PR T 8 498 crookod, 3@00. aar - css BUTTER=Prices wers lower. Among holders thers S e fa considerablo unesaineas regarding the future of the i : market, nd the prouatire to sell {8 such thak, the mar- X 341 162 ket s kept 10 & weak and unsetticd stato, At the ro- duced prices there are bttyers for about all tha buttar arriving, tho accumulations thus far being {nconstder- cattle and hoge 1 onding with April, this yoar and lsst, comparo s fol- lows ¢ A for tho four montha sbin. We quate: Cholco fo fancy yellow, 28@340; —Cattlo——, ——Hogim——y medium 15, W0l wrslse, a¥or tutador S eowme | 1 p0n ohos 1‘1?0}33 fasa a0 mon, 13, Fobrunry.. S.142 0038 engs M0 DAQGGING—This matkes i3 fairly firm, undor s | Merch,..... 80,140 100,072 140,707 211,380 steadily improving demand, st ths quotations follow- | April....... D374 17,700 259,560 220,002 ings Hask 4, abegy Leatieny &, a0; Tawlatony 0 Tolal., 205,016 340,168 1,000,518 1244418 Montoup, 930; Ontario, 250; Amarican A, 23% Amoakesg;, 230 ; Otber Croek, 230 burlap bags, 4 bu, 143@15%0; do, b bu, 16@100; gunnies, aingle, HX4@ 1503 ilo double, 23@24c, CHEESE—Dulluesa_continues s featurs of th clioexo market, Orders are restricted to gnall quant! tiew, just to meet current noeds, s tho quality of the goods now offoring is undesirablo. Sales were making G » bauia of 9@11e fOF poor Lo Leat new. COAL—This market had uo_specially new featurea, A light demand existed, and tho market was weak at the following prices: Lackawsnua, range and nut, $10.00: do ogg, $.50; cannol, $7.00047.50; Exle, 37,00 lossburg, £7.0047,50; Mooking Valloy, '$6.00 Indi: aua block, §5.50; Laltimora & Ohio, $6.00; Liinols, F.00(24 50, EGUS—Wern firmer at 11)@12, The reccipts con- ttnuo Mberal, Liit thiero was & brisk domand, which ept tho atrcet weil cleared, FISH—Thero was & moderate volumo of busincas at ahiout stcady figures, Wo quote: No, 1 whilefieh, -brl, $5.0086.102 No, 1 do, $4.8024.90; No, 1 trout. £4.005' No. 1 ahiure mackerel, %-brl, $12.80@15.00; No. 1 bay, $9.00@9,23; No, 2, muckerel, %-bel, $8,00@8.35; family_mackero), &-brl, $8.50; No. { nhoro kits, large, $2.00; No. 1 bay ‘kits, $1.60: largo fawily Lits, $1cu} Lank codfish, $1.7635.00; Goorse’s codfish, $3,5(s wore prinoipally at $1,10@4.16. quict and easy, CATTLE HALES. . No. Qeorge Adama & Co, to Monroo. ‘T'o 3onroe.... 5.45; Labrador herriog, split, brls, $7.15@8.00% do, 3-brl, $4.0034.25; Lalrador 'Lorrihg, round, brls, §0.60:40,753 do, -brl1$3,6022,78; ncaled herring, per | o J. Wall (stlli bul bag, lw;-* Noyt herring, 33¢; Columbla River sslmon, | To g. Wall (sldllers). 24-br, $3. a: FRUITS AND NUTS—Thero was s good degrea of aotmation {n the dried-fruit trade, loth locat and fulerior buyers were orlering freely of domestio and forelgn deseriptions, and tho market again iresented a firm tone, D'ricos range as follows: Fouxtun—Dates, 03| tigs, layers, 11@100 drums, 119 1%0; Turklsh prudes, 1750 ¢ pruned, kegs und boxes, 10@150 i raiine, ro, §3.8542,90; Inosa uscatel, $3.0533.40; cis, i@ L1}go; 240, DoMEsTIO—Alden apples, 8@ ; Michigan ap- e, cotumon, 93¢ (@lle; lce, 104 @10c ; poschies, ialves, 144(@1250; o, parod, 17(%1V0; ‘Dlackberries, 11N ldc: mapberries, 5343103 pittod’ chierrien, 44@ 34c Nuts—Filberta, ilull)c? almonas, Terragons, 195@40c; Naples walnuts, 16@170; French walnuts, naw, 11@1%e; Grenoblo walnuts, 1441503 Brazils, 9.4 OA(c’; pacans, Tozan, 11%@13)0; Wilinington peaniits, BsBio; Teunewoo poauuts, (@0c; African peanuts, G niges ‘GItEEN FRUITB—Orangen and lomons wers nelling Irt“l{ at recent prices, Bananaa snd pine apples wera in falr supply and stoady, Apples continue siow aund weak, and Lo sama 10sy Lo saki 2f cranberries, thoug] 1ho oiferiugs aro small, particularly of choico berri Good to cliaics spples, J0088.00 per brl; Messiug oranges, §5.00338.76 per box; lemons, $3.5030.00 per box, GiOOERIES—The market was sctive and firm, Or- dorw are comiun forward freely from all sections of the infarior, and our loadiug jobbers Low have all they can cowfortably attend to, " Prices show no Important change froi those ruling at tha close of lsat week : Tuor—Ntaugaon, 6%@70; Carotina, TX@8Xo; Lous {alans, Ol G Tie. c_uvnu-d“ Q. Javs, 30@3a; Java, No, 3, 2@ 28} cholce to fancy Rio, 23 523}0; good o prinie o, 2I@IIc; common o fulr, 2I4@210} rouum'g, 104@10} B Juw, 15g3c; Couta ics, 3 2333 Maracaibo, 225 Hodami—Patent eul 10af, I @11%0; crushod, 113 @igic; powdered, 115@1ke: granulated, 105G o No. 32, 10310; 0 No, %, U@INe U'No, 4, 9@9'¢c; cholce o s D%, Sty e wmon do ¢ ugar, do: . do, 15@8Xo0; New Orleatis, TX@ (“:c:mluuu to g 4G Ritves—Californis sugar-loaf drips, 68@7003 da- mond drips, §1.05@1.] 1 sirup, 80 @50 § good sugar-hous G00} Siuw Orlcaria molssees, choice, t8@ea; do prime, 86(&53¢ ; Ly, common 10 g1od, $4@Sike; Porlo 1lica mo- Insacs, %4303 colmmon molsssos, i@dde; blacke atray, (@30 Bricra—Alisplos, 1T@173c; cloven, 52@53e ¢ cansia, 30G432c; pepper, 17@18Y0; nutinegy, $1,23@1.33} Calcutts ginger, 13§@15Xc, hoars —True Blus, 6(8; Germsn Moltled, 6% @7c; White Lity, 664040 ; White lioss, 6@ikoy ftuyai Bax o, 5%(@6o; Havon Imperial, 60; Golden Wost, 8@ ,., 14y= ‘Valen- Zante cursanty Tx(ige; citron, 334 Grocker. R, titrabiorn & Co, 1o Conon . 13 To O'lirien fihdufl and atoers) 18 e, To 0'irlen {hcifers and stoers) 13 Branon—Exoealslor, laundry, 6X@70; do, gloas, 8Y | To Mouroe,. L 10 @ ; do, corn, U@VN0; Kibgsford, pure, Txc ; do, | o Hwite & I, Sesonsiia 28 silver gloss, S @YX 0; do corn, 10@10xc. A W, Vaughau {0 Yoagor (calves) 11 HA -Tmfl!h!w-lnllfm Toqueat and firm, very | Lirown, Price & Co, to Yeager.., 18 ing_offored, whil e fo 1t wae wanted to ablp by little Lika, for by tha rotall dealerv, colpt coutiny N 0. 3 do, §12.00; mized do, 1 ;rnlrh, $10,L0311.00; No, 1 do, §3.504%.00; slough, .50 1,000, HIGHWINES=Wii= aice snd Son (b rullog wock, Bl ward price of last 101 bris wt §107 per a llon, MILES—Wero I fafy requeat and steady. Follows 1oy tro the Quotations: Green eily butchend’, s@sie; CATTLE—There was no vory marked chiangs in ths cattlo market, sither {n the character of tho domand or in the courss of prices. The position of aflairs at thie Esut {s somewhat {mproved as compared with last weck, but {he cliange s notso pronounced ss to no- Uceably Incrosse tho ahipping demand, or to favorably infiucnce vafues, and wa bhvo to Toport s quiot max- Kot st weak and irrequisr prices, Xor strictly choice beoves—thera wore few of that sort on_sslo—fully Ist weel(s closing figures were obtainable, but for medium {o fair abipping caitle, and for butchers' stuff and stookers, the msrkot was sbont 10c **off.” The day's trading waa done at $2.50@.00 for scallawage; at $3.25 @376 for poor to good cows and common to prime Dulis; at $9.80@4.00 for stockers: and st $4.00@50 for fal to choics "smooth. fat ahipping steers. ho markot closed Bales seosrsos EGERT sfans 25d SER e & Seane e e gzae B, kX To Morris k W J. Avilersan to Morria & W.. To BimpAon..... Rosonhaum & 8, To Keefer,..... To Retfer..... 1908 6, T0OraYs0re sens 0 1,10 10Q8~Tho oaay feollng apparont in tha hog markot Monday ** took slape ' yesterday in 8 aharp_decline, prices dropping off s atrong 80400 por 100 1bs, The recolpts wero he heavieat roported for many day, and with the numbaer left over from Monday” placed on als & smpply of not fewsr than: 70,000 head. L Buy- orasaw thelr opportnnity, and by working in unlson they found littls dimoulty in crowding down the'extent abave noted, done at not more 1 quotations, orat §7 prices ta ‘The forsnoon’s trading was 15@200 decline from Monday's @7.40 for common 40 prime quati [ tiew, Lut Inter in the day the best ponsible fignres ob- talnable wers, for common to primo light $7.00. and for the roceipts atit) 1l § day's recelpts ** pan e fo ehiojos lisavy $ 004740, n 1he pena tnsold, and out * na expocted, b is 7,15 The bulk of shoutd to- more than rabatie that a further shrinknge will ba muersd, ory l1itla trading was sccomplished during the aftor= noan { therefors, the nalea ven below in no flect the market at the closo: H, Groen kuflc. 10 Orvis, To Runse To Orvia, ps Wood Bros. to Orvi To Fowler, romn,’ To Botaford Geo, Adsms & To Orvls To Tabor, . Hall, 'atterson & Co, to Thallon,. To K To Orv! i o 1, 12, Mallory & Bro, to Bchwartz. ro Rusael .20 Naxh regory, T4 Allertan. To Allorton, To Allertou, To Belknap. To McLean ‘fo Allerton Dunker & Cochran {o Marsh, “I'o lutaford, To Botaford o toyd & G To Kofley, . 1, R, Henry (o Bo Rosenhaum & B. to It To Botaford.. Tu Motsford, To Botafor ‘fo Dowd, Bonthworth To Fowler. To Fowlor, Ta Fowler,.. To Fowlor. ... BH{EEP—Tha scanty supply 1n thle market, n eatablish_matk "o, 16 Orvis To lhnlg Droa, Lo Yesger. Coaley & Oo. to Allsrion, 43 wud not cuoug! et yalucs, 100G sares, (LTI Benaley, W, & B. to Fow! owlor 221 way roe a3 . Hrnv«nled active trading aales wero affectod {0 Wo_quote paor ta modium 1. $4.0035,00, and good to chioico at $3.25@0.35, RUFPALO. Durravo, N, Y., May 2.—Oarrie—~TNoceipta, 367; fotal for the weok, " best offerings J, and drgging 0,28; prices_yosterday stron; "o Liglior; today (e, markes wae dull ‘Prices weaker at sbout last week's rata; palcs far tho' week thus far, 195 cars; rauge, $4.40' 8.37 ¢, accoralug to quality, SHEEP AND Launi—No fresh arrivals to-day; ro- celpts Biinday, 09, aud Monday, 6,600; totel week, 6,000; prices Oblo’ clipped, Indlana wool, o market slow; a fallog off of Glo offeithgu sld, 35, '»&m Bib § @ unm.-mw“.u" o farkers, {@No Migher otal for he than last pd Michigan, $1.00@7.16; § 1o Iamba uflwr’nd‘.m@ i the woek, 7,600} $T.50@T.75; ueavy, $1.75@8,003 for Lhe weok from last Tuesdoy's prices; all EAST LIDENTY, Earr Linraty, Pa, May 3,.—CatTrE—Iecelpts to- day, 678 1 o bera a full o ity light so fa: liber ,of 19 ¢ars of through and 5 cara for demana fair and prices er than fast ‘weck; beat, $5.00:20.00 medium to good, $3.00@%60; common, $4,25@1.80; stockora scarce aud hij ogs—~Tiecolpta ta-da; 7,003 Philadelphin, veelpts to-d hy bulls, 48 (@30, 4,100 head ; salling 8T, LOU8, $.23 o $4.00. 265 "head; Yorkers, $7.40 at $4.00 81, Laurs, Mo, May 2—HoGs—Lower; light ship- $5,60G8 0 0,003 &7 X Gatrer—Quict uuchsnged ; 1ivo stoers, $1.75(@5,23; modiuia to Yorkers, butchiora’y 31‘.130@1 60, $0.00@7.20; bacon, $7.00 Rood to chalo ns- fair, $4.25@4.033 3 pony atcersy SLAUELI2Y ; falr o clolch sowy, 33,756 tockers, $3,0024.35'; foodors, $4,23@ 151 WATERTOWN. + Wargstows, N. Y., Msy S—Oirrix—Tecoipts, 1,737; markos somowbat improv higher, live weight; 8503 first nuatil third, 4.76@5,3 BUEEC AND Crvervxati, 0., May L—lioas— ew, eholoe, + sheared, 6x@82. CINCINNATI. rates{ common to good, $0,5037.45 heav: 1,000, oRY GOODS. Throvghont the past week thero wes s rossonable degros of activity In Jobblug clrcios, aud tha aggro- gato distribution was probably the largost of any woek of the seasun thus far, pricea wbous k¢ , 3,181 oxtra, $4.00@ $AT6@T.75; accond, $8.75@0.50; 0. Lokana—tiocelple, C41 sales in amall lots at 4@3Kc per 1y ) 4@ Falr deniand; lower 453 fulr to guod $7.10@7.30; roceipte, 000 head ; shipments, Lotters roceivod from the in- terlor report au improved business in progeeas, and from now on to tho oud of Lhe spring season there s every reason to anticlpate s continuously good do- mand, Collections, 400, have much improvod of late, and although (owing to' the flerce rivalry exiating bo- tween Chicego and the Eastorn cifles) the jobbing frade ta beiug done on an oxtremely closs margin, the market {s tn & healthy ocondition, steadiness atill characterizes values, Facifie, Richmond, Amoskeag, rroeman, and Ma ‘Astdo from priuts, A reduction fn chester prints, and in a fow “off brands® of brawn cattons, 1a noted, with which excaptions the quota- tious romain substsntially ss on Previons report & o date BLOWN 0OTTONS, Indian Head, 7., Nashyille. e Brosdway Langley, Neshua B, 010, Naalius It, $&u, Poppereil N, 30-i0, Crosceut, ... Freacott X L, Waabiugtou Trriza Medal, 1High colors, 1o .nl Laugden, G, ¥ruit of the Loom, Oabot A, 4=, 1Cabot W, 4-4,, New Hartford, AA, Lawrence, LL, 44 Lawronce, ¥ 9! e, Contlnental, X, of our [3 B GhboaouzaBasED FONES DROWHR "10 o/indisn Orchard, NN, 150 L 8% |IndianOrchard, RR... 7 . 8 [Dwight Btar, &-4,..0) 9% . 9% |Dwight Btar, 40-fn.. 10’ * 8% [Continentsl O, S Loott, 3 % .7 A . 83 |Massachusotts B 1% . 0 |Groat Falla M, ....000 8 TPorlamouth P, Mohawk,,. (371 L 8% Warren. % iLonsdal a0d. |3uffolk, 1., 1xanANS, + B\ Middiesex, 115 |Glanarm b 11 e oonarr JEANA, Naumkosg satteons, ., 1156 Amoskorg, brown, earaary 115 Tndisn Orchard, ATAroACORgin, v ses 0l | [CANOS. v veu AMOSKCIeraeasssnssnd0 Olarendon TI0K k. Minnebalin, d-4......2 ciConestogs COA, 7-4.,,14 Stinnohsha, 78 2)¢" IConeatoga OT, i-d.. 113 moskoag, A 16 {Consstogs AA, S0-in. 11 oskesg, A, H3 [Mothuen AA. 35 Amoskeag, 1} 6" [Manhattan, ‘Amonxeag, O, 143¢ |York, 92 D 185 | York, 80-inv Xeag, B 33 | Thorndiko A, 9" luwitt River, Consatoga oxtra, d-4.19 Coneatogs extr 17 Conestogn G, 17 York Bluo.., A Beaver Cresk, Bl Beavor Greok, CO. 93¢ iFamiiton, Ttemilton, GUEVIOT FTRIPEN, Evorett, No. 1. Monsabensio, e Cresdmoor, XX. DUO Ontario 8-02 duck..,10" o|Nopousst duck, 1005, Ontario 10-0z, duck., .2} col'duesesss Ontario 14-02. duck.,, 27 [Neponsct duck, 0-oz., Ontarfo 16-oz, duek, . .31 COl'duuresuere suns Weatorn Htar, 90-inch 1634 |Neponeet duck, 8-oz, Wentern Star, 40-iuch 253 | col'd, Grosnwood, ' &7-inch Dofiance, . 1 on-cover: .33 [Btark, sol'd, Btark drill .. .10 |Boston A, Amoskeag dri +10 |Boston 08, LUMBER, The cargo rntkot Was loss Activs, but stosdy, aaé nbont & dozen cargoes wers sold, leaving only four o five ot the docks st tha closs of tho day, The yard dealora were the principal buyors, and they seem wilk Ing Lo take tha stuff at ourrent prices, cepecolally the Rreen common, which they requiro to complote sasort. menta, Plecostuff sold at $8.00 readily, and fnch. lumber at $8.00@10.00 for common to fatr. Lath wera stendy at $1.30, sud shingles st $2,30@2.35, Hales : Cargo sehr Korwargs, from Mauisteo, 116 m Jolsta and scantling at $4,00, Catgo sche Two Drothors, from Ludington, 165 m jolats aml scantling at $4, barge Trader, from Ludington, 127m do at 7. "Kibbets, from Manistoe, 91 do at $8. from Ludington, 151 m do'at 83,00, Tho gard-doaléra sl soport & licht demana for tha time of yoarand some_irregularity in pricos, whih as led {0 a quotabls decline in common stuff, lath, and sbingles, At many yards tho stock ia broken, and dealers nra buying cargors, espactally of greon atnf, which Is sboui $1,00 per m lower than dryat the yards. Follawing sre the ravised quotations, tho out. Hide for cowman belng for dry shu Piret ana socond clear, seereanss$35.00740.00 ‘Third clear, 1 uch, + 81.00¢33 1,00 Third clesr, thick, e 83,004 48,00 Utoar flooring, fiest and second, rough,. 30.00432.00 Clear siding, irst and second. 17.50@14.00 First cominon siding. . firat common, second common, dr Fenclngueueieie e . Comnon lumbor, 18 1t and undord Inch Commou inch, , Jolats and scantling, . 12.00316.00 Lath ..., 1,75 1.90 Ashinglos. 2,50 2.99 Blingles on trs - 1300 2.60 TEL.EGRAPHIC MARKET REPORTS. FOREIGN MARKETS, Spoctal Dissateh (o The Chleago Tribune, Livenroor, AMsy 2-11 & um—Frova--No, 1, 24a; No.2, 221 04 GrAN—Wheat—Winter, No. 1, 9s 104 No, 2, 94 62} apring, 8s@0a Cd; white, No.1,9610d; No. 3, 0a 6d, club, No, 1, 102 615 No, 3, 08 1Cd. Carn, 20s@0a 3. ProvistoNs—Lbrk, 825 00, Lard, 57Ta@57u 0d. LIVERPQOL, May =1 p, m,—DORADSTUFFo— Stoady, Wheat—Whito, No.1, 9a114; No. 4, 0s 7d, Corn, I6a@26s 6d, Lanv—57s, Savraroor, May 3—Latest.—CorzoN—Market caster 6 316@0%;d. Balen of 10,000 balee, including 1, for epeculation and export, and 6,000 Arerican, Bneapsrurra—Whost—Receipta for throa da; 93,000 quactors, including 34,000 quarters American; Oalifornia whlto wheat, average, 0s 7d@9s 11d ; club, 08 100@10s 5d; rod Western spriug, No.2%o No.1, Bs@0y 6§ winter red Weatorn, 9 6@ 101, Flour —Weatorn canal, 2% 8d@24s. Corn—Now Western wixed, 264@20a Gl; old Wostorn mized, 29s. Oata —American, %@3s 8d. Barley—American, 3 0d Peas—Canadian, 30s 6l Croven-Srep—American, 63s@6%s. ProvistoNs—Irime mesu pork, 824 0. Drime mesy besf, 87s, Lard, American, 67s, Lacon—Long clear, 528 644 alort clear, S4v0d. Ham, long cut, B6s. Cuxrsz—Fine American, 50, . TaLLow—Fine Amierican, dls, PRIROLRUM~Bpirils, ¥@s3d; 1ned, Lnwaxep OrL—23s 0d Runts—Common, 43 0d; palo do, 16a, Brintrs o TORFENTINE—Ms, Loxhon, May 2.—Consous—Money and socount, 97710, AMERICAN BEOURITIRG—'03y, 104; 'CT, 109%; 10 AUs, 107X ; mew &v, 100%: New York Cemtral, 101; Erie, 135¢; Erle prefarrad, 21, LiNsxkD Or—~128 3d@228 0d, Brenx O1L—93@is, Briurrs TURPKNTINE—22 343108 64, Tanis, May 2 —ReXTRA—I04 0130, Frawxrost, May 2.—UNITzp Bratrs Doxps—-New 8s, 102, AnTwaP, May 2. —PrTROLEUN— 178 0d, roflued, 11s 34@ SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS, Moy, May 2,~Cotton irregulur ; middlings, 12{c, net recelpts, 463 balea; cxports coustwine, 61; males 500, , OuanLyaToN, May 2.—Cotton quiet; 12)(0; net recelpts, 3,393 balea; males, 100, BAVANNAY, May 2.—Cotton steady; midalings, 12¢i not rucelpts, 460 bales ; exporta cosstwing, 1,742 saley 840, GavveaTON, May 2,—Cotton dull; middlings, 11%50! net reccipts, 600 boles; gross, ¥03; exporta to Ores Dritaln, 803; sales, 130, PHILADELPHIA WOOL MARKET. PuUItADKLYILA, Aay 2.—IWool quict and unsettled; & ahadolower ; Pennsylvants aud Weat Virginia, X1 and sbove, 42@430; extra, 42@430; medium extrs 45@1830; coarso extrs, 40@i2c; New York, Michigas, Indfaus, and Western fine, 33@490 ; taodium fine, 433 4507 oourse fine, {0@4l0; combing, washed, 65@ 58¢; do unwashod, 40@430; Cauads, combing, 6J 630 fine, unwashed, 25@280; cosrso and modium, unwashed, 29@33c. NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET. Nxw Yonx, May 2.~Trade movement was slow 13 all dopartments, Cotlon goods were quict and ua- changed, Prints moved siowly. Bouthbridge shirk ings were reduced to 5. Ginghaina wers fu atesdy domand, Cotton aress goods were lesa active, Heav) cashmeres and worated costinge wera taken fn smal lota by clothiore, i CLEVELAND PETROLEUM MARKET. OLxveLaND, May 3.—Peiroloum quist aud us changed; standard whils (110 test), ,10)c; prime white (160 test), 11340 Lu car lots, cash, PITTSBUNG PETROLEUM MARKET. ® Pirmapuno, Msy 3,—Vetroleum unchanged; quiel and stoady ; crude, $2.02)¢ at Parker's; rofined, 135 Thiladelphia dellvery, WILMINGTON TURPENTINE MARKET, Wuatmazax, May 2,—8pirite turpsntine quist s 2% middilngs, THE PRODUCE MARKETS, NEW YORK, eial Disvaieh ta The Chloase Tribune. Nxw Your, May 2,—~Gusin—Whoat~Barket dully alightly in buyers’ favor; sales of 54,000 bu at $1.048 1.08 for rejected spring, $1.05@1.15 for ungrided apring, $1,10@1,12 for No, 3 Chicago, $1,12@1,14 108 No, 3 Milwaukse, $1,18@1,21 for No, 3 Chicago, §1.170 1,21 for No. 3 Northweateru, $1.20@1,22 for No. 3 Mll- waulkoe, $1.2681.50 for No, 1 apring, $1.10.31,32 for winter red Westarn, [$116@1.45 for amber do, and $1.33@1.43 for whita Westorn; also 15,000 ba fancy white Michigan, erop of 1814, st $1,60. Byequict; salos of 5,000 bu Canada, to be shipped from Oswego an opentng of tho cansl, at 900 in bond, Barley quist and unchanged, Corn 1@ lower; good buainoss doing at » decline ; sales of 90,000 bu sk 60@80KE for steamer mixed, S1@010 for graded mized, and 810 for ungraded new Wostern mized j also ¢5,000 bu gradad mixed at 60c for firat balf My, snd 00X @30%i¢ for ali May ; sleamer mixed offared for Juzaat 67 Oala dull] sales of 24,000 bu st 37@iBa for mized ‘Western and Btats, and 46@b3o for white Wostern and State, PROVIIoxs—Middles unchanged st 135/ @13)c for longelsaz, Aard baavy; lower sales; 100 tca sb 330