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Day
25
Month
August
Year
1871
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Public Domain
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New YonK, Aug. 22. Trade continúes about so-sd. Buyers are not coming fonvard as eariy as usual, and prices In most commodities are weak. Dry goods are offcred at a shade lower figures than two weeks since, and a flerce llttlo contest betwecu jobbers and agents is going on Ilctailcrs eau allord to walt. Cotton down to 18 and spinners buying lightly. Sterling exchange 108%. Goveruments are quiot and gold wcak but close : hvtter closed at 112%. Nearly $1,000,000 were paid out yesterday by the sub-Treasury on Septena )cr interest and lowcr prices are looked for. The cllqtte, somewhat iliscouragcd and have wlthdrawn. Graceries are st'ady but unactive. Bralll coffees remaln flrm, and sugar hasadvanced jl(gc Flour is 10@15c higher and in good shipping demand. Wlicat is livening up, and dally appreciating: Amber Michiau, $1.46 @1 48. Corn and oats quiet - tlic lattcr Western, 45@4ö. Butter is offered at concessions, but owlng to the rulative high piice oí gold, and low rato of exchange, exporters are not touching, Dnless at extremely low figures. Clieese is In about the same condition. Hops llrm at 25c fot No. 1 State, and 8@15 lor Western. Mess pork aJvanced to $13.7i). Live hogs more quict. Wool is qulet but flrm. Woolen good are steady and not advanciug. Dethoit, Ang. 23. The produce tnarket has bccn active all the weck, bul at the close therc s ratlier a heavy feeling on the IeadlQg grains. 7tour luis been selling heavily lor a few clays, on eastet'n account, and all appearaucos Indícate that highcr prices are soon to bc obtaineil. We quote choice white at $6.50@ 6.68. Wheat lias been selling at the rate of 50 to 75 ciii'a per ilay. The closing prices, whicli are lc lowcr than yesterday, and 2@ic highcr than last Wednesday, ere: Extra, $1.35; No. 1 white $130; Treadwell, $1.29@1.20 ; amber, $2.20. Corn isdull at 53c, Oats are In growing Inqnlry at !G(ñ)37. Barley nominal at $1.00 per 100 H)S. Kye, i)0(ai)5c. Applcs are now qnlte steady, at $1.50(82.00 per bbl. Beans are wantod, and $i.25@i.0ü nrould be pald for ancleaned, The stock is llght uid the dry weather causes bolden to look lorwiird to a sliort erop. IJutter is more gteady - cholee commanda IJS ; cominon, M @16. Beeswax is wsnted- 80c offered by buyers. Cheese quiet at 9@llc. Esgs duil atll@12. Feeil is Brm at $14.50 forbran : $10 for coarse middlings and $26 for line ,!,). Malt Is held flrm at $1.30 for No. 1. Ilidcs ilim nt 7@73-c for green country. OntOOS, 9 75 per bbl. Potatoes 05@75c per ba. Provlslons qolet - mess pork $13@ I ;; ■,:,, cash ; lard !))ó@10. Peaches $2.50@ 850 per bu. Taiiow comroandfl only 7c. Honey 8teady at ö@10. Aks Aruok, Aug. 24. We quote this p. m., as fallows : Wiieat- Amber, $1.15 ; No. 1 Whtte, $1.20; Delhi, $1.22. Oats- Old, 40c ; new 30:!. Cohn- COc. New Potatoes- 80c;. if 1 .00. Bkams- $155c. BUTTER - 15C. Ecas- 10cApi'LES - 25 a 3Qc

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