, 1861-01-01

sipmense Of Cora bY Lake far Thirteen }sare.
OATS.

The receipts of oats by canal and railroads
during the past year amounted 10 l,G2s. COG
bushels, against !, ,i13 04S bushels in 1859. The
shipments amounted to 1,0o9,1 bushels, Of
which about 100000 bushels were shipped
south by canal and railroads.
The oat crop Of 1850 Is reputed to be very
heavy, but the low prices which have pre-
vailed, as we'll Is the high freights, has tended
to keep 1t pretty much in the hands of the
farmers.
The following is summary Of the market
. and the trade for the past gear:
In Januayy, the receipts were comparatively
light, and there WAS good demand for ship
ment by rail to Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louis
vile aud other points south, and the market
ruled firm. and prices tended upward. At the
opening, No. oats were sold Ut $50 35isc on
track; hut they steadily advanced till on the
10th, they were sold ut 3SG3SsSc IL store.
During, the last ten days of the mouth, how
ever, the inquiry was light aud buyers had the
adyantage-pEices having deprecated 2G3c
per bushcl-elosing at 2Gel sc in store.
the shipping demand having fallen oil, the
market tended lownwards, and No. oats fell
IN the 18th to Sic in store. About this time,
however, buyers for st. Louis and Cincinnati
made their appearance in the market, and it
advanced o@3c-closiug on the 18th at $50
JJ44c in store.
1nthc carly part of March this shipping de-
1nand continued, and prices In consequence
11n up to 379l37l{ {c-antl falling back again to
;;G0135l1zc, at which quotations large purchases
were made for St. Louis, and several Ioat:loads
shipped thither-throu;h the Illinois and Mick.
igan Canal
Throughout April the market was quiet aud
heavy, pand prices ruled 3G4c lowcr-thc
range of quotations during the month being
:aI;SS@32c in sttre. The demand at this peri
od was principally for Cincinnati.
III the carly part Of May there was IN active
inquiry for shipment to Southern Illinois and
Cincinnati, aud the market advanced 1G3c:
but during the latter half Of the month the
market became dull and depressed, and No. l
was sold ut the close at sasc in store:
In June the market was still easier, and FOR
the first time since the opening Of navigation
shippers to eastern markets became buyers,
aud during the first two weeks, two coryoes
were shipped to buffalo. Prices during tho
month ranged from o7c5aoc in store-closin:;
ut the inside quotation.
In July the demand was confined to the
wants Of shippers who had ca1Eoes to fill out,
and the market was quiet and 1Isc lower
prices ranging from 25G2C,:c.
In August the ucw crop began to be re-
cciycl, ant under the prospect uf 4 large yield
and good supply, prices gradually gave way
till Oh the 2lst No. oats were sold at 11c in
store-closing, however, at 19@l9l4c, because
Of more inquiry By shippers
The shipping demand in September was tol.
crably active and the market was steady at 10
tI20c in store; but in the following month, &C.
tobcr, 1t gradually fell till on the 3oth, No.
WAS sold 1t lie in store. The receipts during
this period were mostly by the Illinois and
Michigan Canal ....
In November and December tho receipts
were light aud the marketqu aud neglected.
Several cargoes we're go d to spectators to be
held till nett spring ut 27@1si6c in store; but
besides this the deu1an d WIS limited 10 the 1e-
quirements Of the local trade.
In December, under light supply md but
. limited shipping demand the market @as
quiet but steady-lots in bags selling at 15l
l51sc on track, and in store at 1711c.
The following table shows the price OF oats
! in Ch cago and New York, each week during
| the past year: