, 1861-01-01
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SEEDS



Tho seed market Of Chicago Las attained q
prominence which few If uny dared hope for.
In l%51 the cutlre rrcripts Were less than
l,000,G G03 lbs; while during the year 1sGo they
amount TO 7,.ll Gs3 lbs III 1850 the receipts
a5,pnutel 10 ! IL s,jIT lbs-Eo that there Is an
H:rclsc during the past year Of nearly 2,oU,-
The great bulk Of the receipts at this point
consist Vi timothy; but there is also laryu
nmuuht Of clnycr seed received and marketed.
Fl4y seed, which was but seldom Egen here in
1873 and 1850. has been received lerc to quite
C. large extent during the past year: This is
tllc 1lanly 10 tic establishment here aud at
other points adjacent TO our liucs Of railroad
OF l.n=eed oil factories, and much Of the tax
seed which hitherto Wcnt to St. Louis und
other In;ntsi Is marketed here.
TIL: demand for Timothy seed during the
year lsN0 WAS quite actiye-nurlcrUuA orders
being received here from all parts OF tic East
as well ;a.' from Ohio. !As will he seen from
the tables OF PRICES given below, the market
daring the year ruled $l.o0Ha0 % higher than
1S53, Notwithstanding. the tA:t that the re-
teipts here werr heavier thar ever before. In
January the market opened quiet at 51.C0@9
lie; but unurr an active shipping inquiry
l. advanced steadily Till III May it reached
30. About this time the receipts became
lifting, a.. i'll June Il was evident The crop Of
] 80 Was cShaustcl-thc market continuing
I.eoa Z: s.. 115GJ3..5. Early in August the new
lap iaade It's appearance, aud s.. was freely
ls:d for the first eonsiyrmcnts. As the r.
c,:iIts t'cgau to increase, however, the market
i :t.a.ac weaker, i1l1 On tho 4t!i of September
ciuae seed S.,s sold at $l90. This WAS the
lu4est p5irt reached tsurin., the yer, and the
l..rket immediately impg yeJ--prices during
1.ic four last months Of the year ranging from
s20o@23 80
The demand for clover seed, though fair,
was not so active Us during 1859. The Suinous
aueculatons which took place i'll this article
during that ycar-Hhcu it suld here Us high as
$50 per bushel-reuLe1cd buyers very eau
1tous, and prices ruled steady and S1.00G 80
lower In January the market opened at e. so,
md from that date to the end of April the
highest price. reached WAS Il 20 and the loves,
500 About thu beginning, Of May. however,
tae supply bceam. hight, and uadcr an active
| demand to ill small lers the market reached
| IS %, but speedily 1ecedcd again, and at the
| c:oae of june, when the old crop gave out, l:
| was sold ut S3509400 But little of the new
crop Of clover seed ias been marketed. Early
u November there wsrc orders received here
| but the receipts EcrI tritling end tue sales
light, 1T s5G55.3s~ During DECEMBER the in
adiEy wss very liEFht, and the market rulet
Tue high prices paid for Hungarian grak'
.ccd in 1850 caused heavy shipments to thi
city last eprirg, and although the maske
opened rather buoyant-with sales in Febtus
n as Lish Us 81, ,oou Los per bushel-stiu h
large stock offered depressed prices, and
speedily fell till on the Sd Of July 900 bushel
we're sold in one lot at 25c per bushcl- Abou
the same time in 1889, it WAS in active deman
III $3.00G325 per bushel Ofthe new crop "
| Lave seen uone offered.
During tie past three months 1a1-seed ha
bee. in uctivc rcquest-opcning at 15c, IN
speedily advancing to 81. cog (Which wer
tile ruling quotations.
The following table shows the weekly pric
ci timothy aud ciorer Seeds during the yes