, 1864-07-02
Commercial Postscript.
CHICAGO n1AHKET-EvEN1NG B0ARD.

FrrDAY EVENING" July !, 1851.
The reaction has come at last This evening at the
Ehe7usn House there ~n3 quite an o.d-tsshtoued
panic In the general produce markets. caused BY tbs
receipts Of private dispatches Stating that 1t was re-
ported that the gold BILL had been repealed. md
quoting gold In New York at 32.1fta2.2s. with .
strong dowoward tendency. Al Was to be expected
under such intelligence. the holders Of produce be
came exceedingly anxious to turn their property
iDao Rreenbacks; and theTs was immediate scsam.
bic een-just az fgreat as there was to buy when
gold reported 11aas7se tns esE1y part oftho
day. or tourbe there were many grave couhten.
ancea, dor the losses must have been heavy ana Sc
yere), but Notwithstanding ali th1ss the expression
was general" I'm glad Of 1t-our greenbaczs are
worth mols, and 1t ls better for the country.
As the evening wore On Fumors weEe plenty that
gold haa fallen to l@l9 andlt was reported as low
as 1856. These rumors however, could not be traced
to any reliable source.
FLOUR tn the afternoon WAS in active demand, and
We note ealss Of 500 brls Brilliant" tst. Louis whte
winter e1tra) ut III f-probabt5 the h1gheas praee
ever paid in this market; 100 brls Central Clt7"
white winter at $10.5o and go bt1s Great Western"
Peoria red winter extra, at $1o.co. Al matter OF
cousse these sales could ct have been repeated az
less than decline OF 5b1 90 after the receipt OF the
news ofthe decline In gold.
WHEAT In the afternoon to As high as Sed7 foc
No l. and cs for No md gradually fell baeS Pose
2 busbel before six o'clock. In the evening at the
sherman House. the ms1ket opened Quite firm. ans'
some s.es Of No Spring were made at $s95 205 foE
No /, and 3i.9S12S9 for No 2; but O. sson as
the evening dispatches vera received. 1t dropped
back 1t once to Il Is ior No !, and S,sa for No >
rails ing eltghtly till 1t reached s2o1 for No !, and
&19l for No 2-c1oslug quiet at st.as and sl.s5.
About 10000 bushels were sold as follows: e.9fo ba
No Spring (early) at $2.o6: 1.0Go bu do ut $st6
6t0 bu do (afte1 the news) at 81 93 1900 bn do as
e2s7: l2;cLo ba do at slss; 10000 bu do at $l.as
l6 9ou ru do at $2t; 1900 bu do at S2o1; 5000 bu do
In A. D. q Co!s} at $l9s; u,ooo bu No Spring
{eatls) at &Les; 500 bu do at $ts5; 1000 bu do
{aftcr the news) at $685. cocoa bu do at s1a3; s9t
bu do at 81 93x TOO bu do as $tss. cloalng steady
aud quiet at 81 90 for No and $lsa for Ea2. From
tho highest to the lowest pzice patd to-day foz No
Spring. there range Of 12c per bushel, and On Nc
ASPIRING Of lie per bu1hel.
CoHH in the afternoon was active and buoyant, and
piices were run up as high as S13s81 ssH for No
and 81 IS for No with sales Of about 900 bushels
In the evening. after tho receipt OF the news. tht
| market became panic stricken. and No Corn fel
back almost Immediately to $la7, rallyine to 5le9
| and closing at &1.2s. The sales amounted to sbou
| 1*eA0G bushels, Is followat-S9oa bu No Corn
store at si.a1H; 2oeoo hn do at $lst: 1:eoo bu No
Corn in ttore at sl27; = 900 bu do at 313; $4,000 b
do at 81 .2sx. 49, ,o0o bu do at 3l.29.
uATs also fell 2@sc = bushel under the Influence
gold. Salea 900 bu No Oats. (early) ate.c
s<o bu do 1t ac 900 bu do ut 79c; 12oo pu do a
sshc; CO.. bn No 2 Oats at 1ee-nnrkes closing ause
| and nominal at 79c for mol.
| HIaHH1Sxs In the afternoon were somewha
| stronger than at the close Of 'Change,-natnl!
| Ia consequence Of the receipts of the new
that Fesseudtn had been appointed to the office Q
Secretary OF the Treasury, and because be Il under
stood to he opposed to the policy Of taxing stocks o.
hand. The sales, however were Light, at II 6S91b9
In tie evening the msEket opened tolerably nrm. bu
owing 10 tho receipt Of dull news from New fork, !
closed dull The sa1es during the eEening were llznt
as folows 100 brls city at a16S; 100 hrs country
81 67 so bria do ut &l66: ard 100 Iris do at $ths7
closing nominal at about $t.d591.67.
PROVISIONS were quiet. and the only transaction
reported was sale Of ls00 Erls Of good csypacket
Mess PORE at 1000. Lard was offered at 17c, W1thou
buyers.
J. SALT was dull, 4 cargo Of new Fine afoat VI
| Inferred at f9 45 srithnut takerH.