Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-30

The markets for the past SIX tays have presented,
ifpotsIbie, greater degree of inactivity aud aps
thy than that OF the week previous which We
delignated in our last review this dullest ever
known to commercial circles. The weeks market
opened with Gold at 1857 and a general tendency
toward dscine in all branches OF trsds ths natural
influence of which was to unssttIe the values OF
everything. During the early part ofthe week the
controlling power, Gold, continued to i1otuate in
the ueighborhood Of 2OO. evinoing, however, con-
siderable weakness and the leading markets stead
lily declined, but no especial effect made upon
this market in the way Of prices, holders refusing
to 81 Jmpathizo with the decline elFewhsre, though
there were no buyers at the figures maintained
here especially upon Flour a5d Grain, which bore,
relatively, a higher price than 10 New York. On
Tuesday q reaction took place in Gold, aud con-
sequently in prices OF other oommOdltits, which
since that Gay have steadily advanced in the East
ern markets toward 3 rtc5verF Of the decline made
in the early part Of ths week. but even in this lat
ter movement the market here has shown no par
ticu!ar sympatby, and among dealers the same un-
settled feeling which the market lat week closed
upon characterizes the market at the close to-day
though God rates about II per cent. igter. There
is however, among most classes, WslI-estaSIished
movement and TO this feeling i5 doubtless greatly
dus the apathy that psrvades commercial circles
everywhere, and which tends to keep down specu
lative feeling and cOndueo5 TO tbs employment Of
the srri;test economy among small buyers and
general customers Though peace movements fail,
and Gold mounts upward, Carrying with it every
thing else there seems to be an abiding conidenes
among the people that lower prloss are to be the
rule hereafter, at least in all the necessarics Of
life, and the operations Of all claBseI are being
dire oted in obedience to this prompting even those
speculative juggIers, commonly known as
''bulls keeping their moTemsnts within the range
OF this possibility. Sellers, however very little
disposed to anticipate these views, though they
may be satisfied Of their correctness, and hence
prices ara rarely found to rseeds In anything like
the ratio they adgance, while declining market
Invariably unsettles and dsmoralizes trade, as the
history of the past two weeks fully testihes
In our general markets we have very little
change to note in prices since last review. In
Flour prices have been well maintained, owing
mainly to a light stock and the fact that mlIlers
are operating to an unusually small extent, being
unable to manufacture probably at the present
prices demanded for Wheat. The inquiry has been
mostly for retail lots, and SALES to-day have beon
equal to all the rest Of the week combined country
dealers being in this market to roplsnish their
stock whest has ruled very dull throughout the
week, and in the main nominal, the only sales be-
ing to IL orders from the country. Not single
transaction was recorded at the Board Of Trade
during the week To-day sales OF several cars we're
made az quoted, upon orders, and the market
closes at lhs figures named. There has been only
car or two Of Corn reported during the week. Our
quotations indicate the range asked. Oats have
been in very little inquiry, and will be seen BY
our present quotations, declined 5@4c during the