, 1866-01-01

. C6lesSo EE1ra: % Eo.a" a" New l." and
The prevailing characteristic Of TIE Whest mat-
Let for the year JEST clo.ine s the wild and reck
lest epl1ii Of speculation which has been indnlged
In to the positive detzucnt Of the commerce Of
city. AZ the Gnctuat{ons consequent upon the
spccrhticus were more distinctly marked in So.1
spnng tbrn in any ottes grade, we shall conGne our
5csr.nc principally 10 that article.
The Lew year opened with No. Spring Wheat
1yo1th f1.G9, advancing, in the cnnrze Of Two Or
thIce days, to E1.sA. A decline in gold brokr the
na11et. md pycee receded to <t-s1, gradually de-
elinire until Jan. Z, when the closing price uns
S1.C.:. On thc 18th, slight resclon tonk place.
aud the marEct advanced 15ic4 which vas almost
lost On the following day. A further decline Of &c
took placc, md On the 18th q paulc ect In, owing
D the tnmors Of the SUCCESS OF the blair peace MIS-
sion 10 Richmond, and decline o1 1SiSc was g.
tabtshed. On the Goth, the panic 1aged more furi-
onkly than Ever, md Euch was the e1scrncss OF
to1tcrs 10 realize, that they Submitted 10 decline
OF 1tG 1ac, closing At $L4sss-a decline OF about
&c tincc 1Le new ycas. Tne lext day, the market.
though rnscttIed and irregular, advanced to $1.4s,
under an active inquiry BY short scllc1r- On the
3D. reaction took plaoe, and the market declined
to {1.4a-a depreciation OF &C. On The 25ih- this
decline IVES nlmoel Iega:ned. On lAc esih The tnar-
ket opened quite strong, advancing 10 s1-aaE, but
townd tho close the bottom tcil out-c1osluG at
sl,3.n. On the clst, the decline IN gold Affected
Tic market 10 the extent Of e:sGSe-c]o.ins at
f1-;ilt.As. -..
Tteye uas no marked clanGe until Feb. ath,
,Ehcn the market advanced 10 S1.sGk, followed bY
III improvement Of &C on tic 9th. which WIZ en-
tire]y lost On The 10Th. Nothing Of interest took
place 1un the 15th Inst, when decline set In and
lbe market sold down 10 s1.S9k. On the 21st
depreciation Of So SC took place which vas followed
f.r.n lnr1E
oa We ~ " ~ so,Seas :" ~ ~ ~ W ss., s .a sa
market was quite unsettled. owing to rumoss from
n,sees r1ed at Il sel: sl-c;oe!ng ., tie iusidc
figure
On the LIST OF March decline Of &c took placc,
bu On The Gu, the market rallied 10 S1.s,.:. There
,,sse ~ ch,nre. IN yslncs mil I'm ian
Msae ~ =. ~ e14 ~ -. ~ ~ 1yAa
inst-+ when TIC market decllned 70 Si-Sa on the
18th dcrrecsatlon Of = Has effected. The 1sih
n.t,,,,,het, The next dav The l,apic toot n rest
;n,ss t.sa 1e.;aed,v 1no,s s,s.osS ss.sr+
anu ousincss ~ otsloeo4. tovse e'eaoy aspect,
but on the 17th It 1Hole out wilder than before,
SuLtt Qui t,.w vas the CRY. There WIS no knowing
1,hc,e ~ tyhcn the bot,o,n would ,,e tonrhed md
w. 4 ~ .1,a,ss.s =. ...,1r.a s"S1.1 1.N
of1G1lS tool place. Short ecllcss sold more furi.
ously tlun ever. mud The longs ratisfcd that the
turning point Ind bren reached, we're just as aux-
ISL tie market recupe1atctl ,1a;sc, and on lie
:snI Sigh ADVANCE IL gold st,mnasei ibe spccn.
laiote, wt0 went in liot1al'y, and m advance OF
mini War lott- The nc:t day gold came in lover,
and The Wheat market 1eceded come Gc, bat townrd
tic close, 1Emsf feeling ret 10 and
y! 7ssacs na.ss1 5ss o, 1an,e as Eals as
tnles were mads a. 6111 @ aoSaneed 10 xl1s s1hss- @
quensiy deei1in; 10 x.aSA nMs1 ,Is one & Sos aosS
" 5 Ieaa ~ s TSc ne. 1ut l.1s sS a5a
nsG:aen g 1p ne ~ rs .1h "
closing IN M ~ son,her ~ t ,.n,e .ne ~ ina as
s,s os1s ~ y ~ Sa tuol n,sce .itf yj.I sirnessr
ctcne OF oVto>.G uoA ~ p'"Ie' !aI "4sl "4'aSssa
a1otAe5 w" Aa1i y Al III, ~,,,> NJ n,,t
honoAt, aan -, NJ " ~ 1i " III; ii'n ~
mona na ~, tt =, H1 f Il IN WIZ naE
Slned ae, anu IN sno VII ,1 nt tns J., NJ
kst aassnea s IL Saes .e,. 9a. LIT u sae m
afternoon me Ge.aaa y e.g's s .I 70
rna. ~ .;ea, ,sshn rrin ~ ~ rna
snes Of prices ~ss e. s;,G{m0sl,sne as1n a. ths
outside nsue. IN tneseas aa MlpSs .s t09 h;1s .n,
anu w W ~ ~ a., III ~ &c t1-s,,,~nt ~uAsT ~
iHG &. o. tls eth tae msfEci va ~ itFssrlar
.. ~ ;;, a., 1, W ~. r..
, asI nj, ~ iM.ines. IN ma Gn,;r tr r.rceis ~
10. eprng coaa4 nanus % a. g g w.. pnt r. 5eaiit.
thGrr Tas not etou:n uone 70 'est W m 5 "
Tue 1s,h .ne GMtens FIT psasss NJ - 4
ths hpi fse" r. ssd a., an sdganee ;d 60 Of ss; s; ys
Gay tast asa tae ~ aasanee w. W. W. ca lo ~ ~
on ,hc next day u was entirely lost On Eddas she
ssks1 aasaneed s n ~ :. sSsss a
luan, tut II hnd no eject o. any account on the
market, Uhlsh closed ehade G1nsr: Tts ssia vi.
decline Of "a 5hc took place followed on the eSth
br depreciation OF about &C On the 29th
further decline oI 1Gx1sc IVES established, closing
nj fI.17@.l.l7x.
in NAV sd q decline of ast5e toot place, owing
to lie oecline in gold. For four or hve days, the
eMc ' IN nr fhe HI thc SnsrFpt so;d doTn 10