, 1869-04-21

Wheat was better and more active, though Inc
original nr1nncss WIS scarcely sustained through
out there being too many sellers anxious 10 close
out to adm)t Of the early excitement being pro-
,luccd into MI extensive improvement, especially as
Iiyernool and New York wcrc both quoted weak.
Therr vns fair activity In spot, partially for
shipncpt, but the greatest business done MAS IN
ontions, chiefly for Re1!er May, which averaged
ni,ou, lc better than Erot. No. ! spring
was III much hcttcr request than osaal, ana
was more active AMI n5uer nj s'l2sS
.o1,1a No. 3 WAS lleless. Ne1ected Q"let'
On the Open Boar,l the market was nuc&ua1'nS ne
tween sia3 ana sl.o4, closing with sellers II the
outside On Change It opened quiet nj tl.G's+ lor ;
No 2 snrInc being 1aic higher than AZ the Close !.
Yesterday. The market soon aASane~i ialnet
exei,edy 10 s1.lHh, but cascu OF 10 sl:osA -
noou tlerr being numerous sellers al Tue aasante'
II subsequently declined 10 $lo3h and was llo1e
ouet, closing timer Mt s1.nakes 1.osa4. Sales were
made Of l,f41 hu No. s1.inG, strictly Iresn, at
| st.1s; aet0 In do ut 3l.l+; 5,2o bn regular No
4 sU7tuc u, st1s: 1e1N ,,u do at s1.1eH; eteN In
| M . sps!nc NJ sl.a4H; 1a,N1 bu do nj el4H;
s4un bu .ln at st.N; II. coo tu do nj sle3'4 a"n
, ,lo IT <ld3s3; 4A' hu rejected spring at sec see
eu 1o ut sshc; Nv t'a no grade at 'sc- Ioia'
/ 1ia>.N hi1. Seller Nay sold at Sl-AHtal.to.E'
buyer May at el"7E0 LIS: tuyer first half at sle'
a l.o.a and buyer thirty at sl.o'. ...-.
] Con. WAS higher and moderately active. ihelo
| was less done than weul1 have heen the case
had IL not been that the advance IN prices was SO
| ,n,ot that BUYERS were not generally prepared TO
nay II, anil hence many Orders III purchase were
| l,fi untitled at tile close, Those orders were
I Chiefly from The country. where watchers OF me
4uuai,nn had concluded that corn istile cheapest
property In the market ut present Prices ns II I'M
,}oyb;et,ly H. Rut TOO nany Of their Orders c1ulc
in together admit Of the!r being hllcn. eAerp.
| whcrv unlimited as 10 price. The ehlei AeusHs
l was on new which WAS taken TOT shifnent ~
i tInN N0.1 NM IL
they being principally the subjects Of outside oF.
l,rs &,,u1s Tor May were moderately brisk. anu
! r1,l,,l rather easier OH Nos. and ? than on neH
On the ttlen 1Soaru the market Wns lhaclFe. w
: Change II ereue,l strong al 4dHc Tor new nc'"s
+ ,.,e hight. than Mt the close yesterday. Ihe7'
| WAS not much activity nt the improvement, nh'
l | The market Tell back to lIc by ao2a. an rnle'
uo,e steady at &c, "a tGssc 10 O'Clock. clostn
II s,ca,i, ut 4rlsc Saics were made Of ,s1 bu Sc
'e n, SIC. t,po Ia lu nj 5Gh {: :>A' bn do at NC
g u no .1 III at c:e; 10 tsf, ba No a. ac: laee
ii 10 ut ssIc; a01 bu do at Sc; l".'h vi 90 q
u, ,.., c; 1.fsn hi rejected At SC: 1"'' In ae
4saxc; l.taS bu In ut .;Se sac Ill ~ =. s"c; ~"
:: hn do a, 49, c: :.,s" LII ,iu IL, 4'tc aIoA: lh'
= III 10 at -. s.., In t,,' sa,npt Al :r: a'N b
scjrctc', FIRE cn n'a-l, i. ~: ~s' hi new +
+. .,c; Sss'h Il, q. sc: Gt,:', ta ID at it'se
- 1u.sn hil ts ~ 4a',c st,WsV lsu to at iGt: 1.' i
- ~ II +:.c. T,:a. -. 40 t'n. M. i sol a. ~
IT. :tsc seller rhe WIth, s-ia aIt, seller May: -
uR -rli,r Iu.e: AID aef..r, hnycs May. No. sold
az ..taaahc scl!cl april; s. S;ac, seiles Mig, ar
SIC, seller June. New sold at .'v t.,sc. buyer II
month. .--.-.
Oats were ycrr quiet, but stronger. sharing
" the general upward movement, being helped, to
y. | hv reported n1mness In New York There ":
ltlle done because buyers professed thslr !nah!li
IT. to tscllcve that oats Arr worth SO much VIM
ths when md com are 80 low. The trading was n!
;vM ciphly In car lots for local use On the Up
,.S. Boar,l the market was inactive. On Change
IA; opened nrm hut quiet ut 5skc for regular, let
In. about &c higher than at the close yesterday, a
tjls Fuef nominal till noon, then advanced to &c a
closed 1rM NJ o3ta oakc- Sales wcEu made OF IL
IT, bu strictly fresh At as' &c. IN hu do at kaNc;
bu regular nt os4c; 500 u 10 nj asc; 400 hu
ins nt b2t.c; 1,9oI bu do at besc; GU bu rejected
tic: do hu do at a1,:4c; Gov t.a 10 nj 5Dhc; G9n
o,,. do Al Hc. Total, 19, ,+uO bu Seller Nav sold
AID b3HaAc-
,,,, Rye Was more quiet but Errcr, c9oslng abous
sis. higher yesterday, at sl1s for No. !. ami q.
li5* al15k for No. 2-both strictly fresh. Sa.es ".
~" made Of aeoo ou No at el.ls; e,ooO bu do
: tho t1.1.; $50 hu No. at sl.l5H, and 500 In do
,s7u ti.l5. Tosa1, 800 bu-
49, Barley was dull and uom.uauy 2a5c lower,
S6!H t1,Hsa1.b 90 for No, 3. Sales were connnel 10
zIv bags by sample, at ss2 aud los bags do ut Il.
mon | Total l,o00 bu.
wAfa The demand for seeds was aSain rncagrc,
tToa, r..ces were without special change kales Of
e oshy being made at $a.aa3&.23; clover at o..
men, 1000, and Hungarian At s1.2a.
i hns Tnc course Of tho leading markets has t
asoe1' steadily downward through the week, till to-
'seIdc xhen better feeling Was manifest No. sp
=, N. touched g101, and new com sold down to n