, 1869-04-28


was very tir1n carly, owing to q fair demand from
the short interest, but the inquiry was not extern
a!re enough 10 Keep up the tr7nness especially as
there was no encouragement from New YORK, and
the shippers were out OF the market, while some
Of tleui who had bought at lower prices sold ont
at tile early advance, prefeIing certain 1c per
bu here 10 m uncertainty In New York. On the
open Board the market WIS hrm md quiet, Mt
s1.us,ta 1.''G1. for No. 9 spring. On Change II
opened firm ut sl.o7, being nc improvement on
the closing price Of yesterday; then weakened
shade, and fell dull 10 CLOG by nooo under
rather extensive desire to unload, then improved
to $l.U6A, Aua closed 1rIuer 1T sl.uG9 9ta f06b.
Sales were made Of 1000 bu No. spring at s1.1+;
4tU bu do at S1.13h $40 bu do at GLIB; ,GN bu
No. 2 spring at sl.Os; 10000 bu do at Sl.0d1<;
1a,uuu tu do at sl.o6H; 5000 on do at si.o6'.;
ao,cOo In do at s106A; 10000 In do at al.OG; 1,eoD
bu do ut sl.0o7. q evu bu do at sl-uo; sW BIZ No.
spring at s1.ov; 40 BIZ rejected spring at 92c-
To,al, 1ls,e0o bu. Seller May sold at s1.o6a 1o7;
and seller last half at s1.U7<; seller next week at
&1o6.: 1.o7, anu seller all May and June at s.o6.
The movement In wheat during the past week has
been light for the Season, but prices have gencr-
nlly ruled hFm.
Corn was much stronger early, and moderately
active, though the activity wns principally srtcu-
lntivc. The shippers went Into the market pre-
pared TO buy early, hut they soon withdrew when
tracts at IN advance OF over &C The nrmncss was
greatest on new, which was helped by the very
hight receipts both for to-day aud tomorrow,
coupled with volnminous shipments. This weak
chcd, however, after the shippers had left AMI fen
to yesterdays quotations. Nos. nud were both
quick on spot, but brisk on options for May, chiefly
ut the inside quotations Rejected was more ac-
tive, and canal corn quiet except rejected
I'm the Open 1ionrl the market was inactive. On
change 1t opened strong, but nominal, Ct SIC for
new, Anu Cue hid for No. !; this being exc higher
than ut the close yesterday. The maISet wcakcil-
cd on No. ! towards noon, while new ruled steady
and ir1u, hut soon afterwards dropped to Sic,
there being Fewer buyers then weakened to :4,'4c,
AMI closed weak at 49ld i9>5c according to location.
Sales were male Of 3e'O bu No. at G'c: 5,on BIZ
do nj :,Ec: 400 bu do atoat ut Goc; II, .pJ bu
No. Mt TIC; 3,+As hu rejected ut slc; l,Go hu 10
nj nc: 1870 hu do at d9c; 11,oH bu do ut sec
lnoat; :,aH bu do at 3i,tG anoat; 1850 hu no
grade Nt 4>c Asoat; s]v bu new at s3Hc; a,in0 bu
,lu nj aat; 1s,Gs' In do at s2e; spy ha t1o III
.lhc; 17tMt b,. .ln at Sic; hMA0 bu do Mt :h'4e:
1s,MW ,u tlp at :'Ic; g, ,'n hu do 1t :Gc; hHlt hi
tlo at 59Ac: :,NN IN TO al soc: e,onl In new IN
Ctr Elevator at 25tc; eo,Uuo l,u do at sc: ,er'
III do Mt 9tc: en,nG4 hi 10 nt 33c. Total 2 70
h No. sold ut ssE,1 Gnc, seller May; ti'c, buyer
May; AMI SOY C. seller June NJ. soll a. Is tsc
seller May, anl o7Aw:sc, buyer Mag, Corn h4s
tren very irregular Though the week chiefly in
consequence nl rt,nors Of heating In come
elevators
Oats were weak though alvlccs OF rnyth,r I'm
proveneut III New Yor1 Kept the market frM
carly. Iut the longs were anxious to cover,
! aI1l offered freely their maturing options, which
| broke down prices. There was large business
transacted In options for May ut the de-
cline, one lot Of 100000 bu changing hands, t'e-
| sides an aggregate OF another lt1,e10 hu same.
On the Open board the market WA nominal at $50,
On Change il opened steady at yesterdays closing
prices, with sellers ut oskc- First sales were
made towards noon at CSC for regular, and the
! market soon after declined NC, mud closed dull
| at tsH@a7,tc. Sales were made of o,ooA bu fresh
receipts at tsAc; l,so0 Du 10 at 5sa c: a1 Ito reg
lar at h>c; OoO bu DO ut b'Sc Totai, 6,sN br.
Rejected was nominal at s+a5ihc- Seller May sold
at BIZ k.aasLc, and huyer May ut h91c. oats have
| been strong all the week TIL to-day.
Rye whs quiet and elsier, but closed nsIn at the
outside. salcs were: q,0ol bu No. at s1.li, amt
| 4fsl tu tio AT fI.l6. No g was nominal at $l.1a.
barley was almost lfeless, acd wns st75c lower,
though sl.G0 was bid In special houses. Sale was
made OF W, bu No. 2 HI Sl.o3.
I1tEhwlnes WERE more active md 1c higher
Sales were: o0o nrls free q. sc, the market clos
Ing flIu.
The sect market was less active, And prices
were lower. We note sales Of mile, Mt so,1 NC
hungarian al sl1ad l,31; clover q. $780, and tin
o,hy ut slts's aea
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