, 1869-01-29

G1rasc steady at 13!.4c for choice Yellow.
Dressed Hogs were again d1nsr the highest
prices Of the sca=un b-fIc paid today. The
market opened fa-GiIy, With 10 sales before noon,
hu: :hs I ruled e'roIe at f1so0913.59 for I!gh.,
ard {i350Gy11.s 80 for hcaEs, while <14.2s WAS paid
fur faLcy lot. Shippers we're the only buyers.
There WI. more inquiry for Flonr to-day, hat
Heas feeling WAS manifested, aud tue majority OF
holders were granting slight concessioue, in or
dt r TO iudute buyers to lake bold. The tern.Ecd
saIcs loot no 4,153 s1ls At s5oolG.31 for Spring
Extra.-1, ,211 bra Of which wero disposed Of On
private stEMe; Si.25L Ia for Sp.lEg Supefdnes,
SID s7tbsL7.a5 fur Rye Flour. The demand for
Euckwhe1t Flour 1as exceedingly moagtc, aud
prices were Entirely nEuiDxl-salcs being made
At 1anGe Of EG,7oG51 Is.
Wheat was dull and quiet, the market being cx-
cecd1Bgly artificial. The market opeted with a
shcT Of frmness, but the bottom eoon Tell ou..
Thcrr VAS t'noh demand tor epot Wheat, and little
call for 3anua:y options. 1hc bulk Of the ttsnt-
acilons were fer February, and these ranged COM
paratiycly better than yesterday. Free pGtts
wclc m1dc to bny privileges to deliver at $1.l2
within thirty days, hut were rot taken. On the
Open Board the market vas N 1deratcly active at
Si.l:N1t.1G, cloe1nr at the inside. On '.han,e
II opeEcd very quiet at 81 1s';-an improvement
Of aiG:c on the ctospE priec Of yesterday, but
with scry little iIqut'y for Epot then dtci1ucd to
<1.1si4, stood at f.l5A ll.151z at noon, and soou
dropLc5 to Sl15, TcrT Weak and little better than
nominal, then with free tellefs at ff.15 and
closet weaker at <1.1i1f1t.1i&. We quote Gales
Of 100 bu No. Spring ut F1.2911.21; 30s0o nu
No. ? spzing at S1.1as4Gi.1s; 6,soo hu No. 3
Spring Mt S1.05l1 %; and 2,Go0 .bu Rejected
Spring at 97G9sc. Total, lQ3.eoo bu. Seller Feb
runF and taJer the men,h sold about ~ better
than spot. seller last half February at sl.16
and buyer February at S1.1Gti,
tUrn was strong and actlye Notwithstanding
the fact ofiheavy receipts Tor To-day and to-nor-
TOW. II was equally active on epot delivery and
Gptlons-1Le latter principally for the opening at
navigation. 4 fair amount was purcha.ed ior ship
mcnt :tocay,s butE Tic bulk Of the purchases
were fer holding,in expectation ofRn advance, tho
amount In store being l!ehs and prices un1secc.
dertly low. The Irirc1pal lock1n. up ha. been
Hitherto tn wheat, but several holders have re-.
Ct ntiy ttar reterred theif allegiance 10 cora, and
are transferring hr!r Investments as fast NJ pos.
eltln. The Impression secms to be gainlnc
ground that the talabls corn crop ss much lcss
III nEpuAt than hns been Calculated
en-, ard that lsfto proportion was
really Injured br tho September ftosts.
On the Oren Doasd the market was quiet
a7lae, etilvs February, and nominal q. 57c eput.
On Charge it:rpcned eseady aEd firm nj 57c. Rn
Improvement Ut " on yesterdays closing prlccs,
eo0u Weakening xc, with fair actfvI1y for the
tnturc. Tu tnatket tpok On An active tons toward
TIT on. improving 10 aT,ic, then declining tu 67c,
ami cIo.ca cas'er Al t'salhiAr. Wc'quoto ea!es
| OF 72a. am hu Now NJ nA,il5ac: 7l.syo hu No
| usaGu ut t2GkaI.Sc; anil a2M bu M. nt1o1s. fol
htrsl At T1r. fotRi, 9s0. w HIT. N.w mi Mt h;H
4tAc. tc'1er tSe'ruat1. AMI tst t4irsc lnY"r II III
maiy nt'l =. n, n Anrc,. MI. ~ ID a. H'lIc 1oI
| last hait nt Arr!t. essd
Oals wc,s IN ,rr active All st'nr.. The hH,tc
tlns +hnws lin all, III 'n'' sI snlrsl III" ,st'a
yr.te1hny. ahl itrr" Ans tM ,lousnn! tus ship
| iac..& locaj. ~bIs ihe fac tkt \ iargn Hnlahu
| Of alsuns Ar:r 0ui fer IL, month eoM,,Inrt
viii tlns 10 mako h"lte,h vu1y hsn. and nrttflug'
aevo rsw. Tn lid Utrn l,enrd lin mstk~t wn
xnn,,naliy N,,ntIesvd. In Change il epcnaa In
| art,ve tn .l0t, hut Mamlnatly Vt iAttc, a Sigh
Improvement on ycH'trtl:sy'. closlnR pslerH, AMI
with sales q, tic. teller ,rst half Of May: I'm
proyiEg 10 ita&c by noon, AMI to 47.ac snnn alter
| with sUud demand hut few sellers, and cl0set
sttady at i3t. Aairu Heec m d. OF 1.a ,0@ IN. .
ssa. Gi49sr, ard 3,gou bn Ket.cied nj iac4b H.! {
for trcu'aE, atd a5c fur w!Lter receipts. To:al
lle,aO0 hu. sisile: las. half at February sold Il
l9Ac and te'l.r last half OF April 53ti Oslo. e
Hsc wAs quiet hid stcady 1t tc decline. Sale
| were 1naec Of 500 bu No. at 81 Is, ald 200 b
No. 2At 9i.1G. Total. gtG0 I'm.
Bailey MAS weak and unsettled. bat With som
activity on options for February. chiefly ut lnsid
pricee. The r.1rkct opened weak At s1.7s for Nc
4 aud declined 10 Slit, closing At Il 7 for No.
Sales Hete made Of 5.410 bu NJ. = At s1.7dG21,Si
and OF i,:vu pu Rejected q. f1.iaG15o. Tota
| $3.50 bu. Seller FchYca:y rold a: $l.7591.S9.
There wns more life In thc market for Seeds
| and, alttc ugh prices Hcrs uomiIally unchanged
very firm feehIg @as manifested. Sales Of Fla
tsanspred At @a.a2Els Is, sad Timothy at a.
C310.
A spirited meeting Of merchants waa held st L
| Southern Hotel, ST. L 'ute, On tue evening of lh
21sr Inst, to consider the question OF freighs bt
tween New York aud other Eastern cities and st
Lcul.. 1t wae shown that great distinction
mads hy The railroad companies against st Lou1
In 1aror ct cincinnati. Ch'caGo and other Wcster
cltlrs. An association war formed under the It'll
| OF the Merchants Protective Freight unlon {
st. Lonis, which was Joined By n large number {
merchants and the machinery put in operation
For effectively CARVING through the object. Of th
union an agency will be established in New fosl
AMI m agent sent shtre to deal directly With raj
road ard express comrnrtes, and demard tt
eaue advantages tot St Louis merchants a. al
row accorded 10 those Of oster cities.
The rolle wing kilograms were received to.ds,
OF Chauge:
heas1, ,I.erl,e. Wheat ,sme, tlssG1:6' Cor
firm. qcs.t. s39easifc. Oats sslaolc. ssHe. Pof
:. 53SS 5std Ms;,k:g sn
biz. Gold, lasiH.
Flour weaker. Whea: heavy, as $f.59 fos Se
:, {l.Cot fer No. ? tn store, and $l.G5 for extr.
Clsu stradJ. Ultt drn. Polk nomtual an
weak. Wh,skcy al %. .....-.,-~.
| Prnvisfurs 6rmcE. Meas Pork. $3lUJ. Lard
l9SGfnc, steamcd and EeitIed. Bulk Meats hst1
Shoulders. ssAc; Rio Sides, 1sHc; Clear Ri
N'~' MILWAUKEE, jan. Is.
Wheat dul! ard lower: NO. Spring, {i.1e
| No IIl1tt, r. ccipts. -, 33,OW bu.
LIyERTooL, Jan. 2S-1:a0 2 m.
Flour :6-G3a af* i'd He'd Wheat. - nd @ tas
, | White. lis Cd. OH Com. Sis Sds. New Cotu,3
B1l3is. Lard, sss.
, Later.
Atttc Afternoon Board a fair inquiry existed Il
, Nc. 2 Sp1tcs Wheat. and dfraer ftellnG vi
manifested, catn tales being nadr at faugc
+, | $l,1ahEs1.l5, the markc. closing hfn ut Il lis
1u the crerlrG :hc " heat n Atket va. qu1.t.sA
| Of No. . spring transplrirg at tt.14h11.14!
cletns steady ut tte.c deuree. Other g1at
. | we're neei.c:ed. The Provision market wa4 tu
!, | sale. irrIudr the following: 10000 Ds D
Sailed Shoulders. huycr February, At 10'i
- | 10000 =. do At l2Hc spot; 100 tcs county L,
= ito be delivered in Cnlcago} NJ 2oIc 41u0,0N
. sho,t Hihs Al t5Ac. huScr February. Mess FL
wbs Offered at SS9po, for cash. bat Nithu
6 buTcr.
The market for Live tleEs ruled very quiet.
danard Has light AID eales dragged constde
BIZ. Prices. howc+cs, were we'll gustA1nct. 81
p mAkirg 1t III e1tlemc range OF f9,ssGbla.o},
IT eu,.ide Tor t1sl. De.f Cattle were In uodcs
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