, 1870-03-19

the nboTe table Wa5 made up: II CATS wheat.
-ti cars corn. cars oats, cats rye. Total, 50
cnra or eU,th)0 bn-
There *aa full attendance On Change to
day, aud nore nctiyo set Of markets, with =
gcnnra! tendency to lover pricos, thou2h no
particular change j. noticoah|e in quotations
markets werc moro active, the ~eather belng
fine, with no Immediate prospect Of an inror-
*ant drop in gold.
Highwincs ws1o stcadr and quiet at previous
brls, iron-bound, at sc. Thnro arc few offer
inss, ~ ow11ers generally Been to think it vii
I:ay to hold. and : few Of them are buying
quietly for that purpose when lots are offered
on tetns to snit their views.
Dressed hgEs were vets quiet, thu supply b.
lag Light The market WA, however, quite
firm, under fair inquiry for shipment. Sales
were made at Sl0.00@10.50.
Provisions were quiet and steady, at yostes-
days prices, the inquiry being Light, while
there ~as not much Offering: Moss pork sold,
and 526.o0 for inter-p.ckod lots OF choico
bEanda- Pork for next month'e delivery was
nonninally higher, being held firm ut e25.571<f0
25.D. 11ard Vas nominal At 131zc, the same a
for next MONTH delivery On sellers option
X, and 13c, for shoulders, rough sidea, and
short ribs, respectively. Sweet picked hams
q. 13s1@1414c- Boxed meats were frmer, hav-
In; betn n dull, AMI almost ursaIa31e for some
1inac Pa6t- IIeaSca we're 4uoleu at tt44Ot4c,
$50 hr1s mess pork At SIS. 80; 800 b-ls do (spe-
cial brandy ut 2,6. 60; 500 b1ls do seller April,
en- private tes1ns3 l2o brls primo mess on pri-
sate terms aOo tca lard at l34c; $40 tcs do
seller April <part LIST evening" At 13'<c; $1,000
PIC; 100 tes do, e*eet~pichled, 1t s11c; rs
l'xls do 1t 97ic; l60, ,00o lbs short zibs at 13c;
10000 iha do at 132 C; 20 boxes do at 13iisc;
~ boxes do Ut 13Ac; 1000 1bs short clear,
packed, at 14c 100 fts country CunbeElands
At I1ao; casks bacon shoulders at lie; 5000
Tbs short clear, in gunnicA, At 15xc; 1000 fha
bacon Eams at 1811Sc; 5 hhds short ribs ut
15ci COO fos dried beef At &c; $50 pkgs
rro1so at TIC for brown, and nc for yellow !;
Iris country tsllow At nc.
we're steady in their yiews At prices current On
Yesterday. We noto tho following sales:
Thite Winter Ext1as-25 urls on private te1me.
Spring Ext1sB-1o0 brls a Big LoAf" at e475;
Ito bfls '@11inccton" ut s4-50; 400 hzls bz1nda
gwen, On private terms; 90 bsls not named at
named At $40; 100 Urls do At 33.30. Spring
Supetfnea-10o b1Ia not named At $3.50.
Total, 975 urls.
Wheat was steady and firm at tho same range
Of prices az Yesterday, With more doing, under
quoted lower, and advices from Liverpool
were conflicting, while there Was strong bear
influence ut work to break down prices. The
Impression seemed to be gaining tod.y that
tho wheat crop Of this year vii aggregate
luke, which was ah.ae below tue closing
price Of yestenasy, improved to Tax, aud
closed caEicr at 7GGGssc, When New York was
quoted lover. 6ales were made Of 500 bu No.
spring 1T S6c 800 bu do at 8i115c F.; 400 tu No.
2at 771c, 1900 bu do 1t 7754e L. 900 ba do
ut 77119c 600 fu do ut 7655t:; 1d,o13 bu do
ut 765sc 10000 bu DO at 76;le; 25,ooo bu do
at 7GHc $500 bu do ut 7Gl { 10000 bu do
At 16hc los, Goo bu do at 76c 2, 400 bu No. s
at 72c; 800 hu do at 7lc 800 b.i DO at 10, Sc
400 bu do at G31<e; 800 bu do at 63c !: 800 bu
do at &C. Total. 2Ss, 900 bu. Se1ler the
month sold at 76@7cS<c seller April at 7G:I5G0
T114c; and sellc1 a1ay at s1@30}<c.
Com WAS noza active aud steady, though tho
the market having bccn little better than nom
lnal for few days past No. 2 was unchanged,
closing ut 71s5c Tor regular lots New WIS in
good demand and closed steady a. G7c. No
grade waa in actiyo request, and under Light
offerings improved 1c. closing at SO for Cen
tral. 6lc Tor North Side, and CSC for Rock
Island receipts. Sales wors: 5,0o0 bu No. at
Tl5slc; 5000 bn do at 711sc; 800 bu rejected
at tic; !, 200 bu new at 671@c; 500 bu do atG7c !;
Loo bu do 1T &C; 1,20o 5u no grade at Gle;
1000 bu do at &c; 200 bu do It s3c; 8oo bu
6oc; lao 6u do 1t 59c. Total, $500
bu. Seller March so1d At 7114c.
Oats VETO strong at 4@1le adrance, in syn
IathS With adTlces Of an improvement in Now
York, and in consequence Of An active inquiry
for options deliverable after the middle Of
April The market opened at 365s<c, advanced
to Sic, aud closed with sellera 1t tho outside
for ri eul1r, md 381(c for fresh receipts. Sales
werc made pt 1,eo6 ba No. at s9c; 1900 bu
do 1t 389@c; ! 500 bu do It asc; s9,200 bu do
At PIC; 10000 bu do at 3e14c; 5000 tu do at
3o51c; GOO bu by aanplo 1t 4ac O. t.. LIS hags
at Goc- Total, hu. Sal1er tho month
sold at 36t<@37c; seller April at SIC; seller
last half Of April at 3s@a954c, and se]ler May
at 39@&< @4oc-
Rye was quiet aud unchanged Sales wero.
.eeo hu No: 1t 65c, part strictly fresh; 1900
hu do (rcGnlar) It tic kejeetA WAS quoted
At C0@61c-
Barley was ifclass- In the absance of buy-
err, our quotations Are unchanged, at 60@63c
for No. 2; 37940c for No. 8; and S0{934c for
rejected.
Tho demand for seeda was lair, and prices
ruled tim at S4.75@d.00 for timothy; e3.50@
$50 for clover, aud 500 fos flax, with salea It
this r4uC0.