, 1870-03-20


ceeded the receipts, Corn hss moved out yer.
eiowly during the past week. ...-
The following we're tho closing prices On
grain:
S!ss Sssss ss;as Ee spaas: As : $ ss2 - 81 ssssx
81, 81 - a.::::.::: Sss ss5x = s;x 81;
Ell BsslsS IS Il s:::::: 8 6 ~. n.e s':ss sS
There was light attendance on Change to-
day, and rather quiet set Of mazketa- Pork
and wheat were easier; al else rather firmet.
High~ines were more active At advance.
Sales were $50 bsls at 9219c, and 2oo bzla iron
bound at 9s115c. The market closed with buy
Dressed hogs vero dull, but firm, at 41o.oo
@1o.25 for light, and $40. 80 for heavy, -.
Provisions were very quiet 4m9st inactive.
aociAton relative to the time for closing the
packing season, beyond which pork wn not
be available to al contracts calling for 1egu-
lar, has not yet been adopted BY the Board Of
Trade, and operators arc IN suspense,
few being willing to buy until the matter ID
to-day, but cold and closed At a25:5 Mess
ordinary closed at s=24.75@25.oo.. Lard opened
dnl with eellers at ls1H6c, but improved later
under better inquiry, and closed at about 13;5
@1a555c. which was an improvement Of Hc
per il, on the prices paid yesterday. Meats
~,
12c, and 19c for bulk shoulders, rough sides and
short rba, respectively. Sweet picked hams
we're quoted At 131@141c; Cumberlsnds at
11sf@l2c boxed mess beef at eli. .50@ 100 !;
extra mess beef At t13.50@14.0o !; grease at 70
IQs1c, and tallov at 9@94c for city. Sales
were reported Of 5oo brl bans At sa5.62h; 900
b1ls At $3.50; 800 brls tin setnemenD At
$500 500 brls buyer the month at e26. 90 200
bsla country mess At $500 j; 60 lris mess, new
packed, at S45.00i IS tcs lard at 1355Gc; 200 tcs
at l915c; Is tee country at 191zc; 100 tcs seller
April 1t 1ss{c; 200 tes do At 1314e; 100 tcs
sveet picked hams at lie; 100 tcs do (from
se shenders ass se s a. ss sho1t rs H. s. ] sssr
first half April, At 13c; GOO boxes cnmbeIlanda
| at ike: IS pkga white grease at 101zc; ID
pkga mixed grease At 71lEci 10000 tns city
ta1low at &C.
The stock Of mees pork in Boston Is abous
4,s0O b1ls received 10 date, this yea1, about
10000 brls.
Flour continues IN meagTe demand, although
the aggregate business was considerably lsrgel
than On Friday. Prices, however. rernain firm
and about the zane az last noted Low md
medium grades Of spring c1uas, which a1e
most sought for, are Il Light sqpp;s; Spring
ing sales were reported today: White Winter
E1t1ss-1oO brls not named It S7.19H; 175
b17s On prirste terms. Spring Extras er!a
"Sta1 and Crescent" at si.15; 200 b1ls "On-
entd" at es.75i 500 brls, brands given, on
terms not made known; 1Go brla not naned ..
e4.25; 200 brls do at sa-07x; 500 b1ls do :.
named at $3.50. Total 1876 bsas.
Wheat ~as dull and H@31c lower, The
Liverpool market Was quoted weak, and New
slight advance IN gold Was more than counter.
balanced The market was, however. quite
steady, A. the short interest took hold rathel
literally 1t the decline, Very little cash wheat
changed hands, there being no buyeEa except
for few small lots for shipment. The feeling
tally because = general rise IN grain is usually
met with in the spring, md partly because
wheat is now selling 1t less per pound than
CONAN anomalous condition Of thing1
which can scarcely continue much longer.
However, this confidence seemed to be depart
high to Allow. Of export to Europe and u the
Engiish markets do not exhibit the
strength thsv we're we're e'RefSted pete ito to
put" on wheat dropping to 7oc before mid
summer. The market opened 1t 76c, being Hc
lower than the price At o'clock yesterday
ruled steady til noon, improved 58c, md cloeed
1t 16Gi6Ac- Sales were made Of 800 ou NO:
spring 1t Sc 1900 bu do It ei174c; 500 bu
do It TIC 5000 bu do at 7659sc; 5000 bu dc
It 761&c ST. 900 bu do at 1880 5000 bu dc
1t 76ac IS 600 bu do at 761sc; 5000 bu dc
At 7ec; 4oo bu No. At 7oc 400 bu rejected
at Sc 500 bu do at 621Sc. Total, 1s9, 900 bu
Seller the month sold 1t 76@76sSc; buyer The
month, or seller April At Is @765lc; and selle1
May, or buyer April, 1t s0]z@s1c.
Corn was firm and higher, under news O
strength in prices in New York, md the grow
ing conviction that good corn is really scare.
Article IN the country, and viii all be wantet
for seed. no. 2 Was e higher, closing finn =
7lel@7oc for regular 1ots- New was firm a
former outside prices, closing 1t &c no srad
STRONG at lc advance On yesterdays Prices
closing 1t e1Gs4c- Therewas very little doin!
IN con options, owing to the fact that opera
tors generally refused to sell abort Marcl
! corn Is much the dearest article an the boars
to-day SAles were made Of 800 hu choice b!
sample at 76o o. t; 1000 bu No. 2 Il 70
Is, go bu do at n551c; s, 600 bu do It 1l1ac Sc
Loco hu new 1t Csc 5000 bu do at sc; e, ~
bu no grade Il Sc; 800 bu do 4 64c' 49o o.
do at 6S1<c; 400 bu do At esc; 500 bo 90 ~
GlLkc. IN In do at GIc: 400 bu do At 69c