, 1870-03-17
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been received l2 cara OF wheat, md Is caFB OF
corn. Tho amount Is much less th1n usual,
owing to the storm.
There was fair attendance On Change to-
d.v, bat 3 quiet set OF zuarkota. Tho bsd
weather has intenered with the business Of
receiving and chipping, hence transactions In
raah produce we're ve1y limited, while priece
werc generally firm, owing to q scarcity Of
offerings. Speculative business also dragged,
in the ahsenco Of tho usual Eastern telographic
dispatches, and there was moro talk than trad
ing, tho principal option business done being
in the way Of settlements,
Mghwines wero quiet, but steady. Sales
were rnade Of 100 bsls at e21kc, and 80 brls,
iron bound, at CSC. The demand is worry light,
and necessarily restricted ia the supply Of loeal
wants, as tue price horo is too high to admit Of
profitable shipment to tho East
Dressed hogs were in moderate demand
from ehiprcrs, but Is the supply is light, prices
are almost nominal at e9.75@10.25 for good to
chcice lots, for shipment ~
Provisions weto dull and little better than
| nominal, the attention Of operators being oc-
| cupied almost exclusively with tho subject Of
regular deliveries Of pork On contract, one op-
| orator having refused TO receive lot Of pork
! rendered, on the ground that It had not IN
| creased IN weight sufficiently since the dato Of
packing. Pork WAS naminally 1211S@25c lower,
closing at s25.75 for ordinary brands, and about
$3.50 for do seller April; choice bzands we're
rated 1t ~. .o0@e6,1o,<. Lard Was ~ lower,
ecllipg at 1sa1c for next months delivery, and
quosalls At about the same price for cash lots.
Meat. we're norainally unchanged 1t the follow
ing prices, tho outside for full cured lots: Dry
salted shoulders, ss4@ac, do rough sides, 11sa1
@1eAa; do abort ribs, 1s@l3tt{c. Wo qnote
sweet picked hams at 1s1135@141sc; mess ordi'
nary At e25.o0: greases at 7@l1c; and city
I ta1low At 9A@9>4c. Sales we're: 900 urls mess
Especial brandy 1t a26 lax; 200 bEls 1t e26.00
zoo bris, seller April, at ee5.5o; 100 tes lard,
seller April, At 1ss4c: o. 600 tts green hanns at
las;c; ils tca sweet picked do At 1s31tc: 120,-
+ COO na shoulders at Sc; $4,000 ns rough sadst
It 19c; 60, 700 fbe short ribs 1t 13c.
Flour on Change to-day WAS in improved in,
quisy, although the volume Of business trans
acted was bv no means large. and prices wert
about the same - On TuosdAy. White winta,
| extras ranged at s7.00@7.5o; rcd grades h
I s4-7s@ 500; spring extras at e9.75@+75; un
eonpd grades at sS.6o@36o1f; and sprin{
superfnes at $3.50. 4 small lot Of ryo aou
, ! Eas sold On p. l., md hnckwbeat brough
| $7.25. The following GALES were reported
: | White Winter Extras-25 bris Farmers
Quincy It $50; 10 brls not named =
, s7.oo; 675 brls brands given on private te11nz
: Red Winter Ext1as-10o hrls not named =
. 25.0o; 80 b,ls do at s4475, Spring Ertras-2o
!, hris " Lockport Hydraulic At s4-75; 500 htl
!. not named on private terms 100 bcls do
! | $3.50; 50 hrla do 1t sa.75. unsound 8prin
! Ex1as-1o0 hr1a not named 1t aa63tf; II
r bsls do At $780, Spring supeshnes-so h1
4 | not named It $3.50. Rys F7dur-loo brls 9
j. PIT BuekHheat Flour-1o bsas st s7.2:
e Total, 1890 tass.
- Nheas was duN at the improvement Of &c
y terday afternoon, averaging H@Ac high
II than the cloeing price On Change t#ent5-'o'
hours aSo. The sa1ea were nearly IL specu
Hra, bot recently arrived CA lots weEe 10 SCAT
ia tha. they commanded = premium Of le hoo
in the price Of regular lots, whereas they
NJ worth but <c mora to store h1lth opening
ii navigation The market opened ss '.3se
a No. 3 xpfing, dsclined to TIC, aud closed at th
b. agure. Sales werc: 500 bu No. winter whe
At Sc; 600 bu No. i spring It 85c; 800 bu
e, at s41,slc; 1,2oo hu No. 2 1t 1se; 200 bu do
At 7stc; 1900 bu do Il Ike; los, 900 bu do
I'd T3ec; 5000 ba do u 57c; 400 bu No. 8
Tic; $500 bn do It 7o7ic, $500 bu do
TVEci Nv 6u ralec1eo n b1-13ci l.ooU nu
> At &c; 400 bu do 1t 6oc- Totsl, 1ao, 400
sA Opdona IN No. spring ranged Il TOT
y, aeIlrr the month, and 779a@77t{c ee1lerAp'
s3{c wss bid for seller May.
VI Com Was very quiet, but higher, in con
quenca Of light receipts snd Huan stocks
stnre- Hohera carly sskod m Adslncn of
II en- yesterdays prices, but were unable to
tain L til near the close The range OF pr
was sbout 71H@72c for resulsr No 2; ~
&c for frcah receipts Of do; 67@sso for n
6oo for no g1ads IN khn Contra1i e1@6ac
$40 do in North Side hounes. and 63@Ssc for q
Roel Island snd National Satsa were mad
1,eoo tu No. q u 7sc; 500 bn do = ~
D. 1a0o bu do II 72a; 1,coo hu do 1t 7lIei
lM REJECTED 1t esale; ~ ka no 6FAaa a.