, 1870-05-05

Grass seed. II. t,1Gs a,IAol |--,.:..- .-..--..
Broom corn, lhsI 1901 3,t00lt i4,eN .....+..::
Cut meats hs-.. .-....C 1sa,6so la3s4S0l Es,'6V
Beef, brls.. 80 $50. zoe -.-...+-+f l|..-'"..:
IoFk, bTis...-.. 90 III -, oie
Lard, lhS...--.. 1,G+0..--...~|f 1s.VVVI l1i,s1s
Taliow, hs. 49,. 1891 10.2Oosl. l.-.-.... .-..-.:.
Butter, hs...-. S,se3l 9,960iI 6,1aot 6sss1
Live hoas, No. s,!5s e,s:sj| ss,o1. 2,5s5
hisss hissasiaes aasj jii bis, 's is ssssst ios aa5
fS{stoes KSs1, Sa 1,5s 1,s5s ssas 1850 1ss
zs5ssis:;; $es;; M: m: s'Hs asssss 81; ~ s
salt sata' hris. mi... -. 80. IS s,sss
The following grain has been received since
7 O'Clock this morning 81 ears wheat; 339
cars corn; LOCO. bu No. 2 do $500 bu no
grade do; $500 bu rejected do; % cars and
1000 bu oats; cars rye, and 4 cars barley.
Total, (261 ca1s} 12S, 600 bn.
Withdrawn yesterday for city consumption,
5,5se bu wheat; 1850 bu corn; 5,597 bu oats;
ITO bn rye, and 9, liz bu barley.
There was full attendance on Change to-
day, and moderate acdvity in grain, gener-
ally at lower prices. The larger receipts, and
The promise OF better weather for the crops
(more moiatale) made buyers more r9t'cent'
and tho shipping demand was very small.
Higlwines were firm. and moderately active
Mt yesterdays prices, closing, steady. sales
weie $50 brls at 9L0S and $50 brls, iron
bound, at s1.04-
Lake freighta Tero quiet. Two charters
wero reported, but on private terms. Whehl
to Buffalo is nominal At &C.; corn to DO At bEc;
and wheat to Oswego OF Kingston at lltsc.
II wus announced to-day that = change has
been made in the rate Of inspecting grain, a.
follows. From store to vessel, 5Uc per ,uUu
bu, instead of 6Oc; from store to cars, 40c per
car. instead OF I5c; from canal boat 10 store,
SOC per 600 bu, instead OF $3.50 per boat
load With this another change has been
made: the insido Inspectors are Withdrawn,
and the Board Of Trade vii, in future, exercise
no supervision over grain IN store. put Tatch
tofore. This will enable the board to dispense
with the services OF five or st1 men, nnd will
give to the Harehousemen full control over
the grim while in their hands. enabling them
to grade dovnwaTds to the minimum point OF
excellence, il they choose to do 80.
It is understood that several Of our largest
corn receivers per canal have refused to allow
the inspectors to meddle with their g7aln, pre-
fcrring to sell it by sample. ....r.
Provisions we're very quiet but trua, at the ad-
ranced pricos recently obtained. Mess pork
sold afterwards at $1,000, and closed st that
figure for regular There was some excite
ment on tho subject OF short weights, aad q
lot of 500 br1s was refused, on the ground that
weighing a0a lbs to the brl, after being in salt
three months, whereas it should weigh 2oS@
a12 t,,s. Ono Of our packers, who is known to
havo given full weight at the scales, vas
offered e3l.00 to-day for his whole stock;
it probably ove1T1ns 19 !hs- Land was steady
at 1G,sc, though Now York was quoted dnll.
The market was very quiet, but there Is fccl-
ing Of great 1lrmness, and nbout s. 600 trcs have
been bought for use within the past two wcoks.
not pound OF which IVES reported, as the
not want to rush ur prices BY publishing TIE
fact. Meats we're. strong, closing at 11A@
1896 for bulk shoulders; 14lz@1isic ifoE
rough eides; 15@15111c for short ribs, and
15s5c for ehort clear. Sweet ricklcd hams
were quoted at 1415@1eei gTeases a. s@1aei aei
brls mess at $1,000; 800 brls do it e29so,
buyer the month; 50 tres lard at 1G155c; SO, ,00o
his bulk shoulders at 115<c; 81, 600 lhs do on
| private terms; so tres hoaEy sweet picked
hams at 1411zc; 500 pkgs mixed grease at &c.
Flour was in less active demand, but prices
| ruled firm and ruchanged-sa1es being con-
| fined to spring extras anu spring supeshnes.
| Tho following transactions we're reported: !:
! Spring Estras-400 br1s "Star and C-esent" at
| s5.C0; 100 b1la "Iig Stone" Ito anivel nt
1928; 100 brls "snow Flake Ito arriye) at
$3.50; 700 brls, brands given on terms not ot
mado known, 100 br1s not named at $500; 100
br1s do at Si.75; 100 brls do at $3.50 Un-
| sound Spring E1tras-l00 br1s not named at
| sa.75. Spring Superfnes- so brls not named
1t s3.60; 100 brls do at 73.75i 184 brls do 1t
I G3-1u- 4CCa1t S,Uop prl3 .-
Whent was du1l, weak. and &c lower thanyes-
| terday, though New York was quoted frner,
and the tolls on tho Erie Canal have been re-
duced. But the latter fact has already been
discounted, and Liverpool was quoted quiet,
with fine weather. Tho elements of weakness
Milwaukee from &c to 92c, with a cessation in
the recent extensive demand for wheat with
! which to fill contracts, md in the rain which
fell rather freely here, and was reported to be
falling in several othcr places, thug ending the
recent appEehensiona Of injury from drought
| Then the absence Of vessels, and tho fear Of
an advance in freishts, brought out several
| lots which had been bought for shipment and
| were again thrown on tho market. The recent
! confidence IN an Eastern ndrance seemed TO
have generally departed. There is little fear
that England will have wheat enough At
! movement upward in prices, and wheat is
scarcely worth more to-day in New York than
! SLOT for shipment to Liverpool at current
quotations, which is equivalent to about s6c
here, minus elevator charges and commissions.
Giving to the shipper the full benefit OF the
wheat should be quoted at So IT'D to strike =
balance sheet; this is sgd above the quoted
| price to-day The market was active on the
Open Board, at 91@92c for cash No: 2 spring,
oPsned On Chang go at 91e, advanced to ns M}se,
little better than IN nominal, there being
| no shipping demand. Sales wcre reported OF
10000 Gu No. 2 Spring at 91slc; 5000 bu do
at 915Sci 10000 bu do at 9l14ci 10. 600 bu 90
at Die; $4,000 bu do at 90ss1c; 5000 bu do at
eOss; IS, 600 bu do ut 9014ci 5000 bu do nt
| e0Hc; 1900 bu do fresh at 9219e;. 1,6o0 bu
do at 921{; 1900 bn do at 92c; 2, coo bu No:
spring at ssc; 500 bu do ut 821zc aoo BY 90
at SIC; 500 bn rejected spring at 72Ec; Soo 5 o.,
| bu Seller the month sold at 9o@91Ac; seller
last half at 91s4@s2slc; and seller juno at
9caal@931lc. /,
owing to larger receipts, and tho absence OF
shipping orders. while the speculative demand
closed It s61I@56Mc. New and rejected ware
dull, and Sc lower, closing at 80c. No'grade
was steady, and closed 1c higher, at 75@I7c.
Sales were reported Of IA 200 bu No. at SIC
10000 bu do at 8Gsa5c; 9, 400 bu do at 8611zz
sl1Ec; 500 bu do at SIC; 1000 bu do at SOC
900 bu now at Sic; 800 bu do at Soc; 1,G0o bI
no grado at Tx; !, 200 bu do at 77]5ci 600 br
do At TIC; 2,io0 bu do at IS: 500 bu do ut 75c
5000 bu By simple, delivered on cars, At 85e;
br. Seller the month WIS quiet At s61@s7c
and seller June at 85s1@8Gc.
Oats we're dull and weak, at an average ue
cline OF 11{c on yesterdays prices, though New
York was reported strong. The fact Is tha
the recent speculative advance Was more "de
East, and there arc now few buycrs- Th'
ma1kot opened nt 4e3344c, and declined to aSc q
! the close. Sales we're made Of ], 800 bu at 49c
l6 300 bu at 1870; q 400 bu at 48fsSc e, ,OD1
bu at 4s113{o; 15,000 bu at 48hc q, cog bu e. =
48c; GOO bu by sample at Sic. Total, 107,O ,Oo'
-bu: Seller leEt half sold st 48lf@49Lc; AM
seller June at 4s11z@4911zc; all closed at insid