, 1870-05-15


day, and dull sot Of markets, as Is usual on
Saturdays, unless under special excitement.
Sellers were much more numerous than buy
ers i'll grain. The recent speculative advance
in grain caused largo speculative purchasers.
and many Of these wero teller last hsH OF
May, which are deliverable on Monday. Tho
holders were generally anxious to get nd Of |
the responsibility Of paying for it, BY selling !
out, and the markets wero valy weak In couse-
quence, though tho sdviees from other points
were not particularly depressing. /
HiGhwiEes were moro active, and stcady at
yesterdsyTa prices, closing steady. Sales wero
los brls At clos, and 800 brls, iron bound, It
t1.M. [...
Lake frdghts wero duh Il unchanged rates.
Only charters were reported, 41c Tor vheat
eela is diminishing, but equal to al present re-
euisements, ~ tho shippers aro not disposed
to operate heavily It tho present comparative
prices in Chicago and New York
Provisions were active and very h1m !he
guietude Of several days past In rneasa hiss
really been 8 position Of naastezly inactivity,
intending buyers holding on in the hope Of
lower prices, while holders werc ve.y hrH,
knowing that the meat must he takcn eventual
! ", and At their Own prices. Yesterday after
| they could not gain by tho delay, and COM
menced buying quietly, making up tho
aggregate this mor1ing to about two mil-
| lion pounds. The demand was principally
! for shoulders It Ia understood that most
Of tho meat purchased ID going to Baltimore.
| from which place large proportion OF it will
| he sent to England Il this IL al shipped cut,
IS il probably will be speedily, it will no. leave
much above i've millions on hand here for the
summer supply. This consideration made
the magnitude ofthe purehnses became known,
and generally advanced their quotations At the
close. There WAS more doing in pork, princi-
paly BY way Of settlement, and owners were
TerJ firm one IAEge holder ayerred that he
would not sell . lArge lot 1t 5000 per bEl.
with other producte, there being no particular
inquiry. The market closed 1t the following
rs1go Of prices Aess FoEf, 52o0o do, heavy
o1efveghts, *29.5o@3o.o 90; mess, ordinary,
s2s,a5, lerd. l6>1c; bulk shoulders, 12@l214c !:
Do, d. s'tS1 ssoa st'F', els;s s s5z@1SRc; sse.i
picked hams, 15@16'tc.; g1eases, ne
IS br1s meas It as9:25; 1000 bris do, IN lots,
At ese:oo: 400 brls buyer she month at s2a-25:
: r,s (repacked), 1t 42s.70: $50, 600 lbs bulk
shoulders, huter May, At lac $4,000 MS do at
loc cash; eco Ibs do 1t 113ic; 1000 fha
do at 11sslc; 80, 900 lbs country rough sides At
1411<c; 4Oo, 900 ins bulk short ibis at 15c; 50,
coo lDs do It l4Hc; 100000 rns bulk ca1aoeE.
IKE packed; 10000 lbs do at Tic; 20, 900 Ms
do packed in gunnies, n sl6.a5 per 100 Ds
20 tes d1ab grease at 1Qc; 140 tcs tslloW grease
| 1t &C.
} brls pork, 2,1s6 tes lazd. $3.50 tee ans
sT0,9A PCS hams, II ,91o 900 sos shoulders, aat
The market Tor four WIS duh, hat Mt
: change was made in prices. The following
: tra.-D Iris "Wh,te Rose," at s7.a5; IS bzt
: '.Golden STAR At e7-25; 50 b7ls on P. t. On
! sound White Winter E1tas-lo0 brls not nanet
r ut e5.10; 200 brls do At $3.50 Spring E1traso
q 100 hris .'D- 4. Co.'s" (fancy lott st esq
. brls "Esegant" =. at s5.o0 100 bx1a "oal
9 Fo1est" at $500; 100 brls not named at $500
/ ! SEQ brIs do On D. t.; 100 bEls do ut s4St3S; s
Z tnls do at sA65: 50 brls do At 1450; 81 brl
4 | do at e4.0O. Cneound Spring E1tras--10o hll
) not nsmed 1t s4o0; 100 hrls do =. sa9o. To
i Wheat was dull 1t 1c Decline Iivespoe
o | Telegrams were conflicting. some quoting II
5 market up, others easiet, though it vaa gen
o erany conceded that hour vas % better, OWL
r II supplied With water. New York report
a we're hot encouraging. Tha great CAUSE G
Z weakness VAS the desire to plsee caeh whea
q in o7der to avoid the e1tra storage Of !sc wh1c
,e falls due before Monday morning, JOINED
y. ~ t for the last I1f. Hence caah whes
< WA yery duh. and almost ifeless, except 0
~ The lower grades, fox which there Was mo1
e1sse inquiry. Ihe chet 0oslness Vas IN o.
+ tions for next month. Tbs market for cas
ct No. spring opened 1t s9c, ruled ateady du
a. irs the greater part Of the session, and caose
o dull ut s7A{@ssc on receipt Of the last tel
"a gram from New York Sales were reported
1000 bu No, spring 1t s1.4; 400 do
ID sl,ns1i: 2,4c0 bu do at 51.03; 400 bu do
It. s1.02: II, 1D0 bn No spring (freah receipts
70 At sl,oo: 1909 bu do at 991{c; 5000 bu
ct | At 9ec; 10000 bu do at 9sa4c; 1900 bu do
nd esi3&c; lo,ooo lu do at 9s9e; Is, +0o bn do
aa 9sc; 400 bn No, 3 spring At 92l3c; $500
or do 1t Sc; 400 bu do at al11c; 5000 bu rele.
g ed spring At ss1{c; $500 bu do at Sc; IS
b. bu DO 1t e2Ac. Total, 162, 400 bu. Sell
he last ha1f eold at 9s@9s4c, and seller juno
e. 991le@sloo3{. closing It s935c.
lce Com was little better, notwithstanding =
Tree receipts, but weak, declining through I
en- greater part Of the session. opening at ssc
m. 10 2 dIopping 70 s77e but mRssss,'ng ing 70 70
Z forced down recently by large short salea I
y" June, under tl,e impression thai present pI1t
" sogl3 be r9sataipea but sab eQz1 has n