, 1870-04-10

At eN.5o; q brls eiear pork It e7aoo; rs
tcs lard II 1519c; Is tn Eattlcd At 151{o; 100
tes e.ees-ricllel hams At l5tfo; $1,000 IN
shoulders 1t lo1{c; 10 boxes d. as 1ofe: Is
beihea It lshc: 20 pkSn whit2 grease At 11;;ssc
20 ptgs brown do 1t de-
The demand for flour waa exceedingly Light.
and prices we1e little better than nominal A
ANAL lot Of xhita winter extras uas disposed
Of On p T. Spring extras ranged 1t $3.8o@
aPIing superdnes At sa3o9a30, We note tho
following transactions: White Wntar Extras
800 b1ls, brands given on private tarms.
Spling E1tEas-l00 brlB not uatned Ut Il 50 !;
90 btla do 1t et.s5; so btls do 1t $3.50; 50 br!s
do On p t. unsouud Spring E1ttas-l00 bril-
not mined 1t $500; 50 hrls do 1t $3.50.
Spring suPerhnes 50 hrls not named 1t $3.50 !;
100 brls do 1t $3.50. Total. 80 brls-
Wheat WIS dull, md weak 1t 1c decline. The
pro1tnate canse was quoted weakness in
liverpool, and : neglect" reported from New
York. The real cause. i E, al three places, wan
demand, and the knowledge th4t sellers viii b
powe1fees to III prices under such condition
OF things. Tho great forward moyennent OF
wheat tow1tda ruAzket will soon commence,
md We have neatly four millions Of buslteis ia
stoTe to move ont and throw upon thu Eastern
markets, where it does not appear 70 be p1z-
heulArly wAnted. Then the vessel men are
holding on, in view Of the largo amounts Of
grim TO be moved, and the Indications arc that
freights viii znle high, making the cost OF
moving 70 be large per centage of the sailing
are weakening confidence in wheat. md the
talk to-dAy .aa about CSC toward May But
for ,ha fact thai the shorts took hold rather
freely It the decline estAbliahed to-day,
the market would have. gone much
ioGes, ~ many holders seemed determined TO
sefl At any price, while there were mono who
were disposed to 60 long on the article. The
market opened at -, sc, declined to 7311ssc, i'd
vance1 70 s3lSc before noon. "a the shorts
took hold freely, aud ruled stesdy. closing dull
at 73]s@7s!14c wheu the last New York qnota-
No. ! spring At sc; 1,600 bu do 1t e3c; 5000
bu No. spring 1t 7ss5c; Il, 600 bu do At 73;<<c;
IS 900 bu do 1t 7s*c; $4,000 hn do At 73Ic;
5,o00 hu do at 7shtc; 100 bn do fresh receipts
1t G514e; 400 bu No. sspring It 7oc; 400 bu do
T. It a. i M sn Tf{ssi0d os. =, sPII9s Ia Il ssn; loo
half sold At 75k@754{c; selloz Nay 1t 16s{@
The; md buyer Aay At 7s@79hc.
Cotn Was quiet, aua 1c lower on No. 2, in
sympathy with wheat, while 10 grade VIA fully
C lover, the deuand for consumption bsing
vezJ Light while the speculative grade WA
takeu bold Of by the short interest. New York
keepe up. but everyone seems to anticipate =
drop there, a wheat il falling, and there is no
inducement to buy corn for use 1t present
pricea- Speculation simply ran il ND out OF
reach, and It must come down before consum-
ers can AFFORD to take hold Of it. No. closed
q fec; nav At 75t975}xc; and no grads At SIG
6sc: in ordinary houses. Sales ware reported
Of 5000 bu No. st 7e1llc; $4,000 bu do 1t &c;
{, 400 bu new 1t 76c; 100 bu do Ut 75c: 800 bu
no grade tin Rock Island Elcvator>. at re
1000 bu do 1t Csc !; 500 bu, by sample (f.oe on
boali), 1t 8oc; 200 bu do at 57c. Total,
2, closing 1t tho insiae.
Oats were ve1y weak End 1@l1kc lower, fall
ing in sympathy with corn. Receipts were
Light, but the demand WAS less, consumers hav-
ing turned their attention to barley, and even
to wheat. New York WAS quoted steady, but
owners we're afraid to hold, and the market
dropped under the pressure Of their offerings,
opening st ss114a ss111c. declining to Sc, and
eoeing 1t $50 ss9sc. Sales we're reported OF
16, 900 bu It S81Sc; 9 900 bu 1t 3sH;Ic; so. 900
bu at Sc; l, 2U0 bn rejected at 37j<c. Total,
70, 200 bu. Seller last half sold At 4O1I@41c,
and seller May at 4iAt@ils<c-
Rye WAS dull md little better than nominal,
at 1c decline, cloeing heavy. Sales were rnada
Of 400 bu regular No. At 74c; 100 bu No. z,
fresh receipts, At 73c.
The barley market exhibits no change. We
quote No. 2 1t 45{a53c; No. s at 2aG40c, and
rejected at 3@S6. Sales 400 bu Canada 1t Sc
on track.
Timothy seed wes active and strong, At 5000
@6.0. Clover quiet and firm 1t s10.00@1o.2 Is.
Hungarian md silet are quiot and UNCHANGED
At 5l.40 and a1.2,.
II Is reported that the Caukdfan government
has imposed duty of 4c per bu on wheat, and
26c per brl on flour, coming into the Dominion
from the United States. The duty il not
levied Oh through shipments.
The American Grocer ssys:
Americans arc ps-eniRentiy coffee drinkers,
With, perhaps, the single exception OF Holland,
e nation IL she world. Tno Holanders lie ses e..
a IAa
for this country Ii III, on basis ot no ool uf
population. In the aggregate, We largely exec! ali
other nations IN the use OF the fragrant berry, oou
production Of the world In 1862 the deliveries for
consumption amounted to esa, oa3 81 r& against
-, go 9ss IA Ii 1855, showing III increase Of
"The production OF Whist Is known as Rio cotIce
In Dfa!l amounts to fully one-half the tutal pro
duct o. Of she woIld. This vzFe1y y the favo1te in
the Enlted states, forming more than 1hrte
Of The cnt1rr importation Of this article, 1t In a
fact worthy OF notice that while the consumption
uufinE icy increased nearly per cent the tnpos-
auently we entered this year with stock o,i hand
less BY good deal than we had LIST January, lsd9
Rios, exceed thote TOT similar period last year
about 70 per cent while tho stock On hand at pres
snt y only ahons oae-th!Id what IT was ut same
time LIST year.~
- The following kilograms were received on
NEW YORK, April 9--Flour inactive aad tame at
tAocta4sn Wheat neglected and prices uncer-
tan. Corn quiet md steady; ner SL0AaLoe
store. PORK ealable; $9s-2A Lard strong ii 1ee
Whl4ScJ nominal 2l.QA1L0d- Gold, 1l31..
C10stNG.-Low grades 1our heaTr, sL5la47e
Wheat heavy and lower: No. 8 Milwaukee, Sl.osa
l.1o5s, latter choice In store Aui a1oAt; No Chi-
caZo irregular, 81 .09 In store md anoat; No.
At 90c anoat- Corn quiet and h{1u: old, $l.ts In
store: new. $L06t.1Go a1oat Oats unsalAllc:
SC 70 store. Pork nrmer, s2ss.saas;.oo. Whisky
nominal, {L1a
CEc1NNA11, April a.-Aess pork, 1880. With
sales Lard active at l54c. Bulk ami bacon meats
unchanged.
AnEarKLk, Aprt! 9.-Wnca, t'u., declining:
No. !, Soc; No. 3, &c.
lvERroot- April a-1l is / tn.-Flour at lss 9d-
Winter wheat. IS I'd; rcd wheat, IS 10d; white
wheat, - ldGss I'd. Cora. SIS ID. Pork, 73Hg
Ard, Gs8
AI1a--a p m.-Red wheat, Is 1I97s 1ni.
Rest unchanged.
LATER
After the close Of Change, No. 2 spring was
in fair inquiry, aud prices were trine tiImer,
the market closing At 73+c, seller April; 72Ii1c,
seller May, and 75sl@75Ec, seller last half Of
April. Corn and oats we're neglected Pork
products were quiet, with sales Of 1000 bzls
ucra at $3.50, cash. No evening board.