, 1870-03-27
SHIPMENTS.
i lIed qA aEdrcL 14I Keh q,
The following were the closing prices to-la..

E1,s R7e. So. a. T.. ....... s7as 8 :. ellis
barley. No. s......-. % q 81 LES clio
The following grain has been received since
tho frat OF the aboye tables was made up, ut
o'clock this morning: % cara wheat; q cars
corn: CAFE oats; car rso' Total, eocara' OF
The attendance on Change to-day was larger
thau tho average, and all the leading produce
circles were fully attended, but transactions
we're not large, many operators seeming sta
loss TO decide how to act, in view Of the present
Highwines were quiet and unchanged. Sales
we're: 15o bsls at 931Sc; and 90 hzls, iron
bound, 1t 9{}xc.
Provisions wero quiet and unchanged, though
hogs were reported higher At the Stock Yards.
Mess pork, nndezstood to como mp to tho
standard, sold at 526.00, whlle for named
brands all sorts Of prices wcre quoted, from
S26.50 upward, the discrimination being al
legged to be made On the ground Of, extra
that the bids made would not h.va been heard
had the pork been On the market. After II
o'clock the market weakened ylsibly, as it was
found that there were no buyers, and closed It
s26.76G925.@ for regular lots Lard ruled
steady ut 1455l4c, but weakened to 14X ut the
close, when Now York WAS reported dull.
Meats were firm and higher under continued
good export demand, holdera being indepen-
dent in 4ieW of the fact that stocks are
light We quote bulk shoulders st
9Hc; do rough sides. 1211zc; DO short z1bs,
lI15c: mess ordinary nominal ut a25.0o; mess
| beef, 911. .5o@l2.00; extra mess, s13.50@l40o;
| greaees, 7@I1c; ta1low, a@9Ac- Sales were;
b25 brls mess at $4,000; 200 brls do 1T 1850;
SO brls rumps at 51.o0; 400 tcs lard, buyer
April, ut 1419c; EGG tca osller DO st 1asi io 1eo
short ribs at 1876; l60, 900 tbg short clear At
14c; 10000 lbs shoulders At 9Nc: 10000 lbs
| heavy rough sides at 129lc; brlB country tai
low At 85{c; brls do at 11c:
| Flour vas less active, but finn at unchanged
| priceg, We note sales Of white winter extras
at IS, ,25@6.00, red grades At s5:o 90, spring e.
t1as at 63.75td4.25, unsound eKtEas at S5.65'
| suriuc supettines 1T 9S.35, and unsound SUPER
fines at s;,.10. No demand for rye OF BUCK
! wheat flour. Transactions include the follow
ing White Winter o5a namou 20 o5
! p. t. Red Winter Extras 50 brls, not named;
at $500. Spring E1tras-2D0 brlB Star and
Crescent at 5f4.i5; 50 b1ls, brand given, On ?.
t.; 100 brls. not named, at 94-00; LOO bcis 20
at s1.75. U1sound Spring Extras-4oo bsis,
bis, not named, 1t 53.95 Unsound Spring
Supertpes-1OO brls, not named, at $40.
Total, 400 bIls.
wheat Was dull and 1c lower, in sympathy
with reported decline in Now York and the
lowerpce Of dquoted yestetaay ate[na e n9a3;an
trading, principally for seller next month, at
about III above tho pricc for present delivery ::
but cash lots were very quist, though there was
fair shipping demand for other grades than
No. spring, and prices held mp to yesteraay :
within few days past, under the fear that
freiGhts will rula very high at tho opening 81
navigation, owing to the fact that the quantl-
ties to be moved are large. Ocean freights
! were reported higher to-day. The na5ke1
opened at 557zc, advanced t9 7sAe' ,ET zsftleS y
Quoted lower. Sales were. made o.
500 bu No 1 spring at SIC; LOGO bu do at SIC
$4,000 bu No. spring at 771Sc; 800 bu Dc q
775Sc; 400 bu do at Tic; 2,00o bu do At 1880
$4,000 bu Do at ?524e; 59o9 ao1 bq Do at 7so 7ss5o
4so0o o0o b b do At 7514e; 5000 bu do 1t 751]Sc
$500 bR No. ut 7O1ic; 2, 400 bu do ut Toe 40
bu rejected ut Csc; 2,400 Du do at G414c; 2,oo
bu do ut 64c; 500 bu do at G3c;. ], 20o b1 DO .
6253c; 1900 bu do at &c. Total, 231, ,09o 6u
May at 79;4@eoc; eelIer April was quoted q
'GoTn Tss strong and higher, insynpathy will
reported scarcity in New York. Old ru1et
steady during the greater part Of the ses1ol no
at yesterday prices, but closed hrner a ~
@7jc for regular lots. No grade opened yeI:
| strong, and 1@oc higher, at G5@68e in Centra
and in Rock island, but fell on in the latte
mart OF tho session, buye1s being unwilling II
pay the prices demanded; it closed atoadT
G5{G7Oc. New Was fkmer, fresh lots sailing 3
take its place. SaIes we're reported Of 500 b.
No. urcah recepts) at f415oi 900 bu do O.
| I3c; 25, ,000 bu do at 721zc; 500 bu new at 73c
1880 bu rejected vt 72l3 :, 200 bu no GRACE q
70c; $500 bu do at 67c; 500 bu do 6GIc; ~
bu do GGc; 1000 bu do at CSC. Total, 44.Gt
at 744c.
Oats were very quiet at yesteraay'a prices
opening ut a75Ac, and closing at 373sc for reg
! ulAr. New York WIS quoted firm, but tho ma
jority Of operators hare little faith ia presen
prices, rs shown in the sales Of options 70
made OF 400 bu fresh receipts at 401Sc; ~
bu do at 4Oc; ! 1,20o bn regular at 38c; l0,oo
bu do at 3755c; 1G. 800 bu do at 37c; ,Mo oo p p
do at 371{c; Coo bu BY sample at 49,; GU 9 3
Ut s5c. Total, IS, 200 bu. Seller April sold
s7@s7!lc; A@3e1zc seller last haH do AM
40c seller May.
Rve was moderately active and advanccd an
other Il, the inquiry being lsht. sales $. "eas ea
4oe bq No IT. eso; f,2o2 oa S SS bn ~ DO S
67c; 500 ba do At ee;;41c; 2oo bu, BY sample
Barley was irregular The market opene'
with ahow Of strength, but when trade va
reported IN st. Louis, buyers disaRpefeeaa< ea<as9 a
for No. 2; s6@39c for No. s.; and 9o@3ic 10
rejected. Sales wore: GOO bu Minnesota 2
SIC: 400 bu do at Soc; 400 bu No. 8 at SOC; 10
. bu do at 38c.
aG5 for poor to choice. Timothy WIS quie
and firm, with buyers Of good lots at e5.25
, and little Offering. Nothing doing in othe
HoWard, White i Crowen have brought on
very extended and complate review, Of tn
. | packing season in this city, now closed. Iha
| h.ro o6{>ira6 ret11rrS frntu NIL tho paEkars