, 1870-04-01

The following grain has baep recelEeu SINCE
the above table wxs made uP:. Is cars wheat:
10 cars corn: car oats; ! car Fye- Total, 81
cars, OF II, ,00Obu
There waa full attendance on Change to-
day, and a moderately active set Of markets. at
higher prices. Tho weather was bsd. and re-
cefpts hght, while the fact that this il the last
day OF the month involved fair demand from
the short interest aud numerous settlements
Highwines were inActivc- Holders asked &c
and 9Sc for wood and isnn-bouna packages re-
spcctively, while buyers we've Offering 1c less
titan those prices. The feeling here is quite
strong, but buyers are not very ANXIOUS, in
view Of the fact that New York is relatively
low.
Provisions were quiet aud unchanged, Pork
cold principally at S26.00 with salcs for settle
ment at sc above and small lots 1T &c under
tlis figure. The market closed nominal =.
$500 for cash and seller April, with buyer
April 1t $26.50tG26.75 and selected brands
quoted At 1860 eash. Lard Was nominal At
l41sc, Int with no buyers at over 14ac. Bulk
meats wc!o quoted n nearly the same prices
rough sides; and is1ac for short ri5s; sweet
picked hams at 1i@ l4Ac; short clear loose
st 1s9ic: greases, 79l1c; city tallow, 999Ic.
Sales wcrr reported OF 500 bris mess At 26-25:
| 500 brla do at s26 90: 50 hsls do 1t s2a75, 20
10, 600 lbs do shoulders (ast eyeninsl at s,7c;
5000 lbs do 1t 911ic: Is tcs sweet picked hams
II lie; 500, coo lbs abort RIBS at 131lc. 1OO, 900
| lbs do, seller Last half Of April. at 1slac;
20o, eco lbs do, buyer to April 20, II 1SHci
ts country ta1low 1t 65ac; z brls do At s5lc.
| Flour Was IN less active demsul, but prices
remain firm, md about the esnnc As noted fo1
the past four days. We note the following
Transactions: White Winter E1h.s-aoo brss y
brand gwen on p. t. hed Winter Ext5as3 q
hrls "Glor~ at e4.50; 900 brls j" Oriental" 1t
| s4:T5. 700 br1s bEands gisen On private terms
100 brls not naned It e4.o5; 100 bras do st
$3.50. Eneuupd Spring E1t11e-100 hrla not
named at ss,s5; 100 bris do at $50; 200 brls
do 1t S375 Spring Surerfnes-100 btls not
named At $946; 100 bf1s do 1t S3.35; 100 bris
| do At 80. Easound Superfnes-5a bcIa not
named 1t $780, Total, a,1po brls.
Wheat was higher, Int weak, with fair ac~
tiyity. The eAs1v news from New York with
the morning reports in the papers. caused an
early advance Of 1c, the upward movement be-
ing aided by the Light receipts and bad weather,
the LITTER causing severa1 country holders 70
telegraph orders hare to hold their wheat, In
anticipation Of Al advance through adverse 70
ports from the farming districts: The ma1se:
quoted easier, 1t II o'clock, the market weak
ened 70 76hc, and would hive gone lower but
for the fact that the last das Of the month
brought its usual complement Of short buyers
which en1hled the ratker numerous sellers 70
bold up. The market ruled stendJ aftes IL
O'Clock, md closed strong 1t 161c, with one
or two buycra- There WAS M active demand
for No. and rejected, which, being ecarce, -
vAnced 1@1H{c under the inquiries Of the dis
) ElleEy interest, ~ho find wheat 20 much cheaper
: than corn that they are using as much of it =
possible. No, spring ID now nearer Il
~. u praee taaa fqs some 3eas'