, 1870-03-20

100 bu car corn al &c o. t Tots1, $500 b.
Seller March sold -715s@72t4c, and soI1cr
Ayna as IKE Buyer March wss noninsl st
72ko.
e1sge advance of Yc, New York being quoted
higher. The market opened ri 26s1c, improT-
ID to s71<c, and closed 1t that price. Sales
we1e made OF 800 bu No. 1t ss1c; 600 bu do
At 3sAc; 2,000 bn do at s711zzc; $4,000 bu do At
S75So; 10000 bu do At S74c; Is, 900 By DO At
s7Hc; 10000 bu do at Sic Total, S, 900 hu-
Options IN No. ranged At a65Ss@s7Ac seller
sellar Est haH OF Apnl, aad 4e@4Ol5c seller
May. .-.-
Eye was dull, and prices were uoninaNy u-
changed, No. 2 WIS quoted At 64@66c ac-
corGing to date OF receipts. Sales include the
following: 500 ba NJ, At &c; eooo bu do At
&c; 900 bu do At 64,1c. Total, s,2oo bu- Rs-
tested w2s quoted 1t m@61c.
Barley was more active for sample lots, but
prices were without quotahle chAngs. Sales
being made At = range Of 45c@S1-1 Is to
quality. Store lots we're inactive. Ttanssc-
ions include the following: 100 bu choice
h5c; 500 bu delivered At 45c Totsl, Is. 500 bu
No. WAS nominal at 5O@65; No. 8 at 3'@4Qc.
and rejected At s0@sSc.
There vas better demAnd for seeds, and
for timothy prices we1n higher. Clover was
also armer but unchanged. in prices, Other
varieties were quiet at former prices Wo note
s8-4o@a.60 for clover.
We hayo the authority Of Collector Mclean,
Of this port, IN saying that no material sav-
ing will be effected in keeping tho books On
the new plan proposed by the department, in
which no record WI be kept Of cur Lake COM
merce- The only additional cost would be in
the larger quantity OF paper used, and this is
surely very email consideration to induce the
sweeping out Of existence Of tho means Of OBJ
tics-
The proposal to form mutual insurance as
soaatiun among the members Of the Board Of
Trade meets with general favor. It is intend
ed to be carried on without cost and without
accumulated capital, or deferred responsibility.
Each member pays i've dollars on the death Of
brother member, and leases the a.socialon
covering only the riak Of death during tht
| time each party continues to be member
Under proper regulations, tho plan will IN
doubtedty work well.
Tho cost Of sending bushe1 OF wheat fror
ton win ba about as follows: Commission
here, lc: winter storage, 4c; marine inssarane
to Buffalo, &c; WarehousinE IN Buffalo: &c
from Buffalo 10 New York, lie; in New Iotl
&c to put adoat- Total, s519c. Carriage t
Liverpool. storage there, and selling charge.
1 AltHt. 4QtA4y NAGatV ~ 44tSAEOo+r SpS
currency. Our No. spring wheat WAS wort
but 3l.07555 adoat in New York, to-day, to plsc
in Liverpool. This gives margin OF IL
aRxinst the New York holder, and Of r againf
! the Chicago holder In other words, No.
| spring wheat in store in Chicago to dsy,
worth no more than about &c in currency
ship to Liverpool
The following telgrams were received to1aa
on Change:
Four-row grades dul1 and heayy Al As3
| As1 Wheat inacttye. nominal; No. sprtnl
| $t1ota1l4: amber, $l.set4Lsa Corn aIm. fair d
store; 6sc anoat. PORK nominal At se6.0o. lal
duh and heavy At 1+9 Ike WntsteJ dull
0s9a9c. Gold, l12ss.
Flour-Low Rsades dull and heavy; prices II
changed Wheat lower, nominal; Nc. spE1n
xL09t3113 IN store and adoat; No 3, N-0o anoa
| amber. 81. .9GA1-& Corn drmcf at 95l99qc. Ga
quiet and Gr1n at &c in store md Sc n6oat- POI
nominal at saAoo. Laru weak. Whlsfey nrmer
99c9$Loo.
| LIvERrooI, March tq-11 rs q. m.
| Flour, 1873 ID. Winter wheat, s. 1tdtass lid; n
wheat, Is lid; white wheat, s. 80 Corn, eTa
Pork, sss. lazd, 63KA
| LATER
At the "open Board the market for No.
spring wheat was dull, and lower range 4
pricea prevailed, cloaing at 75ss4@0757:c spot I
seller the month, and 60c seller May. Nothir
doing IN corn or oats. Pork products wei
dull, with sales OF 20,0 900 tbs dry salted ahou
| dela at Sc. No evening board