, 1870-05-02
Tle following were the closing prices:

EIenI, sg; e9.' ssSa 81 ." s3.i6 IL. I.io.,
Ss3s' & & ;;x$ 81 81 SIS SIS =
Bssl Bsslvy Se Il d.: 80: 3 3 g sex III III s'A'sS
Tho following grain has been received since
T O'Clock this morning % cars wheat, 81 cars
corn, q cars oats, cara To. Total. 200 cars;
also; By canai 5, 400 bu No, corn, 800 hu no
ostr Total $500 bu, Of which Il, 400 bu are
withdrawn Yesterday for city consumption,
6,s39 bu whe.tr 5.9o4 bu COIL, 6,63G bu oats,
7Y6 bu rye, $500 bu barley.
There was q full attendance On Change: to-
day, and Neak, dull get OF markets in grim
The spirit of speculation seemed to have done
hansted itself in the cdort. Parties
who bought in at the top OF thd' narkct,
and had no money to pay with, were obliged to
sell, az Monday il the fIst day Of the month,
and all the grain which has been sold "seller
May" may be expected to be delivered On that
day. Hence there we're numerous sellers, and
few buyers speculatircly, though fresh lines Of
shorts were thrown out for juno. The ship
pers we're not extensively in the market, pre-
| fc111ng not to buy on decline.
l. Highwines we're active, and firm at an I'D
vance Of 1G1c. Sales were made Of ESQ brls
| at s1.02; 15O brls iron-bound at 91.02L; 200
| br!s do at Il. o. Tho market closed firm, with
| buyers at Il .03 for iron-bound lots.
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ters were reported, At G for corn to Buffalo,
and lie for wheat to Kingston and oswego:
| Few yessels are hero at present, but several
are expected to arrive within day or two., i,
Provisions were very quiet. Pork and lard
were unchanged. Meats Were generally held
very firm at yesterdays outside quotations.,
and there appeared to be several buyers 1t in-
| s1de prices. Tho following were tho closing
I prices Mess pork, S28.5O; heavy over
weights Of do, s29: 90 mess ordinary, 327-75
@28.00 lard, 1G11c bulk shoulders, 11Sc ;;
DO rough sides, la@laac: de 1e,s snort s1as, s1s,
pietied hams, 15'5@1e14c; greases, s@13e !;
city tallou, 94c. Sales wero reported Of 200
bris mess at $3.50; 500 brls do, buyer May,
at sae.25 100 tcs lard at 1G1sc; so tcs sweet
picked hams at 15321c; 10000 Tbs Cnmber-
lsnds Ct l$S 1 GSse 2Ss Shazeqs u oa 1 f9oh aoea
lbs do CAST evening" at Ike; 167 tca choice
The Shipments OF provisions from the begin
ing Of the season November l, 1852 to date
are; 95,450 brls pork, 50. .151 tcs lard, q 81
da1s, s % ana s., rs, ,sss M fns middies. The ship
ments for tho saIno timo one year ago we're
1886 brls pork, 46,447 tca lard, aa ,375 tcs
hams. 197, SIS pcs do, u, ,253,25 lbs shoulders,
and 81 ,328, ,937 lbs middles.
Thera was a slight falling OF in the demand
for flour to-day, but 4 firm feeling prevailed,
and former prices were almost invariably roal-
;zed, notwithstanding the oiscouzaging adyicea
from the East and the decline in wheat. We
uoto sales Of wl1ite winter extras at $3.50,
spring extras ut S4.a7l@5:oo, and unsound
demand for spring superfnes OF buck
wheat -four. The supply Of the for
mer grade is rather light. Ttnns-
actions include The following: Whito Winter
E.tras-1oo brls not named on p.t.; Is b1ls
and Crescent" at $500; 100 brls "Adans
Golden shcaf," ut $500; loo brls a. Big Leaf, y
at $500; LOO brlB "Natticook," /" at $3.50; 200
brls brands given. on terms not made known
! 100 brls not named, at s4-f5: 100 hIls do ut
E1tras-100 br1s not named at $3.50; 100 brls
do at $9.e5; Rye F!onr-l00 brls not named at
S4.05. Total. ], ,625 brls.
Wheat uas sick, and averaged 4c lower than
Yesterday Private ndFices from Liverpool
quoted the weather there ns bright and the
| the eamo tenor, and the elements OF weakness
I were already hero in the shape Of heavy
! responsibilities to receive Wheat on Monday
The nominal bol1ers were alarmed, and oheree
TO sell so freely that the price eoon 90. III
Nc. Spring, declined to s9c, improved to sc
again slackened 11c, and closed At sS4c
. | There was very little shipping demand to-day
, gold Was lower, and shippers were afraid tha
the large quantities now adoat for New forl
WILL QepTeA4 lQ0 uA&1A6L lAe2c VA u AA4Slt A.A-@@a
i1,c it impossible to sell subsequent receipts 9
, the seaboard except at heavy 1oss. The onl,
shipping demand Nas for interior points, ane
principally for the lower grades Cash sale
| were reported Of 400 bu No. spring at 9G1ac
{ loo bn do at SEC; 1000 bu do at 95c; go
t bu No. spring at 89c; 10,600 bu do Ut ss7c
I 1880 bu do at SS1<c; 10000 bu do at bslc
. $4,000 bu do Mt 88c, 5000 bu do at s7s1ci W
buN spring at 62c; 400 bu do at 8l3sc; 40
+ bu do at 6le; 2 500 bu do at so11c; $500 p 3
do at s0c; 400 bu rejected spring 1t Tic; 36o
t In do at 73c. Total, JOG, 900 bu- Seller Ma
4 gold at B911@89114 closing ut e94c:i selse
0 last half do 1t 891z@90Lc; and seller Jun
at 90@9lAc-
a tive. No. was weakened by much the sam
cause as wheat-rather heavy offerings Of Ma
options, and also sympathized with Whea
4 1hero was little inquiry for other grades, u
= shippers being out ot the ield, and no gTao
( Fns fully &c OF. Tie market closed dull
q sG17c for No. 9, and 7s@74c for no grade, cas'
. sales we're reported Of Is, 200 bu No. At bfe
: 1000 bu do ut 8Gsslc; 1000 bu do at s6A
y 5000 bu do at 86c; 500 bu rejected at e2z
IS 6,BN0 bn new at 83c; 2, 500 bu no grade at =
r. $500 bu do ut 7S11ze; 800 bu do at 19c; ~
- bu No. st S9c FREQ On board; 5,6oo o9 !
" grade at Sic afloat; 500 bu by sample At u
q 500 bu do at 65c; 400 bu do At 16Nc: 4oo
10 do at 67c..s Total, s., 400 bu. Seller Nay 50
u half It 873{@8s51c, md buyer May at Syc.
81 Qata Aese XeEl quiet, aaa Ao1t II RH'