, 1870-10-03

Wheat WAS firm and quite active at the aver
.se OF yesterdays prices, An carly drop being
already in tor Mondays bulletin. New whest
was reported scarce in New York, aud this
made the market flImer on the reduced basis,
~ the numerous car lots offered were all taken
up with moderate cele.ity At the decline. The
activity in car lots was greatest in No. 2 the
OF under the depreciation recently expert
enced; the farmers scarcely ind it to their in
tetcst to srcud extra time in cleauicg their
Irai1 when j: lo.s not percertibly sdd to it,
1uo;atle value. Tie IRA iicg In options for
'lis nIoatn IVES far, bu: 10: large, IA most Of
tie trades Lad t'een settled previously, But
arsc busiuess was done III the option Of seller
l'st bali, buyers being stimulated ly the
tepoEsed scarcity Ct new in the Est.
the quotations On which arc verJ little
silec1ed By the variations in the price OF the
old crop. This, too. through tho psiyate tele.
Sraus, reported the Liverpool market as dull,
and tia arrivals in Great Bhssin during the
last week At 162, 900 quarters, or ne1tly 1,3O0.-
100 eu. We note thas the reported shipments
of yesterday and to-d2y are large: this is en-
ceuriEirE, but it waa not the result OF I'll
Eastern demand; parties who have bought
spscnlhtivaly earlier in tie weak have pre-
Tie later reports quo:ej Liverpool aa closing
ftneE, and New York As strong uudcr : brisk
denabd, and II loads taken for ehiaEent. Ga
onr Open Eoard, eel1e1 the month sold At
sl&.t@l.o Or Change the m option
clo.td s.soag al Sl.1o. Seller la.s half Of
tie mouth ranged abou, 1c higher than for
;he whole emonth, closing with buy en- Il Il 101
Cash No ! spring closed 1t e1.10@t-1oi99: do
10, spring at Sl10: do No: sp5'ng st
Sl-o0' do rejected spring At eoe: Cash salea
3,eo9 bn do 1t alosyi: Is, 500 bn do :, el.0s !;
$500 bu do It al.1sA; 14,4D0 bu do At
5l,osAf; 200 bu do 1t sl.0sA; 1,1o0 bn do
At sLQS; l0,c0o bu No epriug at Sl.09ta
10000 bu do At 3l.os11 I5,to0 bu do It sl.o9;
500 tu DO at 1:oa {, goo bn do It siosA;
5.lo, bu do 1t si.oiA 5000 bn do Al
| Sl.G71<: 10,oo0 bu do t sL07 2s.So0 bu do
| At S1.07; S, 400 bu do At s1.06si 800 bu No
| ) .pEing At a1.01; 400 bu ola DO At si.0l1 4 !;
100 'bu do At $l.oo: 900 bn do 1t 9oc: $40 on
DO At sse; soo bu DO at ss1s; LOO b. do At
At edc: 800 bu old do II SOC; 100 hu do u
7ec; 500 bu do 1t 78;sc: 1900 bu do 1t 3: :;
200 bu do It ?7c; 400 bu old no grade At 70
TOTAL, 19a 400 bu.
Corn was 1<@Ac better th.n yeaserdsy. but
rather quiet, the receipts being some*ha'
lighter. while oHners wera holding their prop.
erty OIL the msrket to large e1tent. and
very few deliveries were made On seller Oslo
Der, which made cash grain comparatively
scefee Tho shipping demand was fair, aad
there was strong movement IN options. pm
c;paily for the lat half Of this month, ;. q
| aSove the prize for the whole month. Oa the
Open Bo1sd, eelier the moath ecld It 6s4@
exc On Change it opened at 694t, I'm
rruved to CSC, and closed Arm at stt{c. Sale
lAst half closed At &c. and rclscte3 st 6o53c
Cssh sales vere q, 900 bu No: II &c
1850 bu do 1t &C aaoat; $500 bu rej<cie:
At Gle; 500 bu do 1t Goll4c; 1900 bu no g1ad
| at SScs 100 bn do 1t Sc: FOO bn do !