, 1870-05-08

Ay, aau moro act1V1ty IN gram, with hiEhe
pr7ces IN wheat and corn. There was Etu
change IN quotations on other markets; u
closed firm
Hghwmes were quiet and steady 1t yesfer
Day prices Sales were: 50 br1s at 31.03; 5
blls, ron-bound, at 1-04, and $50 brls do 4
the close.
Lake neiEhts wero more active, but loHer
Ihe better feeling IN grain, with a concession
o. about 1c IN the views of owners, canse.
shippers to take hold more freely. A total o
charters WAS reported, at SC for wheat to Bui
faio; Sc for coFn to Oswego and 10c for whea
from Milwaukee to Kingston.
fIoElaons were very quiet and dull. Mes
pork Was nomina11y easier, closing At a25>75
Lard opened out with dun feeling, in sym
Patby with New York, but one or two buyer:
pat In An appearance, and prevented 4 de-
cline Ihe market closed nominal at 16H@
16esc This was really better than yesterday
when ro1nd lots were offered at 1916, withon
I takers, though the fact Was not reported til
to-day: Meats were nominally firm at preyi
oas prices, holders being Independent, in view
OF ne fact that stocks are higher than usua
At tins season. and in few hands, There WI;
no demand, but lots vera not offered CLOSING
pr1ces Of holders were Ike for bulk should
era; 14344c for do rough sides; 15c for do sl,or
ribs; and 151Sc for do short clear, There
we're nominal buyers Of meats ut 4c less
sweet picked hams we're quoted ut 15@161lfc
| L.
were reported Of 65 btls rump pork At so2. so ;
/ 10 brls heavy mess ordinary at 52a50; $50
tcs lard at 1G13c; 100 tcs do at 16Ac; LOO tcs
40 az l613cI l25 tcs sweet picked bans (part
weighed out) at 15c; 100 tcs sweet picked
shoulders at l551c; Is hhds clear nib bacon
Flour vas IN active demand, and prices ruled
higher, the advance being fully l1c per brl on
medium grades Of spring e1 tra5 and choice
aprms superfnes. There Was e1ight increase
N, N the inquiry for the upper grades white
fah and Iea winter extras aud the tendency is to
reported at S6.75@7-75 for white winters
spring e1tras at sA.20@5.257 unsound grades
a. naEa ss.oo' aRa spring super4 at 7s55, Sales
ass % on , nasa loo b1, Il Ss Rsi at 2s2 $780, RI 4
" Oriental" At $500; 100 bis "a Star sHy alui and
Crescent" at s5.O0 $50 hrls i" BradweIIs." IL
s5.40 50 brls Honmau,s.r At a4.a5: 100
otls " CITY Mills" at $3.50; 2,600 brls brands
gwen on pirate terms LOO brls not named at
S5.a; ioo brls DO Ut S4.75; 800 b1ls do at
q % .3co brla do At $40 Unsound Spring
EStras-200 brls not named at $3.50. Spring
fSupeThnes-1o0 hrls not named ut $3.55.
Total. $500 brla-
Wheat was weak, active, irregular, and ex-
citable, at an average Of 1c above yesterdays
p5ees On Nc No. 2 with little change on other
grades Ihe market was buoyant earIy, x1sh-
mg up to SIC Under further news of short crop
prospects n CalHornia, while gold was Al+o
nlsheE, and New York. Buffalo, and Iilwau-
zee were all quoted frmer. But tho excite
ment was too CREST to Last, and parties who
had bought fnrioualy at 95e were glad to sen
out q VIC before Il o'clock. On Change the
MARKET n3a opened at e41lc, declined to 93zS@
93s1o by noon, under lsIge offerings OF fresh
feceIptss and closed frmer at 9l5f0941kc On re-
ceipt OF latest New York ad1icss. Tbs receints
we're large today, showing that many country
ho!aefs are feeling the Improvement in prices,
and are willing to sell rather than risk smother
aeeli1e. Ihe shipping movement is imp1ov-
thls ~ account to-dzJ, the spectators having
the market pretty much all to them.
eeives. But purchases vera free ut the decline
established in the Latter half Of the session,
Dase1a aEgqe that pr1ces must keep up, ~ the
produced BY an assemhlage Of causes, such as
an scarcely exist all together sg7iu, First.
mere was the expectation OF larger crop than |
'Eer n 1sso, with large surplus loft over
rom M the crop OF 1863 Then the quality Of
'nr western wheat was scarcely up to the av-
:fage, ard the bear interest kept predicting
nat It VAS not sound enough to stand damp
pt1ng. This made capitalists look at livery
auupasly, and it became difficult to obtsiu the !
!se q money with which to handle wheat.
'oM the prospect Seems to be that the crop
w oe much less than WIS anticipated. owing
decrease in the breadth planted ii nnsnT
Laces, and to drought in others. Wh;ie
. ne Il surplus viii also be but 1;rtis,
tho consumption Of low csades has % hesn
ncsmous. owing g :, tns low prices rulinr. ~
NTH the high prices Of com, 1ess1lt-
g rom its scarcity. And it is now apparent
"a. ine gram n Is ~ right regards t.. lem Of
'p1aness; all that has gone out has been in /
ocd condition, and the stocks in storo h1re
cen SO much reduced that there is no DANGER
GSSe1heasl1g IN store, as all We hare on hand I
,nld be readily moved and aired Il tie weathar :
4 ,oula ~ turn out to be go bad as to endaneer IA
sneso things couspire to give the confdeuce
, necessaly to attract capital and raise prices
competition on the part OF buyers. OF
1t severe fuctuations. The number Is about bout | G
nal OF those who think the aiyonce
8 gone too far, or not far enonrI,. i
r pezmanency. Cash sales today were O
'oo b. No; Ne spring at 9sc; 1900 bn do a: ! C
81 gsSrp san bD % n No; sPtng lfsesh recsipts)
|1c; q, goo bn do at Hj14c; IL, Zoo bu do at
;; &C, 900 bu do at 9esszc; 5000 bu DO At
g; 3:G00 bu No. 8 spring at 84i5 6. 400 In ,
eeted e R spring at 1eci 100 bu do at 75c. To +,
y ,8oo bu- Seller tho month sold at o3H
- na as.er ae asn aast aalf at H11@a5hc; and
ON was bnoyant, fairly active, and more y
aseo a! than for some time psst- 4 free spec Il
i've demand Was exhibited early. owing in | F.
presence OF numerous country orders. 4!
'c1pally speculative, Operators scanned to I,
"9kenlng TO belief that the quantity
ater than the amounts in store aud likely AZ
T1ise, the shorts having been free sellers D.
ha past, under the impression thst the az
z Gop cry had sent prices up to e1e
n msnes point than WIS possible
Ie 'Feat snstalned Without great sdv.uce oA
hnd that the scarcity in New 70 L has put e., e.
'1lees there during the temr xary1ull here. III
nat corn Is now the best shipping p.opertr Pas
be floor, though relatively 10 much httxher ~.
wheat, The rec. ipts here today Tera | M
a e 81 e.1SPeet1on a9 for Monday being "a, 900 AZ
brought down prices. making tha hstb,i; TT
20 session little better than uo1n,,1a1 fha asy
lnea Beng Tree, while bu7ers cenrn11v
~ " tol oechae. No. averaged 1L@2c 1'
-, r. ,ai uRaeintng at Soc, declining to a9l1c. md
" v W. ouye5s r. At 9c~ Rejected vas 4c u.l
I'M eioasns It fss 10 WIS seasse re fSss
T. 1Fesh e aaa recepts) at so1@c; 5000 bn do Ss'
-; = on q, goo bn do At SOC; 1000 bu do at P.y
800 bn do at 5sc: 1900 bu do
' 81 1eIeea.a d bH et sss, Dc st Z mn s4s tn t4'
o.,1 AeytIteA III Sj:EC; 6,Qo0 bu MAI.
6G!3e; 500 bu do 1t s5c; 1000 bu do ut p.y
5,20V bu no grade at Sic; $500 bu do At ~ NJ
:, ,2U0 bu do at 7Sc; iC1 bu do at 7Sc. v.ipa
bu No. 2, and s. 500 bn white, 1t $50 IN
! 2, 400 bu yellow at 90c, free On bosrd | ExrTss
10 bu No. 2 at &c free on board Total, Je1et
. bu. Seller May sold at s91S@90Ac; @ @HtSht
Last half sold at GOOGLE, and seller June fE
18915c 70 Biot
Eers L@$o higher, but rather daiat SEoaa
is Little besides speculative trading in Aoa'a
arket for some time past. The butF ~ CHIC.
ta heIn are believed 10 be held bv ana
nd held up, few buying but the nhnrt wstI wMrs
t, except the little reqI,ed ~ ;,n1na em,s %fsS
So: So: The few Shipments n,ada recantiy Mil Il
zen a sent out By the long aide. PGces CHIC,
aork remain h1m, and under il tbe
opened strong ut 48}{c, aiyance5
&c, and closed i'm at ssiSc Fseise esse
were reported Of 500 bu fssI Pe:n =
at 1910; LOCO bu at 4oc: g 60, ~ a. AZ {.
o,oov bu at 49l4c; 10000 bu It A31Ic;-f Ouaa4
,, a. 4b1c; 600 bu rejected At 40, x4Do or,,ra.
{ 43113c; 400 bu do at 45c; Loo bu
&c; LOGO bu by sample 1t &c; LDp1 Ipe1at
BAc- Total, 47,80G bu- SeIer list aa1o: Ss,sfao:
d 1t 49G495j{c; and seller Juro It 4oc. CONN
be month sol at 4951<@5Oc IssslnI
Eas very quiet, but 5<c batter, tse sr, sS9as
being Light, Wills holders rr:ased 10 EC
pnees. l 1,20O II. NJ, ! Tef Aih.
ceipts, sold A. 79e; and 40u bu no. I II Nse'
1as neaiaa1Iv ~- -