, 1873-01-13

day afternoon, on receipt of the news that Li1
! erpooi Was again lower The depression on til
| other side Of the Atlantic Is but natural even
tho people there should prove to be largely shor
on the crop. They are receiving liberal supple
Of California wheat; and, besides that, til
quality Of the English crop is stated to be s
poor that the farmers do not dare to keep it til
warm weather. Hence they are delivering a
| rapidly as possible this winter, and thus keel
The leading pointa libere1lg supplied with grain
operators; and when VIC remember that there ar
very few buying orders from outeide On the foo
this winter, it is really surprising tha
the market should be so strong. Never, sinc'
the speculative era in wheat commenced, ha
thore been so little outside capital Offered
in it as nov. With the exception Of q few Ca
madam orders, wheat in this market is almos
entirely local deal, being turned over, on los.s:
or profits Of 3fc per bu. Seller February open
st S121Ts, advanced to s1.22hs, declined t
seltsr March sold at @l.23s1@1.241%, closing q
| 31.2411. Seller tho month, or cash No. 2 spring
sold at S1.2015@1. .20N, closing at 91.20sl. No
| spring WAS nominal, at e125@1.27; No. 8 dc
was quiet at 81 o61 S@1.07, and rejected do q
s2{@esc. Cash aeles we're reported OF q, 2oC
I s1.2o5zy &c. 800 bu do at sI.So1; Il 500 bu dc
at $120A; 1900 bu No. spring at 9l.07 7,60(
| bn do at s1.o6h; 1,2oo bn rejected spring al
| 93c; 800 hu do at 0214c. Total, &, 600 bu.
l
| easier, though receipts continue light, and New
York, was reported stronger. About the only
feature in the market which distinguished il
from that Of several days past, was little more
to be almost entirely from the short in7orest, AZ
| country operators who have sold for summer do.
| livery prefer to take their chances Of summer
| prices. There is but little expression OF hope
that prices wall revive this wintor, as there il nc
| chipping demand OF consequence, and stocks arc
mi ffr0 fha
month was steady at S056c seller February at
311lc; seller March at 3156@31Ac; aoIlor april
at 321Sc; seller May at 3G1lc, and seller Juno at
37Ac, Ill closing dull. Cash saios wero reported
90&c, 800 bu rejected at 2514c; 300 bu do at
28Ac3 1,G00 bu do at Csc; 500 bu ear ut 3Sc On
track: Total, $500 bu-.>
Oats were more active, and 1z@Ac higher, in
sympathy with firm tone reported from New
ned light receipts. Cash No. 2, or seller tho
month, sold at 253k@25Ac; seller February ut
25N@2515c; seller April at 2C7s@27c; and seller
May Ut 29X@30c; all closing firm at the inside.
Seller March was quoted at 26@264c. Cash
o,2oo bu do at 254c; Il, 400 bu do at 25}}Sc; COO
bn white, by sample, ct 29c. Total, 50, 900 bu.
Rye was rather more active, though really
quiet, and steady at yestorday's quotations.
There was very little demand Sales were limit
cd to 5000 bu No. 2 st G7c, and 400 bu rejected
ut Csc.
Barley was in good demand. The market
opened dull, aud seemed weaker, but the pres
enco Of buyers soon restored confidence on the
paFt Of holders, end tho market closed
houses; &c bid for aeller February;
SIC for No. 8; and 44c. for rejected.
Cash sales were reported of 400 bu No. 2 "a, D.
4 CO. }at 7oc; 400 b4 do 1t 6o11c; 1,6oo bu do
at 66Ac; $500 bu do at 66c; 600 bu do at
6515c; 400 bn No. 8 at SIC !; 400 bu do at SIC;
E1{l f,,, 4 at 1fn hr IN At E1n Ann
rejected "a, D. d Co. at 45c; 500 bu do at 44c;
$500 bu do at 49c; 300 bn by sample at Soc
1000 bu do to arrive at Coo; 400 bu do at 85c
5G0 bu do at 78c; 1,600 bu do at 75o 400 bu do
bu do at Csc; 400 balo at G0c !; 400 bu do at 55c
on track 400 bu do at 73c delivered. Total,
27, 900 br.
STATISTICS OF COMMERCE. AND NAVIGATION.
Monthly Report Mo. l, series 1872-73, OF the
Bureau OF Statistics, contains the statistics Of
our foreign trade for the month ended July 81,
1872, and for the seven months ended tile same,
compared with the corresponding periods Of
1871.
The Chief Of the Bureau furnishes the fol-
lowing synopsis:
Dom. c1p'ts, Foreign
Periods. Imporfs. {sp:eic ral) exports.
1sI2.......:... 49, 1,74s s4e,s24,es1 $3,;osa1s
181..-.:.....::.. 47,sso,o42 s7,ms,74a 3,252o72
du4S 1,.1ot-..... 31As4e,'o4 oS.e4t,loo 4+,ooooao
july i, 1sn...... s5o7a3,77e 33as5e5e1 1s,227,slo
The total value OF foreign commodities re-
maining in the warehouses Of the United States,
July 81 1872 was s112 ,s96, $50, as compared with
$70, PSI, ,875, July 81, 1871
The respective amounts of onr foreign trade
for the seven months, which consisted Of mer-
ctandise and Of gold and silver coin and bullion,
we're as follows:
Dom. e1prs. Foreign
Merchandise 1sa aSS[s 2sS;: ss fS5
1l871.. 3J8, ,9tJ,11j 213, 3,515,219 8,774,957
c1Ioana hon an 1s7i s3i sssi g g
Allowing for the difference in tho warehouse
account, the imports for the seven months
ouded July 81, 1874. are in excess Of the dones-
tic aud foreign exports combined. to tho amount
Of So, ,0oG16 or nearly $50 per cont, while for
ports exceeded the imports by 81, 1885, ,764, or
about o.50 per cent.
Of the total imports and exports for the seven
months ended July 81, 1872, and 1871, tho follow
ing amounts were carried in American and for
eign vessels and in cars and other land vehicles.
respectively:
Imports: !,ntred rat} e:gorts.
Foreign YES | - sis 3ssz::sea sssssss
s31 1s7a 20 s5 s's:ss 81 s
Land vehicles {1s11 s,ess,iss 5,627,2s; 1,I971o
From this table it appears that, Of our totn1
foreign trade in the soyen months ended July 81,
1872, carried in oesSels, over Il per ceut was in
foreign veHsels aa compared with 6a per cent for
the corresponding period Of 1871.
The number and tonnage Of vessels engaged
IN the foreign trade, which entered into and
cleared from the ports Of the United States dur
ing the twelve months ended July 81, 1872, and
1871, respectively, were as follows: Il
Entered Cleared