, 1873-01-04

(nrlnnesota} at $o.75; 1ob bEls DO {Elhador) ut ut
$3.50 100 brls do piHmarok) at so.42>4; 100
lls 90 sn9w Fnk & APP oa dqo 1,s er1s II d. do MT a
o brs Do npt &t SSu 1oo1 ny 40 on
ryo (Kng Williarn) ut s450. Total, 2,400 brlu.
Also l, 40 lbs buekwheht tlot.r OF $500 por 1oo
lbs 20 tons bran at 911.00; 10 tons 1lno mid
dlings at e125o 10 toms foea at S14.oo, all OH
track Tic mnrkot closed ut tho following rango
of pricos:
Fair to choico white Wtntcr extras. oo@ o75
aea aood xatSs e eho;so sprns e1rss SS 10
Good to fancy minnesota. e.oR3 7a5
Spring suporancs s-.......*...'.'.." 3.oUeg 4'so so
Duckwllcat dour 7.5o4S 8.J0
Gran... ...-..............'..'..- A.VeS ..'
Wheat was rntllor lcss actiye, and geuornlly
weak, though till near tho close it averaged about
stronger aud Liverpool WAS reported Id por 10O
lba higher; which facts causea an advance carly,
but tho Improvement vas lost by II O'Clock un-
dor IN increasing, apathy alnong buyers. This
reports that the crop Of Minnesota ie moving
down upon LIS III such form ~ to threaten G., 900
GD75,oo5 hu por day through the winter. This
was enough tor M s III 20 an \ so9
out, leaving tho market without thclr moral or
pocuniary support. But for this thero would
probably hayo boon much botter shipping de-
1nn1,il, ns Now York IL 2Goac abovo us, after pay
unusual Wintor circumstance. Tho speculative
movement has not beon 30 slow for soycral days
past, though not so weak Us at the close Of tho
year. Buyers were. worry 10th to tnko hold;
QUO, and tho trading from that quarter
being almost confined to sellor February. That
option opened at $1.23 advanced to 5!.a15A,
declined to 31.o3e6,. ruled ateaJy for nearly two
sollor tho month or cash No. spring, was rcla-
tiyoly 1Yeaker, averaging 21AD21ac below Febrn-
ary 1T closed 1T sl.i9;s. seilor March wos lit
tic bettor than nominal 1t 9l.2411@1. closing
spring closed at si.o7, and rejected Dc It 500
9314o. Cash sales wero reported Of = SOP By NJ
spring ut sl.2111. 7,A0o bn. do esat s1.l2994
1900 bu do at 91.511; 3s,4oo bu do at $i;2l +;
1000 bu do at sl.20]5; 5,O6o bn do at s1,2o11
5000 bu do at S1.2o 5000 bu do at 5l.lo4
2,a00 bu No. 8 At e1.07144 22, 400 bu DO 1t
S1.0713 400 bu roiectod at a5o; 800 bu do at
94o !; 1000 bu do Mt o2}>lo. Totni, lo5, Aoo bu.
lots was weak at Yesterdays prices, whilo op-
tions. for future delivery woro ~ lower on
| winter, and q shade eastor on GUNNER. New
York was quoted firm, but our rocelpts woro
large, and holders thought tho prospect gloomy
one, as tho magnificent corn crop of the North-
| Yest In 1873 il just beginning to moyo, and q
| large percentage thereof vii, comic to Chicago
| before the opening Of navigation.. Honco there
wero FREQ aollors, Of options for delivery during
~ T., 4,,a asconIsnte Ealor lin month Or cash No
- roro3 ~ ~ an1Zo aud daciincd fn A0tIo. Sonr
February sold al 31HGD3131c, closing at 31469
a1a%o nD ~. Holer March sold It sIlS@549So; soiler
NAV al 96s50o97c aud eellor June at 3711S@3ec.
Rcioctod wss steat!v aud 0uiot at 10 decline.
Gash salea wcro | re3orted Of IL, 500 hi No. 3 al
en1%o. IL. MD bn do at 30gIo: 60, COO bu do ut
905sc: ,soQ bu rejected Il 2s>1o. Total, s., 900
hi,
n.te wero little more active and a shado
! aoc;ar thnuoh renortnd etronr III Now York
OR recoI,ts wore largo, and tic market sylnpa-
! t1.;.o5 ,r;tl ,rl,ont r.i Sorn hn;rr vary ann iu