, 1873-05-05

Mlu4llnEa at S43uu, delivered gnd 10 tons corr
quotations at tho oloso:
@ nair to choice white winor oxtraB...,..s 800 1ob
Good to eheco spring e1.ras SO oS g e.
Minncaotaa {paten.}. SIS @1lo
5000 10 fancy Minnesota. .............. g,5D "a Y0
rs nrrsng o nupefhhoa' 800 q ~
nyo nouf. .s...-................. 4.l5 a 4,4
...+.....,....... 11.00 Gplt.G
Whoat Was quiet at about tho satno ayoraro OF
tho movement Of tho session b1 beil11g downwnrl .
from tho opening. Tho market was yery Btoady
ono, however, the changes in prico being mcdo
elowly. Now York was inactive, aud thero were
aew' IL any, country orders, other to buy or to
hnonceH. Theao were Of the boarHh ordor. Soy
oral heavy blocks wero placed on tho market by
o5aer Of mo cliquca Who congEegatc in business
Offices, and work On the pool plan through bro
kerr; It was alleged tl,at those sales wore made
for tho purpose Of broaking down priccs but tint
WAS not necessarily tho case. It is we'll
known that several Of our hoayiost on
orators hayo been gradually, creeping out
and those were but following suit. Thoro' 's, arc
now but fow Of tho lending operators who arc
apparently on the long side; though 'tyou emit
most most alTays toll" as they aro like tho Waterman
anohor s thoro oDora yoro eoSs none Sa og
tn tho short aldo to prevent much of drop to-day,
slough tho gonoral fooling was heavy. fho ahii,..
pers took hold Of cash wheat, but rather sparing-
9Es1 sear adrane.p June opened a sl2e1 declined fo
eosiag sser a ay asss%eq or rosu1sr f NJ
| spring sold at $1.29}5@1. closing nominal at
sl2311, with strictly fresh reoeipts about 81 al.
solier July 'vas nominal: No. . spring was
reported Of 1000 bu No. Q spring ll,ardl at
sl.24l4; o, 200 bu do ut 91.2i 5,O0O bu do at
s1;2s}8 asi 22'4o9 i. BY 90 at 81 2a2 1o,ooo ba do
9sprlng at 91.15; 1,o00 bu do at 81. .i411; 400 In
spring at oso. Total, oi 400 bbu. .'' - -''''''"
Corn was vo,y. quiet, and very steady, all
through the regular session, tho average prices
bS tns eosg o ?fr tat a f"y sFs sa
far quantity Of corn on tho market, both Of
cash lots and options, and littlo lonland but
Holders gre not anxious enough to sell to put
DOWN prices. Hence there was n stand OF, with
~ mnerenoe between buyers aud sellers most
OF the timo. Adyicea from othor points woro
not important, though Now York WIS oasior,
our M receipts are nov fair but large proper
ton gooa rejected 81 cars Of tho Iii inspected
was passed into that grade, showing that tho
canal corn. There is no doubt that
largo proportion Of tho winter shellod corn il |
damp corn shall 10 graded asrejocted, the In. In.
1poctors have no right to pass it othorwiao. This
siminishes the offerings Of No. 2, and tonds to
ke1p tho market firm on tho speculative grade.
ess ''as e "'s p pr'nSRa Ssi e ' SRSs 3
ruled atoady. at 40A@a01Go, from II * to* |
o'clock, and closed oasior at 40kc.
Seller The month, Or regular No. q sold at
seller July ct 4214@42s14o, and
at the insldc. Strictly fresh receipts OF No, ]
closed nominal et 3a1zc. Cash aalos wore reported
Ct 200 b., No. at 3s5oi 10, 600 bu do at 5sS4o;
bu DO q s4o bn Do At SEC, and Il 2o5 NH1s bu
Total, 1533,ioo bu: 0 wv - - 'AD'p'' '00'
+, ,t} oats ~, we're active, md averaged about 10
nIlgh9r, though the early strength WAS lost when
lemand was gool but principally for seller
June, which opened at 3316o, advanced to So
and closed at $3.50. Seller tho month, or rogl-
sr s9!d 81; st ;slH@s2e elosing ct the inado
'alog were reported Of 5000 BIZ at 92ll5o; 1900
~ at 92}xo; 5000 bu at $50 So 600 br at 81 Xo:
l0, 600 bu ut $3.50; 2,400 bu rejected Especial
louso) at 31c 600 bu do at 900. Total SIS, 200
,Hyo was moro actiyo at tho recont dcolino,
Thich brought out two or three orders for ship
nont. especially as tho receipts continue very
ight. balos were reported of 5000 bu No. Q at
s14o', at which quotation tho market closed
teady,
barley was quiet and unchanged. There
uoto No. at 72@82o No. at Gi60
Sc; aud rejected at A5D49o, tho 1nsido for
tock Island receipts. and tho outside for fresh !
cceipts In other houBos. An attempt was made
arly to mako 75o tho nominal rate for "rogu- ,
"" No. q, but it WAS afterwards ascortn,ucil /
hat that price was bid by party who wanted to I
cll md timed his bid 50 tAat no enc WAS around {
ortod Of 900 bu No. (North sido) at $50; 4oo 5
y do {h; y ut 72o, l,200 bu 1oJoctod ii 4oo.
BARLEY pocTon1Na. q
. tho Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
lho nhatlug OF the barley bag sooms to cause n
tue profession In general. but thoy arc barls- a
'g at the wrong Tree, and, as 7 llayo dono lilo Il
laking. will try to prevent misunderstanding II
ID 1niaconstrnction. Tho adyocatoa of "rog,i- II
7 barley gay that very little, il any, sulphured
'rey went Into elevators, md they arc trying i
Impress tho idea, aH If tho objections woro + !.
sHod principally on sulph,,rcd barley. This il -
ot 40. Thoro was very little said III tho barley
owd about sulplnred barley being inspoctod aa s.
0. 2, and 1t ia the general impression tat In i
,urod stun as No. 2, but tho doctoring busoHa "
~ carried Oh very largely, mud with great sue 16
~, by aomo prominent firms In and outside r
l'cago, and, al it became detected In tho East
u nlarkets, nlaltatora anA lroworH refused to !.
" Chicago barley. Tho press in Now York i
ices Of Chicago No. 3, which, at tho opening Of i
Q season, wero above Canada product, recclcd, N
| account Of tho bad .repnto Of our barley, N
out SOC per busiel below Canada. Tho COM q
'rds, against Rock Island Elevator, was haaetl a
ainly on tho inspection, which admitted No. i,
No. 2, and it is generally known that No. Q 81
riley from othor houses, after being run
rough tanning mill, won't In tho Rock Island III
No. 2; will give Tow figures for illuhtra- =,
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